SVIMS Tirupati to charge MBBS fees for 4.5 years following NMC guidelines

Tirupati: In line with the guidelines of the National Medical Commission (NMC), which mandate that medical colleges must charge fees only for the prescribed MBBS duration of 4.5 years, the Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS) has decided to revise its MBBS fee collection system.

Earlier, the institute was collecting fees for a five-year period. However, NRI medical students of the 2021-22 batch raised concerns about being charged fees for 5 years, despite the MBBS course lasting 4.5 years.

As a result, they approached the TTD Executive Officer M. Ravichandra, with a plea to follow the NMC guidelines and collect the fee for 4.5 years. They also highlighted that the 4.5-year fee structure was already being followed at Sri Padmavati Medical College for Women.

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Following this, the Executive Officer reviewed the guidelines of the National Medical Commission (NMC) and agreed to revise the same. The proposal will be placed before the SVIMS Executive Body for discussion and ratification, reports The Hindu.

Medical Dialogues had reported that the NMC issued a public notice on April 7, 2026, directing all medical colleges to charge fees only for the prescribed academic duration of four and a half years, after noting that certain medical colleges under its purview are charging fees for the entire duration of five years or five and a half years from the MBBS students.

Drawing the attention of the medical colleges, institutions and universities to Section 10 and Section 24 of the National Medical Commission Act, 2019 and the Competency Based Medical Education (CBME) Guidelines, 2024 framed under the Graduate Medical Education Regulations (GMER), the Commission stated that these provisions clearly state that the duration of the MBBS course comprises 4½ years (54 months) of academic study, followed by one (01) year of compulsory rotating internship (CRMI).

The Commission stated that any instance of non-compliance with the directive will be viewed seriously, and appropriate action will be taken as per existing statutory and regulatory provisions.

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