The state of Rajasthan is progressing in every sphere of development and urbanization, education being one of the top elements. With a slew of developments in the field of education in Rajasthan, here is another one to heighten the pedestal of education-driven development. The state recently got a nod from the Medical Council of India (MCI) to start five medical colleges. Medical Colleges in Rajasthan
This development will bolster the sphere of medical education. It will facilitate an addition of 500 more MBBS in the state, raising the UG seat count to 3100. Currently, there are 2600 seats for MBBS. Medical Colleges in Rajasthan
It was in 2013-14, when the Centre announced seven medical colleges for the state. However, due to compliance issues and contrary to MCI norms, the proposed medical colleges could not be built. However, recently, during an inspection, MCI found that the five medical colleges are norm-complaint and henceforth, granted the permission to construct them. Medical Colleges in Rajasthan
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MCI issued permission to build five medical colleges. These five colleges were amongst the total of 13 colleges for which MCI gave a nod for the entire country. The five colleges have been allotted to the lands of Pali, Dungarpur, Churu, Bharatpur and Bhilwara.
The new colleges will give a major fillip to the standard of medical and healthcare facilities across the state, especially in Pali, Dungarpur, Churu, Bharatpur and Bhilwara. Not only this, the new series of colleges will off-load the burden from the existing colleges.
As a matter of fact, the state of Rajasthan already houses eight colleges in the districts of Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Udaipur, Ajmer, Bikaner, Jhalawar. It also has a RUHS Medical College in Jaipur. In other words, Rajasthan already has a total of 13 medical colleges.
Anand Kumar, principal secretary, medical education said, “From the academic session of 2018-19, these five medical colleges will become operational.”
“To my knowledge, this for the first that a state has received permission for five medical colleges in a year from the MCI. It has never happened,” Kumar added.
We have constructed the buildings of medical colleges, purchased medical equipment and recruited teachers, Kumar said. Medical Colleges in Rajasthan
According to the medical education department’s figures, over the past four years, 1,000 new UG seats have been allocated to the state, 250 in government and 750 in private medical colleges. Medical Colleges in Rajasthan
Rajasthan is running on the progress line.