Admissions in medical schools in state of limbo

Enrollment process for fresh batch of students at several medical colleges has been halted after the Ministry of Health and Population interfered in Nepal Medical Council’s decision of allocating additional MBBS seats for the next academic session.

The MoHP directed NMC, the only medical education regulatory body, to instruct all the medical colleges in the country not to proceed with fresh enrollment of students for MBBS and BDS courses. “The Ministry in its letter issued on Thursday has told the NMC not to implement its decision of allocating additional seats for MBBS until further notice,” a NMC member said.

NMC had stayed put in number of BDS seats but revised MBBS seats for different medical colleges last week. “The ministry halted admission process after receiving complaints against NMC over its alleged irregularities in allocation of MBBS quotas,” an official at the ministry said.

Earlier, boards of the Institute of Medicine and NMC had jointly fixed MBBS and BDS seats for Tribhuvan University affiliated colleges after monitoring all medical colleges. However, NMC increased MBBS intake of Nepali Sena Swasthya Bigyan Sansthan run by the Nepali Army at Sano Bharyang, Kathmandu from 100 to 150 seats and Lalitpur-based KIST Medical College from 75 to 135 students for new academic session.

Similarly, Bhairahawa-based Universal College of Medical Sciences was given 135 seats slashing its earlier intake of 150 students while Chitwan Medical Colleges was allocated 140 seats, 10 seats lower than previous session. However, 70 seats alloted to Pokhara-based Gandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital & Research Pvt Ltd was not altered.

“We have not received official letter from NMC regarding the matter yet. Once we receive the letter, we will move forward accordingly,” informed Dr Rishikesh Narayan Shrestha, Director, KIST Medical College.

There are 18 medical colleges across the country offering MBBS and BDS courses.

source: the himalayan times,20 sept 2014

Notice for admission MBBS/BDS/BSc. Nursing 2014 from Nepal Medical College (Kathmandu University)

Notice for Admission MBBS/BDS/B.Sc. Nursing Educational Program 2014

This is to inform all students who have passed the KUMET/KU entrance examinations for 2014, that admission s are open now at Nepal Medical College for MBBS/BDS/B.Sc. Nursing Programs. The successful candidate must fill the required application form and attach their academic testimonials (Marksheets) along with the form for submission at the college. The filled forms must be submitted between 15th to 17th of September 2014. The dates for interviews will be given at the time of the form's submission. Forms are also available online at www.nmcth.edu

Admission Committee 2014
Nepal Medical College
& Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital
(Affiliated to Kathmandu University and Recognized by Nepal Medical Council)

IoM fixes 760 MBBS seats for TU colleges

Institute of Medicine today fixed 760 MBBS seats for six medical colleges and teaching hospitals affiliated to Tribhuvan University for the upcoming academic session.

A joint IoM faculty, comprising the representatives from Ministry of Education and TU, also decided to slash 25 seats of Birgunj-based National Medical College allowing it to admit only 125 MBBS students.

“A meeting of the IoM’s full faculty also decided to allow Bhairahawa-based Universal College of Medical Sciences to admit only 135 new students, instead of 150,” sources said, adding that the IoM has allocated 140 seats for Chitwan Medical College, 10 less than the previous session.

A member of faculty board told THT that the meeting also decided to increase MBBS intake of Nepali Sena Swasthya Bigyan Sansthan run by Nepali Army at Sano Bharyang in Kathmandu from 100 to 150 seats.

Lalitpur-based KIST Medical College has been allowed to admit 135 students this year, 60 more than the last year.

Pokhara-based Gandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital & Research Pvt Ltd has retained its 75 seats.

The meeting also decided not to make any changes to the last year’s BDS seats allocated for the seven TU-affiliated colleges.

Earlier, a joint team of IoM and Nepal Medical Council reviewed colleges in terms of physical infrastructure, facilities, number of beds and occupancy, number of patients, lab and ambulances for allocating MBBS seats.

The formal admission process will begin once the NMC board reviews IoM decision. “NMC will endorse IoM decision, as it was based on the report of joint inspection team,” NMC sources said.

source: the himalayan times,9 sept 2014