Despite NMC orders, medical colleges underpay resident doctors, threaten them into silence. In government colleges, they can be delayed for months.
NEET UG, JEE, UPSC, JKPSC candidates in Kashmir hire booths in private reading halls accessible 24x7 and with kitchens and discussion areas.
Mizoram got its first state medical college in 2018. In 2023, it asked the union government to take over due to lack of funding, faculty shortage, MBBS seat distribution.
Despite an increase in nursing colleges and schools, policy gaps, lax regulations, and poor pay are pushing a large number of nurses abroad
After MBBS abroad, thousands spend years attempting the FMGE exam, the only way for Indian graduates of foreign medical colleges to practise in India
UK study visa application numbers drop in the wake of 2024 immigration policy barring dependents. Also, fewer Indians are going for master’s.
Jamia Hamdard VC talks about National Pharmacy Commission Bill, how Ayurveda courses can generate more jobs and the growth of pharmacy education post-Covid
The ‘sarkari naukri’ is still the most coveted employment for lakhs. Fewer posts, paper leaks, lack of alternatives have made jobs a poll issue.
Even private medical college graduates have to do a year’s rural service. They haven’t signed a bond but aren’t being registered with Karnataka Medical Council.