Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 29: Health and Medical Education Department is likely to get Letter of Permission (LoP) from Medical Council of India (MCI) for four Medical Colleges viz Government Medical College Anantnag, Baramulla, Kathua and Rajouri to admit 100 MBBS students in each college from the current academic session of 2019-2020.
This was claimed by the Health & Medical Education Department of the State in a handout issued today. According to the handout, the Government Medical College, Doda is under the process of consideration for 50 admissions in the Medical Council of India.
The Excelsior had exclusively highlighted in its today’s edition that GMCs Kathua and Rajouri may get MCI nod to start their 1st academic session with 100 MBBS seats each while the fate of GMC Doda is uncertain.
“Addition of 400 MBBS students, this year will make 900 MBBS seats available in Medical Colleges of the State to the aspirants of MBBS Course, and 50 percent of these seats shall be made available to female aspirants as per the MBBS Admission Policy of the State,” the handout of the Government read.
It further stated that the State Government has submitted the required undertakings of these colleges and shall also communicate to Board of Professional Entrance Examination (BOPEE) for increasing 400 seats in new Medical Colleges viz; Anantnag, Baramulla, Rajouri and Kathua. The recruitment of staff and faculty for these medical colleges has been made in a transparent manner after inviting applications through a web portal.
Meanwhile, according to sources in Health & Medical Education Department, in a communiqué to GMCs Kathua, Rajouri, Anantnag and Baramulla, the MCI has demanded them to furnish undertakings to provide funds in their budget till the facilities are fully provided as per time bound programme indicated by them so that LoPs may be issued for the year 2019-20 in their favour.
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