Dr Sheth also spoke about staffing gaps at NMC, action taken against medical colleges for non-compliance, MBBS fee regulation, and the rollout of the National Exit Test (NExT).
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.
Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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