The Medical Council of India (MCI) is yet to give recognition for 50 additional MBBS seats in the K.A.P. Viswanatham Government Medical College (KAPVGMC) for the academic year 2015-16.
The college had offered 50 additional seats, in addition to 100 seats, in 2013-14 based on temporary approval by the MCI. While granting permission for 2014-15 in July 2014, the MCI had stated that the college should meet the MCI requirements for conducting MBBS course with 150 seats.
Based on it, the State government had taken a number of steps to increase the manpower requirements, mainly additional faculty requirement, classroom facilities and others.
Following this, a three-member MCI team recently visited the medical college and the Mahatma Gandhi Medical College Hospital, which is attached to the medical college. The team inspected all facilities including hostels, canteen, classrooms and others required for 150 students. Similarly, it checked whether the college had sufficient number of faculty members, as prescribed by the MCI, for taking classes for 150 students. The team members paid special attention to check if the discrepancies pointed out by the earlier MCI teams had been rectified.
Hospital authorities are hopeful of getting the MCI nod for the additional 50 seats. M.K.Muralidharan, Dean, KAPVGMC, told The Hindu that the approval might come anytime. The team had made positive remarks about the facilities. Once it gets the approval, there would not be any hurdle in admitting 150 students for the next five academic years.
The college had offered 50 additional seats, in addition to 100 seats, in 2013-14 based on temporary approval by the MCI. While granting permission for 2014-15 in July 2014, the MCI had stated that the college should meet the MCI requirements for conducting MBBS course with 150 seats.
Based on it, the State government had taken a number of steps to increase the manpower requirements, mainly additional faculty requirement, classroom facilities and others.
Following this, a three-member MCI team recently visited the medical college and the Mahatma Gandhi Medical College Hospital, which is attached to the medical college. The team inspected all facilities including hostels, canteen, classrooms and others required for 150 students. Similarly, it checked whether the college had sufficient number of faculty members, as prescribed by the MCI, for taking classes for 150 students. The team members paid special attention to check if the discrepancies pointed out by the earlier MCI teams had been rectified.
Hospital authorities are hopeful of getting the MCI nod for the additional 50 seats. M.K.Muralidharan, Dean, KAPVGMC, told The Hindu that the approval might come anytime. The team had made positive remarks about the facilities. Once it gets the approval, there would not be any hurdle in admitting 150 students for the next five academic years.
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