NMC vacancies delaying medical admissions, SC Amicus tells courtLongstanding vacancies at the National Medical Commission are causing significant delays in medical admissions and regulatory processes. Ke...
10 Jun, 2026, 05.59 PM IST
Karnataka urges Centre to scrap NEET-UG from 2026, restore state powers to conduct CETKarnataka is urging the central government to abolish NEET-UG from 2026. The state wants to bring back its own entrance tests. Minister Sha...
16 May, 2026, 05.39 PM IST
NEET cancellations: A look at the toughest medical exams across the globeIndia's NEET (UG) 2026 exam was cancelled due to alleged paper leaks, prompting a CBI inquiry and a re-examination. This mirrors global cha...
12 May, 2026, 06.44 PM IST
NEET UG 2026: These 4 states alone account for 41% of India’s medical aspirantsNEET UG 2026 saw a massive turnout, with Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Bihar contributing nearly 41.4% of the 22.7 lakh regist...
07 May, 2026, 03.43 PM IST
Rs 30 lakh for MBBS: Doctor-led NEET racket busted in Delhi-NCR, chilling details of how cops rescued 18 aspirants from Ghaziabad flatDelhi Police busted a NEET scam, arresting four individuals, including a doctor, for allegedly extorting Rs 20-30 lakh from parents by prom...
05 May, 2026, 05.50 PM IST
Doctors seek implementation of NExT for MBBS studentsDoctors and faculty are pushing for the National Exit Test, or NExT, to be introduced soon. This exam aims to replace multiple current test...
04 Apr, 2026, 05.36 PM IST
Delhi plans hospital integration to boost PG medical seats, specialist trainingDelhi is set to significantly increase postgraduate medical seats. Key state hospitals will be integrated into a single structure, similar ...
23 Mar, 2026, 06.04 PM IST
Capping MBBS seats by NMC deferred for academic years 2024-25, 2025-26: NaddaUnion Health Minister J P Nadda announced in the Rajya Sabha that the National Medical Commission's (NMC) directive to cap MBBS seats at 10...
09 Dec, 2025, 03.36 PM IST
MBBS seats in India increase 110 per cent since 2014, Centre tells Lok SabhaThe number of medical colleges in India has increased by 82%, from 387 before 2014 to 704 currently, with corresponding growth in the numbe...
28 Jul, 2023, 02.53 PM IST
Quota for the rich? 28% of MBBS seats cost over Rs 10 lakh per year in tuition feesHow did we get to this 28%? It’s based on a detailed analysis of fees for the MBBS course in over 530 MBBS colleges. About half the seats i...
07 Mar, 2021, 06.02 PM IST
Maharashtra: Medical PG aspirants face bond hurdleOver 5,000 MBBS doctors from the state who have not completed their one-year bond service in rural areas will face serious hurdles in obtai...
20 Oct, 2017, 10.49 AM IST
Black money quota: 25,000 MBBS, PG seats at Rs 12,000 croreConsortia of privately managed colleges and deemed universities that run medical colleges claim to conduct their own entrance examinations.
30 Jan, 2016, 12.34 PM IST
Nearly 4,000 MBBS seats got lost in red tape in 2014-15The country has one doctor for every 1,700 persons against the World Health Organization prescribed standard of one doctor for every 1,000 ...
22 Aug, 2015, 11.15 AM IST
Number of MBBS seats to go up by 2,500 in medical colleges across the countryAround 2,500 MBBS seats are to be added to various medical colleges across the country, after an empowered committee of the health departme...
20 Jan, 2015, 10.54 PM IST
Proposal to raise number of MBBS seats in CCEA tomorrowA proposal for increasing the number of MBBS seats is slated for consideration of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs here tomorrow.
08 Jan, 2014, 09.40 PM IST
27 per cent of India’s doctors exist only on paperUnion health ministry admitted to some worrying trends in human resources in health. Around 27% of India’s registered doctors and almost 63...
15 May, 2012, 12.13 PM IST
Bigger scam in PG courses not out yetThe scam gets bigger, more brazen as medical graduates embark on specialisations necessary for a successful career.
06 Jun, 2009, 06.48 AM IST