Maharashtra medical colleges face scrutiny over excessive caution money charges
4 months ago

Maharashtra medical colleges face scrutiny over excessive caution money charges

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Several private medical colleges in Maharashtra have come under fire for charging students higher caution money than the limit set by the state's Fee Regulatory Authority. Several private medical colleges in Maharashtra have come under fire for charging students higher caution money. Representational Image On 28 August, the FRA imposed a cap of ₹50,000 on the caution money charged by private medical colleges, including those offering MBBS programmes. In response to these complaints, the FRA has not only issued showcause notices but also inspected the websites of all colleges, revealing that many listed caution money amounts exceeding the prescribed cap.

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Private Medical Colleges Under Scanner for Allegedly Charging Excessive Caution Money
2 months, 3 weeks 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.

Government’s unpaid dues to private medical colleges reach ₹1,200 crore
3 months ago

Government’s unpaid dues to private medical colleges reach ₹1,200 crore

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has not paid dues of ₹1,200 crore to private medical colleges by way of compensation for free or subsidised education for students from socially and economically backward classes. The Maharashtra government has not paid dues of ₹ 1,200 crore to private medical colleges by way of compensation for free or subsidised education for students. Due to …

Gujarat government announces rollback of decision to increase MBBS fee in medical colleges, details here
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Gujarat government announces rollback of decision to increase MBBS fee in medical colleges, details here

Hindustan Times  

The Gujarat government has announced a rollback of its recent decision to significantly increase fees for MBBS courses in medical colleges run by the Gujarat Medical Education and Research Society. State government spokesperson and minister of health Rushikesh Patel made the announcement, assuring that a new circular with revised fees for the 13 GMERS medical colleges will be issued soon. …

Private medical colleges in AP flout norms to collect extra fee from students
2 years, 5 months ago

Private medical colleges in AP flout norms to collect extra fee from students

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Several private medical colleges are flouting norms stipulated by the state government in collection of fees from their students pursuing both MBBS and post-graduation courses. Students pursuing MBBS courses too in private medical colleges are having to pay up higher amounts in different ways. The circular clarified that “Students having fee dues will not be allowed to attend fifth-year …

From Next Year, 50% Seats in Private Medical Colleges to be Offered at Govt College Fee
2 years, 10 months 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 …

SC imposes ₹5 crore fine on UP college, forms trust to help needy students
3 years, 10 months ago

SC imposes ₹5 crore fine on UP college, forms trust to help needy students

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday imposed a hefty fine of ₹five crore on a medical college in Uttar Pradesh for illegally admitting MBBS students and directed the amount to be utilised for helping needy students get admission into UP’s medical colleges. On January 11, 2021, a Supreme Court bench, led by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, reprimanded the executive …

Uttarakhand MBBS students struggle to pay ₹4.5 lakh annual fee as govt medical colleges remove bond service
4 years, 5 months ago

Uttarakhand MBBS students struggle to pay ₹4.5 lakh annual fee as govt medical colleges remove bond service

India TV News  

Students studying at few government medical colleges in Uttarakhand have complained of being burdened with an unusual fee structure. Thousands of students enrolled with government medical colleges in Uttarakhand, particularly in Haldwani have taken the social media by storm and have come forward claiming the medical colleges are charging an annual fee of nearly ₹4.5 lakh. According to what some …

Doctors decry hike in MBBS fee
4 years, 7 months ago

Doctors decry hike in MBBS fee

Hindustan Times  

The almost 80% fee hike announced for MBBS courses in government medical colleges from the current academic session by the Punjab government has come in for criticism from all quarters. “This policy is an attack on future medicos, the fee hike came when the MBBS students are doing their duties in emergency wards and other departments of the hospitals where …

PG medical fees in private colleges may rise by 15%
4 years, 10 months ago

PG medical fees in private colleges may rise by 15%

The Hindu  

Students enrolling in postgraduate courses in private medical colleges may have to cough up a higher fee from the coming academic year as the government is likely to increase the fees by about 15%. Last academic year too, the State government had hiked the fees by 15% and it was applicable to private medical colleges as well as minority institutions. …

Getting an MBBS degree may soon get cheaper by 70%: Know why
5 years, 1 month ago

Getting an MBBS degree may soon get cheaper by 70%: Know why

Live Mint  

New Delhi: In what could prove to be a big relief for medical students, a panel tasked with drafting guidelines for fee structure in private medical colleges is mulling slashing fees for half of graduate and post-graduate seats by 70 per cent and 90 per cent respectively. With the process of constitution of National Medical Commission currently on, the Union …

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