GMCH set to get more MBBS seats

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, May 14

The Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32 (GMCH-32), Chandigarh, is all set to get additional MBBS seats as the Medical Council of India is said to be “satisfied” with the compliance report sent by the college principal.

Although, the letter of formal approval will be sent to the college when the MCI executive meets in Delhi in a while, MCI sources told The Tribune that the college had “removed the deficiencies” pointed out by the council and would get the additional seats it had sought.

“The request of the GMCH-32 will be granted but the formal approval will be sent only after the MCI executive meets. That meeting is yet to take place. June 15 is the deadline by which the MCI has to clear requests of additional intake from colleges,” MCI sources said, adding that the GMCH-32 had sent them deficiency compliance report.

In January this year, the MCI, pointing out 10 shortcomings in GMCH-32, had asked the institute to send a compliance report. While all students related issues were resolved, the appointment of two non-medicos on posts of heads in two departments was further pointed out.

Later, two other doctors were appointed on the posts but the MCI said that only Professors should be appointed and hence an approval was granted to promote both eligible doctors under the career advancement scheme.

On April 29, three MCI inspectors conducted a surprise inspection at GMCH-32 to check the compliance with the norms.

They verified all the student areas where shortcomings were pointed out by the MCI earlier, which resulted into initial rejection of permission to increase seats.

This was the third inspection in the past one year by the MCI.