Medical Council Of India

Medical colleges in India have gone up to 654 from 387 since 2014: Govt

There has been a 69-per cent increase in the number of medical colleges in the country, from 387 before 2014 to 654 as of now, the government informed Parliament on Tuesday. Further, there has been a 94-per cent rise in the number of MBBS seats, from 51,348 to 99,763, and a 107-per cent increase in the number of postgraduate (PG) seats, from 31,185 before 2014 to 64,559 as of now, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha. In order to increase the number of doctors in the country, the government has hiked the number of medical colleges and consequently, that of MBBS seats, she said. The steps taken by the government to increase the number of medical seats in the country include a centrally-sponsored scheme for the establishment of new medical colleges by upgrading the district and referral hospitals, Pawar said, adding that 94 of the 157 new medical colleges approved are already functional. A centrally-sponsored schem

Irdai tonic for health insurance: A regulator for hospitals and doctors

By asking health insurers to access a national list of doctors, the regulator hopes to encourage them to offer more flexible policies outside of the hospital network

NEET PG Counselling 2022 final merit list result declared; check details

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At least 8 Indian companies working to develop monkeypox vaccine: Report

Among the companies that are working with ICMR are Serum Institute of India (SII), Reliance Life Sciences, Dr Reddy's Laboratories, and Biological E

NEET Counselling 2021: Registration from today; know full process, schedule

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NEET PG Counselling 2021: Understand EWS, OBC quota and what SC order means

NEET Counselling 2021: SC order opens the way for the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) to begin the NEET UG and NEET PG counselling process

NEET Counselling 2020: Registration from today; know full process, schedule

NEET counselling 2020 will start today and the payment facility will be available till Nov 2 for Round 1

NEET Counselling 2020: First round from Oct 27; know full schedule, process

NEET counselling 2020 will start on October 27 and the payment facility will be available till Nov 2 for Round 1. Know about NEET counselling date, process, documents required, quotas and more

Decoded: What changes with the new medical education regulator in place

National Medical Commission (NMC) replaced the Medical Council of India (MCI) as the new regulator for medical education and medical professionals

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

National Medical Commission to come into force; BoG, MCI to be dissolved

NMC, in place of MCI, for development and regulation of all aspects of medical education and profession, has been constituted and will come into existence from Friday

Postponing NEET will be drastic deviation from academic schedule: MCI to SC

The plea, filed by parents of nearly 4,000 NEET (undergraduate) candidates, has sought to alternatively postpone the examination until the Covid-19 pandemic normalises

Pharma industry considering 'ethics inspectors' to ensure better compliance

Pharma players to meet DoP to discuss suggestions around implementing ethical marketing practices code

Govt appoints AIIMS' Prof Suresh Chandra Sharma as first chief of NMC

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Sharma for a period of three years or till the age of 70 years, it said

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

Students, patients left clueless after Medical Council website shut down

Medical Council of India was dissolved on September 26 by a Presidential ordinance

Will the latest attempt to reform Medical Council be any more successful

Like the present MCI, the proposed National Medical Commission will be a poor enforcer of the medical standards in the health profession if its composition is dominated by doctors

Cabinet approves bill to set up National Medical Commission

The MCI will be replaced, and a National Medical Commission bill has been brought, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

Supreme Court to hear plea contending MCI oversight by Lodha committee

Justice Lodha committee was set up to oversee the functioning of the Medical Council of India for at least a year