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MCI approves three new medical colleges

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CET Cell to allot 852 medical seats from July 25

BANGALORE: Common Entrance Test (CET) candidates seeking subsidised government medical seats can heave a sigh of relief. After several inspections, the Medical Council of India (MCI) has finally given the go-ahead for three new government medical colleges. Three colleges were approved last year.

With this, CET candidates can now choose from 600 MBBS seats in government colleges in addition to 252 government seats in private colleges.

To fill these 852 seats, the CET Cell will conduct a casual vacancy round seat selection process from July 25, Medical Education Minister V.S. Acharya told presspersons here on Saturday.

The MCI has allowed the Government to go ahead with admissions to the six new government medical colleges in Hassan, Mandya, Belgaum, Shimoga, Raichur and Bidar in the current academic year (2007-08). The government colleges in Shimoga, Raichur and Bidar will begin functioning from this year. The colleges at Hassan, Belgaum and Mandya were approved last year, and the MIC has permitted these colleges to start the second-year MBBS course this year. There is no staff shortage in the six colleges, according to the Minister.

The MCI inspected the availability of faculty and physical infrastructure in the six colleges in May and June. It was satisfied with the facilities available and recommended to the Centre to permit the Government to begin admissions from this academic year. The MCI would conduct inspections for the first five years, Dr. Acharya said.

The MCI had also permitted admission of students to the private Kasturba Medical College at Manipal and Mangalore; Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore; Sri Siddhartha Medical College, Tumkur; Basaveshwara Medical College, Chitradurga; and K.V.G. Medical College, Sullia.

As many as 252 seats would be available to students under the government quota in these colleges, Dr. Acharya said. The MCI had withheld permission for admissions to these colleges on technical grounds, he said.

Since Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar, had been granted deemed university status, the Government had lost 60 seats in its quota in that college, he said.

Dr. Acharya said some educational institutions had shown interest in opening medical colleges in Haveri, Gadag, Uttara Kannada, Chamarajanagar, Kodagu, and Koppal districts.

A proposal has been prepared to open a government medical college in Ramanagaram, the Minister said.

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