Regulatory grey area ?

Regulatory grey area ? 

BRD Medical college student remains in MBBS first year for 11 years

Written By : Divyani Paul Published On 31 Dec 2025 2:00 PM  

Uttar Pradesh: An unprecedented academic case has come to light at BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur, where an MBBS student has remained in the first year of his course for over eleven years now. Following this, the college has now come under scrutiny.

According to media reports, the student was admitted in 2014 under the Scheduled Caste (SC) quota. Even after 11 years, he has not been able to pass the first-year MBBS exams. However, according to college sources, the student only attempted the exams once. He failed all the papers and subsequently stopped appearing for the exams altogether.

Meanwhile, as per the latest report by Hindustan, action has begun in the case. On Monday, a meeting of the Academic Committee was held in the Principal’s office, chaired by the college Principal, Dr Ramkumar Jaiswal. The committee has eight members, six of whom are heads of departments. The hostel warden was also called to the meeting and asked to present the complete details of the matter. After this, the committee decided to summon the student’s father for discussions. The student’s father is a police sub-inspector. The student will also be spoken to. Any course of action will be decided only after hearing both sides.

Teachers present in the Academic Committee agreed that the student should be given an opportunity. However, this would require certain initiatives from the student as well. He will have to study, prepare seriously, and appear for examinations on time. The Academic Committee has also decided to provide counselling to the student. Additionally, it was resolved that if the student is willing to study, teachers will conduct extra classes for him and offer academic counselling, adds the Hindustan

Student's enrollment:

The student has been enrolled in the MBBS first year for the past 11 years. The student is a resident of Azamgarh, and his father is a police sub-inspector. He took admission in 2014 through the CPMT examination. Over the past 11 years, he has appeared for the MBBS first-year examination only once, in which he failed all papers. Since then, he has never appeared for the examination again. He continues to reside in one of the medical college hostels.

It has been reported that the hostel warden had complained three to four times to the former Principal, Dr Ganesh Kumar, but no action was taken. The warden has now lodged a complaint with the current Principal, Dr Ramkumar Jaiswal.

MCI and NMC Regulations:

At the time of the student’s admission, medical college admissions were governed by the rules of the erstwhile Medical Council of India (MCI). Under the MCI rules, there was no restriction on the duration within which students had to complete their studies; they could take as many years as required. In 2023, the provisions of the National Medical Commission (NMC) came into force for medical colleges.

Whether the NMC rules apply to this student or not is a legal question. Under the current NMC regulations, MBBS students must pass the first-year examination within four attempts, and the entire course, including internship, must be completed within nine years.

Therefore, this case falls into a regulatory grey area, making disciplinary action difficult.

Gorakhpur Student Completed MBBS in 22 Years

This is not the first instance of an MBBS course being completed over many years at the medical college. Several students have taken 10 to 12 years to complete the 4.5-year course. It is said that a student admitted in 1980 completed the course in nearly 22 years. This is considered the longest duration taken by a student to complete MBBS at the college.

On this, speaking to India Today, Dr Ramkumar, the principal of BRD Medical College, said that the issue had recently come to his attention. He further added that the matter would be discussed in the academic committee and then referred to the National Medical Commission (NMC) for guidance on further action. However, this incident has raised serious questions about institutional oversight, academic accountability, and regulatory shortcomings in medical education governance.

Clinical research no longer optional, to be integrated into MBBS, PG medical curriculum: NMC Chief

Clinical research no longer optional, to be integrated into MBBS, PG medical curriculum: NMC Chief 

Written By : MD Bureau Published On 5 Jan 2026 12:45 PM  

New Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has decided to integrate clinical research as a core component of medical education, moving it out of the optional category and embedding it into the mainstream clinical curriculum, including assessment and training.

NMC Chairperson and NBEMS President Dr Abhijat Sheth said the decision has been approved in principle by the NMC Board.

