Public medical colleges add seats as entrance exams begin on Saturday
Summary
Nepal’s public medical colleges have added 418 seats for the coming academic year as entrance examinations for medical and health science programmes begin on Saturday. The expansion has drawn criticism from Professor Dr Govinda KC, who says new MBBS and nursing programmes in Geta and elsewhere lack required infrastructure and staff.
Key Points
- Nepal’s Medical Education Commission has increased public medical college seats by 418 for the coming academic year, taking total allocations to 9,691.
- Entrance examinations for medical and health science programmes will run from October 31 to November 4, with 77,359 applicants in the integrated entrance system.
- Professor Dr Govinda KC has demanded cancellation of the new MBBS programme in Geta and opposed seat increases at the Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences.
- The delay in entrance exams and admissions is likely to affect the timing of classes, and the process was held up by delayed appointments at the commission.
