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B'lore: Govt wants to start admissions in six new medical colleges

  •   Thu, Aug 29 2013 10:01:51 AM

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Bangalore, Aug 28: The State Government is taking all steps to start admissions in the six new medical colleges being set up in Karnataka from the next acadedemic year of 2014-15.

The six new medical colleges would be set up in Karwar, Kodagu, Gadag, Gulbarga, Koppal and Chamarajnagar districts.

Addressing reporters in Bangalore on Wednesday, Karnataka’s minister of State for medical education Sharanprakash R Patil said the six new colleges would be functioning under the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bangalore.

The student intake in six medical colleges would be 150 each.

The minister said the governemnt would write to the Medical Council of India seeking permission for commencing admission of students from the next academic year.

A sum of Rs 400 crore would be required to complete college buildings, laboratories and hostels in the next five years.
All the new medical colleges would come up near the existing district hospitals, he said.

With the opening up of six colleges, 900 more medical seats would be available for students in the State next year.

The number of medical seats (under-graduation) would be increased from the present 2500 to 3400 in the next academic year.

Teaching and non-teaching faculty in colleges would be recruited well in advance, he said.

The State Government has also received proposals from three private educational managements for starting medical colleges.
The Cabinet would approve the proposals soon after examining all issues, Patil said.

Fees for the medical courses will go up from next academic year, he said pointing out that the government has decided to implement the Karnataka Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Fixation of Fee) Act, 2006, from 2014-15, for admission of students for medical, engineering and dental courses.

There will not be uniform fee for admission of students for various professional courses in colleges in the State from next academic year and the fees will vary depending on the infrastructure available, he added.
  

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  • Zaiba fathima, Bangalore

    Fri, Sep 04 2015

    I wish the remaining three medical colleges which are going to start in kodagu chamrajnagar and karwar should start from 2015 only its good for students who wish to become doctors and even its good for public I appreciate govt decision of starting medical colleges and I wish still to increase medical seats every year thank you

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  • Sandeep . A . M, Belgaum

    Fri, Mar 21 2014

    I think Increasing medical seats every year is not so good thing . Because medicine profession is valuable and most respectful degree . Increasing seats every year and opening new 6 to 7 colleges means one day medicine also loose its value like other degrees . So maintain constant seats . Make rules for outside students ( non Karnataka) they must give rural service in our state 1 year . So also make change in ISM&H also . They also doctors encourage them . Thank u

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  • Mukthar Ahmed, Bangalore

    Mon, Dec 16 2013

    Well done. I wish the Govt. should start new medical colleges in each District Head Quarters to fulfill the heavy needs of Doctors particularly in rural areas - I appreciate the govt. for this decision of starting new medical colleges - Good and Thanks,,,,

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