A joint committee involving ICMR, IISc, IITs and medical experts will be formed to draft a framework for large-scale integration of clinical research across undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. The initiative is expected to enhance the quality of medical education and foster a stronger culture of clinical research within the medical fraternity.

Speaking to ANI, Dr Abhijat Sheth, Chairperson NMC and President NBEMS said, "Clinical research is an important subject and we realise that it should be integrated into the mainstream part of the clinical medicine rather than optional or side subjects."

Hence, the National Medical Commission has decided that clinical research will be an integral part of clinical medicine, where not only the curriculum, but also curriculum assessment and training will be a part of the medical curriculum, said.

"I am happy to say that recently, the National Medical Commission Board has approved this in principle.Now, we will form a committee with ICMR, with the Indian Institute of Science and Technology and IITs and the experts from the medical fraternity to frame the draft proposal on how we will go for the clinical research on a large scale that includes both, undergraduate as well as postgraduate medical education as well as what ICMR has suggested that they will be very happy to start new PhD courses for clinical research and same also has been expressed by Indian Institute of Science and Technology and few of the Indian Institute of Technologies across India which has already far advanced into innovations and discovery. 

This will be a big advantage in terms of enhancement of quality in the medical education as well as a big advantage to the nation to build up the culture of clinical research amongst the medical fraternity, which is the need of the hour," added Dr Sheth, quotes ANI.

MBBS student remains in first year for over a decade at Gorakhpur college

MBBS student remains in first year for over a decade at Gorakhpur college 

Grappling with regulatory hurdles, the BRD Medical College administration has now approached the National Medical Commission (NMC) seeking its guidance to resolve the issue. 

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Gorakhpur: An unusual case has come to light at the BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur where an MBBS student of the 2014 batch has remained in the first year for more than a decade after failing to clear the first-year examination.

Grappling with regulatory hurdles, the college administration has now approached the National Medical Commission (NMC) seeking its guidance to resolve the issue.

According to college authorities, the student, who could not clear the first-year MBBS examination in 2015, has been residing in the UG hostel since 2014.

The student has neither filled the examination form nor appeared for any subsequent attempts in the last 11 years. He is also not engaged in regular academic activities, officials said.

Under existing medical education rules, a student who fails the first-year MBBS examination is not required to seek fresh admission and can reappear by simply filling the examination form. Due to this provision, the student's enrolment continues to remain technically valid, preventing the college from cancelling his admission.

Repeated counselling sessions by the college authorities failed to yield any result, following which the administration contacted the student's father.

However, despite three phone calls from the principal's office asking him to visit the college, the student's father has not turned up so far, the officials said, adding that the father has shown little concern for his son's academic future.

It has further complicated matters for the college as the student's active enrolment status makes it difficult to evict him from the hostel.

The officials said mess fees are collected along with the examination form, and since the student has not filled the form for years, he has not paid mess charges but continues to avail free boarding and lodging facility.

The college has now sought guidance from the NMC to resolve the issue.

"A final decision will be taken only after clear directions are received from the NMC," BRD Medical College Principal Dr Ramkumar Jaiswal said.

MBBS student stuck in first year for over a decade at a Gorakhpur medical college;

MBBS student stuck in first year for over a decade at a Gorakhpur medical college; 

NMC asked to step in A medical student in Gorakhpur has remained enrolled in the first year of MBBS for over a decade without clearing exams or appearing for them.

This regulatory loophole prevents the college from cancelling his admission or evicting him from the hostel, prompting a referral to the National Medical Commission for guidance.

Apeksha TanwarTOI Education

Jan 5, 2026, 10:11 IST

MBBS student stuck in first year for over a decade at a Gorakhpur medical college; NMC asked to step in 

At a government medical college in Gorakhpur, an undergraduate medical student has remained enrolled in the first year of the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) course for more than a decade, exposing a regulatory gap that the institution says it cannot resolve on its own. 

