NMC extends deadline for medical colleges to apply for new PG courses, colleges, seat increase

Medical colleges can submit applications till November 22 now. Documents, fee here.

NMC extends deadline for submission of applications for new colleges, courses, and increase in seats. (Image: NMC)

Vagisha Kaushik | November 8, 2024 | 08:57 PM IST

NEW DELHI : The Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC) has extended the last date for submitting the applications for starting of new postgraduate medical courses, increase of seats in existing courses, and establishment of new PG medical institutions for the academic year 2025-26 till November 22.

Earlier, the deadline for submitting the applications was October 17 which was further extended till November 8. “Now, MARB of NMC has decided to extend the submission of applications by further two weeks,” the commission said in the latest notice.

The medical colleges will be required to upload the following documents in the application form:

  • Valid Essentiality Certificate (EC) in the prescribed proforma for starting of new PG medical courses in an established medical institution, establishing a new PG medical institution (standalone PG institute) under the heading/column “Essentiality Certificate”
  • Valid Consent of Affiliation (CoA) in the prescribed proforma
  • Justification for the number of requested seats

The board informed that applications will be accepted only after online payment of requisite fee. Private medical colleges or institutions will be required to submit a bank guarantee of the applicable amount within seven days of issue of the Letter of Intent (LOI) while the government medical institutions will be required to submit an undertaking within the same time period.

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The application fee for various facilities:

Particulars

Amount of Fees

Starting of PG courses in Medical colleges/establishment of standalone PG institution

Rs 5,00,000 + 18% GST per course up to 4 seats & additional Rs 1,00,000/seat for more than 4 seats

Increase of admission capacity of PG courses

Rs 5,00,000 + 18% GST per course up to 4 seats & additional Rs 1,00,000/seat for more than 4 seats

Verification of any additional information asked for or for evaluation of any corrected deficiencies if asked to do so

Rs 75,000 + 18% GST

Appeal fee

Rs 50,000 + 18% GST

The requirement to furnish single performance bank guarantees as follows:

Sr. No.

Purpose

Rate

Tenure

1.

For PG (up to four seats of a specialty)

Rs 2,00,00,000 (for up to four seats)

4 years

2.

For additional PG seats

Rs 25,00,000 each additional seat of a specialty

4 years

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