The Central government has approved over 4,000 Post Graduate seats in medical colleges and hospitals across the country for the academic session 2017-18.

“Looking at the need to increase PG seats in clinical subjects, the Government had decided to amend the teacher student ratio in clinical subjects in government medical colleges,” said Union Health Minister J P Nadda.

“This change alone has resulted in the creation of 1,137 extra seats in 71 colleges. Many others out of the total of 212 government colleges are sending their proposals and it is expected that at least 1,000 more seats can be added during March 2017,” Nadda said.

“The budget announcement of adding 5,000 PG medical seats in the country is thus likely to be achieved soon,” he said.

“We have decided to take steps to create additional 5,000 Post Graduate seats per annum. In addition, steps will be taken to roll out DNB courses in big district hospitals, strengthen PG teaching in select ESI and municipal corporation hospitals and encourage reputed private hospitals to start DNB courses,” he had said.

By Premji