Inadequate faculty, non-compliance of rules to lead to 150 medical colleges losing recognition
Ten News Network
New Delhi, 31st May 2023: About 150 medical colleges are likely to lose recognition by the National Medical Commission for their inadequate faculty and non-compliance with rules.
Sources confirm that 40 medical colleges have already lost their recognition and should now show the NMC that they are in tandem with the set standards and ensuring the quality mandated by the regulatory body.
The list of colleges under NMC’s radar is spread across the country, mainly in Gujarat, Assa, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Tripura and West Bengal.
This comes after inspections were carried out by the Undergraduate Medical Education Board of the Commission for over a month, where the officials scouted through CCTV cameras, lapses in Aadhar-linked biometric attendance procedures and the faculty rolls.
Sources said the colleges did not follow the criteria, including proper camera installation and functioning. The biometric facility was not working properly, and the faculties were often found vacant during the inspection.
The medical colleges can appeal, with the first appeal being made at the NMC within 30 days. They can approach the Union Ministry of Health if the appeal is rejected.
