The Medical Council of India (MCI) conducted the inspection in 11 private medical colleges that were given conditional recognition by the Supreme Court-appointed Oversight Committee (OC) and found that about eight of them don't have adequate facilities. The MCI has submitted a report to the central government to debar these colleges from taking fresh students from 2017-18. If the private medical colleges don't get their act together, the state stands to lose more than 1,000 MBSS seats the next academic year. These medical colleges were granted conditional permission by the OC to take students for the year the 2016-17.

This is after MCI recommended de-recognition of these colleges after inspection for lack of adequate facilities. However, the OC order overturned MCI recommendation and allowed these colleges to admit students subject to a few conditions. The MCI website lists 11 colleges…