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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
TopicMedical students

Topic: medical students

‘Pulled friends from debris, zero visibility’— how BJMC medical students became first responders

Five people from the medical college have died in the crash—four MBBS students and the six-month pregnant wife of a neurosurgery resident. One student is still missing.

How NMC’s ‘hands intact’ rule has left the fate of an MBBS aspirant with rare condition in limbo

Delhi's Kabir is in the midst of a legal battle to realise his dream of studying medicine. After SC's order, he is set to undergo fresh assessment of his disabilities—for the third time.

10,000 new medical seats, 28% more for Ayushman Bharat, but not much hike in overall health budget

Allocation for health ministry is just 10.9% higher than the revised budget of the ongoing fiscal—barely enough to cover inflation.

‘Can’t put my anger into words’ — students anguished as Centre postpones NEET-PG night before exam

Last few weeks have seen NEET UG 2024 results embroiled in controversy following alleged paper leaks, cancellation of UGC NET, and the Friday announcement to postpone CSIR UGC NET.

Medical students from Maharashtra, MP call on President Murmu

The students were in Delhi under the Sevankur Bharat Programme of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Vaidyakiya Pratishthan.

Weekly offs, cap on working hours — NMC’s answer to ‘severe burnout’ among PG medical students

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

NMC to release new norms for PG medical students — limit on working hrs, strategies to reduce stress

Burnout is a big concern among PG medical students. National Medical Commission spokesperson says new PG regulation draft 'in final stage', will also address issues like ragging.

NMC warns private colleges over 26% PG medical students not getting stipends, but ‘no word on arrears’

New Delhi: India’s apex medical regulator the National Medical Commission (NMC) has warned private colleges against withholding stipends of their postgraduate medical students, after...

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.

Kerala medical students seek permission to wear long sleeve, surgical hoods during surgery

The seven women students of the Thiruvananthapuram medical college have approached the principal seeking permission, who said a committee will be formed to discuss the issue.

On Camera

Bihar beyond Buddha and Mandal—why the 2025 polls are critical for Indian democracy

It is not often noted, but in the North, Bihar is the only state where the BJP has not come to power on its own. The party's desire to turn Bihar into UP should not be ignored.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.