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Number of seats in MBBS course increased to 4,000 in West Bengal: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the number of seats in the MBBS course has increased to 4,000 in the state with the addition of 250 seats in two medical colleges. Banerjee had earlier underscored the need for increasing the number of medical seats in the state. "I am pleased to announce that we now have 4,000 MBBS seats for Bengal's vibrant medical students with the initiation of the first MBBS batch in Purulia Govt MCH consisting of 100 seats & the addition of 150 MBBS seats in Gouri Devi Medical College," Banerjee said on Twitter. Last year, minister of state for health Chandrima Bhattacharya had informed the assembly that the number of MBBS seats in West Bengal was 1,355 when the Trinamool Congress government came to power in the state in 2011.

How Odisha's Soyeb Aftab became NEET 2020 topper with 720/720 score

NRI quota in PG Medical & dental courses in pvt colleges not sacrosanct: SC

The NEET PG 2020 examination had been held in January, and the results were declared on January 31, 2020

NMC comes into existence as India's regulator of medical education

"With this, the decades-old institution of the Medical Council of India (MCI) stands abolished," the ministry said

Approval received to open medical colleges in 15 Raj districts: Health Min

The Health Minister further spoke about COVID-19 and said that till now over 22 lakh tests have been done in Rajasthan and the capacity to conduct 51,640 tests per day in the state has been developed

Costly medical studies in govt colleges is leaving Punjab short of doctors

A part of the reason why India is short of doctors is that medical education is expensive and those who have the means to acquire it either prefer to work in private health facilities or migrate

Why no fee exemption in engineering, medical colleges: Gujarat High Court

It ordered the government and private educational institutes to hold talks and reach an amicable solution where every stakeholder's interests were taken care of

Plea in HC to follow 27% reservation for OBC students in medical colleges

The plea was filled by National Union of Backward Classes, SCs, STs and Minorities (NUBC)

Niti Aayog plans linking pvt medical colleges with district hospitals

A public-private partnership model will be taken up to address shortage of qualified doctors

Centre sanctions Rs 325 crore for new medical college in Kashmir's Handwara

The Centre has given its approval for a new government medical college, which will be attached with the district and referral hospital Handwara in north Kashmir, an official spokesman said on Sunday. The college in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district will be set up at a cost of Rs 325 crore under a centrally-sponsored scheme, he said. "The J&K government has received the sanction letter in this regard from the Union health and family welfare ministry," the spokesman said quoting a statement issued here by the administration of new medical colleges. Out of the total amount, Rs 115 crore will be spent on construction of administrative and academic blocks, Rs 80 crore on hostels and residential accommodation for students and faculty and Rs 60 crore for upgrading the existing teaching faculty at the district hospital, he said. The spokesman said, "Rs 70 crore will be used to procure machinery and equipment for the government medical college and its associated hospital." The ministry

NTPC to spend Rs 100 cr for Medical College modernisation in Chhattisgarh

The state-run power producer is coming up with a 4000-Mw super thermal power station in Lara of Raigarh district

Fee and fair: New rules to regulate education at private medical colleges

Presently, the high fee charged by most private medical colleges makes it impossible for thousands of meritorious students to get admission

NEET to be scrapped? Madras High Court asks Centre why it should not be

Why can't NEET be scrapped, Madras HC asks Centre

PGIMER 2020 registration: Applications open for MD/MS courses; apply now

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, has started the registration process for the PGIMER 2020 entrance examination scheduled for November 30

CPNET 2019 2nd Round Counselling starts today: Direct link to view schedule

The second round of counselling for admission to paramedical, pharmacy and nursing programmes offered by UPUMS ends on October 17, 2019

Clear and present medical crisis: India has few doctors to treat its people

The country has one government doctor for 11,000 people. The WHO recommends one doctor for 1,000 people. The situation is worse in rural India where a government doctor serves over 30,000 people

Govt clears 75 hospitals with 15,700 MBBS seats in 'aspirational districts'

The medical colleges would be set up at an estimated cost of Rs 24,375 crore

Bihar MBBS Counselling: Today's last day to apply for BCECEB UGMAC

The registration for Bihar MBBS Counselling 2019 will continue until August 22, 2019 till 10 pm

After HC approval, Telangana MBBS admission to be completed by August 31

The procedure for MBBS admissions in Telangana had earlier come to a standstill but now the process is going to start again

SMFWB to declare Paramedical 1st Round Allotment Result 2019 today

Check the SMFWB Paramedical result of first round of allotment on the official website of SMFWB, smfwb.in