The order was a response to a petition by Sahil Arsh, an MBBS student suffering from a 40% visual impairment and denied a transfer to a Delhi college despite deteriorating health conditions due to high temperatures in Barmer.
National Medical Commission withdrew nod to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence to run MBBS course citing non-compliance, days after row over Muslim admissions.
Demonstrations erupted in Jammu last month after 42 Muslim students from Kashmir were admitted to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence’s 50-seat MBBS programme.
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.
Instituted in 1962 by the erstwhile MCI, the original award was considered the most coveted for the medical fraternity in the country but was discontinued in 2019.
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.
National Medical Commission chairman says Centre made the suggestion as it received requests from some quarters including state administration to deploy health personnel for the Yatra.
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.
A series of pronouncements by CJI Surya Kant-led benches last week—from Sabarimala to CAA and freebies—are set to resonate in the coming Assembly elections.
Initial talks held on the possibility of India entering the programme that was started in 2017 between France, Germany and Spain to ensure European sovereignty in defence and security.
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