Land Dispute! NMC Halts MBBS Admission at Kanyakumari Medical Mission Research Centre

Chennai: Taking note of the ongoing land dispute regarding the construction site of Kanyakumari Medical Mission Research Centre, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has put the Letter of Permission (LoP) granted to the medical college for MBBS admission.

Referring to the directions issued by the NMC in this regard, the Selection Committee of the Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER), Tamil Nadu has now withdrawn the seats shown in the seat matrix and during the 1st Round of Counselling.

"Based on the above communication the seats shown in the seat matrix and during the 1st Round of counselling for Kanyakumari Medical Mission Research Centre (State Private University) is hereby withdrawn and accordingly the 1st round counselling will be done and the results will be published at the earliest," the DMER mentioned in a notice issued on 30.08.2024.

Tamil Nadu DMER issued this notice after receiving a notice in this regard from the Apex Medical Commission on 30.08.2024. NMC informed that Kanyakumari Medical Mission Research Centre had submitted its application for the establishment of new medical college for the Academic Year 2024-2025 for the MBBS course.

After the due process, the Medical Assessment & Rating Board (MARB) granted the college the Letter of Permission (LoP) dated 04.07.2024 for 50 seats. Further, the college was granted LoP for 100 seats in accordance with the decision of the first Appeal Committee i.e. National Medical Commission vide LoP dated 10.08.2024.

Meanwhile, NMC received a plea filed by M/s. Michael Builders & Developers Pvt. Ltd before the Delhi High Court. The plea was filed against the Trust and the College, alleging that the land on which the Medical College was constructed was disputed.

"In view of the above facts it has been decided that the LOP dated 04.07.2024 & 10.08.2024 issued to the college will be on hold till further notice from NMC and it will also be the subject of the outcome of the decision in the instant writ petition," NMC mentioned in the letter directed to TN DMER.

Asking the State not to admit students to the college during the ongoing counselling till further orders, the letter further added, "Accordingly, you are requested to ensure that students will not be admitted to the college during the ongoing counselling till further communication from NMC."

Based on the communication issued by NMC, the Selection Committee of TN DMER has now withdrawn the seats shown in the seat matrix and during the 1st Round of Counselling for the medical college.

To view the notice, click on the link below:

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/withdrawal-of-mbbs-seats-250522.pdf

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