The Medical Council of India (MCI ) has directed the Puducherry government, four deemed universities and three private medical colleges and hospitals in the Union territory to discharge (remove from the rolls of the institution) 778 MBBS students (for the academic year 2016-17) on charges of failing to adhere to the prescribed rules and norms in the admission process. In this regard, the MCI joint secretary said, “The institutions had admitted students who were not allotted seats as per the Supreme Courts procedure of centralised admission committee.
Furthermore, the institutions have also admitted students illegally after the last date of admission.” Moreover, the UGC sent a letter dated September 15, 2016, to all deemed universities that they shall be part of common counselling for admission in medical courses organised either by a state government or through its agency based on marks…
