Madras HC directs 10 pvt medical colleges to submit admission details under NRI quota
5 years, 3 months ago

Madras HC directs 10 pvt medical colleges to submit admission details under NRI quota

India Today  

The Madras High Court on Friday directed 10 private medical colleges in Tamil Nadu to submit details of admissions made under the non-resident Indian quota. Giving the interim direction on an appeal which alleged 207 unfilled NRI quota seats had been sold for huge sums without applying merit, it also directed the Medical Council of India to file an affidavit explaining the process for filling vacant seats. Appellant S Dheeran of Coimbatore challenged the order of a single Judge bench dismissing his petition for a direction to the state government to undertake proper counselling and mop-up procedure to fill up the 207 management quota seats that have become available owing to non-filling of NRI quota seats. However, the 207 seats under the NRI quota remained vacant and without conducting manual counselling, the state returned them to the management, which had filled them up allegedly without following merits and for huge sums, the counsel alleged.

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UP NEET PG 2024 Counselling: Round 3 registration begins, seat allotment on January 13- details here

India TV News  

UP NEET PG 2024 Counselling: The Directorate of Medical Education and Training, Uttar Pradesh, has started the registration procedure for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Postgraduate courses 2024 counselling. UP NEET PG 2024 round 3 counselling registration procedure along with choice filling and locking will be available till January 10, 2025. Simple steps to register for NEET PG …

Madhya Pradesh HC Directs State To Complete Seat Enhancement Process In Private Medical Colleges And Provide EWS Reservation
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Madhya Pradesh HC Directs State To Complete Seat Enhancement Process In Private Medical Colleges And Provide EWS Reservation

Live Law  

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NEET-SS Vacancies | Take Decisions In 3 Months For Smooth Admissions Next Academic Year : Supreme Court Urges Union Govt
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Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Union to conduct a stakeholder meeting with all States/UTs and Private Medical Colleges in relation to the issue of filling vacancies for NEET- Super Speciality Courses for the coming Academic year. On January 3, Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhatti appearing for the Union informed the Court that the Expert Committee under the Chairmanship …

Telangana: Kaloji University releases notification of 1st phase counselling for PG medical seats
1 week, 3 days ago

Telangana: Kaloji University releases notification of 1st phase counselling for PG medical seats

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences on Sunday released the much-awaited notification for the first phase of state-level web-based counselling for postgraduate medical seats in Telangana. Counselling was opened for service and non-service candidates under the competent authority quota for PG medical degree and diploma courses in government, private non-minority, private minority medical colleges, and the Nizam’s Institute …

NEET-PG aspirants seek postponement of AIQ counselling due to State-level holdups
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

NEET-PG aspirants seek postponement of AIQ counselling due to State-level holdups

The Hindu  

NEET-PG aspirants from Kerala have urged the Medical Counselling Committee to postpone the third round of All India Quota counselling for the 2024 academic year, citing the delays in the completion of the second round of State-level counselling in several States. Besides, seats that remain vacant after the State counselling process are usually carried forward to the subsequent AIQ counselling …

Fill vacant medical seats through special conselling, convert NRI seats to general: SC to MCC
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Fill vacant medical seats through special conselling, convert NRI seats to general: SC to MCC

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court has directed the Medical Counselling Committee to conduct a special round of counselling to fill vacant medical seats for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test undergraduate courses while noting the acute shortage of doctors in India. A bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan further directed that the vacant NRI seats would also be converted into the …

Madhya Pradesh High Court Stays Filling Of NRI Quota Seats In NEET-PG 2024 Counselling Till Final Verdict Is Passed
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Madhya Pradesh High Court Stays Filling Of NRI Quota Seats In NEET-PG 2024 Counselling Till Final Verdict Is Passed

Live Law  

In an interim order on Wednesday the Jabalpur Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court stayed the filling up of seats under the NRI Quota in the NEET-PG 2024 counselling, till the final judgment is passed. The division bench of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice Anuradha Shukla observed, "Taking into consideration the fact that the matter has been heard and …

Linguistic Minority Medical Colleges Bound By NMC's 50% PG-Seat Sharing Rule, Ensures Implementation Of Reservation Policies: Madras HC
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Linguistic Minority Medical Colleges Bound By NMC's 50% PG-Seat Sharing Rule, Ensures Implementation Of Reservation Policies: Madras HC

