KGMCTA Strike Update: Kerala High Court Demands Quick Resolution
With senior faculty stepping back from routine duties, hospital footfall in major centers like Trivandrum and Kozhikode has dropped by more than half.
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₹10 Lakh for an MBBS Degree? Supreme Court Allows MBBS Degrees Despite Fake Tribe Certificates
The bench, comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Rajesh Bindal, reversed a previous Bombay High Court order that had refused to grant the students any relief due to the “suppression of facts.”
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“Doctors Are Not Factory Workers” : Madras High Court Strikes Down Non-Compete Clauses for Doctors
The contract’s clause barring the Doctors from joining a rival hospital or setting up practice within 15 km for three years was deemed a violation of the Indian Contract Act.
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“Not Our Decision”: NBEMS Distances Itself from Negative NEET PG Score
NBEMS clarified that it had absolutely “no role” in drastically lowering the qualifying percentiles.
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Supreme Court to Examine Validity of NEET PG Cut-Off Reduction by Centre
The Court asserted its authority to examine the constitutional validity of the policy decision.
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NMC Takes U-Turn on Seat Cap: Clears Way for New Medical Colleges in 2026-27
NMC has officially suspended the controversial rule limiting states to 100 MBBS seats per 10 lakh population for the Academic Year 2026-27.
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Supreme Court to NBE: “Explain Zero Percentile Cut-Off”; Notices Issued on NEET PG Plea
The bench has directed the NBE and the MoH to file a detailed affidavit explaining the scientific or logical basis for choosing such low percentiles.
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Shocking Video: Mob Thrashes Doctor in Dholpur After Patient’s Death; 6 Detained
A doctor at a hospital in Dholpur, Rajasthan, was brutally assaulted by a mob comprising the relatives of a deceased patient.
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Supreme Court to Examine NBE’s “Non-Disclosure Policy” on NEET PG Exam Papers
The board further argued that candidates are bound by a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) signed before the exam, which strictly prohibits them from sharing or accessing test content.
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Delhi High Court Rejects PIL Challenging Lowered NEET PG Cut-off; Round 3 Counseling to Continue
The petitioner argued that lowering the cut-off (to as low as -40 marks) compromises the “quality of doctors” and endangers patient safety.
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Supreme Court PIL Challenges ‘Zero Percentile’ Cut-Off for NEET-PG 2025-26 Admissions
The plea contends that allowing candidates with “abnormally low” or negative scores to specialize in medicine poses a grave threat to public health and patient safety.
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Merit vs Money? How -40 Marks Can Now Get You a Seat after NEET PG 2025 Revised Cutoff
By widening the eligibility pool to include the lowest-performing candidates, the system allows students with deep pockets to “buy” expensive Management or NRI quota seats that would otherwise remain empty, prioritizing financial capability over medical competence.
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Top Delhi Medical Colleges, Including AIIMS, Fail ‘Drug-Free Campus’ Audit: RTI
The NMC had previously mandated the formation of “Anti-Drug Squads” and vigilance committees in hostels to monitor and prevent substance use.
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Healthcare Crisis in Himachal: IGMC Doctors on Mass Leave Today; Threaten Indefinite Strike from Tomorrow
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has stated there is “no place for threats” and that the doctor was terminated based on a fair inquiry finding him guilty of assault.
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IGMC Shimla Doctor Terminated After Video of Him Punching A Patient Goes Viral
The decision was based on a report by a detailed inquiry committee, which concluded that while both parties were responsible for the escalation
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NMC Approves 7,619 New PG Medical Seats for 2025-26; Total Count Reaches 57,503
The Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC) has officially released the seat matrix for the academic year 2025-2026.
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Health Ministry Declares Non-Generic Prescriptions ‘Professional Misconduct’
While the stricter 2023 NMC regulations remain suspended, the Ministry clarified that doctors are still legally bound by the 2002 Ethics Code
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NTF Report to Supreme Court: “No Need” for Central Law to Protect Healthcare Workers
NTF, constituted by the Supreme Court following the RG Kar Medical College incident, has submitted its report stating that a separate central law to protect healthcare professionals is not required.
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J.P. Nadda Confirms Pause on ‘100 MBBS Seats Per 10 lakh’ Rule for Two Years
The Union Government has announced the deferment of the NMC’s controversial mandate to cap MBBS seats at 100 per 10 lakh population for the academic years 2024-25 and 2025-26.
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Lucknow: Mob Attacks Medical Students in PGI Area; One Critical, Two Injure
A violent mob of approximately one dozen youths attacked three medical students late at night.
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Punched in OT, Threatened with Death: Violence Sparks Total Strike at Bihar’s Largest Hospital
The strike was triggered by two back-to-back incidents of violence within 72 hours:
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SC Issues Notice To Govt on ‘Doctors Judging Doctors’ Rule; Negligence Laws Under Review After 20 Years
This could drastically change how negligence accusations are handled, potentially making it easier for patients to push for FIRs against doctors.
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NMC-ICMR To Introduce Physician-Scientist PhD Program soon for medical graduates
A dedicated PhD track for Medical Graduates (MD/MS/DNB) to create a cadre of “Physician-Scientists.”
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Medical college inspection ‘scam’ : ED raids across 10 states
The scam involved a sophisticated network where NMC officials allegedly leaked confidential inspection schedules and the identities of inspection assessors to medical colleges in advance.
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17 MBBS students suspended in SMS Medical College, Jaipur amid ragging allegations.
On receiving the complaint, the college’s Anti-Ragging Committee treated the matter seriously and in the preliminary inquiry found the involvement of 17 students.
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Supreme Court Steps In As FMGs Fight For Rightful Stipend In Gujarat Internship Row
The plea alleges that medical colleges in Gujarat are coercing students into signing undertakings (affidavits) waiving their right to a stipend as a condition for joining the internship. This is described as discriminatory, as Indian Medical Graduates (IMGs) receive regular payments for the same duties.
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NMC Denies Vaishno Devi Medical College’s Bid for 100% All-India Quota
The NMC stated that approving the request would violate existing policy, which reserves 85% of seats for the state quota and 15% for the AIQ. Officials noted that regulations cannot be amended for a single institution and that any such change would require broad consultations with states and stakeholders
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Violent Attack on Doctor in Barmer
The attacker, identified as Narendra Dan, picked up a steel stool kept in the room and used it to strike the doctor. He was immediately detained by the police.
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Male Nurse Arrested at Katuri Medical College for Secretly Filming Female Staff
A 25-year-old male nurse, identified as Rachapudi Anantha Venkata Sai, was arrested by the Guntur police for allegedly secretly filming female doctors and staff members
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14 senior MBBS students suspended in GMERS Gandhinagar following ragging allegations.
The Decision was taken after reviewing the CCTV footage, in which seven third-year students and seven second-year students were seen harassing and mentally torturing first-year students, at GMERS Medical College, Gandhinagar.
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