To help
students, govt may soon rate medical institutes
The government plans to unveil a
rating system for medical institutions to help students make an informed
choice. It will also serve as a warning for poorly-rated institutes to improve
standards.
The
move is also aimed at ending `inspection raj` in the medical education sector,
which flourished under the Medical Council of India. “The task of periodic
rating would be assigned to the proposed National Medical Commission (NMC),
which will replace MCI,“ said an official, adding that the existing inspection
regime focused on inputs with more emphasis on infrastructural issues rather
than teaching quality and learning outcomes.
Medical
institutions will also have to place all relevant information in the public
domain via electronic medium.
The
plan is among a slew of reforms in the medical education sector suggested by
the high-powered committee, hea ded by Niti Aayog vice-chairman Arvind
Panagariya.
Separate
common entrance examinations (all-India National Eligibility cum Entrance Test
[NEET]) for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate courses have been
suggested by the panel. The exams must be given “statutory“ backing to ensure
transparent admission process based on merit rather than ability to pay
capitation fee, said an official.After completion of an undergraduate degree,
medical professionals will have to appear for a common licentiate examination.
The government may also prescribe skill tests as part of the exam which will
have statutory backing. Passing of the common li centiate examination will be
mandatory for licensees to practise and for registration to the Indian Medical
Register.“This exam will also serve as the NEET for admissions to the PG
courses in medical institutions,“ said an official.
The
committee was not in favour of creating a statutory provision for common
licentiate examination in the PG and super-speciality courses. Fee regulation
of private colleges was one of the contentious issues dealt by the Panagariya
panel. The panel tried to address concerns about high cost of medical
education.
The
committee suggested that NMC may be empowered to fix norms for regulating fee
for a proportion of seats (not exceeding 40% of the total seats) in private
medical colleges while for the rest, the management may be given full freedom
to charge the fee that they deem appropriate. However, the medical institutes
have to advertise the tuition and other fees upfront on their websites with no
other fee permitted.
Source | Times of India | 10 August 2016
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