MCI Recommends Cutting Down PG Medical Seats in Andhra Pradesh Medical Colleges

Medical Council of India (MCI) is unsatisfied with the medical colleges in Andhra Pradesh for failing to upgrade faculty and college infrastructure, reports source.

Many of the medical colleges that had secured additional seats last year have //failed to upgrade infrastructure facilities and appoint the required faculty in accordance with the seat hike.

The MCI, which has started inspections of the colleges to grant approvals for this year, is upset with the poor facilities in the colleges and the inspectors are recommending taking away the increased seats.

The MCI has recommended cutting down PG medical seats in Andhra Medical College, Vizag. Finding deficiencies with regard to infrastructure facilities and faculty in the college, the inspection team has recommended slashing five seats each in MD (Paediatrics) and Ms (ENT), which were increased last year. Similarly, other old medical colleges such as Osmania, Gandhi etc. too face the risk of losing seats that were increased last year.

MCI teams have already inspected Osmania Medical College twice and are dissatisfied with the inadequate infrastructure.

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The MCI had given “conditional approval” for increase in intake last year after taking an undertaking from the state government that it would upgrade the facilities within a year.

The state government has however failed to do so due to a delay in release of funds.

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Council is also set to begin inspections to grant approvals for MBBS seats for this year and it is being feared that the deficiencies in infrastructure and faculty might affect the MBBS seats too as it has happened for PG, reported Deccan Chronicle.

Source-Medindia