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Medical Education:five private medical colleges to increase 260 MBBS seats from coming academic year
By sachiv, Section Education
In a boost to the medical education in the state, the Medical Council of India (MCI) a week ago granted permission to the government-run Indira Gandhi Medical College (Nagpur) and five private medical colleges to increase the intake capacity for MBBS seats. As a result, the total intake capacity of medical colleges in the state will increase from 4,200 to 4,460 from the coming academic year.
A senior MCI official claimed that this increased capacity was "a major gain for Maharashtra". However, medical profs are sceptical about whether the move will really benefit students from the state since apart from IGMC and the N K P Salve Medical College, the other four institutions are deemed universities, and the state government has absolutely no control over their admission process. Click on "Full Story" For MOre...
The case of IGMC was taken up by chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh with Union health minister Anbumani Ramadoss, after which MCI increased the college's intake capacity from 60 to 100. Similarly, the Pune-based Bharti Vidyapeeth, controlled by senior Congress leader and cooperation minister Patangrao Kadam, has had its capacity increased from 120 to 150, while the D Y Patil medical colleges in Pune and Navi Mumbai have each been granted permission to admit 150 students against the existing 100.
The intake capacity of Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (Wardha) controlled by NCP MP Datta Meghe has been increased from 100 to 150, while Nagpur's N K P Salve Medical College can now admit 100 instead of 60 students. Salve Medical College is headed by rebel Congress leader and former MPCC president Ranjit Deshmukh. A senior medical teacher said it was high time the government stepped in to improve the standard of medical education, especially in state-run colleges. Take the case of Grant Medical College, where the government has not appointed a regular dean for the last six months after dean Pravin Shingare was promoted as joint director of medical education. `If we can't appoint a regular dean for the most prestigious medical colleges, then it clearly reflects on the casual approach of the state government,'' a former dean said.
Source: TOI, 13/03/2008
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