Kerala: Medical aspirants fail to get relief
7 years, 7 months ago

Kerala: Medical aspirants fail to get relief

Deccan Chronicle  

KOCHI: The Kerala High Court by ordering a fee of Rs 5 lakh and a bond of Rs 6 lakh in 85 per cent seats in self-financing medical colleges in the state, has lobbed the ball into the court of the Admission Supervisory and Fee Regulatory Committee headed by Justice R. Rajendra Babu to settle the issue, but students remain a worried lot. The Rajendra Babu Committee’s task as cut out by the High Court would be to summon all the accounts from the medical colleges at the earliest and assess them and fix a reasonable fee in each seat. The disadvantage of this ‘solution’ is that students with an ability to pay Rs 11 lakh as fee would only dare to take the admission. The provisional fixing of the fee at Rs 11 lakh by the SC for two colleges, KMCT and Sree Narayana, is cited as paving the way for Tuesday’s judgement by the High Court.

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Madras High Court Imposes ₹5 Lakh Costs On State Of Tamil Nadu For “Re-Agitating” Case Which Had Already Been Decided By Supreme Court
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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Madras High Court Imposes ₹5 Lakh Costs On State Of Tamil Nadu For “Re-Agitating” Case Which Had Already Been Decided By Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently imposed a cost of Rs. 5 Lakh on the State of Tamil Nadu for filing a writ appeal in a matter that had already attained finality through the order of the Supreme Court. The state had filed the appeal challenging an order of the single judge approving the appointment of a Sanitary worker in St. …

U.P. to set up board for docs, medical teachers hiring
1 month ago

U.P. to set up board for docs, medical teachers hiring

Hindustan Times  

The Uttar Pradesh government has allocated ₹3.34 crore for the formation of the ‘Uttar Pradesh Specialist Doctors and Medical Teachers’ Recruitment Board’ to speed up the selection of government doctors and medical teachers. has over 19,000 sanctioned posts for regular doctors in government hospitals To attract private sector investment in postgraduate medical education, the state has introduced the Uttar Pradesh …

Economic Survey 2024-25: 4 things India needs to fix in its medical education
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Economic Survey 2024-25: 4 things India needs to fix in its medical education

Firstpost  

While shortage of physician availability in India is perhaps no longer a primary concern, there are some larger areas warranting attention. Here’s a quick look at what India needs to fix in its medical education The number of aspiring MBBS candidates has surged from 1.6 million in 2019 to approximately 2.4 million in 2024, driven by the National Eligibility cum …

Reducing medical education costs will help make healthcare cheaper: Economic Survey
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Reducing medical education costs will help make healthcare cheaper: Economic Survey

New Indian Express  

It highlighted the cost of medical education, stating that the National Medical Commission had issued guidelines for determining fees and all other charges for 50 percent of seats in private medical institutions deemed to be universities. "Despite such measures, fees remain high – at ₹60 lakh to one crore or more in the private sector, which holds 48 percent of …

Tamil Nadu to Appeal Scrapping of Domicile-Based Quota
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu to Appeal Scrapping of Domicile-Based Quota

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: A revision petition would soon be filed to appeal against the Supreme Court’s contention that domicile-based reservation in PG medical seats was unconstitutional as the removal of the 50 per cent quota for students from Tamil Nadu in MD, MS and postgraduate diploma courses would deprive 1207 students of their opportunities to pursue higher education in medicine and surgery, …

NMC review prompts urgent recruitment of faculty in Karnataka medical colleges
2 months ago

NMC review prompts urgent recruitment of faculty in Karnataka medical colleges

The Hindu  

Months ahead of the National Medical Commission review of medical colleges in the state, the Directorate of Medical Education, has been directed to appoint senior residents and other faculty members to fill all vacancies in 16 government medical colleges and the two new colleges proposed in Kanakapura and Ramanagara, in the next three months. This comes in the backdrop of …

