Health services, medical education expansion to be driven by modern tech: Yogi AdityanathUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed health and medical education. He stressed improving treatment quality and expanding s...
26 May, 2026, 04.34 PM IST
'Thank God' Kiran Mazumdar Shaw did not become a doctor: When Dr Devi Shetty shared a life lesson from Biocon founder's inspiring journeyA missed medical college admission propelled Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw towards a different path, ultimately leading to the founding of Biocon. Re...
07 May, 2026, 08.10 AM IST
Gokula Education Foundation (Medical) launches RISM, a globally aligned STEM and Management university focused on AI, aerospace, and future-ready skillsGokula Education Foundation partners with the University at Albany to launch Ramaiah Institute of Science and Management (RISM) in Bengalur...
05 May, 2026, 04.51 PM IST
High drama in Punjab assembly; Congress, Akali Dal allege CM Mann was drunk during house proceedingsOpposition parties in Punjab, including Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal, accused Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of appearing intoxicated dur...
01 May, 2026, 07.29 PM IST
Odisha hikes quotas for STs, SCs; introduces reservation for OBCs in medical, technical educationOdisha has significantly boosted reservation quotas for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students in medical and technical education, ra...
05 Apr, 2026, 09.58 AM 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
AIIMS INI CET 2025 Admit Card: Here is how to download hall ticket, other detailsAIIMS will release the admit cards for the INI CET 2025 exam today on November 4, 2024. Candidates can download their hall tickets from aii...
04 Nov, 2024, 12.55 PM IST
NEET-PG 2024 to be conducted on July 7The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Postgraduate examination (NEET-PG) 2024 is set to take place on July 7, 2024. The National Exit ...
09 Jan, 2024, 02.18 PM IST
PG medical counselling to be done only through online mode: NMCThe National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued the "Post-Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2023," announcing that all rounds of cou...
07 Jan, 2024, 03.54 PM IST
NEET-PG exam likely in first week of July; no National Exit Test this yearAccording to the recently-notified "Post-Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2023" which have replaced the Postgraduate Medical Educati...
06 Jan, 2024, 07.56 PM IST
Two rounds of counselling over; 13,000 postgraduate medical seats remain vacantAccording to the ministry sources cited by the newspaper, India has a total 68,142 postgraduate medical seats. These seats are filled on th...
23 Sep, 2023, 11.42 AM IST
Centre okay for 27% OBC, 10% EWS quota in UG-PG medical, dental CoursesThe All India Quota (AIQ) Scheme was introduced in 1986 under the directions of the Supreme Court to provide for domicile-free merit-based ...
30 Jul, 2021, 10.30 AM IST
National Medical Commission Bill gets Cabinet nod, to be introduced in current session of ParliamentThe NMC Bill proposes a common final year MBBS exam, to be known as National Exit Test (NEXT), for admission to post-graduate medical cours...
17 Jul, 2019, 09.02 PM IST
Will UK's MRCP post-graduation medical degrees escape Indian regulation?It all started with the MCI issuing a notification in March last year that postgraduate medical qualifications awarded in the US, UK, Canad...
10 Sep, 2018, 12.09 PM IST
Why some vested interests have created a fog around National Medical Commission BillNational Medical Commission Bill makes a conscious effort to bring the best in the profession to the centre stage of regulation.
06 Feb, 2018, 07.25 AM IST
Medical students will have to clear National Exit Test to get 'Dr' tag, proposes draft Medical Council BillA central government official said NEXT would improve the quality of medical education in the country and help benchmark students.
30 Dec, 2016, 10.43 AM IST
To transform healthcare, reform medical educationIf India can initiate some radical changes in medical, nursing and paramedical education, dramatic changes will be visible in three years.
23 Mar, 2015, 12.27 PM IST