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has recently made it clear that linguistic minority self financing medical colleges are bound by the National Medical Council's 50% seat sharing rule. The court noted that though the specific seat sharing clause was not present in the 2023 Regulation, the new Regulation provided for extending reservation benefits for the deserving candidates. The court also noted …

Documents of students who got medical seats under NRI quota to be verified by embassies
1 month, 1 week ago

Documents of students who got medical seats under NRI quota to be verified by embassies

The Hindu  

For the first time, the Karnataka Examination Authority has decided to send the details and documents of 320 students who secured postgraduate medical seats under the Non-Resident Indian quota to the respective embassies for cross-verification. This decision comes after KEA discovered irregularities involving 21 students who secured postgraduate medical seats under the management quota in the All India Quota while …

‘Linguistic minority colleges bound by NMC’s PG education reservation rule’: Madras HC
1 month, 1 week ago

‘Linguistic minority colleges bound by NMC’s PG education reservation rule’: Madras HC

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Madras HC has held that private linguistic minority medical colleges are bound by the provision of the Post-Graduate Medical Education Reservations, 2023 issued by the National Medical Commission and the agreements made with the government to reserve PG medical seats for the government quota as per the applicable laws of the state or union territory. The court dismissed …

AP HC backs plea to fill 76 seats in medical colleges in special stray round
1 month, 2 weeks ago

AP HC backs plea to fill 76 seats in medical colleges in special stray round

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada:Andhra Pradesh High Court has said it is appropriate to fill the 76 seats in medical colleges based on merit. Notably, the National Medical Commission has increased the number of seats for MBBS course by 25 for the Konaseema Medical College and 50 for the Kurnool Viswabharathi Medical College after the filling up of sanctioned seats through the specified rounds …

NEET PG 2024 counselling round 1 provisional seat allotment result released
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NEET PG 2024 counselling round 1 provisional seat allotment result released

India Today  

The Medical Counselling Committee has announced the provisional seat allotment result for Round 1 of the NEET PG 2024 counselling under the All India Quota on the official website. REPORTING DISCREPANCIES MCC has provided an opportunity for candidates to report discrepancies in the provisional allotment result. STEPS TO CHECK FOR NEET PG 2024 COUNSELLING Visit the official website, i.e., mcc.nic.in/pg-medical-counselling …

Court Cannot Examine Correctness Of Policy Decision Which Is Supported By Sufficient Material And Complies With Article 14: Patna High Court
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Court Cannot Examine Correctness Of Policy Decision Which Is Supported By Sufficient Material And Complies With Article 14: Patna High Court

Live Law  

The Patna High Court has reiterated that once it is found that there exists sufficient material supporting a particular policy decision and it falls within the scope of Article 14 of the Constitution, the power of judicial review does not extend to determine the correctness of that policy decision or finding out an alternative. However, once it is found that …

NEET PG 2024 counselling: 820 additional PG medical seats offered this year
1 month, 4 weeks ago

NEET PG 2024 counselling: 820 additional PG medical seats offered this year

India Today  

The NEET PG 2024 counselling process has seen an increase of 820 seats across various categories, including All India Quota seats, deemed and central universities, Diplomate of National Board, and two-year diploma programmes. These changes in the NEET PG counselling seat matrix are expected to benefit a larger pool of candidates seeking postgraduate medical education across India. NEET PG 2024 …

Courts Should Exercise Caution Before Passing Interim Orders Directing Colleges To Keep Seat Vacant : Supreme Court
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Courts Should Exercise Caution Before Passing Interim Orders Directing Colleges To Keep Seat Vacant : Supreme Court

Live Law  

Coming to the aid of two medical colleges, which were directed to keep a medical seat vacant pursuant to a High Court order but incurred loss as the said seat ultimately remained unfilled, the Supreme Court recently paved way for monetary restitution through adjustment of the colleges' proposed fees for successive batches. "considering that it is a case of one …

Madras High Court Directs Pondicherry Institute Of Medical Sciences To Surrender 26 Seats For Failure To Comply With MCI Guidelines
2 months ago