'Admitted Student Can't Be Asked To Pay Revised Fees During Ongoing Course', Uttarakhand HC Quashes Retrospective Fee Hike In Ayurveda Colleges
2 months, 1 week ago

'Admitted Student Can't Be Asked To Pay Revised Fees During Ongoing Course', Uttarakhand HC Quashes Retrospective Fee Hike In Ayurveda Colleges

Live Law  

Providing relief to students of B.A.M.S. The Single Bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari was hearing the batch of petitions where the colleges charged tuition fees based on a provisional determination by the Fee Regulatory Committee under the Uttarakhand Unaided Private Professional Educational Institutions Act, 2006 in 2019, by applying retrospectively to students admitted in preceding years. The petitioners claimed …

In Public Interest: Kerala HC Upholds Mandatory Rotating Medical Internship By Foreign Students For Missing Classes Due To COVID/ Ukraine War
3 months, 1 week ago

In Public Interest: Kerala HC Upholds Mandatory Rotating Medical Internship By Foreign Students For Missing Classes Due To COVID/ Ukraine War

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has upheld Kerala State Medical Commission's decision mandating two year Compulsory Rotating Medical Internship to foreign students who missed offline classes due to COVID-19 and war in Ukraine, observing that it was made in larger public interest The petitioners had undergone medical course in Ukraine from 2016-2022. The petitioners were challenging a public notice issued by …

Govt. warns of legal action as Manipal University refuses to charge government-fixed fees for 25% PG medical seats
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Govt. warns of legal action as Manipal University refuses to charge government-fixed fees for 25% PG medical seats

The Hindu  

Despite the State government’s order, the Manipal Academy of Higher Education has refused to charge the government-fixed fees for 25% government quota PG medical seats in its constituent units — Kasturba Medical Colleges in Manipal and Mangaluru. For example, in 2023-24, the Manipal Academy of Higher Education had fixed fees for government quota PG medical seats ranging from ₹5,10,750 to …

Private Medical Colleges Under Scanner for Allegedly Charging Excessive Caution Money
5 months, 1 week ago

Private Medical Colleges Under Scanner for Allegedly Charging Excessive Caution Money

Hindustan Times  

Nine private medical colleges across Maharashtra have been ordered by the Commissioner of Medical Education to investigate allegations of excessive caution money being charged by the institutions. The inquiry will cover private medical colleges in Navi Mumbai, Palghar, Karjat, and other regions, and the committee is expected to report their findings within eight days.

Supreme Court orders Uttarakhand medical college to release original documents of MBBS students
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court orders Uttarakhand medical college to release original documents of MBBS students

The Hindu  

In a relief to 91 students, the Supreme Court has ordered a medical college in Uttarakhand to release their original documents withheld by the institute for non-payment of fee arrears. Chandrachud took note of the submissions of senior lawyer Gaurav Agarwal and advocate Tanvi Dubey, appearing for the doctors, that the students will neither be able to register themselves as …

T.N. to surrender 851 medical and 38 dental seats to central pool
7 months, 3 weeks 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 HC direction on medical, engineering course fee and seat sharing
7 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Scrap NEET, restore State medical entrance exams, says Mamata
9 months ago

Scrap NEET, restore State medical entrance exams, says Mamata

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on June 24 wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to abolish the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test and restore the previous system of conducting the medical entrance examinations by State governments. Ms. Banerjee argued that the State Government usually spends more than ₹50 lakh per doctor for education and internship and it …

Doctors’ body demands probe into NEET ‘irregularities’
9 months, 1 week ago

Doctors’ body demands probe into NEET ‘irregularities’

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Doctors for Peace and Development has demanded a high-level investigation into the scam of the NEET examination for entrance into medical courses. HT Image IDPD president Arun Mitra, who is also a city-based ENT surgeon, said such situations put the students under extreme mental stress and at this tender age they can even resort to extreme steps under …

