Al-Falah Medical College fills all 200 MBBS seats a year after Delhi blast

The college, which came under intense scrutiny after investigators probed an alleged terror module involving doctors linked to the university, is now run by a government-appointed administrator. Its founder-chairperson is reportedly in prison on two separate money-laundering charges.

Following the state government's takeover in March 2026, several administrative changes and steps to improve the college's functioning have been introduced.

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Meanwhile, an official associated with the government-appointed administration said the college's improved functioning was the result of several corrective measures taken after an inquiry found statutory violations and irregularities in its operations.

TOI has reported that the college had filled 196 of its 200 MBBS seats in the previous admission cycle.

"The university now has around 80% of its faculty positions through advertisements in newspapers. Faculty members were earlier paid different salaries. The university has now introduced a uniform and improved salary structure, which has helped attract good professors,” said an official who is part of the government-appointed administrative setup.

The official added, "Before the incident, the university had faculty members who were associated with private clinics but were also registered as professors here but not actually teaching. They were paid for their association with Al-Falah. All such bogus faculty members have been removed. There is a strict biometric attendance system now in place."

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported on the deadly car blast near the Red Fort area in New Delhi on Monday evening. The blast, which injured eight people and killed 20, revealed shocking details, including the alleged involvement of doctors linked to international handlers operating from Afghanistan and Pakistan, and who were reportedly connected with the Pulwama attack.

The doctor who was driving the Hyundai i20 that exploded near Red Fort was the leader of a "white-collar group" of doctors in the terror module. He was alleged to have motivated other doctors to join the 10/11 blast plot. The doctor had moved to Faridabad around one and a half years ago and was working as an Assistant Professor at Al Falah School of Medical Sciences and Research. He completed his MBBS from Government Medical College (GMC), Srinagar, and was among the state toppers in NEET-PG, securing an MD seat at the same college.

The blast came hours after eight people, including three doctors connected to the university, were arrested and 2,900 kilograms of explosives were seized with the uncovering of a "white-collar terror module" involving the Jaish-e-Mohammed and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind and spanning Kashmir, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. A doctor, who was among the arrested, was a teacher at Al-Falah University, PTI reported.

Al Falah University was 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 was 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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