The student, admitted to the 2014 batch at Baba Raghav Das Medical College, failed to clear the first-year MBBS examination in 2015. Since then, he has neither filled the examination form nor appeared for any subsequent attempt over the past 11 years, according to college authorities quoted by PTI. 

Despite this prolonged academic absence, the student continues to hold a technically valid enrolment under existing medical education rules. The college has now approached the National Medical Commission (NMC), seeking guidance on how to proceed.

Enrolment without progression

Under current regulations governing medical education, a student who fails the first-year MBBS examination is not required to seek fresh admission. The student can reappear by filling the examination form whenever they choose. As a result, the enrolment does not automatically lapse. In this case, that provision has left the college with little room to act. Officials told PTI that because the student remains enrolled on paper, the institution cannot cancel his admission.

The student has been residing in the undergraduate hostel since 2014 and is not participating in regular academic activities, the officials said. 

Hostel stay and unpaid dues

The situation has been further complicated by the student’s continued stay in the hostel. According to college authorities, mess fees are collected along with the examination form. Since the student has not filled the form for several years, he has not paid mess charges but continues to avail boarding and lodging facilities. The college said the active enrolment status makes it difficult to evict him from the hostel, even though he is not attending classes or appearing for examinations. 

Counselling efforts and family response 

College authorities said they conducted repeated counselling sessions with the student, but these efforts did not lead to any change. The administration then contacted the student’s father. According to officials, the principal’s office made three phone calls requesting the father to visit the college. He has not done so, and has shown little concern for his son’s academic future, the officials added. 

Matter referred to the NMC

With no clear mechanism available under existing rules to resolve the situation, the college has formally sought guidance from the National Medical Commission. “A final decision will be taken only after clear directions are received from the NMC,” Principal Dr Ramkumar Jaiswal told PTI. The case underscores how regulatory provisions designed to offer flexibility to students can, in rare instances, leave institutions without a clear path to act when academic participation ceases altogether.

One-time relief for pre-2021 foreign med students:

One-time relief for pre-2021 foreign med students: 

NMC clears FMGE route, adds India internship Indian students who began medical studies abroad before November 18, 2021, will be subject to older screening test rules, allowing them to practice in India via the FMGE.

This exemption, however, mandates an additional year of internship in Indian hospitals for these students.

Anuja JaiswalTNN

Jan 3, 2026, 10:36 IST

NEW DELHI: In a major relief for Indian students who started their medical education abroad before 2021, the National Medical Commission has clarified that those admitted to or studying a BS (pre-medical) course in foreign medical institutes prior to November 18, 2021 will be governed by the older Screening Test Regulations, 2002, and not the stricter Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate Regulations (FMGL), 2021. 

This means such students can qualify to practise in India by clearing the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE)—the screening test followed before 2021—after completing their medical degree abroad. The route applies regardless of whether the BS course was pursued online or through physical classes, provided admission was taken before the 2021 regulations came into force. 

In its corrigendum dated December 30, 2025, the NMC, however, made it mandatory for these students to undergo one additional year of internship in India. The commission said the extra internship is necessary to ensure sufficient clinical exposure to Indian hospitals and alignment with national treatment and patient-care standards. The commission has underlined that this relaxation is a one-time exemption limited to this specific group of students.

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அண்மைக்காலமாக பள்ளிப்படிப்பை முடித்தவுடன் தொடர்ந்து எந்த படிப்பைத் தேர்வு செய்ய வேண்டும் என்பதைத் தாங்களாகவே தீர்மானிக்கும் மாணவர்களின் எண்ணிக்கை அதிகரித்து வருகிறது.

கோப்புப்படம் பெ. சுப்ரமணியன் Updated on: 03 ஜனவரி 2026,

அண்மைக்காலமாக பள்ளிப்படிப்பை முடித்தவுடன் தொடர்ந்து எந்த படிப்பைத் தேர்வு செய்ய வேண்டும் என்பதைத் தாங்களாகவே தீர்மானிக்கும் மாணவர்களின் எண்ணிக்கை அதிகரித்து வருகிறது. இதனால், எல்லோரும் அறிந்திராத, உடனடி வேலை வாய்ப்புகளுக்கு வழிவகுக்கும் எனும் எதிர்பார்ப்பில் புதிய படிப்புகளில் சேர்க்கை பெறுவோர் எண்ணிக்கையும் கணிசமாக உயர்ந்துள்ளது.

