Medical Education
Uttar Pradesh says medical colleges rise to 85 under healthcare expansion
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the state has expanded healthcare since 2017, increasing medical colleges from 36 to 85 and MBBS seats from 4,690 to over 13,600. He also said more than 10 crore people are covered by health schemes that help reduce treatment costs.
2 min read9 Oct 2026ILBS holds Teacher’s Day Oration on healthcare vision for Viksit Bharat@2047
At the ILBS Teacher’s Day Oration, Shri Ashok Lahiri shared a visionary perspective on transforming India's healthcare landscape by 2047.
2 min read7 Sep 2026Uttarakhand Moves to Expand Specialised Healthcare and Paramedical Education
Uttarakhand is taking significant steps to enhance healthcare and medical education by proposing a super-speciality hospital and a paramedical college.
2 min read27 Aug 2026IIT Kanpur's Gangwal School of Medical Sciences gets ₹300 crore additional funds from IndiGo co-founder Rakesh Gangwal
IIT Kanpur's Gangwal School of Medical Sciences received ₹300 crore from co-founder Rakesh Gangwal, raising his total contribution to ₹400 crore. This funding will support a super-speciality hospital and a cancer care research centre.
2 min read24 Aug 2026Coaching hub Kota watches admission queues as NEET row rages on
Kota's annual admission season has begun under the shadow of the NEET controversy. While some coaching institutes see little impact so far, others fear uncertainty could deter 'repeat' aspirants, adding pressure on a coaching hub already seeing fewer students.
3 min read23 Jul 2026NEET aspirants' parents under CBI's radar, probe finds parents paid up to ₹25 lakh for leaked papers
New developments in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak investigation suggest involvement of parents and a wider network. CBI's recent raids in Nanded and Latur uncovered links associated with paper leak racket, where parents paid lakhs of rupees to access leaked exam papers.
2 min read18 May 2026Apex medical education regulator to take action against doctors involved in Delhi blasts
The National Medical Commission has confirmed it will take statutory action against the medical professionals allegedly involved in the deadly car blast near the Red Fort.
2 min read12 Nov 2025Govt plans unified quality checklist for medical colleges, critical care labs
India is set to implement a unified quality checklist system for its 808 medical colleges, aiming to improve patient safety and education standards. This comprehensive initiative will streamline compliance and enhance healthcare outcomes across the nation.
3 min read2 Nov 2025India’s apex medical education regulator to ban promotion of medical devices and companies during live surgeries
The government has been turning the screws on pharmaceutical and medical devices companies, which have gone to great lengths to promote their products. The commission will include a provision to prohibit marketing of medical devices and pharmaceutical products and companies during live surgeries.
2 min read13 Oct 2025Mint Explainer | India bets ₹15,034 crore on fixing doctor deficit. Can it solve the faculty crisis?
India recently approved 10,023 extra medical seats and relaxed faculty rules to plug the doctor deficit. The true challenge: staffing a massive expansion and tackling the infrastructure.
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