NMC declines permission to start MBBS admission in four new medical colleges in Karnataka

NMC has turned down Karnataka's requisite to start admission for MBBS seats in four new medical colleges in the state from 2021-22.

The Karnataka government had asked the National Medical Commission (NMC) for approval to start MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) admission in four new medical colleges in Yadgir, Chikkaballapur, Chikkamagaluru, and Haveri with 150 seats in each of these colleges. NMC has declined the approval after the inspection and cited the reason being lack of buildings and also the staff recruitment was still going on.

NMC team from Delhi had inspected the colleges in August this year and in October a video conference was conducted with the heads of these medical colleges to review progress. Now, NMC has refused the approval to start MBBS admission this year.

At present, there are 8,900 UG medical seats in Karnataka. Out of these, 2,900 are in government medical colleges. 

A source in the medical education department told TOI, "If not for the pandemic, we would have completed the process of appointing staff in all four colleges. Construction work also took a beating because of the pandemic. However, it's now taking place at a fast pace in Chikkaballapur and Chikkamagaluru."

"The recruitment process is likely to be over by December, and we will once again approach the NMC. If staff recruitment is complete and the required equipment, hostel and other infrastructure are in place, the NMC may approve two of the four colleges this year, " the source added.

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