NMC grants approval for 750 MBBS seats in 5 New Andhra Medical Colleges - Video

Bringing good news to the medical aspirants in Andhra Pradesh, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has allowed full seats in the five newly launched medical colleges in Andhra Pradesh.

Even though the Apex Medical Commission noted some deficiencies, including vacant faculty positions, it decided to renew 150 MBBS seats in each of the five new medical colleges, which were launched in 2023-2024.

However, NMC has directed the State Government to ensure that all the faculty positions are filled without any delay, TOI has reported.

The Government found that at least 15-20 per cent of assistant, associate, and professor rank posts were lying vacant, particularly in the new medical colleges. According to the available information, about 25-30 posts of Professor are vacant against the total requirement of 114 Professors in all 14 government medical colleges.