Health Ministry Approves LOP to 24 Medical Colleges, 2280 MBBS seats added for 2018-19
New Delhi: Bringing joy to thousands of medical aspirants across the country, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has released a public notice announcing its decision to issue Letter of Permission to Various medial institutions for establishment of new Medical Colleges/Increase in intake capacity in existing Medical Colleges for the academic session 2018-19. With the permission a total number of 2280 MBBS seats will be added to the undergraduate medical seat pool for the coming academic session.
This came after the Medical Council of India has recommended to Central Government to issue Letter of Permission (LoP) for the same
Medical Council of India recommended the Central government to issue LOP for the establishment of 13 new government medical colleges adding 1350 MBBS seats and 4 private medical colleges with 600 seats.
A. Establishment of new Medical College
(Government)
(Private)
The central government has also issued permission for increase of seats in existing medical colleges. A Total of 180 seats will be added in existing government medical colleges as well as 150 seats will be added in 3 private medical colleges
Increase in Intake Capacity
(Government)
(Private)
The Ministry will issue necessary letters calling for documents etc. shortly and the letters will also be uploaded on the website of the Ministry.
The notice iterated that the Colleges whose Schemes have been approved are required to furnish the following documents/undertaking for getting the Letter of Permission (LoP) from the Central Government:-
The applicant colleges except who have already furnished the required Bank Guarantee/ Undertaking etc., are therefore advised to be ready with necessary documents so that the same can be sent to the Ministry on receiving the letter for such documents. The last date for issuing LoP is 31.05.2018. In case of any difficulty, applicant organizations may communicate at dvkrao@nic. in 86 sushil.bading79@nic. in.
For more details click on the official site of Ministry Of Health given below:
https://mohfw.gov.in/sites/default/files/Public Notice for NMC and Increase of intake existing medical c.pdf
This came after the Medical Council of India has recommended to Central Government to issue Letter of Permission (LoP) for the same
Medical Council of India recommended the Central government to issue LOP for the establishment of 13 new government medical colleges adding 1350 MBBS seats and 4 private medical colleges with 600 seats.
A. Establishment of new Medical College
(Government)
S.No. | State | Name of Colleges | Place | Seats |
1 | Arunachal Pradesh | Tomo Riba Institute of Health 86 Medical Sciences, | Naharlagun | 50 |
2 | Himachal Pradesh | Dr. Radhakrishnan Govt. Medical College | Hamirpur | 100 |
3 | Madhya Pradesh | Govt. Medical College Datia | Datia | 150 |
4 | Maharashtra | Govt. Medical College, Jalgaon | Jalgaon | 100 |
5 | Mizoram | Mizoram Institute of Medical Sciences | Falkawan | 100 |
6 | Odisha | Bolangir Medical College | Bolangir | 100 |
7 | Odisha | Balasore Medical College | Balasore | 100 |
8 | Rajasthan | Govt. Medical College Bhilwara | Bhilwara | 100 |
9 | Rajasthan | Govt. Medical College Bharatpur | Bharatpur | 100 |
10 | Rajasthan | Govt. Medical College Churu | Churu | 100 |
11 | Rajasthan | Govt. Medical College Dungarpur | Dungarpur | 100 |
12 | Rajasthan | Govt. Medical College Pali | Pali | 100 |
13 | Telangana | Government Medical College, Siddipet | Siddipet | 150 |
(Private)
S.No. | State | Name of Colleges | Place | Seats |
1 | Telangana | Ayaan Institute of Medical Sciences | R R District | 150 |
2 | Uttar Pradesh | MSY Medical College & Hospital | Meerut | 150 |
3 | Gujarat | Banas Medical College and Research Institute | Palanpur | 150 |
4 | West Bengal | Jagannath Gupta Institute of Medical Science 86 Hospital | Kolkata | 150 |
The central government has also issued permission for increase of seats in existing medical colleges. A Total of 180 seats will be added in existing government medical colleges as well as 150 seats will be added in 3 private medical colleges
Increase in Intake Capacity
(Government)
S. No. | State | Name of Colleges | Increase Intake |
1 | Gujarat | Government Medical College Surat | 150 to 250 |
2 | Gujarat | Shri M.P Shah Govt. Medical College | 200 to 250 |
3 | Maharashtra | Armed Force Medical College, Pune | 140 to 150 |
4 | Gujarat | Medical College Baroda | 180 to 250 |
(Private)
S. No. | State | Name of Colleges | Increase Intake |
1 | Andhra | Pradesh NRI Academy of Sciences, Guntur | 150 to 200 |
2 | Andhra Pradesh | Great Eastern Medical School 86 Hospital, Srikakulam | 100 to 150 |
3 | Bihar | Narayan Medical College 86 Hospital, Jamuhar, Rohtas | 100 to 150 |
The Ministry will issue necessary letters calling for documents etc. shortly and the letters will also be uploaded on the website of the Ministry.
The notice iterated that the Colleges whose Schemes have been approved are required to furnish the following documents/undertaking for getting the Letter of Permission (LoP) from the Central Government:-
- The applicant shall provide all infrastructural facilities in terms of teaching and non-teaching staff, buildings, equipment, and hospital facilities as per Medical Council of India norms.
- No student shall be admitted in the above course till the formal permission of the Central Govt. is granted.
- The Private Medical College should provide Bank Guarantee of required amount (wherever applicable) in favor of Medical Council of India, New Delhi valid for three years from a nationalized/ scheduled Bank as per MCI's norms. However, medical colleges/institutions governed by the State Govt. are required to furnish only an undertaking to provide funds in their budget till the facilities are fully provided as per time bound programme indicated by them.
The applicant colleges except who have already furnished the required Bank Guarantee/ Undertaking etc., are therefore advised to be ready with necessary documents so that the same can be sent to the Ministry on receiving the letter for such documents. The last date for issuing LoP is 31.05.2018. In case of any difficulty, applicant organizations may communicate at dvkrao@nic. in 86 sushil.bading79@nic. in.
For more details click on the official site of Ministry Of Health given below:
https://mohfw.gov.in/sites/default/files/Public Notice for NMC and Increase of intake existing medical c.pdf
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