Online Application for New Medical Colleges Launched by the Health Ministry

An online procedure for submitting applications for setting up new medical colleges and increasing the capacity for MBBS in existing colleges was introduced by the health ministry on August 24.

"It is an add-on procedure which will run parallel with the conventional procedure of manual submission of applications. As per the revised procedure, an online application is mandatory," the ministry said in a release.

Medical Council of India Plans to Catch Ghost Faculty In Medical Colleges
The project was mainly conceptualized to address complaints of ‘ghost faculty’ who were arranged by medical colleges during scheduled inspections by MCI teams.

It said applicants/colleges desirous of filling an application for establishing new medical colleges and increase in intake capacity of MBBS have to follow a 12-step procedure that begins by clicking links on the site www.mohfw.nic.in.

The instructions include taking an acknowledgment of the online application.

The applicants are required to file a manual copy of the complete application as prescribed by the Medical Council of India regulations, all valid documents drafts in original as evidence of fee paid and a copy of the system generated online application acknowledgment.

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Under the 12th Five Year Plan, 67 burn units in the State Government Medical Colleges and 19 burn units in the District Hospitals are to be established.

The last date for submission of applications is August 31.

Source-IANS

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