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MCI News-2013.

1. Time schedule: Teaching in postgraduate courses shall be commenced by  2nd May and by 1st August for super speciality courses each year.

2.The MCI's review petition for NEET Examdrafted by senior advocate Nidesh Gupta — hit hard at the logic put forth in the majority judgment authored by the then Chief Justice of India (CJI) Altamas Kabir and said it was wrong on many counts such as it ignored the settled principles laid down by constitution benches of the apex court, wrong understanding of the MCI's powers and wrong appreciation of facts relating to medical admissions. 

3.Postgraduate Medical Education (Amendment) Regulations, 2010 (Part II), vide notification No. MCI.18(1)/2010-Med/49070 dated 21st December 2010 published on 27th December 2010, shall be applicable from the academic year commencing from 2013-2014.The amendment was notified in 2010.  But it is in effect ONLY from 2013.

How to assess the weight-age of rural service in PG entrance?
in determining   the merit of candidates  who are in  service of government/public authority, weightage in the marks may be given by  the  Government/Competent Authority as an incentive at the rate of 10% of the marks obtained for each year  of service in remote and/or difficult areas upto the maximum of 30% of the marks obtained in National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test. The remote and difficult areas shall be as defined by State Government/Competent authority from time to time.
50% of the seats in Post Graduate Diploma Courses shall be reserved for Medical Officers in the Government service, who have served for at least three years in remote and/or difficult areas. After acquiring the PG Diploma, the Medical Officers shall serve for two more years in remote and/or difficult areas as defined by State Government/Competent authority from time to time

4.Rural Posting at PHC Mandatory to Apply for PG Medical Course.The proposal of Medical Council of India (MCI) to amend the Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000, to make one year rural posting at a Public Health Centre (PHC) mandatory for a MBBS student, to apply for admission in a PG medical course, has been approved by the Health Ministry. This is proposed to be implemented from the academic year 2015-16. This was stated by Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha today. 

MOHFW has decided to make 1-yr rural posting mandatory for appearing in PG examination from 2015-16 session. MCI is expected to issue an ordinance to this effect next week. Click below for details.

5. Rural service or big fine for doctors in West Bengal
 beginning from the 2014-15 academic session.

6. MD biochemistry are not eligible to do DM Endocrinology.

7.MCI approved new courses since 2010.(gazette copy).



8.DNB courses to be introduced from next year in district hospitals of West Bengal.

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