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Friday, December 12, 2025
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Topic: MBBS

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.

After flip flops on NExT, NMC now seeks public feedback on the medical test’s feasibility

National Medical Commission has asked students, faculty and institutions whether a single test can replace final year MBBS exams & entrance test for PG seats in medical colleges.

CBI books Bengal govt officials for allotting MBBS seats in govt colleges with ‘fake ST certificates’

Case registered by agency’s anti-corruption branch in Kolkata on order of Calcutta High Court, which also came Wednesday in matter of Itisha Soren vs Union of India versus others.

Govt stares at 1700 leftover postgraduate medical seats despite lowering qualifying marks to zero

Through a 20 September circular, the Union Health Ministry allowed MBBS candidates, who had appeared for NEET-PG, 2023, to opt for leftover seats in medical colleges. But has not got a favourable response as these seats are in non-clinical branches.

Linking MBBS seats to population aimed at resolving regional disparities, says NMC

National Medical Commission's rule of 100 MBBS seats/10L population has doctors divided & became talking point among Oppn leaders who expressed concern about impact on southern states.

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A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

1st MBBS batch set to take NExT opposes it. ‘Test based on entire 5-yr syllabus, no percentile system’

Parents of 2019 batch students plan to move SC to challenge decision to implement the test from 2024, saying intention to conduct it was declared after batch had taken admission.

Early clinical exposure, thrust on community medicine — all about new MBBS guidelines

On 12 June, National Medical Commission issued new guidelines for UG medical students after 25 years. These aim to be more ‘learner-centric, patient-centric & gender-sensitive’.

NMC approves 50 new medical colleges in 15 states with over 8,000 MBBS seats

Telangana will have the greatest number of new institutions at 13, followed by Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh with five each, according to health ministry officials.

National Exit Test 2023 for medical students to be likely conducted by AIIMS, health ministry nod awaited

National Medical Commission wants AIIMS to hold the test, which is envisaged as a comprehensive exam for MBBS finals, NEET-PG & licentiate test for foreign medical graduates to practice in India.

On Camera

Congress wasted a chance to turn the tables on BJP over Vande Mataram. It chose appeasement

Seven decades after Independence, the “Hindu Congress” is accusing the BJP on the same lines as the Muslim League had done.

NITI Aayog flags what India needs for its ‘$30 tn by 2047’ goal—‘a developed corporate bond market’

Report looks at imbalance between equity & corporate bond markets amid India’s growth ambitions and diverse capital needs, while outlining strategy to unlock full potential.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.