The Supreme Court has given its go-ahead to the Medical Council of India (MCI) for holding the first-ever common entrance examination for admission to MBBS, BDS and post-graduate courses but restrained it from declaring the results until further orders. The court also allowed various states, universities and other institutions entitled to conduct their respective examinations for MBBS, [ Read More ]
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Supreme Court go-ahead to MCI for holding common entrance examThe Supreme Court has given its go-ahead to the Medical Council of India (MCI) for holding the first-ever common entrance examination for admission to MBBS, BDS and post-graduate courses but restrained it from declaring the results until further orders. Various states has been allowed by the court also, universities and other institutions entitled to conduct their respective [ Read More ] Finalise Rural Medical Course, Court tells MCIThe Delhi High Court Thursday directed the Medical Council of India (MCI) to finalise within six weeks the curriculum for starting a three-and-half years course for non-MBBS physicians to practise medicine in rural health centres. Justice Rajiv Shakdher said that on failing to finalise the curriculum of Bachelor of Rural Health Care (BRHC), the MCI [ Read More ] Private doctors on warpath in uterus removal scamAccusing the state government of taking arbitrary action against doctors in a uterus removal scam and considering passage of a draconian Nursing Home Act which will “ruin private healthcare facilities”, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) Monday warned of a state-wide agitation if the government failed to address the issue in time. Talking to IANS Monday, [ Read More ] Illegal Drug Trials: SC pulls up Centre, MP govtOn the issue of illegal drug trial the Supreme Court has expressed its concern by saying that its “unfortunate” that humans were being treated as “guinea pigs“. A bench headed by Justice R M Lodha pulled up the Centre and the Madhya Pradesh government for not filing their response on PILs alleging large-scale illegal drug [ Read More ] Ramadoss bailable warrant cancelledA Delhi court on Tuesday cancelled its bailable warrants against former health minister Anbumani Ramadoss after he appeared before it in a corruption case, involving grant of allegedly illegal permission by him to a medical college to admit students. The former minister faces prosecution for allegedly granting permission to the college, which had no sufficient [ Read More ] Ramadoss in medical college scam: Bailable warrant issuedA Delhi court today issued a bailable warrant against former Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss after he failed to appear before it in a case of allegedly allowing a medical college to go ahead with admissions without having sufficient resources. Special CBI Judge Talwant Singh issued bailable warrant of Rs 10,000 against PMK leader Ramadoss after [ Read More ] Court revokes order for extra seats in medical collegesThe Delhi High Court set aside its earlier order directing the Medical Council of India (MCI) to grant an increase in the additional intake of students from 100 to 150 to three private medical colleges for this academic session. While setting aside the Sep 29 judgment of a single judge bench, Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and [ Read More ] Court allows three medical colleges to admit more studentsThe Medical Council of India was Thursday directed by the Delhi High Court to grant an increase in the intake of students from 100 to 150 to three private medical colleges. The court justified its decision by saying that a developing country like India needed more doctors to improve the health facilities. Justice Kailash Gambhir [ Read More ] Court terms MBBS admission criteria irrationalThe Gauhati High Court has found the Medical Council of India (MCI) eligibility criterion for MBBS aspirants from the scheduled castes and tribes “irrational and in violation of Article 14 of the Indian Constitution”, officials said Sunday. According to MCI regulations, MBBS aspirants from these categories must secure at least 40 percent marks in the [ Read More ] |