Medical Aspirants in a Fix as Uncertainty Lingers over Competent Authority Quota
9 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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

Courage under fire: The many hurdles Kerala’s foreign medical graduates must jump over
1 year ago

Courage under fire: The many hurdles Kerala’s foreign medical graduates must jump over

The Hindu  

K continues to be haunted by the night of February 24, 2022. As per the guidelines for registration of foreign medical graduates by the NMC, State medical councils can grant provisional registration for a 12-month internship after they clear the FMGE and other conditions stipulated by the council, including submission of documents related to their qualifying examinations Navigating obstacles Besides …

Medical Colleges Charge Rs 1 Crore But Won't Pay Stipend To MBBS Interns? Either Pay Them Or Don't Have Internship: Supreme Court
1 year ago

Medical Colleges Charge Rs 1 Crore But Won't Pay Stipend To MBBS Interns? Either Pay Them Or Don't Have Internship: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed concerns at the complaints of MBBS interns that medical colleges are not adequately paying them stipend.A bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Prasanna B Varale was hearing a batch of writ petitions filed by medical students.Justice Dhulia orally voiced his discontent with how medical colleges are charging such hefty fees and are. The Supreme …

Karnataka Examination Authority Allotted MD Respiratory Seat 'Illegally': High Court Imposes Rs.1 Lakh Cost
1 year, 1 month 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 examination authority fined 5Lakhs for giving MD seat to ‘dummy candidate
1 year, 2 months ago

Karnataka examination authority fined 5Lakhs for giving MD seat to ‘dummy candidate

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Observing that any illegal act by anyone, much less an instrumentality of the state, cannot be tolerated, the High Court of Karnataka imposed an exemplary cost of Rs 5 lakh on the Karnataka Examination Authority for allotment of MD Radio Diagnosis to a ‘dummy candidate’, which deprived an in-service eligible candidate of the seat she deserved. Candidates desirous of …

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

HC imposes ₹5 lakh cost on KEA for blocking PG medical seat in Karnataka
1 year, 2 months ago

HC imposes ₹5 lakh cost on KEA for blocking PG medical seat in Karnataka

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka on Friday imposed a cost of ₹5 lakh on the Karnataka Examinations Authority for “blocking” a MD-Radio Diagnosis seat in the name of a meritorious in-service candidate, who had already withdrawn from counselling, and moving it to mop-up round and allotting it to an ineligible candidate. She had applied for PG medical seat under in-serve …

Erring medical colleges to face monetary penalty soon
1 year, 5 months ago

Erring medical colleges to face monetary penalty soon

The Hindu  

The National Medical Commission’s latest announcement of introducing monetary penalty, for the first time in India, against medical colleges that fail to comply with statutory provisions, regulations, and minimum standards set by the commission could instantly reflect in an escalation to the fee structure in private medical colleges, warn experts, stating that any monetary punishment ultimately means that the student’s …

NEET PG | Students Who Take Admission In All India Quota Can't Vacate Seats After 2nd Round Of AIQ Counselling : Supreme Court
1 year, 7 months ago

NEET PG | Students Who Take Admission In All India Quota Can't Vacate Seats After 2nd Round Of AIQ Counselling : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday reiterated that students who take admission in All India Quota seats for Post Graduate medical courses cannot vacate the seats after the second round of counselling for AIQ seats in National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test.The Court referred to the order passed in May 2017 in the case Dar-Us-Slam Educational Trust v Medical Council of India. The Supreme …

Medical Education : Andhra Pradesh High Court Enhances Tentative Fees By 10% For 2023-24 Due To Inflation
1 year, 7 months ago

Medical Education : Andhra Pradesh High Court Enhances Tentative Fees By 10% For 2023-24 Due To Inflation

