NMC decides on 153 Applications to Start, Increase PG Medical Seats, notifies 31 Medical colleges
New Delhi: Through a recent notice, the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC) has communicated its final decision to 31 medical institutes in respect of 153 applications for the starting of new postgraduate medical courses and an increase of PG medical seats for the academic year 2024-2025.
Among these 153 applications, altogether 110 applications were for starting new PG medical courses and 43 applications were for an increase of seats in PG medical courses.
NMC informed that the final decision of MARB in respect of these 153 applications has been communicated through e-mail IDs to the Medical Institutions/Colleges concerned for information and necessary action by them within the stipulated timeline.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that recently through a notice dated 28.04.2024, NMC had 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. At that time, the Commission had informed that communications of final decision in respect of remaining applications would be sent in the due course.
Now, issuing another notice on 04.05.2024, NMC mentioned, "In continuation of MARB’s Public Notice dated the 28th 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 153 more applications (for starting of new PG Medical courses and increase of seats in PG Medical courses for the Academic year: 2024-25) has been communicated 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."
"A list containing application number of each of the aforesaid 153 applications (110 applications for starting of new PG Medical courses and 43 applications for increase of seats in PG Medical courses) is attached with this public notice for general information," NMC further mentioned in the notice.
Referring to its earlier notice, the Commission added, "It may be recalled that vide MARB’s Public notice of even number dated the 28th April 2024, it was informed that final decision in respect of 101 online PG Medical course applications (82 applications for starting of new PG Medical courses and 19 applications for increase of seats in PG Medical courses) had already been communicated through the email IDs (as mentioned in online applications) to the Medical Institutions/Colleges concerned."
"Final decision in respect of remaining applications received online will be sent in due course," NMC further mentioned in the notice.
MARB had 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 then 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 notice, click on the link below:
https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/nmc-notice-04052024-237707.pdf