அத்துடன் போதிய உடற்திறனை எட்டியதும் வருமானம் ஈட்டவேண்டும் என்பதற்காக தொழிற்கல்வி பயில்வோர் எண்ணிக்கை அதிகரித்து வருகிறது. முன்பெல்லாம் பள்ளி, கல்லூரிகளில் பயிலும் மாணவர்களுக்கு மத்தியில் தொழிற்பயிற்சி நிலையங்களில் பயில்வோர் கவனம் பெறாதவர்களாகவே இருந்தனர்.

ஒரு காலகட்டத்தில் பொறியியல் கல்லூரிகள் மற்றும் சேர்க்கை பெறுவோர் எண்ணிக்கை அதிகரித்தபோது தொழிற்பயிற்சி நிலையங்களின் நிலை கவலைதரும் வகையில் இருந்தது. ஆனாலும், தொழிற்கல்வி பயிலும் ஆர்வம் மாணவர்கள் மத்தியில் இருக்கவே செய்தது.

இதனால், பெரும்பாலான பொறியியல் கல்லூரிகளின் வளாகத்தில் தொழில்நுட்பக் கல்லூரிகள் (பாலிடெக்னிக்) தொடங்கப்பட்டது. ஆனால் ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட காலகட்டத்தில் பொறியியல் கல்லூரிகளில் சேர்க்கை குறையத் தொடங்கி மூடப்பட்டாலும், அவ்வளாகத்தில் உள்ள தொழில்நுட்பக் கல்லூரிகள் செயல்பட்டு வருகின்றன.

ஆயினும், பொறியியல் கல்லூரிகளில் தொழிற்கல்வி பயில்வதை பெருமையாகக் கருதும் மனநிலை இளைஞர்கள் மத்தியில் இருக்கவே செய்கிறது. தொழிற்கல்வி பயில வேண்டும் எனும் போது பொறியியல் கல்லூரிகளே பெரும்பாலானோரின் தேர்வாக இருந்தது. ஆனால், பொருளாதார ரீதியாக பின்தங்கியோர், குறைவான காலத்தில் வருமானம் ஈட்டவேண்டிய நிர்ப்பந்தத்தில் உள்ளவர்களுக்கு பொறியியல் கல்வி சாத்தியமானதாகக் கருதப்படவில்லை.

இத்தகையோரின் தேர்வு அரசு தொழிற்பயிற்சி நிலையங்களாகவே உள்ளது. ஆனாலும், தொழிற்பயிற்சி நிலையங்களின் எண்ணிக்கை மற்றும் அவற்றில் சேர்க்கை பெறுவோர் எண்ணிக்கை குறைவாகவே உள்ளது. இருப்பினும் தமிழ்நாட்டில் அரசு நடத்தும் 132 தொழிற்பயிற்சி நிலையங்கள் உள்பட 543 தொழிற்பயிற்சி நிலையங்கள் உள்ளன. அரசு தொழிற்பயிற்சி நிலையங்களில் மட்டும் சுமார் 30 ஆயிரத்திற்கும் மேற்பட்டோர் பயின்று வருகின்றனர்.

குறைவான பாடப் பிரிவுகள் மட்டுமே பயிற்றுவிக்கப்பட்டு, மாணவர்கள் மட்டுமே சேர்க்கை பெற்றுவந்த நிலையில் அண்மைக்காலமாக மாணவிகளும் சேர்க்கை பெற்று வருகின்றனர். இதனால், கடந்த 2023-24-ஆம் கல்வியாண்டில் அரசு தொழிற்பயிற்சி நிலையங்களில் 93.30 சதவீதம் மாணவர் சேர்க்கை நடைபெற்றுள்ளதாக புள்ளிவிவரங்கள் தெரிவிக்கின்றன.

