Tag: medical colleges

Even as the government claims to have increased the number of medical education seats in the country, these medical colleges and institutes face a severe student enrollment crisis in post-graduate courses such as anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology, forensics, microbiology and pathology, according to an official aware of the matter on condition of anonymity. This has led to a faculty shortage for these courses since students are not keen on pursuing them. In this scenario, the National Medical Commission (NMC) is mulling a two-pronged strategy to bridge the gap in demand for these courses. First, NMC will open a third of ... Read more

The National Medical Commission (NMC), India’s medical education regulator, has secured 10-year long recognition from the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME). Mint looks at the significance of the accreditation. What does NMC do? The National Medical Commission is India’s premier regulatory body overseeing medical education and practice. It is committed to upholding the highest standards in healthcare education and ensures delivery of quality medical education and training across the nation. According to the health ministry, there has been a significant increase in the number of medical colleges in the country since 2014. The ministry says there has been a ... Read more

Madhya Pradesh  chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday announced that his government will give 5% reservation in medical studies to students from government schools from this year.  “For the first time in the country, the Madhya Pradesh government has taken a decision to be implemented from this year under which 5 per cent reservation will be given to children from government school in medical studies. Only government school students will be admitted for these seats,” the chief minister said. Chouhan claimed that ever since admission in medical colleges started through the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), children from government schools were not able ... Read more