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Supreme Court slaps 10 lakh on medical college for denying PG student admission
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Abraham Thomas
UPDATED ON DEC 08, 2020 05:12 PM IST
The Supreme Court on Monday directed a medical college in Telangana to pay Rs 10 lakh as compensation to a doctor who was wrongly denied admission into the post graduate medical course.
SC rejects plea for implementation of 50% OBC reservation in Tamil Nadu medical colleges
New Delhi | By Asian News International| Posted by Akhilesh Nagari
PUBLISHED ON OCT 26, 2020 04:25 PM IST
A bench headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao rejected the pleas seeking implementation of 50 per cent OBC reservation in Tamil Nadu for AIQ seats in State-run medical colleges this academic year.
How IRDAI’s new rules benefit health insurance policyholders
By Promotional Feature, HT Brand Studio
UPDATED ON OCT 13, 2020 01:17 PM IST
From standardized policy clauses to the inclusion of telemedicine, the benefits are many.
NMC to function as top medical education regulator operational from today
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Rhythma Kaul
PUBLISHED ON SEP 25, 2020 09:11 AM IST
The setting up of National Medical Commission was a government move to bring reforms in the medical education sector
Three months posting at district hospital mandatory for PG medical students
New Delhi | By Asian News International| Posted by Nandini
PUBLISHED ON SEP 23, 2020 09:16 AM IST
Such rotation shall take place in the 3rd or 4th or 5th semester of the postgraduate programme. This rotation shall be termed as ‘District Residency Programme’ (DRP) and will be implemented with the PG (broad speciality) batch joining in 2020-2021. And the postgraduate medical student undergoing training shall be termed as a ‘District Resident’.
Medical students have to work at dist hospitals
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON SEP 23, 2020 01:14 AM IST
The board of governors of Medical Council of India (BoG-MCI) recently notified new postgraduate medical education regulations that include the district residency programme, which will be implemented from the 2020-21 academic year.
States can allow reservations for in-service candidates in PG medical courses: Supreme Court
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Murali Krishnan | Edited by Kanishka Sarkar
UPDATED ON AUG 31, 2020 01:58 PM IST
States, the Supreme Court held, can frame regulations for separate entry for in-service candidates to post-graduate medical courses.
SC allows states to grant benefit of reservation to in-service doctors in PG courses
New Delhi | By Asian News International| Posted by Akhilesh Nagari
PUBLISHED ON AUG 31, 2020 01:01 PM IST
A five-judge Constitution bench held that MCI regulation that barred such reservation has held unconstitutional and arbitrary. It said states to formulate a scheme for rural/remote service by in-service doctors after completing PG degree.
Medical students to study pandemic management module in MBBS course
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | By Shreya Bhandary
PUBLISHED ON AUG 27, 2020 02:35 PM IST
TShis pandemic management module is designed to ensure that the MBBS student acquires competencies in handling not only the illness but also the social, legal and other issues arising from such disease outbreaks.
HC refuses to interfere with PG medical course admissions
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | By Kanchan Chaudhari
PUBLISHED ON AUG 25, 2020 12:49 PM IST
Two-member HC division bench dismissed a petition filed by two PG aspirants from Aurangabad, who had questioned the July decision of the Maharashtra common entrance test cell to reduce qualifying marks by 20 percentile points for every category
No NEET exam abroad, but students allowed to come by flight: SC
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Abraham Thomas
UPDATED ON AUG 24, 2020 04:56 PM IST
As regards the mandatory 14-day quarantine, the Court said there can be no relaxation as it involves public safety, but gave the petitioner liberty to approach the concerned state authorities to seek relaxation.
MHRB Assam Recruitment 2020: 128 vacancies for medical officers on offer
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Akhilesh Nagari
PUBLISHED ON AUG 18, 2020 01:12 PM IST
MHRB Assam Recruitment 2020: Interested and eligible and interested candidates can apply for positions online at nhm.assam.gov.in on or before August 31, 2020.
NEET 2020: Overseas exam centres not possible, NTA tells SC
New Delhi | By Asian News International| Posted by Nandini
PUBLISHED ON AUG 14, 2020 09:24 AM IST
In an affidavit filed on August 11, the National Testing Agency (NTA) said examination cannot be conducted in cities abroad as NEET (UG) has to be conducted in single shift at the same time on the same day to maintain uniformity.
Anyone with qualification from PoJKL colleges can’t practice medicine in India: Medical education regulator
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India| Posted by Akhilesh Nagari
PUBLISHED ON AUG 13, 2020 12:06 PM IST
In a public notice issued on August 10, the board of governors (BoG) in supersession of the Medical Council of India (MCI) said the entire territory of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh is an integral part of India.
