Pvt Medical Colleges Cannot Charge Fee For 5yrs Instead Of 4.5 Yrs For MBBS, BDS Course -HC

The Telangana high court on Friday rapped private medical colleges, saying they cannot collect fee from MBBS and BDS students for five years when the course duration was only four-and-a-half years. The court was also critical of the state government and Telangana Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee (TAFRC) for siding with the private college managements instead of standing up for parents and students. A bench of Justice MS Ramachandra Rao and Justice K Lakshman pronounced the verdict in a petition filed by a student, D Padma Teja, of Warangal district.

“The period of study of MBBS course as per the Medical Council of India regulations on graduate medical education, 1997, is only four-and-a-half years and not five years,” the bench said. It said the private colleges should collect year-wise fee for four years. For the remaining six-month period, half-yearly fee should be collected, it…