The Indira Gandhi Government Medical College (IGGMC) was finally conveyed the Medical Council of India's (MCI) decision to cut down the college's MBBS seats from 100 to 60. Though the board of governors had posted the decision on the MCI website on July 4, the news was officially communicated to the college dean in writing only a couple of days back.
However, the directorate of medical education and research (DMER) is still hopeful of getting back the seats through central government's intervention.
DMER director Dr WB Tayade admitted to TOI that the MCI communicated the decision to IGGMC dean like every year. He said that the state government was making all possible efforts to restore the seats. "State government is in touch with the Union government and are hopeful that Centre will consider the issue sympathetically," Dr Tayade said. There is cause to worry as admissions for the first year will be held till September 30, he added.
The MCI letter states that the permission to admit 100 students has been denied to the college as the authorities concerned had failed to remove the deficiencies existing for the past 11 years. No efforts were made to begin the construction at the college to improve the infrastructure as per MCI norms.
Admitting that he had received the MCI letter, dean Dr A B Dongre said he was still hopeful of positive developments. He said that the Central government could rethink on the issue in the interest of deserving students.
Interestingly, the college and the DMER have been submitting compliance reports year after year on starting the construction work for library, casualty, other departments and girls' hostel to council. Despite receiving the funds for infrastructural development, things never got going due to bureaucratic procedural delays and apathetic attitude of DMER and state government towards IGGMC.
Students as well as teachers at IGGMC are also tired of these false promises and are now prepared to accept MCI's decision even if it is against the college. "It's high time that the state government stops fooling us. There is no need to seek union government's intervention. We should accept the fact that the college does not deserve the renewal," a senior student said.
However, the directorate of medical education and research (DMER) is still hopeful of getting back the seats through central government's intervention.
DMER director Dr WB Tayade admitted to TOI that the MCI communicated the decision to IGGMC dean like every year. He said that the state government was making all possible efforts to restore the seats. "State government is in touch with the Union government and are hopeful that Centre will consider the issue sympathetically," Dr Tayade said. There is cause to worry as admissions for the first year will be held till September 30, he added.
The MCI letter states that the permission to admit 100 students has been denied to the college as the authorities concerned had failed to remove the deficiencies existing for the past 11 years. No efforts were made to begin the construction at the college to improve the infrastructure as per MCI norms.
Admitting that he had received the MCI letter, dean Dr A B Dongre said he was still hopeful of positive developments. He said that the Central government could rethink on the issue in the interest of deserving students.
Interestingly, the college and the DMER have been submitting compliance reports year after year on starting the construction work for library, casualty, other departments and girls' hostel to council. Despite receiving the funds for infrastructural development, things never got going due to bureaucratic procedural delays and apathetic attitude of DMER and state government towards IGGMC.
Students as well as teachers at IGGMC are also tired of these false promises and are now prepared to accept MCI's decision even if it is against the college. "It's high time that the state government stops fooling us. There is no need to seek union government's intervention. We should accept the fact that the college does not deserve the renewal," a senior student said.
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