Job OpportunitiesNMC to medical colleges: Cap MBBS fees at 4.5 years academic duration; non-compliance to invite strict action
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|By Suviral ShuklaThe NMC directive follows reports that medical colleges were charging MBBS fees for the entire duration of five years or five-and-a-half years from students.
Medical colleges were also demanding fees for the compulsory rotating medical internship period, which does not involve formal academic study, NMC said. (Representational image: Freepik)
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has directed all medical colleges, institutions and universities to restrict MBBS course fees strictly to the prescribed academic duration of four-and-a-half years, warning that non-compliance will invite “serious” regulatory action.
The directive by the medical commission follows reports that several medical institutions were charging MBBS fees for the entire duration of five years or five-and-a-half years from medical students. It also stated that colleges were also demanding fees for the compulsory rotating medical internship period, which does not involve formal .
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