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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicMedical colleges

Topic: Medical colleges

For-profit medical colleges are a step forward. Education is defined by outcomes, not ownership

In India, we cap fees but not incompetence, regulate balance sheets but ignore learning outcomes, and police intent while tolerating mediocrity.

Why are protests erupting over the Vaishno Devi medical institute’s MBBS admission list

The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence's inaugural list for its MBBS programme is facing backlash after 42 Muslims were admitted to the 50-seat course.

Centre backs Andhra’s PPP push to build new medical colleges—the model & political row over it

In a letter to Andhra Pradesh's medical & health minister last month, JP Nadda wrote that states, ‘by strategically adopting PPP models’, could accelerate healthcare reforms.

Medical college inspections ‘scam’: How nexus leaked info for bribes, right under NMC body’s nose

ED raids followed CBI charge sheet pointing to nexus of govt officials, agents, chancellors of prominent universities involved in exchange of bribes for favourable inspection reports.

Why doctors at AIIMS & PGIMER are demanding a deadline for rotatory headship policy

Doctors contend that current system limits growth opportunities & drive fellow colleagues to private sector. They have set 15 August deadline to implement the policy.

‘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.

Discontent brewing since 2020, Punjab MBBS students protest Rs 5 lakh fee hike in 5 yrs, stagnant stipend

Protesters argue that despite rising costs and longer working hours, Punjab govt's support for its young doctors remains inadequate.

13 months since trainee-doctors’ walkout, South Korea agrees to cap new students to 3,000 per year

In Februray 2024, junior doctors staged protests and boycotted classes after the government proposed to increase admissions to medical schools to meet shortfall in healthcare.

Economic Survey flags exorbitant cost of studying medicine, faculty crisis, regional disparity

The document published Friday noted Indian students were seeking cheaper options in foreign countries where education and clinical training were subpar.

India’s top students wanted to be doctors. Not anymore

This noble profession has lost its sheen and appeal as a career path of choice for India’s brightest students. We need to analyse and understand the reasons for this decline

On Camera

Why Modi’s Israel visit has become the stage for a Knesset vs Judiciary battle

Unless Chief Justice Isaac Amit receives an official invitation—as parliamentary protocol dictates—Israel's opposition is threatening to abstain from Modi's address to the Knesset.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Post-elections, Bangladesh Army shuffles top military & intel posts, defence adviser in India recalled

Orders issued by Army Headquarters reassign key operational commanders and senior intelligence officials, including the head of DGFI, the country’s premier military intelligence agency.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.