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NMC caps MBBS fees to 4.5 years, bars charges for internship period The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued a clarification directing all medical colleges and institutions to charge MBBS fees strictly for the prescribed academic duration of 4.5 years, and not for the entire 5 or 5.5 years of the programme.The directive follows complaints…
Bengaluru: As many as 208 MBBS students who did not register for the one-year compulsory rural service in Karnataka have received notices from the govt and they are facing Rs 15 lakh each in penalty.According to the Jan 30 notice issued by the health and family welfare department, failure to pay the penalty within 30…
NEET PG cut off controversy explained A late-stage decision to drastically lower qualifying cut-offs for NEET PG 2025 has triggered one of the most serious debates in recent years over merit and governance in India’s medical education system. The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), with the Centre’s approval, reduced eligibility thresholds across…
On January 6, 2026, months after granting conditional approval to start an MBBS course, the National Medical Commission (NMC) withdrew permission for the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, following a regulatory process punctuated by inspections, complaints and, eventually, political and public unrest.At its core, the…
At a government medical college in Gorakhpur, an undergraduate medical student has remained enrolled in the first year of the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) course for more than a decade, exposing a regulatory gap that the institution says it cannot resolve on its own.The student, admitted to the 2014 batch at Baba…
MCC NEET UG counselling 2025 round 3 final seat allotment result The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released the final seat allotment result for NEET UG 2025 Round 3. This marks the final stage of the centralised counselling process for MBBS and BDS seats across India under the 15% All India Quota (AIQ) and deemed…
NEW DELHI: Can practitioners of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH) seek parity in pay scales, service conditions and retirement age with MBBS doctors?Given the conflicting judicial decisions on the issue of parity, a two-judge bench of Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran has referred the matter, a…
India’s medical education sees historic surge as MBBS seats reach 1,37,600 India’s medical education sector is witnessing an unprecedented transformation, with a historic surge in MBBS seats and new medical colleges across the country. Spearheaded by the National Medical Commission (NMC), this expansion aligns with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2024 pledge to create 75,000 new…
The Rajasthan University of Health Sciences (RUHS), Jaipur, has officially announced the RUHS Result 2025 for several undergraduate, postgraduate, and diploma programs. Students who appeared for exams in courses such as MBBS, BDS, B.Sc Nursing, B.Pharmacy, M.Pharmacy, D.Pharmacy, and other allied health science programs can now view their marks online. The results have been released…
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has once again revised the NEET UG 2025 seat matrix, significantly increasing the number of MBBS seats for the upcoming academic year. A total of 9,075 new seats have been added, while 456 seats have been removed due to pending court cases. This brings the total number of MBBS seats…
