All 33 districts in Rajasthan to have medical colleges: CM Gehlot

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said the central and state governments have focused on the health sector and there has been a big increase in the number of seats in medical courses. The chief minister said the initiative to increase medical seats in colleges across the country was taken by the Congress-led UPA […]

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NMC urges medical colleges to take care of PG students’ mental health, well-being

The National Medical Commission (NMC) on Wednesday urged medical colleges imparting post-graduate courses to take care of their students’ mental health and well-being by ensuring they get adequate rest, weekly offs, counselling, sanctioned leaves and a conducive working environment. The commission has also asked these colleges to submit action-taken reports on the issue as well […]

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‘NMC order to reduce fees for 50% students in private medical institutes ‘unconstitutional’: Petitioners to Madras HC

A petition has been filed in the Madras High Court against the National Medical Commission’s (NMC) directive to reduce fees for half of the total approved seats in private medical colleges. Education Promotion Society of India (EPSI), a not-for-profit autonomous nodal agency founded by educational entrepreneurs, intellectuals, and policymakers, has challenged the NMC directive arguing […]

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Install CCTV cameras in all medical colleges: NMC

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued an advisory for all medical colleges and has instructed all college authorities to install CCTV cameras in their institute premises. As per the official notification, at least 25 CCTV cameras should be installed in all medical college premises. From the main entrance to the OPDs and labs, NMC […]

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National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022: From research output to faculty with PhD, report flags lag in engineering institutes

The seventh edition of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) released Friday reveals that only 31.88 per cent of the faculty in engineering institutes outside the top 100 have doctoral qualifications, while only 32.9 per cent of these institutes meet the AICTE-prescribed criteria of 20 students per teacher. The NIRF report observes that the lack […]

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SC directs PCI to process applications of new pharmacy colleges

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Pharmacy Council of India to accept and process the applications of new pharmacy colleges which had moved the Delhi and Karnataka high courts against a moratorium issued by the statutory body. Expressing concern over the mushrooming of pharmacy colleges in the country, the top court said nowadays, education […]

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