Self-financing medical, dental colleges told to collect fee only for 4.5 years
The Directorate of Medical Education and Research in India has mandated that self-financing medical and dental colleges collect tuition fees only for the 4.5-year academic duration of the MBBS course. This follows complaints that some institutions were improperly charging students for the fifth-year internship period.
Why it matters
It addresses financial exploitation in medical education, ensuring that students are not burdened by illegal fee demands during their mandatory internship year.
The Selection Committee, Directorate of Medical Education and Research, has issued a notification directing all self-financing medical and dental colleges and State private university medical colleges to strictly comply with fee regulations relating to the MBBS course.
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