Dossier
private medical colleges
Coverage of private medical colleges in the Nexus archive.
- Minister moots raising retirement age of professors in govt. medical colleges
A minister proposes raising the retirement age of professors in government medical colleges from 63 to match the 70-year age in private institutions. Around 200 of 800 professor posts in 17 state government medical colleges remain vacant, impacting medical education quality, according to Satya Kumar Yadav.
- Kerala govt. has asked private medical, dental colleges to abide by NMC directive on fees: Muraleedharan
The Kerala government has instructed private medical and dental colleges to follow the National Medical Commission (NMC) directive limiting fees to four-and-a-half years. The Health Minister stated the decision was made during a recent meeting to restructure course fees.