New PG medical courses, Seat intake increase: NMC notifies final decision on 101 applications to 18 medical colleges
New Delhi: The Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC) has sent its final decision to 18 medical colleges in respect of 101 applications for the starting of new PG medical courses and an increase of seats for the academic year 2024-2025.
These 101 applications include 82 applications for starting new PG Medical courses and 19 applications for an increase of seats in PG Medical courses.
Issuing a Public Notice on 28.04.2024, the Apex Medical Commission informed that the final decision for these 101 applications has been sent through e-mail IDs of the concerned medical institutes for information and necessary action by them within the stipulated timeline.
"In continuation of MARB’s Public Notices dated 11th March 2024, 12th March 2024, 15th March 2024, 21st March 2024, 22nd March 2024, 27th March 2024, 28th March 2024, 29th March 2024, 01st April, 2024 and 10th April, 2024 with reference to applications from medical institutions for start or increase of PG medical courses/seats, it is informed that final decision of MARB in respect of 101 applications (for starting of new PG Medical courses and increase of seats in PG Medical courses for the Academic year :2024-25) has been sent through e-mail IDs (as mentioned in online applications) to the Medical Institutions/Colleges concerned for information and necessary action by them within the stipulated timeline," NMC mentioned in the notice.
The Commission also attached a list of 18 medical colleges containing the application number of each of the concerned 101 applications along with the public notice dated 28.04.2024 for general information.
"Communications of Final decision in respect of remaining applications received online will be sent in due course. This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority," the Commission further mentioned in the notice.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that MARB received a total of 1675 applications including 1010 applications for the start of PG courses and 665 applications for the increase of PG seats in existing medical colleges for the AY 2024-25. Among these, NMC through its notice dated 11.04.2024, informed that a total number of 10 institutes had withdrawn their 34 applications for starting and increasing PG medical seats.
Later, NMC sent communications to the concerned medical colleges through different phases for starting or increase of PG medical seats for information and necessary action by them within the stipulated timeline.
NMC had earlier clarified regarding the communications sent to the concerned applicant colleges and informed that the communications had been sent seeking deficient documents and information along with the submission of sworn affidavit.
On April 10, 2024, NMC issued a notice clarifying that no new medical college or MBBS and postgraduate medical seats have been approved/sanctioned yet. The Commission had issued a warning against the misleading and baseless news in print/electronic media regarding the establishment of new medical colleges and grant of UG/PG seats in various medical courses for the academic year 2024-2025. The Commission had clarified that the applications for the new medical colleges or increase of UG/PG medical seats in various institutes were still under process and any decision in this regard would be uploaded on the NMC website immediately.
To view the NMC notice, click on the link below:
https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/nmc-notice-28042024-237212.pdf