Madras High Court Directs Pondicherry Institute Of Medical Sciences To Surrender 26 Seats For Failure To Comply With MCI Guidelines

Live Law  

The Madras high court recently directed the Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences to forfeit 26 seats – 13 during the 2025-26 academic year and 13 during the 2026-27 academic year for failing to comply with the directions issued by the Medical Council of India during admissions in the year 2017-18. Senior Advocate, appearing for the institute informed the court that …

Health Minister Announces Expedited Admission Process for 15 Nursing Colleges in Telangana
2 months ago

Health Minister Announces Expedited Admission Process for 15 Nursing Colleges in Telangana

The Hindu  

Telangana Health Minister C. Damodar Rajanarsimha has announced a drive to expedite the admission process for 15 new nursing colleges established in the state. The initiative aims to ensure prompt commencement of classes for the incoming students, with priority given to infrastructure development, particularly for female students. The Minister urged officials to finalize all arrangements for the immediate commencement of …

8 New Medical Colleges in Maharashtra to Add 1,000 Seats
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8 New Medical Colleges in Maharashtra to Add 1,000 Seats

Hindustan Times  

With the state government approving 8 new medical colleges and 2 additional colleges in Mumbai, the Maharashtra medical education system will see an addition of 1,000 medical seats for the upcoming academic year. However, many colleges are struggling with inadequate facilities despite this expansion, with some senior faculty members questioning the quality of education offered by these new colleges.

Justice League: Telangana extended 10 per cent quota to EWS in med admissions, says A-G
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Justice League: Telangana extended 10 per cent quota to EWS in med admissions, says A-G

New Indian Express  

The Telangana government has extended the 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections in MBBS and postgraduate medical admissions for 2024-25, Advocate General A Sudershan Reddy informed the Telangana High Court on Friday. The extension of the EWS quota comes in response to a writ petition filed by Kamareddy MLA K Venkata Ramana Reddy challenging the state government’s alleged inaction in …

Andhra Pradesh government comes under fire after it decided not to launch Pulivendula Medical College this year
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh government comes under fire after it decided not to launch Pulivendula Medical College this year

The Hindu  

The National Medical Commission’s withdrawal of permission for the launch of Dr. YSR Government Medical College at Pulivendula in Kadapa district for the academic year 2024-25, upon receiving a letter from the Director of Medical Education, Andhra Pradesh, stating that the college did not have the required infrastructure, drew criticism from the Congress party and student unions. She alleged that …

BRS’ Efforts for Medical Colleges in Every District Paid Off: Harish
3 months, 4 weeks ago

BRS’ Efforts for Medical Colleges in Every District Paid Off: Harish

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Former health minister T. Harish Rao on Wednesday said Telangana finally would have a medical college in each of its 33 districts and the announcement of four more colleges for the state by the National Medical Council was a result of former chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao’s efforts to expand medical education in Telangana. In a statement, Harish Rao …

MBBS admissions: Punjab HC junks govt’s notification on changes for NRI quota
3 months, 4 weeks ago

MBBS admissions: Punjab HC junks govt’s notification on changes for NRI quota

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab and Haryana high court has quashed the Punjab government notification amending conditions for NRI quota admissions for MBBS courses in the state’s medical colleges. The high court bench of chief justice Sheel Nagu and justice Anil Kshetarpal allowed the pleas against the move observing that the expansion of the ‘NRI’ definition through the August 20 notification was ‘arguably …

NEET PG 2024 scorecards for AIQ seats to be OUT shortly at natboard.edu.in
3 months, 4 weeks ago

NEET PG 2024 scorecards for AIQ seats to be OUT shortly at natboard.edu.in

Live Mint  

NEET PG 2024 scorecards: The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences is expected to release the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test Postgraduate 2024 scorecards for 50% All India Quota seats on Tuesday, September 10 on its official websites, natboard.edu.in or nbe.edu.in. NEET PG 2024: Scorecard key details Overall Rank: The NEET PG 2024 scorecard will show the candidate's position …

Plea Against Silence on EWS Quota in Medical Seats
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Plea Against Silence on EWS Quota in Medical Seats

