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    Karnataka loses 2,410 medical seats after MCI inspection

    Karnataka loses 2,410 medical seats after MCI inspection
    Written by Pallabi C Samal
    Edited by Gogona Saikia
    Jun 07, 2018, 02:39 pm 3 min read
    Karnataka loses 2,410 medical seats after MCI inspection

    Lending a massive blow to Karnataka, the MCI has denied renewal sanctions to eight medical colleges in the state. Additionally, eight colleges which were to be set up, most of which were to be government-run, were also denied approval. So Karnataka loses 2,410 seats total, tarnishing its image as India's 'medical education hotbed.' Infrastructural deficiencies and staff crunch were prime reasons behind MCI's decision.

    State-run colleges face maximum refusals, in both sanctions and renewal

    Out of the colleges that have been refused renewals, four are state-run, including Koppal Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) in North-Karnataka. The rest four, including Bengaluru-based 55-year-old St John's Medical College and three others in Vijayapura, Kolar and Tumakuru, are privately-run. The eight new colleges, seven of which were to be state-run, were to have an intake of 150 students each.

    Most protest refusals, some will move SC, some will wait

    The Medical Council of India (MCI) had carried out inspections earlier this year, which led to the cancellations. Almost all colleges are protesting the refusals, with some like St John's and Oxford Medical College planning to approach the Supreme Court. They might be joined by the state medical education department. Others, meanwhile, will wait for the MCI's permission to start admissions.

    Denying KIMS' seat-increase proposal the 'only loss' for government

    When it comes to state-run medical colleges, the government considers the permission denied to KIMS' seat-increase proposal as the only loss. V Manjula, Principal Secretary, Medical Education, admitted that recruiting professors for KIMS is difficult as the college is situated in Koppal, which have accessibility issues. This year, with the elections in place, it became all the more difficult, she said.

    During inspection, staff members not present, some posts vacant: Manjula

    Manjula further said at the time of inspection, some key posts were vacant and some staff members weren't present. That's why MCI enlisted 'lack of sufficient staff' as one of the primary reasons. Talking about the other seven planned government-colleges denied sanction, Manjula said it was inevitable as "we didn't pursue the issue of approval aggressively" and "decided to strengthen existing medical colleges."

    Last year, three Karnataka colleges were debarred for false claims

    In 2017, the MCI had prohibited three colleges from taking admissions for the next two years for a significantly severe false claim: they were passing off healthy people as patients. The institutes in the dock for this violation were Sambharam Institute of Medical Sciences in Kolar; Akash Medical College in Devanahalli; and Shridevi Institute of Medical Sciences in Tumakuru.

    Karnataka has the country's maximum number of medical seats

    With 56 colleges and 12,000 seats, Karnataka has India's highest number of medical seats, including 8,750 in MBBS. When it comes to MBBS seats, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu come in the next two spots.

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