MoHFW announces 50 new medical colleges approved across country this year - Video

Published On 2023-06-14T14:26:41+05:30 | Updated On 14 Jun 2023 2:26 PM IST

Overview

While the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) recently announced that 50 new medical colleges have been added in the country, none of these medical colleges have been added in the State of Kerala.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that in a major boost to undergraduate medical education in India, altogether 50 new medical colleges have been approved this year with an intake capacity of 8,195 MBBS seats. With this, the total number of UG medical seats in the country has been increased to 1,07,658. According to official sources, with the addition of these 50 new medical colleges (30 government and 30 private), the number of medical colleges in the country now stands at 702.

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50 New Medical Colleges approved across country this year, None in Kerala

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Isra Zaman

B.Sc Life Sciences, M.Sc Biotechnology, B.Ed

Isra Zaman is a Life Science graduate from Daulat Ram College, Delhi University, and a postgraduate in Biotechnology from Amity University. She has a flair for writing, and her roles at Medicaldialogues include that of a Sr. content writer and a medical correspondent. Her news pieces cover recent discoveries and updates from the health and medicine sector. She can be reached at editorial@medicaldialogues.in.