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Latest News |
| 06th
March 2010 / Times of India / Ahmedabad Edition |
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No new admissions for 3 med colleges
Ahmedabad: The sword of Damocles is hanging over the fate
of three medical colleges in Gujarat. The Medical Council
of India (MCI) has denied these colleges permission for
new admissions in the academic year 2010-11. The decision
came after MCI inspected medical colleges across the country
during January and February.
In Gujarat, MCI inspectors found administrative anomalies
in three colleges - Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical
Sciences in Bhuj, KJ Mehta General Hospital & College
of Medical Sciences in Bhavnagar, Government Medical College
of Rajkot. The three colleges have no less than 350 medical
seats.
With MCI putting a hold on their future academic activities,
the college administrations are in a quandary. Though,
there is a slim ray of hope, with MCI giving a final chance
to salvage the situation. The college administrations
will have to complete compliance with all norms within
a month. After this, MCI will conduct a second inspection
of the colleges and then during a meeting of its review
committee the fate of these colleges shall be decided.
According to MCI sources, the KJ Mehta General Hospital
& College of Medical Sciences, Amargadh, Bhavnagar
with 150 seats was set up in 2009. MCI inspectors found
the institute suffering from deficiencies, like 50 per
cent less staff, 50 per cent shortfall in occupancy and
resident doctors’ shortfall.
The Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhuj
with 150 seats too was set up in 2009. Here, the MCI officials
said: “Teaching staff was 50 per cent less than
the required also there was a 10 per cent shortfall in
number of resident doctors. Even in hospital, occupancy
of patients was 40 per cent instead of the necessary 80
per cent.”
In Government Medical College of Rajkot, MCI had increased
seat capacity from 50 to 100 in 2009. However, MCI has
put a stop to admission in the 50 seats after finding
50 per cent less resident doctors than required.
Aal izz well for some!
There is, however, good news for institutes like Bhavnagar
Government Medical College which has been allowed to retain
its 100 seats. Last year the college had been given additional
50 seats, taking the total number to 100. After inspection
MCI found the college infrastructure satisfactory and
thus allowed it to retain its increased seats. Surat Municipal
Institute of Medical Education and Research (SMIMER) and
AMC MET Medical College, LG Hospital Campus, Maninagar,
also have been allowed to retain its 150 seats each. |
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