Pune medical college’s financial crunch puts 900 students in a fix
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Mumbai:`13.01.2019
Over 900 medical students at Pune’s Smt Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital, one of the state’s most sought-after private colleges and also the one which charges the highest MBBS fees, are staring at an uncertain future, as its trust has run into a financial crisis.
Power supply was cut on December 18 over a pending bill of over Rs 1.6 crore. While the college is managing classes with generators, the hospital is completely shut, giving no scope for clinical practice.
Undergraduate students at the college pay annual fees of Rs 12 lakh, excluding hostel and exam fee, and PG students Rs 14 lakh annually. While PG students have not been paid stipend for months, salaries of teachers are pending since September 2018. “Teachers are somehow conducting lectures and practicals using generators but our clinical training is largely affected. We have not practised for almost a month,” said a student. Resident doctors on campus, too, have not received any practical training. First-year students have their term-end exams scheduled towards the end of January.
Students’ council members said they may move court if no solution is offered in a week. A parent, who met government officials on Friday, said, “Our kids’ education is affected. The college is among the most sought-after. We hope the government intervenes.”
During a recent meeting with the state’s medical education secretary, Directorate of Medical Education and Research officials and Maruti Navale, president of Sinhagad Technical Education Society, the students and parents were asked to wait till January 16 for clarity. DMER director Pravin Shingare said a hearing is scheduled on January 16 and the trustees expect a favourable order. “A meeting of medical education department officials is scheduled a day after the hearing to take a decision,” he said. The state will intervene in the matter post the hearing. Navale’s accounts were sealed by the IT department last year.
Power supply cut, hospital shut
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Mumbai:`13.01.2019
Over 900 medical students at Pune’s Smt Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital, one of the state’s most sought-after private colleges and also the one which charges the highest MBBS fees, are staring at an uncertain future, as its trust has run into a financial crisis.
Power supply was cut on December 18 over a pending bill of over Rs 1.6 crore. While the college is managing classes with generators, the hospital is completely shut, giving no scope for clinical practice.
Undergraduate students at the college pay annual fees of Rs 12 lakh, excluding hostel and exam fee, and PG students Rs 14 lakh annually. While PG students have not been paid stipend for months, salaries of teachers are pending since September 2018. “Teachers are somehow conducting lectures and practicals using generators but our clinical training is largely affected. We have not practised for almost a month,” said a student. Resident doctors on campus, too, have not received any practical training. First-year students have their term-end exams scheduled towards the end of January.
Students’ council members said they may move court if no solution is offered in a week. A parent, who met government officials on Friday, said, “Our kids’ education is affected. The college is among the most sought-after. We hope the government intervenes.”
During a recent meeting with the state’s medical education secretary, Directorate of Medical Education and Research officials and Maruti Navale, president of Sinhagad Technical Education Society, the students and parents were asked to wait till January 16 for clarity. DMER director Pravin Shingare said a hearing is scheduled on January 16 and the trustees expect a favourable order. “A meeting of medical education department officials is scheduled a day after the hearing to take a decision,” he said. The state will intervene in the matter post the hearing. Navale’s accounts were sealed by the IT department last year.
Power supply cut, hospital shut
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