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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...
NMC approves 10,650 new MBBS seats, 41 new medical colleges for 2024-25The National Medical Commission has approved 10,650 new MBBS seats for 2024-25, adding to 41 new medical colleges and raising the total to ...
National Medical Commission withdraws new MBBS curriculumThe National Medical Commission has withdrawn its recently issued Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) 2024 guidelines after facing ba...
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 ...
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...
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.
Finance panel to recommend health sector reformsThe panel’s expert group on health had submitted its report earlier this year, but after the Covid-19 pandemic exposed the country’s health...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Extension of NEET to J-K shows PDP-BJP govt's failure: Farooq AbdullahOpposition NC president Farooq Abdullah today termed the extension of NEET to Jammu and Kashmir as a "failure" of PDP-BJP government.
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...
Indian-American scholar headed to India to study AyurvedaBhaswati Bhattacharya, 37, would be based at the holy city of Varanasi to explore various fields of Ayurveda at its prestigious Banaras Hin...
- 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...
Doctors going to US for studies will have to sign bond for returnGovt said doctors going to US for higher studies would have to sign a bond before leaving and honour the document by returning to India aft...
- 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...
- 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).
- 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...
- West Bengal to see shortfall in skilled manpower by 2015
West Bengal is likely to see a 1,30,000 shortfall in skilled resources by 2015, claims a CII - PWC Skill Gap Study released in Kolkata on W...