Check Details: NMC Alerts Medical Colleges About Hostel Enforcement for Postgraduate Students

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued a warning to medical schools and other institutions against charging hefty lodging costs and making post-graduate students live in the hostels that are supplied. It said that medical facilities that disobeyed the directive would be subject to financial penalties, seat reductions, and bans on admittance.

Post-graduate students will need to live in suitable residential accommodations provided by the institution. In the public notice issued on February 8, the commission said the Post Graduate Medical Education Regulation (PGMER), 2023, however it would not be required for the PG students to reside in the hostel.

Numerous post-graduate students have complained to the NMC, claiming that medical schools are forcing them to live in dorms supplied by the institution and demanding outrageous costs for housing.

“All the medical colleges and institutes are directed to take cognisance of the above-mentioned regulation, failing which NMC may take action as per regulations 9.1 and 9.2 of the PGMER, 2023, which includes monetary penalty, reduction of seats, stoppage of admission etc.,” the notification said.