இதைத் தொடர்ந்து கடந்த 2024-25-ஆம் கல்வியாண்டில் கடலூர், திருவண்ணாமலை, திண்டுக்கல், இராமநாதபுரம், நாமக்கல், புதுக்கோட்டை உள்ளிட்ட 10 மாவட்டங்களில் புதிய தொழிற்பயிற்சி நிலையங்கள் தொடங்கப்பட்டு அதே ஆண்டில் சேர்க்கையும் நடைபெற்றது.

இந்நிலையில் தொழிற்பயிற்சி நிலையங்களில் மாணவர் சேர்க்கை அதிகரிக்கத் தொடங்கியதால் 100 பள்ளி வளாக தொழிற்பயிற்சி நிலையங்களைத் தொடங்க அரசு திட்டமிட்டு அதற்கான பணிகளை அரசு மேற்கொண்டு வருகிறது. இதன்மூலம் பள்ளிக் கல்வியைத் தொடர்ந்து உயர்கல்வியில் மாணவர்களை சேர்க்கை பெறச் செய்ய முடியும் என்பதிலும், இடைநிற்றல் என்பது வெகுவாகக் குறையும் என்பதிலும் மாற்றமில்லை.

கடந்த 1981-இல் 32.95 சதவீதமாக இருந்த நகர்ப்புற மக்கள்தொகை 2011கணக்கெடுப்பின்போது 48.45 சதவீதமாக அதிகரித்துள்ளது.அதேபோன்று சிறு கிராமங்களில் கூட நகர்ப்புறங்களின் தாக்கம் காணப்படுகிறது. அதனால், எலக்ட்ரிக்கல், பிளம்பிங், வெல்டிங் போன்ற பணிகளுக்கான பணியாளர்களின் தேவை நாளுக்கு நாள் அதிகரித்து வருகிறது.

பொதுவாக இதுபோன்ற திட்டங்கள் தொடர்பான அறிவிப்புகள் வெளியாகும் போது அரசியல் தலையீடுகள் இருப்பதுண்டு. குறிப்பாக, பள்ளிகள் தரம் உயர்வு, புதிய கல்லூரிகள் மற்றும் தொழிற்சாலைகள் தொடங்குவதற்கான அறிவிப்புகள் வெளியாகும் போது போக்குவரத்து. குடிநீர், சாலைவசதி, மின்வசதி போன்ற அடிப்படை வசதிகளுடன் அரசியல் தலையீடுகளும் இருப்பதைக் கண்கூடாகக் காணமுடிகிறது. எனவே, பள்ளி வளாக தொழிற்கல்வி நிலையங்கள் தொடங்கப்படுவதில் அரசியல் தலையீடுகள் தவிர்க்கப்பட வேண்டும்.

அதிகப்படியான மாணவ-மாணவியர்கள் பயிலும் உயர்நிலை மற்றும் மேல்நிலைப் பள்ளிகள் குறித்த புள்ளி விவரங்களைச் சேகரித்து அதனடிப்படையில் பள்ளி வளாக தொழிற்பயிற்சி நிலையங்களின் அமைவிடத்தைத் தேர்வு செய்வது பொருத்தமானதாக இருக்கும். கிராமப்பகுதிகளில் உள்ள பெரும்பாலான அரசு உயர்நிலை, மேல்நிலைப் பள்ளிகளில் போதுமான இட வசதிகள் உள்ளன என்பது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.

தொழிற்கல்வி எனும்போது அத்தொழிலைப் பற்றிய நுண்ணறிவைப் பெற்றவர்கள் கற்றுக் கொடுக்க வேண்டிய கட்டாயம் உள்ளது. அதனால், பள்ளி வளாக தொழிற்பயிற்சி நிலையங்களில் பற்றாக்குறையின்றி தொடர போதிய நிரந்தர ஆசிரியர்கள், பணியாளர்களை நியமிக்க வேண்டும்.

