Karnataka govt forms committee to monitor, regulate nursing college fees
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka govt forms committee to monitor, regulate nursing college fees

Hindustan Times  

In a decisive move to address the escalating fees imposed by nursing colleges across the state, Karnataka Medical Education & Skill Development Minister, Dr Sharan Prakash Patil has ordered the formation of a fee regulatory committee to monitor and regulate the fee structures of these institutions. Karnataka govt forms committee to monitor, regulate nursing college fees During a review meeting of nursing institutions at his Vikasa Soudha office on Monday, Dr Patil disclosed that his office had received numerous complaints regarding the excessive fees charged by nursing colleges, which have placed a heavy financial burden on students. "Withdraw the Essential Certificate & Feasibility Certificate of any nursing college found imposing fees beyond the government-prescribed limits," Dr Patil instructed department officials. "We have received reports that many nursing colleges lack essential facilities, such as adequate teaching and non-teaching staff, libraries, laboratories, and hygiene standards.

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Committee to monitor fee structure in nursing colleges in Karnataka
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Committee to monitor fee structure in nursing colleges in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil has said that a fee regulatory committee has been formed to monitor and regulate the fee structure in nursing colleges across the State to address the issue of escalating fees being imposed by them. During a review meeting of nursing institutions on Monday, Dr. Patil disclosed that his office had received numerous complaints regarding …

RGUHS restricts admissions in 75 private nursing colleges in Karnataka
4 months, 2 weeks ago

RGUHS restricts admissions in 75 private nursing colleges in Karnataka

The Hindu  

The Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences has imposed restrictions on admission for B.Sc nursing course in 75 private nursing colleges citing violation of rules and lack of basic facilities, and other reasons, for the academic year 2024-25. Nursing programme, the institute must have a parent medical college or parent hospital having 300 beds, or above, besides availability of teaching …

Karnataka government fixes 20% B.Sc nursing seats as management quota
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka government fixes 20% B.Sc nursing seats as management quota

The Hindu  

The State government has fixed 20% B.Sc. The government has allowed 80% of seats of B.Sc courses in private nursing colleges to be filled through CET counselling by the Karnataka Examinations Authority, while the remaining 20% will be filled by the colleges under management quota. Legal action will be taken against colleges charging more than the prescribed fee.” This year, …

Karnataka wants 15 per cent NRI quota in govt medical colleges
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka wants 15 per cent NRI quota in govt medical colleges

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The Karnataka government wants to start NRI quota in government autonomous medical colleges in the state and has written to the Centre to sanction supernumerary MBBS seats under the Department of Medical Education from the academic year 2025-26. In a letter to the National Medical Commission chairman, Medical Education Minister Dr Sharan Prakash Patil requested sanction of a 15% …

Telangana Health Minister Sanctions Construction of Nursing Hospital
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana Health Minister Sanctions Construction of Nursing Hospital

Deccan Chronicle  

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High court nullifies admission of 79 nursing students at Ambala college
1 year, 2 months ago

High court nullifies admission of 79 nursing students at Ambala college

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab and Haryana high court has declared the admission of 79 nursing students of Mahabir College of Nursing, Ambala, null and void as they had been accepted into the courses, for the academic session, 2020-2021, even though they had not taken the mandatory Combined Entrance Test. The court has directed the Haryana government to lay down specific guidelines about …

National Medical Commission guidelines may stymie growth of medical education in Telangana
1 year, 2 months ago

National Medical Commission guidelines may stymie growth of medical education in Telangana

The Hindu  

The Telangana government recently inaugurated nine government medical colleges, pushing the State’s total count to 28. The NMC, through its ‘Undergraduate Medical Education Board’ notification released on August 16, has stipulated that “medical colleges shall follow the ratio of 100 MBBS seats for 10 lakh population in that State and Union Territory.” According to the 2011 census data, Telangana’s population …

Parliament proceedings | India has 482 recognised medical colleges: Health Ministry informs Lok Sabha
1 year, 4 months ago

Parliament proceedings | India has 482 recognised medical colleges: Health Ministry informs Lok Sabha

The Hindu  

There are a total of 482 recognised medical colleges in the country with Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh having the maximum number of them, according to information released by the National Medical Commission, the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Bharati Pravin Pawar, informed the Lok Sabha. Presenting the information in the Lower House during the …

Karnataka won’t help merit students secure 50% seats in private medical colleges at govt fee
1 year, 6 months ago

Karnataka won’t help merit students secure 50% seats in private medical colleges at govt fee

The Hindu  

The directive of the National Medical Commission to fix the fee for 50% of seats in private medical colleges and deemed-to-be-universities on par with government seats is yet to be implemented in Karnataka despite multiple recommendations by the Fee Regulatory Committee for Professional Colleges, headed by Justice Subash Adi. The committee has recommended to the Karnataka government to adopt these …

A sector that needs to be nursed back to health
4 years ago

A sector that needs to be nursed back to health

The Hindu  

The year 2020 has been designated as “International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife”. Uneven regulation Nursing education in India has a wide array of certificate, diploma, and degree programmes for clinical and non-clinical nursing roles. A common entrance exam, a national licence exit exam for entry into practice, and periodic renewal of licence linked with continuing nursing education …

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