Hyderabad: The Medical Council of India has rejected an application by the Deccan College of Medical Sciences (DCMS) for increasing the number of MBBS seats from the existing 150 to 200. Its reason was that its assessors’ team found several deficiencies in the norms prescribed by the MCI. It has also decided to issue a show-cause notice to the college asking why it should not withdraw recognition even for the existing courses.
An application had been sent by the DCMS, an institute run by the trust headed by MIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi, for enhancing the seats in the MBBS course from 150 to 200 for 2016-17 session.
Deccan college fails eligibilty rules
A team of assessors from MCI had visited the college on January 21 and 22 and submitted its report to MCI.
It had pointed out several deficiencies in running of the college including not complying with the norms relating to faculty and other departments.
The executive committee of the MCI had met and considered the report and decided to reject the application by DCMS.
It said: “The applicant college does not meet the qualifying criteria 6(a)(ii), 6(a)(iii) and 6(a) (iv) of opening of new or higher courses of study or training (including postgraduate course of study or training) and increase of admission capacity in any course of study or training.
“OPD (out patient department) attendance, bed occupancy and unitary campus are not as per the (specifications), the executive committee of the Council has decided to return the application for increase in MBBS Seats from 150 to 200 at DCMS Hyderabad under NTR University of Health Sciences under section 10A of the Indian Medical Council Act 1956 for academic year 2016-17 recommending disapproval of the scheme to the central government as there is no provision under section 10A of the Act or the regulations framed therein to keep the application pending in the council office for the next academic year.”
It decided to invoke its powers under clause 8(3)(1)(c) of Establish-ment of Medical College Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2010 and serve a show-cause notice.
For this, it quoted the rule: “It is observed during any regular inspection of the institute that the deficiency of teaching faculty and/or residents is more than 10 per cent and/or bed occupancy is less than 80 per cent. Such an institute will not be considered for processing applications for postgraduate courses in the academic year and will be issued show-cause notices as to why the recommendation for withdrawal of recognition of the courses run by that institute should not be made for undergraduate and postgraduate courses which are recognised under section 11(2) of the Act along with direction of stoppage of admissions in permitted postgraduate courses.”
When contacted, a senior official from DCMS who wished not to be quoted said: “We are in the process of rectifying all the deficiencies.” The principal and CEO of DCMS said that only managing director of DCMS, Mr Akbaruddin Owaisi, was authorised to speak on the issue.
