Al Falah medical college completes MBBS admissions amid terror-link probe after Red-Fort blast

Al Falah University is currently under the scanner of multiple agencies, including the National Medical Commission (NMC), National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Directorate of Enforcement (ED). The institute is being examined for multiple issues, such as the involvement of some doctors and staff in the alleged terror module and money-laundering allegations that surfaced after the Al Falah group Chairman’s arrest.

This scrutiny began after the Red Fort car blast in New Delhi, as Room 13 of Building 17, occupied by three doctors, including the main accused, was allegedly used for planning and coordination by the suspected terror group. The college campus is believed to have served as their base of operations.

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Some professors and doctors from the campus have since been either arrested or detained for their alleged involvement in this white-collar terror module. Following this, NAAC issued a show-cause notice to the university, asking why it should not recommend that NMC withdraw recognition for its medical programmes.

After being informed by investigators on November 13 about the serious situation on campus, including the involvement of doctors employed at the institution in the blast case, the final counselling round to fill the remaining 15 MBBS seats was held on the same day. 

As per the HT news report, the university has filled all 150 MBBS seats for the 2025-26 academic session. Even though all seats have now been filled, the college remains under a cloud as central agencies continue their investigation.

In Haryana, the state medical education department conducts NEET-UG-based counselling for MBBS seats in all government and private colleges, including Al-Falah. After candidates receive provisional allotment, their documents are verified at Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak.

However, 15 seats remained vacant after three counselling rounds between August 8 and October 22. These were later filled in the stray round on November 13, as per the provisional allotment list released on November 17. As a result, the newly admitted students are scheduled to join their classes on Thursday.

In Round 3, students NEET-UG scores as low as 155, only 11 marks above the qualifying cutoff, were accepted under the NRI quota. In the stray round, the lowest scores admitted under the minority and management quotas were 250 and 231, respectively.

College officials confirmed the admissions on Wednesday. Al-Falah School of Medical Sciences & Research Centre under Al-Falah University received National Medical Commission (NMC) approval to admit its first batch of MBBS students in 2019. The college offers 200 MBBS seats. The first-year fee is Rs 16,37,500 for Indian nationals and $32,900 for NRI students.

Medical Dialogues had previously reported that the University's medical college fee structure has come into focus. The university charges Rs 74,50,000 for the MBBS course at Al Falah Medical College. Additionally, the students also have to pay hostel charges, electricity bill, laundry charges, a one-time security deposit, etc.

A faculty member from the admission committee of Al-Falah Medical College said, "During counselling, students often opt for upgrades to secure admission in colleges better aligned with their NEET-UG scores. Many who initially joined us in the first round later upgraded to other colleges as they got government colleges, while some upgraded into our college from elsewhere. After three rounds, we were left with 15 vacant seats, but the counselling authorities allotted all of them in the stray round to students who had chosen our college during the choice-filling process of the counselling."

The National Medical Commission (NMC) officials said, "We will provide our required inputs to the investigating agencies after we examine everything related to the incident and decide the next course of action based on their findings."

On the possibility of withdrawing approval or scrapping affiliation, a senior NMC official said, "It was too early to speculate. If required, the government can even take over the institution. The college has hundreds of students from diverse backgrounds, and their interests must be protected. Whatever action is taken, it will be in consultation with the state authorities. Our priority is clear — we cannot compromise the education of students already enrolled."

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