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MBBS guidelines for students with disabilities reduce a life to a limb

The guidelines ask whether a student can climb stairs, but not whether the college has a ramp. They ask whether a student can bear weight, but not whether the system can bear the weight of its own prejudice.

Pitched as ‘educational revolution’ in 2022, why the ‘MBBS in Hindi’ initiative has seen few takers

It was first launched in MP in line with NEP 2020 followed by Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, UP, Bihar. The response has, however, been lukewarm, despite persistent political push.

‘Calculated step’, or ‘disastrous’ in long run? NMC relaxes medical faculty recruitment norms

Norms unveiled 5 July are a major step towards unlocking existing human resource potential within govt health systems & optimising medical education infra, says Commission.

Meet NEET UG 2025 toppers: Mahesh, Krishang & Avika on their ranks, dreams & road to AIIMS

NEET 2025, already known as a challenging exam, was widely considered tougher than previous years—especially the Physics section, which many aspirants found particularly difficult.

SC strongly slams NMC’s ‘both hands intact’ rule for MBBS aspirants with disability. What it said

The top court’s criticism of rules for admission to medical courses came during the hearing of a case of an aspirant with 58% disability. Court has asked NMC to issue revised guidelines.

SC ends domicile quota in PG medical admissions. What ruling says & why southern states are unhappy

Verdict eliminates practice of reserving 50% PG medical seats in state-run colleges for residents of state, ensuring admissions under state quota are determined solely on merit.

Rising AQI & cases of lung ailments renew demand to reinstate respiratory medicine in MBBS courses

National Medical Commission had dropped respiratory medicine to 'ease workload of MBBS students', but doctors say India needs more physicians trained to handle rise in respiratory diseases.

How MBBS aspirant’s case prompted Supreme Court call to review admission norms for disabled candidates

Petitioner was denied MBBS admission on ground of a 44-45% speech & language disability. Court ruled that benchmark disability no bar for admission to MBBS or any other course.

2017 NEET topper’s ‘suicide’: Muktsar resident ‘was doing well academically’

Navdeep Singh was pursuing a MD in Radiology from MAMC after he completed MBBS. Body handed over to family Sunday evening.

3,200 new MBBS seats approved, but NMC goes back on new faculty & infra norms for medical colleges

Seats have been permitted based on MSR-UG 2020 and not MSR-UG 2023 that nearly doubled hospital beds, faculty & patients required to set up new colleges or increase seats in existing ones.

On Camera

Severe Hyderabad internet outages make it an IT hub without the IT part

Many offices in Telangana have asked their employees to work from home because of heavy rainfall, but it has become impossible due to the internet outages.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.