National Medical Commission withdraws new MBBS curriculumThe National Medical Commission has withdrawn its recently issued Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) 2024 guidelines after facing ba...
05 Sep, 2024, 09.45 PM IST
UP medical colleges to teach in Hindi tooMany Hindi-language books are now accessible for various MBBS subjects, with some currently under review. According to Professor NS Verma, ...
05 Nov, 2023, 02.42 PM IST
Manipal Group launches test-prep app for NEET PG, NExTThe company has invested about Rs 60 crore in the development of MedAce and expects to invest another Rs 50 crore over the next year to dev...
14 Sep, 2023, 05.12 PM IST
Concerns raised over removal of PMR specialty from undergraduate MBBS curriculumThe Indian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation has written to the Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya raising concerns ...
28 Aug, 2023, 12.07 AM IST
National Medical Commission prescribes 'Charak Oath' for studentsThe National Medical Commission, India's regulatory body for medical education and health professionals, has notified a new Competency Base...
01 Apr, 2022, 11.40 PM IST
COVID-19 effect: Pandemic management now part of MBBS courseThe move has been triggered by the coronavirus pandemic and aims to prepare doctors for challenges posed by emerging diseases.
28 Aug, 2020, 02.55 PM IST
Nurses, dentists may get lateral entry into MBBSThe draft National Education Policy 2019 has suggested sweeping changes in medical education.
05 Jun, 2019, 12.35 PM IST
Ayushman Bharat, MCI restructuring, MBBS curriculum revision highlights of health ministryThe new MBBS curriculum finalised by the Medical Council of India Board of Governors this month includes modules on ethics and communicatio...
27 Dec, 2018, 03.23 PM IST
74% rise in youths seeking foreign medical degreeExperts say while the number of medical seats are limited in India, increasing awareness about foreign institutes coupled with their afford...
18 Dec, 2018, 01.57 PM IST
MRCP-UK can make one consultant here, not in BritainAccording to the MRCP-UK international brochure, the three-part MRCP(UK) merely makes a person eligible for higher specialist training.
20 Sep, 2018, 11.24 AM IST
Coaching centres for entrance exams liable to 18% GST: AAR'Simmple Shukla Tutorials' is "in no way covered" in the definition of educational institution, as has been notified under the GST laws, th...
17 May, 2018, 09.16 PM IST
MBBS fees double in Tamil Nadu, to now be Rs 2 crorePrivate medical colleges and deemed universities in Tamil Nadu have increased fees for MBBS after the CBSE released the National Eligibilit...
26 Aug, 2016, 02.26 PM IST
Students protest against long duration MBBS course proposalThe protesting students claimed that police used canes and water cannon to disperse them when they tried to meet Health Minister Ghulam Nab...
13 Feb, 2014, 01.51 AM IST
- JIPMER to introduce a redesigned curriculum at all levels
The Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) has evolved steps to redesign the medical education curric...
24 May, 2012, 04.11 PM IST
- Doctors must pass 'skills test' to practice
What an undergraduate medical student learns in one-year compulsory internship after appearing for MBBS examination will now decide whether...
12 Mar, 2011, 11.13 AM IST
- MBBS, BDS courses to include tobacco control?
For the first time, India is planning to introduce "tobacco control and cessation" into the curriculum of Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS).
11 Mar, 2011, 09.01 AM IST
- New medical syllabus to stress practical skills
Medical Council of India (MCI) is close to finalising a brand new curriculum for both undergraduate (UG) and post-graduate (PG) medical edu...
06 Mar, 2011, 04.19 AM IST