Health Bulletin 05/December/2025
Here are the top health stories for the day:
NEET mandatory for allied, healthcare courses starting 2026-27 academic year
The National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) is now mandatory and a basic eligibility criterion for admission to Allied and Healthcare undergraduate courses from the academic year 2026-2027, the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP) has informed.
In an official release, NCAHP has mentioned that it has notified 13 curricula so far for different Allied and Healthcare graduate and postgraduate courses, which will be implemented from the 2026-2027 academic year. Further, it announced that NCAHP is in the process of releasing more curricula.
The Apex Medical Education Regulatory Body, NMC, has approved these seats in seven medical colleges, including Amaltas Institute of Medical Sciences Dewas, Career Instt. Of Medical Sciences & Hospital Lucknow, Father Mullers Institute of Medical Education and Research Mangalore, Kamineni Academy of Medical Sciences & Research Center Hyderabad, M S Ramaiah Medical College Bangalore, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical & Health Sciences Dehradun, and The Oxford Medical College Hospital & Research Centre Bangalore.
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NMC approves 25 more MD, MS seats in private medical colleges, Details
Rajasthan scraps mandatory two-year bond service for PG doctors joining Government Jobs
Announcing a relaxation in the bond conditions for post-graduate medical students, the Rajasthan Medical Education Department has decided to provide an exemption to the bond service candidates to those joining Central or State Government service.
Such candidates, who after completing their post-graduate studies will secure Centre or State Government jobs, will be exempted from the previously mandatory two-year service requirement, TOI has reported.
The order in this regard was issued by the State Medical Education Department on December 1. It states that while the PG and super-speciality candidates in Rajasthan are bound by a two-year service bond, if these candidates get selected for positions within the Central or State Government, or institutes fully or partially authorised by them, the bond conditions will no longer apply to them.
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Rajasthan scraps mandatory 2-year bond service for PG doctors joining govt jobs
India’s Doctor-Population ratio now 1:811, Government informs Parliament
The Union Health Ministry has informed the Parliament on Tuesday that the doctor-population ratio in the country is 1:811, assuming that 80 per cent of registered practitioners in both the allopathic and AYUSH systems are available.
Responding to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Union Health Minister JP Nadda said there are 13,88,185 registered allopathic doctors in the country and 7,51,768 registered practitioners in the AYUSH system of medicine.
"Assuming that 80 per cent of registered practitioners in both the allopathic and AYUSH systems are available, the doctor-population ratio in the country is estimated to be 1:811," he added, news agency PTI reported.
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India's Doctor-population ratio 1:811, Govt tells Parliament
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