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Kamareddy BJP MLA Katipally Venkata Ramana Reddy filed a petition before the Telangana High Court seeking directions to the Union and state governments to issue guidelines or amendments to GOs of rules for admissions into MBBS, BDS and PG Medical courses for the academic year 2024-25 by implementing EWS reservations. He complained that despite the communication addressed by the …

NMC withdraws nod for private med college, TN loses 100 seats
4 months, 1 week ago

NMC withdraws nod for private med college, TN loses 100 seats

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The last-minute notice by the National Medical Commission about the withdrawal of permission to 100 MBBS seats in the new Kanniyakumari Madras Medical Mission Research Centre has put the state government in a fix. The 100 seats in the college comprise 60 government quota seats, 30 management and five under the 7.5% quota. The selection committee said that since …

MBBS, BDS admissions: After HC stay, BFUHS puts result of NRI seats on hold
4 months, 1 week ago

MBBS, BDS admissions: After HC stay, BFUHS puts result of NRI seats on hold

Hindustan Times  

After Punjab and Haryana high court stayed the decision of the Punjab government changing the admission criteria in MBBS and BDS courses under the non-resident Indians quota, the Baba Farid University of Health Sciences put provisional result for NRI seats on hold. The BFUHS in a notice on Thursday said, “In the light of interim orders of the Punjab and …

5,707 seats in engineering colleges filled in final round of admissions in Andhra Pradesh
4 months, 1 week ago

5,707 seats in engineering colleges filled in final round of admissions in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

Director of Technical Education and convener of Andhra Pradesh Engineering, Agriculture and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test - 2024 G. Ganesh Kumar has said that 5,707 vacant seats in engineering colleges were filled in the third and final round of admissions in the State. He said of the total 7,074 seats available under the convener quota in the engineering colleges affiliated …

Now, NRIs’ kin to be eligible for quota in MBBS, BDS admissions in Punjab
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Now, NRIs’ kin to be eligible for quota in MBBS, BDS admissions in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

Baba Farid University of Health Sciences on Tuesday modified provisions for admissions to MBBS and BDS courses under the non-resident Indian quota allowing the nearest relatives of an NRI to be considered under the quota following an order issued by the department of medical education and research. Priyank Bharti, secretary, DMER, issued the order regarding the partial amendment for the …

Tamil Nadu NEET UG Counselling 2024: Round 1 provisional rank list released at tnmedicalselection.net, check here
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu NEET UG Counselling 2024: Round 1 provisional rank list released at tnmedicalselection.net, check here

Hindustan Times  

The Directorate of Medical Education and Research Tamil Nadu has released the provisional rank list for TN NEET UG Counselling 2024 on Monday, August 19, 2024. Candidates who applied for the counselling process for MBBS/BDS can check the provisional rank list on the official website at tnmedicalselection.net. Tamil Nadu NEET UG Counselling 2024: Round 1 provisional rank list has been …

Nod for 2 more med colleges in state
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Nod for 2 more med colleges in state

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The National Medical Commission has sanctioned two more medical colleges in Maharashtra – a state-operated government medical college in Nashik and a private college in Aurangabad. HT Image The two colleges were approved following appeals to the NMC by the state government. In July this year, the NMC had published a list of newly approved medical colleges across the …

T.N. to surrender 851 medical and 38 dental seats to central pool
5 months, 1 week ago

T.N. to surrender 851 medical and 38 dental seats to central pool

The Hindu  

This year the State will surrender 851 MBBS seats to the central pool for which the Directorate General of Medical Services will conduct counselling. There will be four rounds of online counselling, including the stray round, for admission to seats under the government quota in government medical colleges and seats surrendered to self-financing colleges, ESIC Medical College, KK Nagar, affiliated …

Karnataka government fixes 20% B.Sc nursing seats as management quota
5 months, 1 week 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 HC direction on medical, engineering course fee and seat sharing
5 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka HC direction on medical, engineering course fee and seat sharing

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka on Monday directed the State government to submit the specimen of its consensual agreements with associations of private colleges on seat sharing and fixing fees for medical, dental, and engineering courses in private professional colleges. Aravind passed the order while hearing a PIL petition filed in 2020 by city-based advocate Ajoy Kumar Patil. The petitioner …

