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Nov 11, 2024
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To bolster transparency in medical admissions, the National Medical Commission (NMC) is planning to launch a centralised software system for MBBS admissions in the next academic session. The software is expected to streamline the admission process across states and reduce irregularities by integrating a common platform for student intake verification. For this, the NMC is in talks with state counselling authorities. Currently, to curb malpractices during the admission process, the NMC directed the medical colleges to submit details of students enrolled in the first year of MBBS programmes for the 2024-25 academic session by November 8, 2024. The NMC launched an online monitoring system in 2023 to ensure that medical admissions are done in conformity with the regulations.
To control unethical practices in medical colleges, the NMC has reiterated the guidelines regarding MBBS admissions which must be done as per the provisions of the NMC Act and National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) based selection process notified by the Graduate Medical Education Regulations 2024. The medical colleges are required to use set parameters for admissions which include sanctioned intake capacity, eligibility, age limit, qualifying marks, and common counselling.
Dr B Srinivas, secretary, NMC, told Education Times, The directive is a routine practice to ensure that the admissions made by the colleges are on time, and eligible candidates are selected. The system that was initiated last year, was created to improve transparency, ensuring that only eligible candidates secure seats in medical colleges. The directive aims to curb backdoor admissions, which often allow ineligible students to enrol through unauthorised means, sometimes without even passing their class XII exams or the NEET exam.
He adds, Last year, when this system was first implemented, the NMC discovered approximately 30-35 cases where colleges attempted to admit ineligible students. Some of these students had not passed the exams, and in some cases, colleges had not crossverified details adequately. As a result, the NMC imposed heavy penalties, including monetary and seat reduction, on several defaulting colleges.
The NMC plans to introduce a centralised software system for stronger control. Currently, counselling takes place at the state level. If we have a common software in place, many irregularities will be caught in the initial stage. We are in talks with several state counselling authorities to come together for a centralised system. However, this might take time and will be only possible by the next academic cycle, adds Dr Srinivas.
Published on: Education Times
Date: 11.11.2024
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