Health Bulletin 06/March/2026

The National Testing Agency (NTA) is soon going to close the registration window for the NEET UG 2026, the national-level MBBS and BDS entrance examination.

The NEET 2026 exam is scheduled to be held on May 3, 2026 (Sunday) from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM.

Online applications will be accepted till March 8, 2026, through the official website.

All the concerned candidates are advised to carefully review the eligibility criteria, exam pattern, and important guidelines as mentioned below before applying.

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MBBS entrance: Here's the complete guide to NEET 2026

While addressing concerns about the high cost of NEET PG 2025 admissions and whether most vacant seats are in private medical colleges where fees run into crores and are unaffordable for many students, the Union Health Ministry informed Parliament that the fee structure for medical courses in government and private colleges varies across States and is decided by the respective State Fee Regulatory Authorities.

Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel stated that the fees in government medical colleges are kept lower so that more students can afford them. She also said that the government issued guidelines to decide fees and other charges for 50% of seats in private medical colleges and deemed universities under the National Medical Commission Act, 2019. These guidelines were released by the National Medical Commission on February 3, 2022. However, these rules have been challenged in different courts, and the matter is still pending.

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PG medical fees vary by state, 50 percent private seat fee guidelines subjudice: MoS Health tells Parliament

 Private hospital nurses across Kerala began a strike on Wednesday, demanding a minimum monthly salary of Rs 40,000, improved service conditions, and the implementation of various pending assurances without further delay.

The strike was organised by the United Nurses Association (UNA), which represents a majority of nurses working in around 490 private hospitals, including clinics across the state. As part of the protest, the association also staged a march to the state secretariat.

According to the protesting nurses, their salary was last revised in 2018 and has since become inadequate in view of the rising cost of living.

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Kerala private hospital nurses stage strike, demand Rs 40,000 minimum salary

The Enforcement Directorate has filed a chargesheet in connection with an alleged stipend scam at Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College involving the siphoning of around Rs 33.34 crore meant for postgraduate medical students between 2018 and 2024.

The probe, initiated based on an FIR registered by the Kalaburagi City CEN Crime Police Station, found that stipend funds credited to PG students’ bank accounts were allegedly withdrawn after collecting blank signed cheques from them at the time of admission. These cheques were later filled and encashed, depriving students of their entitled stipends.

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Rs 33.34 crore PG stipend scam: ED files chargesheet in Karnataka's medical college case