Transgender law must retain self-identification: Trans activist Maya ThakurA new law amends transgender rights, replacing self-identification with medical board approval. Maya Thakur, a transgender icon, argues thi...
13 Apr, 2026, 02.57 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
Indian medical aspirants turn to Philippines over better exposure, affordable costsIndian students are increasingly choosing the Philippines for medical studies. Affordable fees, US-style curriculum, and practical training...
13 Mar, 2026, 12.43 PM IST
NMC revises guidelines, removes sodomy and lesbianism as unnatural sexual offencesThe National Medical Commission has updated its competency-based medical education curriculum, removing sodomy and lesbianism as "unnatural...
12 Sep, 2024, 08.03 PM IST
National Medical Commission withdraws new MBBS curriculumThe National Medical Commission has withdrawn its recently issued Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) 2024 guidelines after facing ba...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
A controversial U-turn: NMC reintroduces controversial topics like 'hymen', 'lesbianism' and importance of virginityThe National Medical Commission has reinstated previously removed topics in the forensic medicine and toxicology curriculum for undergradua...
04 Sep, 2024, 05.48 PM IST
Actor Vijay voices opposition to NEET, asks Centre to respect Tamil Nadu's sentiments on the matterTamil Nadu Assembly passed a resolution against NEET, supported by actor Vijay, who stated the central test negatively impacted Tamil Nadu ...
03 Jul, 2024, 01.39 PM 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
Indian-origin professor awarded Fulbright-Nehru fellowshipKulkarni is a professor in the Department of Surgery at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School.
01 Jun, 2014, 12.42 AM IST
India to assist Afghanistan in education sectorIndia and Afghanistan today decided to set up a joint working group for the development of education sector in the war-torn country.
22 Aug, 2013, 10.03 PM IST
- Different educational boards agree to have similar question papers
Come 2014, class 12 students of maths and science from one particular education board will not be able to complain about having to face tou...
07 Jan, 2013, 06.45 AM IST
- PM Manmohan Singh voices concern over quality of medical education
PM Manmohan Singh today said a 'credible regulatory' mechanism should be put in place and a 'serious look' given at the medical education c...
30 Jun, 2012, 12.39 PM 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
- 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
- Single national-level entrance test for students in the offing
HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said that students could soon have a single national-level entrance test to get admission into engineering, medica...
16 Feb, 2010, 12.10 PM IST