NMC approves two government medical colleges in Odisha with 100 MBBS seats each

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has approved two government medical colleges in Odisha with 100 MBBS seats each. The commission has issued letters of permission (LoPs) to Government Medical College Phulbani, Kandhamal and Pabitra Mohan Pradhan Medical College, Talcher for the academic session 2025-26.

While giving the approval, NMC told the principals of the new medical colleges that it is mandatory to develop a website and display all the information including courses offered, faculty available and their experience of the last five years, students joined, and affiliating university. Additionally, the websites will also display the hospital services, facilities, and the equipments in each specialty, also showing OP and IP census including births and deaths as per the municipal or government records.

The medical colleges are also required to contribute 15% of the MBBS seats and 50% of postgraduate broad specialties (MD, MS) for the All India Quota (AIQ) counselling, conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), through the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET).

The commission further informed the heads that their institution is fully responsible to fulfil and maintain norms including the infrastructure both physical and human resource, teaching faculty and clinical material etc. throughout the academic year, in line with the NMC regulations.

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NMC warning to medical colleges

NMC warned the medical colleges that their license will be revoked in case of submission of fabricated documents. “In case of false or wrong declaration or fabricated documents have been used for procuring permission of the MARB and the said misconduct is brought to the notice of National Medical Commission (NMC) or found during surprise assessment at any stage during any academic year, this letter of permission shall be cancelled and revoked,” the commission stated.

Besides, the commission can take all such measures against the principal and the medical college that are permissible under the law in an event of non-compliance of the rules and regulations, NMC added.

The Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) of NMC gave a green signal to the colleges after reviewing the applications and documents submitted by the colleges.