Idukki Medical school close to Cheruthoni in Idukki
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The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued a present trigger discover to Idukki Medical College Hospital citing insufficient amenities with a risk of effective and a discount within the variety of MBBS seats the following educational 12 months.
The NMC directed the faculty authorities to elucidate inside three days why seats for the MBBS course shouldn’t be lowered for the 2024- 2025 educational 12 months or if a financial penalty as per the rules shouldn’t be imposed.
The school authorities ought to give an evidence at a digital listening to scheduled for May 22 at 10 a.m.
Medical College Principal in-charge V.K. Devakumar stated they’d attend the digital assembly. “A detailed explanation will be submitted soon. The notice has been issued based on an inspection report in January and February this year. After the inspection, over 50 new posts have been filled in the college,” stated Dr. Devakumar.
However, MBBS college students stated there was extreme scarcity of fundamental facilities within the establishment. “There is no lab facility though second-year MBBS classes began five months ago. The absence of a proper lecture hall is another concern. The construction works of the girls’ hostel are yet to be completed. Now, the girl students have been shifted to the boys’ hostel and the male students to the PWD rest house,” stated a second-year MBBS scholar.
Source: www.thehindu.com
