NMC processes 170 Applications for New Medical Colleges, Increase of MBBS Seats, lists down institutes
New Delhi: Through a recent notice, the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC) has released a list of new medical colleges that applied to start MBBS courses and the existing colleges seeking permission to increase the MBBS seats for the academic year 2024-2025.
The Apex Medical Commission informed that it received altogether 170 online applications from 161 medical colleges in this regard and it has also sent communications through the email IDs to the concerned medical institutes for information and necessary action.
"With reference to the applications received from Medical Colleges/ Institutions to establish new medical colleges or Increase of MBBS seats in existing Medical Colleges for Academic Year: 2024- 25, it is informed that communications in respect of 170 online applications have been sent through the email IDs (as mentioned in online applications) to the Medical Institutions/Colleges concerned for information and necessary action by them within the stipulated timeline," NMC mentioned in the public notice 03.04.2024.
NMC also attached a list of the concerned medical colleges containing application IDs of each of the aforesaid 170 online applications for general information.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that recently NMC MARB received 112 applications for setting up new medical colleges and 58 applications for increasing MBBS seats in existing medical colleges.
The Commission had notified through the public notice dated 02.04.2024 that it had finalised the application process for the academic year 2024-2025 and it also shared the process of applications for the establishment of new medical colleges and increasing MBBS seats.
As per NMC, the applications for setting up new medical colleges and increase of MBBS seats were processed by - scrutiny of applications on various levels, AEBAS registration and compliance submission, physical inspection and review and final decision. It also informed that NMC will publish the results after completion of the whole process and before the first round of counselling.
It also informed that the applications for increasing MBBS seats at existing medical institutes were processed by following the steps including - scrutiny of applications on various levels, AEBAS and compliance submission, review of compliance report/affidavit/self-assessment /AEBAS data, final decision, and publication of results.
NMC further highlighted that as per UG-MSR 2023, colleges seeking an increase of the number of seats cannot exceed a total of 150 MBBS students from the year 2024-2025.
"With the exception that the colleges who had applied for Academic Year 2023-24 for increase seats but failed to get the same, can ask for the number (totaling 200 or 250) that was in their previous application for one time in the year 2024-25 only," NMC added.
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