NEW DELHI: The Nationwide Medical Fee (NMC) has deferred by a 12 months its resolution to cap the variety of MBBS seats to 100 per 10 lakh inhabitants following protests by southern states. The choice was taken after the Union Well being Ministry on November 1 requested the medical schooling regulator to re-examine the provisions of the ratio of 100 MBBS seats per 10 lakh inhabitants in states.
“It’s knowledgeable {that a} resolution has been taken by the Undergraduate Medical Schooling Board, Nationwide Medical Fee that the ‘goal’ clause below Chapter-1 of ‘Tips for Beneath Graduate Programs below Institution of New Medical Establishments, Beginning of New Medical Programs, Enhance of Seats for Present Programs and Evaluation and Ranking Rules, 2023″ (notified by UGMEB on August 16, 2023) shall be carried out from educational 12 months 2025-26,” the Fee mentioned.
The NMC had in August acknowledged that “After 2023-24 (from the 2024-25 educational 12 months), letter of permission for beginning of recent medical schools could be issued just for annual consumption capability of fifty/100/150 seats (new medical schools will solely have 50-150 seats) offered that medical schools shall observe the ratio of 100 MBBS seats per 10 lakh inhabitants in that state/Union Territory.”
The August 16 notification was opposed by states like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Puducherry, which have a lot of medical schools.
“It’s knowledgeable {that a} resolution has been taken by the Undergraduate Medical Schooling Board, Nationwide Medical Fee that the ‘goal’ clause below Chapter-1 of ‘Tips for Beneath Graduate Programs below Institution of New Medical Establishments, Beginning of New Medical Programs, Enhance of Seats for Present Programs and Evaluation and Ranking Rules, 2023″ (notified by UGMEB on August 16, 2023) shall be carried out from educational 12 months 2025-26,” the Fee mentioned.
The NMC had in August acknowledged that “After 2023-24 (from the 2024-25 educational 12 months), letter of permission for beginning of recent medical schools could be issued just for annual consumption capability of fifty/100/150 seats (new medical schools will solely have 50-150 seats) offered that medical schools shall observe the ratio of 100 MBBS seats per 10 lakh inhabitants in that state/Union Territory.”
The August 16 notification was opposed by states like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Puducherry, which have a lot of medical schools.
