NMC approval to all 34 Telangana state government medical colleges

All 34 Telangana state government medical colleges have received the National Medical Commission (NMC) approval for the 2025–26 academic session, following the review of previously identified shortcomings.

 

On 13th June, the NMC had issued notices to 26 such colleges on infrastructure and teacher-related issues. Later, the Health department formed 10 Medical College Monitoring Committees on 23rd June for monitoring and preparing college-wise plans.

 

The NMC gave clearance on Tuesday for all the colleges, including the previously 26 under investigation, to run for the current academic session, according to an official announcement issued by the department on Wednesday. The department explicitly stated that no fines were levied and no one of the 4,090 MBBS seats in the colleges would be impacted.

 

The NMC has noted the initiative of the state government in filling the faculty shortage. A campaign for promotion was implemented to address teaching vacancies and regulatory requirements," added the statement.

 

NMC directed outstanding issues of compliance to be settled in four months' time, and confirmed current approvals of all colleges as valid.

 

According to the initiative of staffing, 44 senior professors have been upgraded as Additional Directors of Medical Education and posted as principals and hospital superintendents.

 

Additionally, 278 associate professors have been upgraded to professor rank and 231 assistant professors to associate professor rank.

 

MBBS counselling to begin soon

 

A recruitment notice has also been released to fill 607 assistant professor posts directly through the Medical and Health Services Recruitment Board (MHSRB). The Finance department has sanctioned an additional 714 faculty posts.

 

In response to the grievances of inadequate bed capacity in some of the teaching hospitals, the state government has initiated the process to increase over 6,000 beds in 21 hospitals in a bid to boost patient care and clinical training.

 

MBBS counselling will begin shortly, as Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences finalises the arrangements. State ranks for NEET will be announced soon, and counselling will be conducted subsequently as per Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) norms.

 

Staffing Initiative:

 

• 44 Senior Professors have been promoted as Addl DMEs
• They have been appointed as principals & hospital superintendents
• 278 Associate Professors have been promoted to Professors
• 231 Assistant Professors upgradable to Associate Professors