Hyderabad Medical Colleges get nod for more MBBS seats from Medical Council of India

Giving  a boost to medical education in the state, the Medical Council of India (MCI) gave its nod to increase MBBS seats in two state-run colleges.

While MBBS seats were increased to 200 from the existing 150 at Gandhi Medical College (GMC), the MCI also gave the go-ahead for enhanced seats at Sri Venkateshwara Medical College (SVMC), Tirupati, from 150 to 200.

The approval came after chief secretary PK Mohanty gave an undertaking to rectify the deficiencies pointed out by MCI inspectors a few months ago in these institutes.

This apart, seats at private medical colleges like SVS Medical College, Mahbubnagar, were raised from 100 to 150, while the apex body also gave permission to Kamineni Hospital to start a new medical college with 150 MBBS seats.

Sources said a final decision to increase the number of seats at other state-run medical colleges including Osmania Medical College, Government Medical College, Nizamabad, and Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal, is likely to be announced by the MCI in the next few days. "We have not got any official communication from the MCI yet," said Dr Putta Srinivas, principal, Osmania Medical College.

The approval for SVMC was also given based on an undertaking by Mohanty, assuring documentary proof of budget allocation and rectification of deficiencies before admission.