Protesting students are demanding cancellation of existing mess vendor’s contract, appointment of female staff in mess, and an assurance against disciplinary action.
PIMC, the state's first private medical college, received approval from the National Medical Commission in October 2024 to commence its MBBS programme and started its first academic session the same year.
Some of the private medical colleges in UP are also not paying the existing Rs 12,000 monthly MBBS, and BDS stipend in full and are deducting Rs 2,000 from the amount payable to interns, the doctor's group said.