NMC gives conditional approval to all medical colleges in C’garh

 

 

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has given conditional approval for the academic session 2025-26 to all state-run government and private medical colleges in Chhattisgarh. These colleges had previously received notices for failing to meet essential standards like proper infrastructure and sufficient faculty. The NMC has given these institutions four months to fix the identified deficiencies. While no penalties have been imposed this year, the NMC has issued a strong warning: if the colleges don’t meet the standards, their admissions will be restricted in the next academic session.

 

The NMC is being very strict about the quality of medical education this year across India, including Chhattisgarh. As a result the Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS) in Bilaspur will continue to have 30 MBBS seats reduced, a decision that was also in effect last year. The Shri Rawatpura Sarkar Institute of Medical Science and Researchers Raipur has been declared a “zero admission” year for first-year MBBS students in 2025-26 due to a bribery scandal concerning an increase in MBBS seats. It’s noteworthy that all 10 state-run government medical colleges and 5 private medical colleges in Chhattisgarh have fallen short of NMC’s requirements, including infrastructure, lab facilities, and faculty.

 

This even includes the oldest institution, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Medical College Raipur, which was previously thought to have sufficient infrastructure. Dr. Debjyoti Singharoy, an Associate Professor, pointed out that a shortage of faculty and inadequate infrastructure (including hostel facilities for students) are major problems across these colleges. A senior official from the Directorate of Medical Education-Chhattisgarh confirmed the conditional renewal and stated that they are making “full efforts” to meet the NMC’s standards within the given four-month timeframe.