New medical college in Gujarat's Kadi gets NMC approval for 100 MBBS seats
Ahmedabad: In a boost to medical education in Gujarat, the National Medical Commission (NMC) granted permission to set up a new government medical institute, Bhagyoday Medical College in the state with 100 MBBS seats.
The fee structure for Kadi Medical College, newly approved by the NMC, is yet to be finalized by the Fee Regulatory Committee (FRC). The college will apply separately for fee determination.
The state government submitted three applications for new medical colleges for the academic year 2024-2025.
The applications included proposals for new medical colleges in Rajkot, Junagarh, and Kadi. The new medical college at Rajkot is supposed to have 150 MBBS seats while the medical college at Junagarh is to start with 100 seats.
However, the proposal for both colleges has failed to secure NMC approval, reports the Times of India.
Also Read:Brownfield Medical College Policy amended! 7 New Medical Colleges to Come Up in Gujarat
Previously Medical Dialogues reported that seven new medical colleges are going up be set up in the State as the Government amended its brownfield medical college policy. Seven new medical colleges will be started in Botad, Devbhumi Dwarka, Gir-Somnath, Kheda-Nadiad, Chhota Udepur, Mahisagar-Lunawada, and Dang-Ahwa.
The decision in this regard was taken at a cabinet meeting held at Gandhinagar under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel.
The Brownfield Medical College Policy was introduced by the State Government in 2016 to start new medical colleges at the district-level government hospitals. At present, Gujarat has seven functional brownfield medical colleges including Palanpur (Banaskantha), Amreli, Dahod, Bharuch, and Tapi-Vyara.
