It has generally been the practice that colleges found
deficient in fulfilling the norms (such as faculty, no. of beds) as per
prescribed regulations on inspection are disqualified and not allowed to admit
any students. This holds true for both new as well as existing colleges.
But, now Board of Governors has proposed an amendment to
the Health Ministry that if the college is not able to fulfil the required
number of seats then it may still be allowed if it fulfils the requirement for
less number of seats.
The notice is reproduced as below:
“No. MCI-34(41)/2018-Med./ In exercise of the powers
conferred by Section 33 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (102 of 1956),
the Medical Council of India with the previous sanction of the Central
Government, hereby makes the following Regulations to further amend "The
Opening of a New or Higher Course of Study or Training (including Postgraduate
Course of Study or Training) and Increase of Admission Capacity in any Course
of Study or Training (including a Postgraduate Course of Study or Training)
Regulations, 2000.”
1.(i) These Regulations may be called the "The Opening
of a New or Higher Course of Study or Training (including Postgraduate Course
of Study or Training) and Increase of Admission Capacity in any Course of Study
or Training (including a Postgraduate Course of Study or Training) Regulations,
2000.” (Amendment), 2019”.
(ii) These amendments shall be applicable for the
applications received for the academic year 2019-20 onwards with retrospective
effect in public interest and interest of no person shall be adversely affected
by such retrospective effect.
2. In Part –II [Scheme for permission of the Central
Government to increase the Admission capacity in any course of study or
training (including post graduate course of study or training) in the existing
Medical Colleges/Institutions] – Clause 7 under the heading of “Grant of
Permission”, the following shall be added after first paragraph as under:
The Board of Governors in
super-session of Medical Council of India/Central Government on the
recommendation of Medical Council of India may consider grant of permission for
increase of seats or renewal of permission for increase of seats in the
existing medical college to the lower sanctioned intake capacity, in the event
of failure to meet the requirements prescribed in the Minimum Standard
Requirement Regulations for the intake capacity for which the Medical College
has applied. Such permission shall be granted only on the furnishing of an
undertaking by the applicant that the grant of permission with reduced intake
is acceptable, and shall be subject to following:
(a) The Medical College shall be entitled for increase in
intake capacity for the next academic year shall be for the intake capacity for
which it has been granted initial letter of permission for increased intake.”
Comments have been invited on the above mentioned proposed
amendment till 15th February.
We welcome this proposal as it will open doors
for many aspiring doctors in the country.
India is facing a shortage of doctors. The
doctor-population ratio in India is 1:1596 (National Health Profile 2018) as
against 1:1000 as prescribed by the World Health Organization (WHO), which
needs to be addressed. This probably may be one way by which this shortage can
be sorted out.
Dr KK Aggarwal
Padma Shri Awardee
President Elect Confederation of Medical
Associations in Asia and Oceania
(CMAAO)
Group Editor-in-Chief IJCP Publications
President Heart Care Foundation of India
Past National President IMA
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