MBBS Seats in Jharkhand Increased by 300: Check Details Here
The number of UG medical seats in Jahrakhand has increased by 51%. This is a new ray of hope for the state battling with a dearth in providing better healthcare facilities to its people.
Seats for MBBS admission in Jharkhand 2021 have been increased from 580 seats. Banna Gupta, Minister of Health, Jharkhand revealed that the government had given nod to 3 medical colleges to accept admission for session 2021-2022. Medical Colleges at Hazaribagh, Palamu and Dumka were established in the year 2018.
Each college was permitted to accept admissions for 100 seats each, but the permission was revoked by the National Medical Commission owing to the irregularities in the college administration, dearth of proper infrastructure and teaching staff. As the National Medical Commission has lifted the ban, each of the six medical colleges in Jharkhand can accept admissions.
The number of MBBS seats in Jharkhand has been increased by over 51%. Earlier, only half of the medical colleges in Jharkhand were taking admissions. RIMS, Ranchi has 180 seats, MGM Jamshedpur has 100 seats and Shahid Nirmal Mahto Medical College, erstwhile PMCH Dhanbad has 50 seats. Out of these 15% seats were filled by the AIQ.
The restriction to accept new admission to Phulo-Jhano Medical College at Dumka was lifted in October 2020. But National Medical Commission had maintained the status quo for Sheikh Bhikhari Medical College at Hazaribagh and Medina Roy Medical College. After carefully reviewing the conditions at these colleges, NMC decided to lift the restrictions on these too for the forthcoming session of UGNEET 2021.
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Preparations are in Full Swing
Arun Kumar Singh, Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Health, Jharkhand had requested the NMC to reconsider their decision of banning the medical colleges at Hazaribagh, Palamu and Dumka and to allow them to take admissions. He had reassured the chairman of NMC, Dr Suresh Chandra Sharma through a letter that 98% of infrastructural requirements at Hazaribagh and 96% at Palamu has been completed and other requirements needed to impart medical education are upgraded.
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Appointments for MBBS Faculty in Jharkhand are Underway
The Minister of Health of Jharkhand mentioned that he had requested Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare many times regarding permission to resume admission at MBBS colleges at Jharkhand. He has given assurance that the state government would provide grants to ensure a better educational system and adequate resources at these institutions. The colleges are hiring professors, assistant professors and other staff. The centre had also promised to establish AIIMS, Deoghar in the state to speed up the healthcare facilities in the state.