Defer Maharashtra UG medical exams, start new academic year: Minister Amit Deshmukh
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | By Faisal Malik
PUBLISHED ON JUL 24, 2020 05:06 PM IST
State medical education minister Amit Deshmukh said that the exams should not be held putting at risk the lives of students. He also directed MUHS to start the academic year of the first three years.
MCI relaxes rules for MD, MS clinical course practicals
Hindustan Times, Faridkot | By Parteek Singh Mahal
UPDATED ON JUN 16, 2020 05:49 PM IST
Alternative methods of skill evaluation can be tried such as simulation and case scenarios instead of examining a long clinical case and two short cases
Coronavirus spotlights why we need to reform medical education | Opinion
New Delhi | By VS Pandey
UPDATED ON JUN 09, 2020 11:28 AM IST
It is high time that India overhauls the medical education regulatory framework to carry out real reforms and minimise the shortage of doctors in the country
PG med admissions: HC reprieve for in-service candidates
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | By Kanchan Chaudhari
UPDATED ON MAY 07, 2020 06:30 PM IST
In the petition, advocate Madhav Thorat pointed out that Maharashtra government has reserved 25℅ of the PG diploma and 25℅ of PG degree seats for in-service candidates.
Bombay HC continues stay on publication of first merit list for postgraduate medical admissions
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | By Kanchan Chaudhari
PUBLISHED ON APR 27, 2020 04:06 PM IST
Justice Ujjal Bhuyan on Monday continued the stay order passed last week by justice SJ Kathawalla on separate petitions filed by two PG aspirants through advocate Madhav Thorat.
MCI seeks registered doctors’ list from states
By Rhythma Kaul
UPDATED ON APR 18, 2020 06:24 AM IST
MCI approves increase in PG medical seats by 4800 in 2020-21
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
PUBLISHED ON MAR 17, 2020 09:11 AM IST
The Medical Council of India’s Board of Governors has approved increasing post graduate medical seats for MD and MS programmes by more than 4,800 to 36,192 for the next academic session, a top official said on Monday.
Number of govt medical colleges surpasses private ones: Data
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Rhythma Kaul
UPDATED ON JAN 15, 2020 07:39 AM IST
In the academic year 2014-15, there were 215 private medical colleges and 189 government medical colleges, showed the five year comparative data (2014-2019) from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Process of setting up National Medical Commission likely to be over in Feb
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
PUBLISHED ON JAN 12, 2020 02:48 PM IST
The NMC Act, which seeks to usher in mega reforms in the medical education sector, received the assent of the president on August 8 and was published the same day.
Private doctors can now teach at government medical colleges, says Union Health Ministry
New Delhi | By Asian News International
PUBLISHED ON DEC 31, 2019 12:50 PM IST
This new regulation will not be applicable to the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, and Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry.
Govt panel okays animal testing at PG level medical colleges
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Rhythma Kaul
UPDATED ON DEC 30, 2019 12:54 AM IST
The expert committee was formed to look into the feasibility of entirely doing away with animal use in laboratory experiments for training in post graduate (PG) medical education.
December 31 deadline near, GMCH-32 yet to buy lab equipment
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By Amanjeet Singh Salyal
PUBLISHED ON DEC 04, 2019 12:47 AM IST
ENT department of GMCH-32 shifted to main campus from Sector 48
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By Amanjeet Singh Salyal
PUBLISHED ON DEC 01, 2019 01:17 AM IST
Department shifted due to non-availability of well-equipped operation theatre
CBI court takes cognisance of chargesheet against retired Odisha HC Judge IM Quddusi
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Neeraj Chauhan
UPDATED ON NOV 26, 2019 07:00 PM IST
The former judge was arrested along with others in September 2017 by CBI for allegedly conspiring to settle a MCI (Medical Council of India) debarment order against Lucknow-based private medical college.
NEET PG 2020: Registration closes in a few days, know how to apply and don’t delay now
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Nilesh Mathur
UPDATED ON NOV 18, 2019 04:22 PM IST
NEET PG Registration 2020: The last date to register for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Post Graduate (NEET-PG) 2020 is November 21 but aspirants should not wait for the last moment for applying.
Private medical colleges fees: Health ministry asks MCI BoG to draft guidelines
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON NOV 06, 2019 07:44 PM IST
The BoG, which is vested with the powers of the MCI, has now initiated consultations with states and sought their suggestions for framing draft guidelines for the fee structure.