Live Law  

The Andhra Pradesh High Court in a writ petition filed by Andhra Pradesh Private Medical and Dental Colleges Management against fee structure, considered the factor of inflation and enhanced the tentative fee for present academic year 2023-2024 by 10% from last year. The writ petitions are filed challenging the notification dated 30.06.2022 issued by Andhra Pradesh Higher Education and Regulatory …

Kerala HC calls for verifying educational qualifications of all govt. doctors
1 year, 7 months ago

Kerala HC calls for verifying educational qualifications of all govt. doctors

The Hindu  

In the wake of reports about doctors securing appointments in government service by producing fake certificates, the Kerala High Court on Thursday observed that steps should be taken to verify the educational certificates of all working government doctors, if necessary. Kunhikrishnan observed that certain guidelines were necessary to ensure that appointment orders are issued to the selected candidates for the …

Pvt. college appeals for ‘special free of cost admission reservation policy’ to offer free medical education
1 year, 8 months ago

Pvt. college appeals for ‘special free of cost admission reservation policy’ to offer free medical education

The Hindu  

A private college in Karnataka has appealed to the government for a new ‘special free of cost admission reservation policy,’ under which students will be given free medical education on condition that they work for five years at the same institute after completion of the course. The Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research of Sathya Sai Grama, …

All India Lawyers Association For Justice Urges BCI To Limit Enrolment Fees To Rs 750 Until Courts Take Final Decision
1 year, 8 months ago

All India Lawyers Association For Justice Urges BCI To Limit Enrolment Fees To Rs 750 Until Courts Take Final Decision

Live Law  

The All India Lawyers' Association for Justice has written a letter to the Bar Council of India and Bar Council of Delhi, urging them to promptly take measures to ensure that all State Bar Councils limit the enrollment fees to Rs. AILAJ said exorbitant enrolment fees being charged by various State Bar Councils acts as a hurdle for students from …

Karnataka won’t help merit students secure 50% seats in private medical colleges at govt fee
1 year, 9 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 …

Will Take Decision on Revising Enrollment Fee After Meeting of State Bar Councils For Unifying Fees: Bar Council of Kerala Informs High Court
2 years ago

Will Take Decision on Revising Enrollment Fee After Meeting of State Bar Councils For Unifying Fees: Bar Council of Kerala Informs High Court

Live Law  

The Bar Council of Kerala on Thursday informed the High Court that the matter of revising the enrollment fee was being considered by it and that the Bar Council of India had convened a meeting of all state bar councils, on the direction of the Supreme Court, for fixing a uniform fee for enrollment across India. A division bench comprising …

SC quashes AP’s GO on seven-fold increase of tuition fee in private medical colleges
2 years, 4 months ago

SC quashes AP’s GO on seven-fold increase of tuition fee in private medical colleges

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Supreme Court has quashed an order issued by the Andhra Pradesh government enhancing the tuition fee of private medical colleges by seven times to Rs 24 lakh per annum. The tuition fee shall always be affordable.” The court said that issuing a GO enhancing tuition fee based on representations made by private medical colleges was wholly impermissible and …

Separate CUET Counselling Fee for Each College Causing 'Financial Burden' Claims Students Body, Demands Common Admission Route
2 years, 5 months ago

Separate CUET Counselling Fee for Each College Causing 'Financial Burden' Claims Students Body, Demands Common Admission Route

News 18  

Having separate counselling and registration fee for each course and college under the common entrance exam is not only causing a financial burden on students but also defeats the cause of having a common entrance exam, claims the All India OBC Students Association. “Students need to apply to different courses in different universities with a CUET score and pay separate …

Maharashtra Medical Aspirants in Limbo as State Yet to Decide on Fee Structure, Counselling Schedule
2 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra Medical Aspirants in Limbo as State Yet to Decide on Fee Structure, Counselling Schedule

News 18  

As the national level counseling for admission to postgraduate courses across India is beginning tomorrow, September 15, students seeking admission in Maharashtra based on state quota are yet to get clarity. Students are not only waiting for their Maharashtra state neet pg counseling schedule but also a final decision on whether or not the state will offer the 50 per …

