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SMBT Medical College in Igatpuri gets deemed university status
SMBT Medical College in Igatpuri has been declared a deemed-to-be university by the Union ministry of education, a change that will shift postgraduate medical admissions from state to central control this year.…
SMBT Medical College in Igatpuri has been declared a deemed-to-be university by the Union ministry of education, a change that will shift postgraduate medical admissions from state to central control this year. The college issued a circular stating that NEET-PG-based admissions to MD/MS and DM/MCh programmes will now be handled by the Centre's Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), while undergraduate MBBS, BDS and nursing admissions will continue through Maharashtra's CET cell.
Students already enrolled in undergraduate courses will remain under Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, which will also conduct their exams. The college said programmes in pharmacy, physiotherapy and ayurveda will also be offered under the new deemed status from this year. A detailed notice on eligibility, fees and counselling is expected soon.
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SMBT is the third private medical college in Maharashtra to break away from state regulation this year, after two others secured private university status from the state government. Deemed university status frees an institution from the state's fee and seat allotment framework, giving it autonomy in admissions and curriculum. The shift means postgraduate medical seats at SMBT will now be part of the all-India MCC counselling pool, increasing competition for out-of-state candidates. The Somaiya group's pending application for deemed status signals more institutions may follow. The next concrete signal is MCC's counselling schedule for NEET-PG, which will determine how many of SMBT's new PG seats go to central quota.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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