TNEA to begin first round of general counselling today
5 months, 1 week ago

TNEA to begin first round of general counselling today

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions 2024 committee will start the first round of general counselling at 10 a.m on Monday. Parallelly, the first round of counselling for candidates under the preferential reservation for government school students would also be conducted. The students will be given provisional allotment before 10 a.m. on August 3, and time till 5 p.m. on August …

NMC penalises 27 medical colleges in THIS state, know the reason
6 months ago

NMC penalises 27 medical colleges in THIS state, know the reason

India TV News  

The National Medical Commission has imposed a heavy fine on 27 medical colleges in Karnataka for not meeting the required standards. Meanwhile, Ajay Kamath, the AIDSO Karnataka state secretary, criticized this decision, stating, "Medical colleges should maintain the prescribed standards, but imposing fines on them is extremely undemocratic." Fine imposed upto 15 lakhs According to the information, 13 government 13 …

Karnataka wants 15 per cent NRI quota in govt medical colleges
6 months, 1 week 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% …

35,591 students selected for admission in polytechnic colleges in Andhra Pradesh
6 months, 3 weeks ago

35,591 students selected for admission in polytechnic colleges in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

As many as 35,591 students have been selected for admission in polytechnic colleges in the first phase of counselling, according to B. Navya, in-charge Commissioner, Department of Technical Education and Admissions Convener. She said the students could download their allotment cards from Friday, and though there was time for online self-reporting till June 19, students must speed up the process …

MCC NEET UG counselling 2024 likely from July 6 on mcc.nic.in, check details here
6 months, 3 weeks ago

MCC NEET UG counselling 2024 likely from July 6 on mcc.nic.in, check details here

Hindustan Times  

NEET UG Counselling 2024 Date: The online counselling process for admission to all India quota undergraduate medical seats is likely to begin on July 6. NEET UG counselling 2024 likely from July 6 The MCC is responsible for holding the NEET UG counselling process for 15 per cent all India quota seats and all seats of central universities along with …

Medical Aspirants in a Fix as Uncertainty Lingers over Competent Authority Quota
7 months ago

Medical Aspirants in a Fix as Uncertainty Lingers over Competent Authority Quota

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: With the NEET results having been declared, students' anticipation of securing admissions to medical colleges in the state is high. As per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, students of Andhra Pradesh were eligible to apply for 15% seats in the unreserved category in medical colleges in Telangana and vice-versa for TG students. In retaliation, the Andhra Pradesh government …

A.P. students should continue to get special quota in Telangana medical colleges: Public representatives and academicians
7 months, 2 weeks ago

A.P. students should continue to get special quota in Telangana medical colleges: Public representatives and academicians

The Hindu  

Hundreds of Andhra Pradesh students will not get 15% quota in Telangana medical colleges and other higher educational institutions from 2025-26 academic year, as the ten-year facility that was provided in the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act-2014 will come to an end in 2024. Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, which takes up the admission process for all 27 government …

Calcutta High Court Dismisses Pleas Seeking Action Over Alleged Misuse Of NRI Quota For Admission To Private Medical Colleges
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Calcutta High Court Dismisses Pleas Seeking Action Over Alleged Misuse Of NRI Quota For Admission To Private Medical Colleges

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has dismissed pleas seeking the Court's intervention over the issue of NRI quota in medical admissions and compliance with the Supreme Court's guidelines on the same.In dismissing the plea, a division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya noted that the pleas were from 2019, and that since then there were various changes …

Health department to fill 4,356 vacancies at 26 government medical colleges in Telangana
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Health department to fill 4,356 vacancies at 26 government medical colleges in Telangana

The Hindu  

The Telangana Health department is gearing up to address the shortage of personnel in government medical colleges by hiring 4,356 personnel on contract/outsourcing basis. Currently, the State has 26 government medical colleges with a total of 7,357 sanctioned posts. On February 14, Health Minister C. Damodar Rajanarasimha conducted a workshop with the health secretary, Director of Medical Education, and all …

Karnataka Examination Authority Allotted MD Respiratory Seat 'Illegally': High Court Imposes Rs.1 Lakh Cost
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka Examination Authority Allotted MD Respiratory Seat 'Illegally': High Court Imposes Rs.1 Lakh Cost

