First Renewal Disapproved: NMC Halts Fresh MBBS Admissions at Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Govt Medical College
Faridabad: In a major setback to Faridabad-based Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government Medical College, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has disapproved the proposal for the first renewal and permission to the medical college for this academic year.
With this, the college has lost permission from the Apex medical education regulatory body for admitting the 2nd batch of MBBS students in 100 seats for the academic year 2023-2024.
While the commission has already notified its decision on the official website, the college has not yet received any official communication in this regard. NMC has provided this information on the page giving information of the colleges running the MBBS courses in various states.
"Permitted for 100 seats u/s 26(1)(a)(b) & 28(1)(2) of the NMC Act, 2019 for 2022-23. Disapproved the proposal of (1st renewal) and permission to take admission for 2nd batch for the Academic Year 2023 -2024," NMC mentioned on its official website in respect of the college.
Even though the reason for NMC's decision is not clear yet, sources have informed The Tribune that the unavailability of proper infrastructure and less flow of OPD patients could be the reason for this.
The college is spread over 27 acres and it has 330 beds available for patients. After the ESIC Medical College and Hospital, it is the second government-owned medical college in the area.
Back in 2020, the State Government took over the college that was earlier known as Goldfields Institute of Medical Sciences and Research. Back then, the Goldfields Institute faced closure because of the financial crisis back in 2015.
After the Government takeover, the NMC gave its nod for 100 MBBS seats at the medical college Chhainsa village for the academic year 2022-2023. However, the Commission has disapproved the grant of first renewal and permission to the medical college for this academic year.
As per the latest media report by The Tribune, sources claimed that lack of adequate infrastructure might be the reason behind the decision of NMC. The NMC decision has come as a major setback for the expansion of medical education and health facilities in the State. While commenting on the matter, Dr Gautam Gole, director of the college informed that they have not received any official communication from the authorities.
He further mentioned that the college was in touch with the NMC and the State Government. The director also assured that the college was willing to remove any deficiency or discrepancy.
Medical Dialogues had recently reported that in a major crackdown over non-compliance to its mandated standards for imparting medical courses, the apex medical regulatory body, NMC has so far de-recognised around 40 medical colleges in the last two months.
Speaking to the ANI, the official sources informed, “The action was taken on account of these institutions not complying with norms as well as lapses pertaining to faculty and security (CCTV) cameras.”
“About 40 medical colleges have lost recognition over the last one to two months period for not meeting the standards set by the NMC… A further 100 medical colleges in Puducherry, Gujarat, Assam, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu are also likely to lose recognition for not complying with the NMC's standards,” they stated.
