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The Hindu
5 days ago
- Health
- The Hindu
Karnataka loses 201 medical seats this year
The number of medical seats in Karnataka this academic year has gone down by 201 compared to last year. This is due to the non-renewal of 200 medical seats by the National Medical Commission (NMC) in Jawaharalal Nehru Medical College (JNMC) of KLE Society, Belagavi, and the reduction of one seat in Chitradurga Medical College. Last year, 12,395 medical seats were available in 71 medical colleges in the State. But this year, only 12,194 medical seats are available 70 medical colleges. Various quota This includes 572 seats in All India Quota (AIQ) seats, 2,224 in Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) deemed quota, 5,275 in government quota, 2,819 in private quota and 876 in NRI quota, among others. Of these, 9,263 medical seats will be allotted through UGNEET-2025 counselling by Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA). Last year, 9,282 seats were allotted through the KEA. The NMC has recently blacklisted a senior doctor working as Assessor, who allegedly received a bribe of ₹10 lakh in exchange of a positive assessment report to JNMC and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had arrested the assessor. Following this incident, NMC has decided not to renew existing number of seats of the JNMC in under-graduate and postgraduate courses for the year 2025-26. It also cancelled the enhancement of seats and starting of new courses in both UG and PG in JNMC. 3,315 dental seats This year, 3,315 dental seats are available in 44 dental colleges across the State. Of these, 668 are in AIQ, 911 in government quota, 1,210 in private quota and 377 in NRI quota, among other categories. All these seats will be allotted through the KEA.
Time of India
14-06-2025
- General
- Time of India
‘Brilliant, tech-savvy, sincere': Karnataka colleges mourn radiologist Prateek Joshi who died in Ahmedabad plane crash with family
BELAGAVI/KOLAR: A wave of shock and grief swept through Belagavi's Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC) and Kolar's Sri Devaraj Urs Academy where Ahmedabad air crash victim Dr Prateek Joshi had studied medical sciences and done a PG course in radiology, report Ravindra Uppar and K Ranganath. The dream transition from Rajasthan's Udaipur to new beginnings in London came to a tragic end after Dr Prateek Joshi, his pathologist-wife Dr Komi Vyas and their children - daughter Miraya, 8, and five-year-old twin sons Pradyut and Nakul - died in the crash Thursday. They were hours away from starting a new chapter in their life. JNMC principal Dr NS Mahantashetti remembered Dr Joshi as a brilliant and dedicated student. Joshi had confirmed participation in silver jubilee of MBBS batch in Sept Principal Mahantashetti said Dr Joshi was sincere, hardworking and tech-savvy and added he was a young doctor with immense potential. After completing MBBS from 2000 to 2005 at the Belagavi college, Dr Joshi pursued PG in radiology at Kolar Medical College. He returned to his hometown Udaipur in Rajasthan, where he began medical practice. In 2021, he shifted to London to work as a consultant radiologist. Dr Joshi completed postgraduate studies in Radiology at Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research in Kolar from 2008 and 2010. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Memperdagangkan CFD Emas dengan salah satu spread terendah? IC Markets Mendaftar Undo Later, he earned FRCS in London. On Friday, Kolar college's doctors, medical staff, and students paid floral tributes to Dr Joshi and observed a minute's silence to honour the victims of the air crash. Dr Sarala, professor and head of pharmacology and director of academics, recalled he was a dedicated and inquisitive. "He was passionate about serving humanity and always eager to understand even the minutest aspects of medicine that contribute to a patient's healing," she said. Dr Iranagouda Patil, a paediatrician in Belagavi and MBBS classmate of Dr Joshi, said most friends sank into shock and grief after receiving the news. "Dr Joshi was active on the WhatsApp alumni group. Before signing up for a London job four years ago, he had called me to obtain bona fide certificates from the Belagavi college," Dr Patil further said. The JNMC community was particularly devastated as Dr Joshi had confirmed his participation in the silver jubilee celebrations of the 2005 MBBS batch, scheduled for Sept, via the alumni WhatsApp group. Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
