New PG medical courses, Increase of PG seats: NMC notifies its Final Decision on 158 Applications to 32 Institutes

New Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has notified its final decision on 158 more applications for starting new postgraduate medical courses and increasing postgraduate medical seats for the academic year 2024-2025. These applications were submitted by altogether 32 medical institutes.

Among these applications, altogether 105 applications were for starting new PG medical courses and 53 applications were for an increase of seats in existing PG medical courses.

NMC, the Apex Medical Regulator in the country, has communicated its final decision in respect of these applications to the concerned medical institutes through e-mail.

Issuing a notice in this regard on 13.05.2024, NMC mentioned, "In continuation of MARB’s Public Notice dated the 28th April 2024, with reference to applications from medical institutions for start or increase of PG medical courses/seats, it is informed that final decision of MARB in respect of 158 more applications (for starting of new PG Medical courses and increase of seats in PG Medical courses for the Academic year: 2024-25) has been communicated through e-mail IDs (as mentioned in online applications) to the Medical Institutions/Colleges concerned for information and necessary action by them within the stipulated timeline."

"A list containing application number of each of the aforesaid 158 applications (105 applications for starting of new PG Medical courses and 53 applications for increase of seats in PG Medical courses) is attached with this public notice for general information," it further mentioned.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that recently through a notice dated 28.04.2024, NMC had sent its final decision to 18 medical colleges in respect of 101 applications for the starting of new PG medical courses and an increase of seats for the academic year 2024-2025. At that time, the Commission had informed that communications of the final decision in respect of remaining applications would be sent in due course. Again on 04.05.2024, NMC issued another notice and communicated its final decision to 31 medical institutes in respect of 153 applications.

Referring to its earlier notices, the Commission mentioned, "It may be recalled that vide MARB’s Public notice of even number dated the 28th April 2024 & 4th May 2024, it was informed that final decision in respect of 101 & 153 online PG Medical course applications (82 & 110 applications for starting of new PG Medical courses and 19 & 43 applications for increase of seats in PG Medical courses) had already been communicated through the email IDs (as mentioned in online applications) to the Medical Institutions/Colleges concerned."

"Final decision in respect of remaining applications received online will be sent in due course. This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority," NMC further mentioned in the order.

To read the notice, click on the link below:

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/nmc-notice-pg-medical-courses-238138.pdf

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