Medical Education : Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea Challenging NMC Direction For Govt Fee In 50% Private Colleges & Deemed Universities Seats
2 years, 6 months ago

Medical Education : Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea Challenging NMC Direction For Govt Fee In 50% Private Colleges & Deemed Universities Seats

Live Law  

The Supreme Court of India on Monday issued notice in a petition challenging the validity of the National Medical Commission's decision stipulating that the fee of 50% seats in Private Medical Colleges & Deemed Universities should be at par with the fee in the Government Medical Colleges in that State and Union Territory. Last week, the Kerala High Court held …

NMC Direction on fee cap in Private Medical Colleges not Applicable in the State: Kerala HC
2 years, 6 months ago

NMC Direction on fee cap in Private Medical Colleges not Applicable in the State: Kerala HC

News 18  

The Kerala High Court has ordered that the National Medical Commission’s decision to charge government college fees for medical courses offered by private institutions won’t be applicable in the state. Read | From Next Year, 50% Seats in Private Medical Colleges to be Offered at Govt College Fee “If the OM is directed to be enforced in such manner, it …

KTR: Modi sanctioned zero medical colleges to TS
2 years, 6 months ago

KTR: Modi sanctioned zero medical colleges to TS

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: TRS working president and IT minister K.T. Rama Rao on Sunday said that Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao had scripted history in medical education by sanctioning several government medical colleges since assuming office in 2014. Rao tweeted, “Hon’ble Telangana CM #KCR Garu has scripted History in medical education. In the last 8 years, 16 new Medical colleges have been …

Madras High Court Reserves Order On Plea Challenging Capping Of Fees For 50% Seats In Private Medical Colleges
2 years, 7 months ago

Madras High Court Reserves Order On Plea Challenging Capping Of Fees For 50% Seats In Private Medical Colleges

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Wednesday reserved order on a plea filed by a group of private medical colleges challenging the fee fixation by the National Medical Council with respect to 50% of their seats. C olleges have challenged the constitutional validity of Section 10 of the National Medical Commission Act 2019 and an office memorandum issued pursuant to the …

Private Medical Colleges Move Madras High Court Against NMC Order Stipulating Fees For 50% Seats At Par With Govt
2 years, 7 months ago

Private Medical Colleges Move Madras High Court Against NMC Order Stipulating Fees For 50% Seats At Par With Govt

Live Law  

A group of Private Medical Colleges, on Monday, challenged the constitutional validity of Section 10 of the National Medical Commission Act 2019 and an office memorandum issued pursuant to the Act by the National Medical Commission directing all private medical colleges to charge a fee equivalent to that charged by the Government in 50% seats of these institutions. Pursuant to …

Nod for eight new medical colleges in TS
2 years, 7 months ago

Nod for eight new medical colleges in TS

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The health department on Saturday accorded administrative sanction for establishment of eight medical colleges in the state. The government sanctioned the colleges and upgrading of attached general hospitals in all districts with an intake capacity of 100 MBBS seats each, at estimated costs ranging from Rs 150 crore to Rs 235 crore. Hospitals attached to the medical colleges were …

Kerala's Idukki Medical College Gets NMC Nod for 100 MBBS Seats
2 years, 7 months ago

Kerala's Idukki Medical College Gets NMC Nod for 100 MBBS Seats

News 18  

The National Medical Commission has accorded sanction to open the government medical college in Kerala’s high range district of Idukki with the admission of 100 MBBS students, a long pending demand of the southern state. The Idukki Medical College, which began its operations during the time of the previous Congress-UDF government, had lost the then Medical Council of India recognition …

Displaced medical students to be accommodated in TS colleges
2 years, 9 months ago

Displaced medical students to be accommodated in TS colleges

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: The National Medical Commission filed an affidavit in the Telangana High Court giving approval of supernumerary seats in government medical colleges to accommodate medical students who lost admissions following its decision to cancel recognition of three medical colleges in the state. The NMC recently cancelled the recognition of three medical colleges — MNR Medical College and Hospital in Sangareddy …

