PG courses: MCI proposes national eligibility test

Last Updated: Monday, April 25, 2011, 17:44

The Medical Council of India has proposed to hold National Eligibility cum Entrance tests for (NEET) Post Graduate and Super Speciality courses in a changed format from next year.

Apex court issues notice over Ketan Desai`s election

Last Updated: Monday, March 28, 2011, 21:52

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a petition by an NGO challenging the election of Ketan Desai, a former president of the Medical Council of India (MCI), to the Gujarat University senate.

MCI plans to conduct exams for MBBS students

Last Updated: Monday, March 28, 2011, 20:34

As part of its proposals to make the undergraduate medical education programme more qualitative, the MCI plans to conduct licentiate examinations for MBBS students before they qualify for their graduate degrees.

Boards of doctors governing MCI to continue for another year

Last Updated: Thursday, March 17, 2011, 19:47

The term of the existing Board of doctors governing the Medical Council of India was today extended by a year.

MCI scam: CBI searches premises of former OSD to Ramadoss

Last Updated: Monday, February 21, 2011, 22:11

CBI conducted searches at the residential premises of DS Moorthy, former OSD to the then Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss, in connection with alleged irregularities in granting permission to a pvt medical college by MCI.

IMA members protest against dissolution of MCI

Last Updated: Saturday, January 22, 2011, 22:39

Members of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Saturday held a protest here against the dissolution of the Medical Council of India and other regulations with regard to medical education in the country.

Kashmir trashes MCI notification for medical courses

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 11, 2011, 13:54

J&K has decided to continue the selection process for medical graduate and post-graduate courses through its Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (BOPEE), trashing the MCI`s proposal to conduct the NEET.

Restore autonomous structure of MCI, demands IMA

Last Updated: Monday, January 3, 2011, 21:58

The Indian Medical Association on Monday demanded that the autonomous structure of the Medical Council of India be restored and the current board of governors appointed by the Government be dissolved at once.

MCI to conduct common entrance exam

Last Updated: Sunday, January 2, 2011, 13:27

The Medical Council of India has decided to conduct a nationwide common entrance examination for admissions to medical colleges in the country.

SC gives nod to MCI for common tests for MBBS, PG courses

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 00:04

A bench headed by Justice R V Raveendran said MCI can go ahead with the common entrance examination for the coming academic year.

MCI not following inspection rules for medical colleges: CAG

Last Updated: Friday, December 10, 2010, 22:09

The country`s medical education regulator MCI, did not adhere to the inspection rules of medical colleges as 89% of them were not surveyed within the mandatory five-year period, the Comptroller and Auditor General has pointed out.

PIL challenging senate membership of Desai filed in Guj HC

Last Updated: Monday, November 29, 2010, 22:36

A PIL was on Monday filed in the Gujarat High Court challenging the unanimous election of former Medical Council of India (MCI) chief Dr Ketan Desai as senate member of Gujarat University (GU).