NMC brings in new regulations to expand medical education infrastructure, manpower

Medical colleges ease faculty norms to expand seats, boost doctor availability

India’s medical education landscape is set for a major transformation with the National Medical Commission (NMC) introducing new faculty qualification norms. The updated regulations aim to address the acute shortage of teaching staff by allowing experienced government doctors to take up academic roles and enabling faster expansion of medical colleges across the country.

NMC brings in new regulations to expand medical education infrastructure, manpower

NMC introduces new regulations to expand medical education, increase faculty eligibility, and address faculty shortages in India.

NMC's new regulations spark mixed reactions: A boost for medical education or a compromise on quality?

The newly introduced Medical Institutions Regulations, 2025, aim to reshape the landscape of medical education in India & may offer promising changes.

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NMC restores 30% faculty quota for M.Sc./Ph.D. holders in non-clinical medical subjects - Express Healthcare

In a major development for India’s medical education landscape, the National Medical Commission (NMC), under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has reinstated the 30 per cent faculty quota for medical M.Sc./Ph.D. holders in non-clinical subjects. The decision, formalised through the Medical Institutions (Qualifications of Faculty) Regulations, 2025 dated 30 June 2025 and an amendment notification issued on 2 July 2025, restores eligibili…