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ToggleThe National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued a show cause notice to 349 medical colleges for standards violation. Reports indicate that around 50 percent of medical colleges in India are at risk of losing recognition.
Approximately half of the medical colleges have reportedly received show cause notices from the National Medical Commission (NMC) for non-compliance with the established standards. Reports suggest that approximately 50 percent of medical colleges in India are at risk of losing recognition due to their failure to adhere to the standards set by the National Medical Commission (NMC).
A total of 349 medical colleges, comprising 197 government-aided institutions and various private ones, have been served with show cause notices.
A show cause notice has been issued by the NMC to a medical college in Idukki, Kerala, following the discovery of deficiencies in attendance and a failure to meet the required faculty standards outlined in the Minimum Standard Requirements 2020, according to sources.
“If colleges will not rectify the error then admission in these colleges will be kept on hold for one year,” , sources told ANI.
HERE’S WHAT THE SHOW CAUSE NOTICE READ:
“Your college has failed to meet the required faculty requirement (MSR 2020) for the existing MBBS Course being run in the college for 2023-24. This has been viewed seriously by the Competent Authority,” the show cause notice read.
“Therefore, your college is hereby directed as to why action should not be initiated against the non-compliance of the provisions contained in MSR as well as directions issued by NMC.”
Furthermore, numerous colleges fail to adhere to the compulsory attendance guidelines for faculty and senior resident doctors. According to clause 3.2 of the MSR 2023 guidelines, a minimum of 75 percent attendance is required for all faculty and senior resident doctors.
In the past one to two months, approximately 40 medical colleges in India have reportedly lost their recognition for failing to comply with the standards set by the National Medical Commission (NMC). In May, actions were
initiated based on non-compliance with norms and deficiencies concerning inadequate faculty, along with various lapses related to CCTV cameras, as per their statements.
Government data indicates a nearly doubled growth in the number of medical colleges, rising from 387 to 654, since 2014. Similarly, the number of MBBS seats has surged by 94 percent during this period.