How mushrooming of medical colleges across the country have led to faculty crunch

After the Parliamentary Standing Committee report published in February 2024 that highlighted severe faculty shortages in medical colleges across the country, several medical associations have highlighted the problems arising in medical colleges due to a lack of faculty. As per the Ministry of Health, the recommended teacher-student ratio must be 1:2 or 1:3, but the … Read more

UK authority suspends Nigerian nurse over dishonesty, may strike name off register

A Nigerian nurse, identified as Elizabeth Offier, who was suspended over misconduct by the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) now risks being struck off from the agency’s register. A panel of the Fitness to Practice Committee of the NMC had earlier suspended Ms Offier for six months for “impairment of her fitness to practice … Read more

Medical Aspirants Express Discontent Over Revised NEET PG Exam Date

Home Education NEET PG 2024: Medical Aspirants Express Discontent Over Revised NEET PG Exam Date The NEET PG 2024 was scheduled to be held on July 7; now it will be conducted on June 23. NEET PG 2024: Medical Aspirants Express Discontent Over Revised NEET PG Exam Date The National Medical Commission (NMC) has revised … Read more

NEET PG 2024 Aspirants, Students Association Upset With NMC NEET Revised Schedule; Terms it ‘Bad Move’

Home Education NEET PG 2024 Exam Preponed; Students Upset With NMC NEET Revised Schedule NEET PG 2024 will held on June 23, 2024, while the cut-off date for completion of the internship for National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-PG is August 15, 2024. Students are unhappy with the preponed NEET PG exam date. NEET PG 2024 Exam Preponed; … Read more

NMC caps MBBS batch size to 150 for new medical colleges

The National Medical Commission (NMC) is focusing on improving the quality of medical education by increasing the number of medical colleges and reducing the batch size for a better teacher-student ratio. In the new medical colleges, the seats can be from 50 to 150 in an MBBS batch. The revised regulation under the Under Graduate … Read more

NMC caps MBBS intake at 150 students for new medical colleges, aims for enhanced education quality

NEW DELHI: In a move aimed at improving the quality of medical education in India, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has implemented new regulations capping the intake of MBBS students in recently established medical colleges. These regulations, outlined in the Under Graduate Minimum Standards Regulations (UG-MSR) 2023, limit the batch size to a maximum of … Read more

NMC issues guidelines for processing applications for PG medical courses 2024-25: Check official notice

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued guidelines for processing of applications for PG medical courses for the Academic Year 2024-25. The notice states that the Medical Assessment & Rating Board (MARB) has finalized the application process for new PG/SS Medical Courses and an increase in seats for PG/SS Medical Courses for the academic year … Read more

NMC plans to control ghost faculty, boost infrastructure in medical colleges with new regulations

To improve the medical education system and uplift the standard of hospitals, the National Medical Council (NMC) has asked all the government and private medical institutions to follow the “minimum standard of requirements” for postgraduate courses (PGMSR, 2023). A notice was issued by the Postgraduate Medical Education Board (PGMEB), NMC to control the irregularities in … Read more

National Medical Commissions Advice to Nix Bond Policy Based on 7 Case Studies; of Them 3 Are from MP

Home Education National Medical Commission’s Advice to Nix Bond Policy Based on 7 Case Studies; of Them 3 Are from MP The NMC’s study also includes two incidents from medical colleges in Maharashtra, and one each in Uttar Pradesh and Telangana. Bhopal: The National Medical Commission’s (NMC) recommendation to states and Union Territories to scrap … Read more

Amara Raja aims to start operating giga factory before end of 2025

Automotive battery maker Amara Raja Batteries Ltd on Wednesday said its first giga factory will start operating before the end of 2025. The company also said that giga factories require an integrated approach that marries high technology, large capex, giga scale factories with an ecosystem. In May last year, the company laid the foundation stone … Read more