The National Medical Commission (NMC)‘s reported decision to cancel 450 MBBS seats — 150 each in three private medical colleges — and around 70 PG medical seats in two of these institutions located in Sangareddy and Vikarabad districts in Telangana, citing “infrastructure deficiencies and shortage of faculty” has left first-year students of the colleges on the tenterhooks.
The decision comes nearly a month after the admission of students into medical courses through NEET counselling for 2021-2022, much to the disbelief of the students.
The action follows the recent inspection of these colleges by the NMC teams to assess infrastructure facilities, faculty strength, and patient inflow at the teaching hospitals, sources said. However, the managements of the three private colleges have reportedly appealed to the NMC to withdraw the decision in the interests of students, sources added.
