Government medical colleges now in 6 states

Commission Vice President Dr. According to Anjani Kumar Jha, seats have also been decided at B&C Medical College and Research Center in Birtamod, Jhapa. In these four educational institutes, the commission has determined the seats to teach undergraduate level including MBBS in medical education from 2025 batch.

In the first phase, 50/50 seats for MBBS have been determined by the commission in these educational institutions. With the decision of the commission, medical education will be held for the first time in Dang in Lumbini province, Janakpur in Madhesh and Jhapa in Koshi. A private medical college was already teaching in Pokhara. After the addition of three institutes, the number of educational institutions providing medical education from the government has reached 7. Medical education is being taught only in Wagmati, Karnali and Koshi provinces from the government side, now Gandaki, Lumbini and Madhesh provinces have also been added.

The Shahid Dashrath Chand Health Sciences University Bill related to Geta Medical College is under consideration in the Parliament for the purpose of teaching medical education in Far West Province. Even if the hospital is operated by building the infrastructure, the goal of teaching medical education in the Far West will be fulfilled only after the passage of the bill.

The Medical Education Act provided for the establishment of at least one public medical college or institution in each province by 2080. Earlier, medical education was being conducted only in Tribhuvan University Institute of Medical Education Kathmandu, Patan Institute of Health Sciences Lalitpur, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences Dharan and Karnali Institute of Health Sciences Jumla. The Nepali Army has also partially operated a medical college in Kathmandu on a public concept.

medical education reformer Dr. Even Govind KC had been demanding the government to establish and operate a government medical college in the state. According to him, the public's access to medical education and quality health services will expand when government medical is conducted.

Dr. Former Dean of Medical Education Study Institute. Jagdish Agarwal pointed out that the establishment of a government medical college outside of Kathmandu is a positive aspect. "Students' opportunities to study have increased. "One and a half hundred more students would be enrolled in MBBS immediately," he said, "because it is a government medical college, the number of students who can study under the scholarship quota will also increase." said Opening a government medical college in every province by 2080 has become a slogan. If the government wants, it can be implemented," Agarwal said, "Getta should have been the first priority, but it does not seem to be the government's priority yet." For the upcoming academic session, the Commission has determined seats for Rapti and Pokhara Institute of Health Sciences with conditions. According to the Commission, only after these institutes receive the theoretical approval from the Ministry of Finance for conducting the program, they will allocate seats and send them for student admission.

This college has been approved by the Ministry of Education. There is a provision to provide free scholarship to 75 percent of the students admitted to government-run medical colleges. Private medical colleges should teach 10 percent on free scholarship.

The Supreme Court ordered the affiliation of B&C Medical College, which has received the Letter of Intent. After the order of the court, the Commission has given permission to teach medical education in connection with Kathmandu University. The commission has also increased the number of seats in some medical colleges. Adding seats to new educational institutions and old educational institutions will also increase the quota of students who can study in Nepal.

In the previous year, 7,504 seats have been assigned in various subjects and categories of medical education, while 8,700 students will be allowed to enroll in the next academic year. In MBBS, the number of seats has increased to 2,140 while remaining 1,925 seats. The number of educational institutes offering MBBS has increased to 25 across the country.

The number of BDS seats has been increased from 545 to 575. Similarly, currently 1,720 seats have been allocated in B.Sc Nursing, while 1,990 seats have been reserved for the upcoming academic session. BPharmacy seat has been increased from 755 to 755.

The number of seats of BMS and BNS has decreased. According to the law, the commission will determine the seats every year by monitoring the physical and educational infrastructure along with the demands of the educational institutions. The commission has been determining the fees along with the regulation of medical education.