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh on Karnataka Examination Authority after holding that allotment of MD in Respiratory Medicine seat made in favour of a candidate was wholly illegal. A division bench of Chief Justice P S Dinesh Kumar and Justice T G Shivashankare Gowda allowed the petition filed by Dr. Rajesh Kumar D …

Karnataka High Court imposes cost of ₹1 lakh on KEA for illegally cancelling PG medical seat allotted to in-service doctor
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka High Court imposes cost of ₹1 lakh on KEA for illegally cancelling PG medical seat allotted to in-service doctor

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday imposed a cost of ₹1 lakh on the Karnataka Examination Authority for illegally cancelling a post-graduate medical seat allotted under in-service category to a doctor working in Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bengaluru. The petitioner, after qualifying in NEET-PG, 2021, was on February 2, 2022, allotted a seat in MD Respiratory …

Comprehensive India-specific approach needed for growth of medical education: Parliamentary panel
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Comprehensive India-specific approach needed for growth of medical education: Parliamentary panel

The Hindu  

Bridging the widely varying quality of medical education across India; enhancing the number of under- and post-graduate medical seats; optimal use of existing infrastructure to expand medical education facilities; chalking out a comprehensive India-specific approach for the creation of seats for specialists; and streamlining the recruitment process to prevent “ghost faculty” in medical colleges — these are among the top …

Counselling of 1,021 doctors for 20 health unit districts in Tamil Nadu concludes: Health Minister Ma. Subramanian
11 months ago

Counselling of 1,021 doctors for 20 health unit districts in Tamil Nadu concludes: Health Minister Ma. Subramanian

The Hindu  

The counselling for 1,021 doctors, who were selected through the Medical Services Recruitment Board examination to fill vacancies in 20 health unit districts in Tamil Nadu, would conclude by Sunday evening, said Health Minister Ma. Addressing journalists, Mr. Subramanian said the counselling sessions on Saturday and Sunday were first of its kind held for fresh doctors in the country. The …

Scepticism in Telangana as government plans new medical colleges
11 months, 1 week ago

Scepticism in Telangana as government plans new medical colleges

The Hindu  

The Central government since 2014 has granted approval for the establishment of 157 medical colleges across the country, with Telangana being excluded from this list. This trend persisted even when, in her budget speech in February 2023, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman disclosed plans for the creation of 157 nursing colleges, to be co-located with existing medical colleges established earlier. In …

Medical Admissions | Supreme Court Approves Centre's Scheme Allowing Resignation From NEET Seats On Joining INIs This Year
11 months, 1 week ago

Medical Admissions | Supreme Court Approves Centre's Scheme Allowing Resignation From NEET Seats On Joining INIs This Year

Live Law  

While hearing a plea by medical candidates challenging restrictions imposed on resignation from NEET seats, the Supreme Court approved a proposal brought forth by Union of India to allow only those candidates to resign who had joined Institutes of National Importance post counselling.The Bench of Justices BR Gavai, KV Viswanathan and Sandeep Mehta opined that the proposal given. While hearing …

High Court Imposes ₹5 Lakh Cost On Karnataka Examinations Authority For Illegally Allotting Reserved MD Radio Diagnosis Seat To Ineligible Candidate
11 months, 2 weeks ago

High Court Imposes ₹5 Lakh Cost On Karnataka Examinations Authority For Illegally Allotting Reserved MD Radio Diagnosis Seat To Ineligible Candidate

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has imposed a cost of Rs 5 lakh on Karnataka Examinations Authority after holding that it illegally allotted a reserved seat in the MD Radio Diagnosis course, in favour of one Dr. Sunil Kumar H B. The petitioner argued that the MD Radio Diagnosis seat has been given to respondent No.6 from ESI Department who is …

Karnataka High Court dismisses petitions filed by G.R. Medical College on NMC’s decision of not renewing permission for academic year 2022-23
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka High Court dismisses petitions filed by G.R. Medical College on NMC’s decision of not renewing permission for academic year 2022-23

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka has refused to interfere with the decision of the National Medical Council of not renewing the permission to Mangaluru-based G.R. Medical College for MBBS course for the academic year 2022-23 due to deficiencies in facilities, and to shift 150 students, who were admitted to the college during 2021-22, to other medical colleges in the State. …

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