In a first, NMC to rate India’s medical colleges
NEW DELHI : For the first time, Indian medical colleges will get government ratings based on the quality of education they are offering to the students. To initiate this, the country’s apex medical education regulator— the National Medical Commission—has tied up with Quality Council of India (QCI) and will start the rating assessment from the next session.
The activity will be carried out under “Establishment of Medical Institutions, Assessment and Rating Regulations, 2023" which states to conduct assessments and ratings of medical colleges under the government platform. This comes in the backdrop of credibility issues faced by some private medical colleges, given that their ratings are done by private organizations.
Once the government ratings are in public domain, it will not only help students in choosing the right medical college but will also help in stemming the practice of private medical colleges charging high fees. The experts from NMC and QCI will carry out surprise inspection in the medical colleges to ascertain whether these colleges are following government regulations and offering quality education among other metrics.
“Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) of the NMC has signed a MoU with Quality Council of India (QCI) for the purpose of assessment of rating the medical colleges wherein QCI will provide third party assessment of both private and government medical colleges," said the official aware of the matter. This collaboration will ensure the highest quality medical education and services offered by the medical colleges.
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