KGMU releases revised guidelines for starting, running PDCC and Fellowship courses, details

Lucknow- Through as recent notice King George's Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow released revised guidelines for starting and managing PDCC/Fellowship courses.

All the concerned stakeholders seeking to run PDCC and Fellowship courses in King George's Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow are advised to take note of the following guidelines:

Following the approval of the Executive Council on 15th June 2024 and based on the minutes of the Academic Council meeting held on 09th January 2024 (Agenda No. 03), and in light of the report submitted by the review committee chaired by the Pro-Vice Chancellor, the revised guidelines for starting and managing PDCC/Fellowship courses are to be implemented immediately, stated the KGMU

The revised guidelines are outlined below:

A. For starting the new PDCC/Fellowship courses:

1. Departments can start PDCC/Fellowship courses only on 20% of allotted seats of Senior Residents (Un-Registered) in Broad Specialties and 30% of allotted seats of Senior Residents (Un-Registered) in Super Specialties. If the already existing PDCC/Fellowship seats sanctioned in the department are above the 20% (Broad Specialty) and 30% (Super Specialty) then the department will not be permitted to start the new PDCC/Fellowship course.
2. Next criteria for calculating the number of PDCC/Fellowship course seats will be based on number of available faculty and JRs (MDIMS)/SRs (DMIMCH) in the department. Total number of MD/MS/DM/MCH seats plus PDCC/Fellowship seats cannot exceed the number of NMC, New Delhi eligibility criteria for teacher/student ratio. If number of sanctioned JRs/SRs seats are equivalent to availability of PG Teachers as per National Medical Commission, New Delhi criteria, then PDCC/Fellowship seats can be sanctioned only against the number of available faculty on the post of Assistant Professor in the department.

For example, if department have Professor-1, Associate Professor- I and Assistant Professor-2 and department already have 5 sanctioned seats of MDIMS/DM/MCH then the department can take only 2 PDCC/Fellowship seats against 02 Assistant Professor who will supervise these students under the guidance of PG a teacher.

3. Department must justify the needs of these courses. PDCC/Fellowship courses will not be permitted in those subjects, in which MDIMS/DM/MCH courses are already running.
4. PDCC/Fellowship should be proposed only in "Niche area" of the subject, for example areas/subjects in which MDIMSIMCHIDM courses are already running, there is no use of starting PDCC/Fellowships in those subjects. However, PDCC courses already running in various departments will continue.
5. The courses be reviewed every 05 years and reappraisal should be done with the approval of Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor.
6. Self sponsored seats should not be allowed.
7. PDCC/Fellowship courses which are already running and passed froM Board of Faculty of Medicine, Academic Council and Executive Council will continue, as per rules and regulations of this University.
8. It was also instructed to take mankikaran GO into account for starting new seats of PDCC.

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B. For running sanctioned PDCC/Fellowship courses:

1. Self sponsored seats shall not be allowed.
2. Departments having no seats for Senior Residents (lin-Registered) should enroll only against sanctioned sponsored candidates seats.
3. Head of Department and course coordinator will supervise the PDCC/Fellowship Course and he will be responsible for the teaching and training of the students. Head of department will yearly monitor the progress of PDCC/Fellowship Course.
4. No separate Entrance Examination will be held for PDCC/Fellowship Courses. The successful candidates of Senior Resident (Un-registered) entrance examination will be offered PDCC/Fellowship course as per the merit obtained by them, in the aforesaid exam, in the respective department. Senior Residents (Un-registered) appointed through bond will have to appear in the same entrance examination for admission in PDCC/Fellowship courses. Sponsored Candidates will also appear in the same examination for admission in the PDCC/Fellowship courses.
5. The candidates have to secure minimum 50% marks in the entrance examination to become eligible for admission in PDCC/Fellowship course.
6. University fee (admission and Exit Examination fee) will be paid by all the candidates including sponsored candidates.
7. Rules and regulation of PDCC/Fellowship course decided by the Dean-Academics vide Order no. Dean M/KGMU/2019/613 Dated 16^th July 2019 will be followed except point no. 11 of the rules and regulation.