Kerala High Court Upholds NEET- PG Prospectus, Says State Can Decide Incentives To Be Offered To In-Service Candidates
2 years, 9 months ago

Kerala High Court Upholds NEET- PG Prospectus, Says State Can Decide Incentives To Be Offered To In-Service Candidates

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has dismissed a batch of appeals that assailed the NEET- PG medical prospectus on the ground of incongruity with the Medical Council of India Regulations regarding the incentives given to in-service candidates and a connected appeal seeking weightage to service candidates in the open merit quota.A Division Bench of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji …

Govt considering measures to reduce medical fees in the state: Karnataka CM
3 years ago

Govt considering measures to reduce medical fees in the state: Karnataka CM

Deccan Chronicle  

Davangere: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said that the government is considering measures to reduce the fees for medical courses in the state and also National Medical Council is looking into it, following the Ukraine crisis, aimed at facilitating more students to study here. He also said that the Centre is considering alternative measures for medical students, who …

Reclaiming a medical degree from a war zone
3 years ago

Reclaiming a medical degree from a war zone

The Hindu  

March 12, 2022 04:51 pm | Updated 09:06 pm IST Just a month ago, the possibility of a war did not concern young Indian medical aspirants as they prepared for classes in various medical colleges in Ukraine. “I feel I have left my home town,” said the student, poised to graduate to the fourth year of medicine course at Ternopil …

Why are Indian students looking at foreign universities for medical education?
3 years ago

Why are Indian students looking at foreign universities for medical education?

The Hindu  

“Wuhan is a beautiful place, you know,” says Vinod*, over the phone, as we talk about the plight of Indian medical students forced to return home two years ago after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. “While high scores in the NEET exam are not what eventually make a good doctor, the exam does give an insight into the ability …

From Next Year, 50% Seats in Private Medical Colleges to be Offered at Govt College Fee
3 years ago

From Next Year, 50% Seats in Private Medical Colleges to be Offered at Govt College Fee

News 18  

To make medical education more accessible in India, the National Medical Commission has asked the private medical colleges to keep fees for 50 per cent of their seats at par with that of the government medical colleges of the particular state. The NMC issued an office memorandum on February 3, stating that it has been decided that the fees for …

In Punjab medical colleges, half of MD, MS seats vacant after first round of counselling
3 years, 1 month ago

In Punjab medical colleges, half of MD, MS seats vacant after first round of counselling

Hindustan Times  

Nearly 50% of the doctor of medicine and master of surgery seats were not filled in the seven medical colleges of Punjab after the first round of counselling for the admissions to postgraduate courses. Of the total 511 state quota seats of PG and PG diploma courses in the state’s three government and four private medical colleges, 261 have been …

DC Edit | A NEET solution worked out by the top court
3 years, 2 months ago

DC Edit | A NEET solution worked out by the top court

Deccan Chronicle  

The accommodative stand of the Supreme Court in the matter pertaining to counselling for admissions after the medical entrance test NEET for Post-Graduates has to be appreciated. The system of 85% of the seats going to State counselling for their domiciled students and 15% to AIQ remains and what has changed recently is adjustments in reservation with the OBC and …

Private Medical Colleges Collecting Annual Fees In Advance Before Completion Of Current Academic Year 'Profiteering' : Kerala High Court
3 years, 2 months ago

Private Medical Colleges Collecting Annual Fees In Advance Before Completion Of Current Academic Year 'Profiteering' : Kerala High Court

Live Law  

While restraining private medical colleges in the State from collecting fees for any academic year other than the one currently being taught, the Kerala High Court has held that collecting annual fees from students for the next year in advance when the previous year's studies have not been completed by an institution would amount to "profiteering".A Division Bench of Justice …

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