தொழிற்கல்வியைப் பொருத்தவரை எழுத்துமுறையைக் காட்டிலும் செய்முறைப் பயிற்சியே முக்கியத்துவம் வாய்ந்தது. அதனால் போதிய கட்டட வசதிகளுடன் ஆய்வக வசதிகளையும் ஏற்படுத்த வேண்டும். சரியான திட்டமிடலுடன் கூடுதலான நிதி ஒதுக்கீடு செய்து போதிய உபகரணங்களைக் கொண்ட ஆய்வகங்களை அமைக்க வேண்டும்.

பள்ளிகள் தரம் உயர்த்தப்படும் போதும், புதிய கல்லூரிகள் தொடங்கப்படும் போதும் வழக்கமான பாடப்பிரிவுகளே தொடங்கப்படுகின்றன. ஆனால், இவ்வகை தொழிற்பயிற்சி நிலையங்களில் வழக்கமான பாட ப்பிரிவுகள் அல்லாது தேவையான, எதிர்காலத்தில் வேலைவாய்ப்புகளை உருவாக்கக்கூடிய, எளிதில் வேலை கிடைக்கக்கூடிய பாடப் பிரிவுகளைத் தொடங்க வேண்டும்.

அதேபோன்று இதற்கான பூர்வாங்க பணிகளை முன்கூட்டியே தொடங் வேண்டும். கல்வியாண்டு தொடக்கத்தின்போது அல்லது பத்தாம் வகுப்பு, பிளஸ் 2 தேர்வு முடிவுகள் வெளியாகும் முன்னதாக இதற்கான பணிகளைத் தொடங்க வேண்டும். அப்போதுதான் எதிர்பார்த்த அளவில் சேர்க்கை நடைபெறுவதுடன் இத்திட்டத்தின் நோக்கமும் நிறைவேறும்.

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Non-medical staff at Ranipet GH stitches wounds of patient, inquiry ordered

Non-medical staff at Ranipet GH stitches wounds of patient, inquiry ordered

Local sources alleged that despite the presence of a doctor and a nurse at the hospital, the wound was stitched by the sanitation worker.

A video grab of a multipurpose health worker stitching the wound at Kalavai government hospital

Nimisha S Pradeep

05 Jan 2026, 7:33 am

RANIPET: A multipurpose health worker (MPHW) at Kalavai Government Hospital allegedly stitched up a patient’s wounds on Saturday night, raising concern regarding patients’ safety in government hospitals. It was done allegedly at the instance of a doctor, who had her hands full at the time.

The incident came to light after a video clip started circulating on social media. In the clip, a female health worker, Kalaiselvi, is seen stitching up a patient’s hand wounds. The patient, Pandian, a native of Kalavaiputhur, had met with a minor accident while travelling on his bike and had gone to the GH for treatment.

Local sources alleged that despite the presence of a doctor and a nurse at the hospital, the wound was stitched by the sanitation worker. An MPHW is usually tasked with several activities, including shifting the patients, helping during admission or discharge, cleaning the wards and toilets, carrying files and assisting nurses and doctors during emergencies.

A health department official in Ranipet told TNIE that a complaint has reached the department and an inquiry has been scheduled for Monday. Disciplinary action would be taken against the staff involved. “At the time of the incident, another emergency accident case had also come. So the doctor and the nurse had to attend to it. Hence the doctor directed the hospital worker to stitch the wounds.”

The official added that hospital workers also learn a lot while assisting medical staff. “However, it was not right on the part of the doctor to direct the work to the hospital worker as they are trained to only assist doctors and nurses and not for performing stitches. An X-ray was taken after the procedure by the doctor to confirm the patient was fine,” the official said, adding that the Kalavai GH was a hospital with minimal resources.