Here are the top health stories for the day:PG Medical Seats Increased to 58,400; NMC Directs Colleges to VerifyThe National Medical Commission (NMC) has approved 8,424 newly granted seats for Postgraduate medical courses for the academic year 2025-26, up from 8,416 in the earlier notification. With this revision, the total number of PG medical seats has increased to 58,400, compared to 58,331 announced previously, reflecting a rise of 69 seats.According to the revised seat matrix, a total of 8,424 seats have been granted for the academic year 2025–26. In comparison, there were 49,976 PG medical seats available during 2024–25. With the latest approvals and revisions, the total number of PG medical seats for 2025–26 has now increased to 58,400 across the country.For more details, check out the full story on the link below:PG Medical Seats Revised to 58,400, NMC Directs Colleges to VerifyGujarat to Get Three New Medical Colleges, 350 More MBBS SeatsIn a major expansion of medical education, three new medical colleges are likely to be established in Gujarat soon.These three new medical colleges will be located in Ahmedabad, Mehsana, and Surat. The Gujarat government has issued Essentiality Certificates for the proposed colleges, paving the way for approval from the National Medical Commission (NMC).For more details, check out the full story on the link below:Gujarat to Add Three New Medical Colleges With 350 MBBS SeatsDelhi HC Quashes NMC Norms Banning MBBS MigrationIn its recent judgment, the Delhi High Court has struck down the blanket ban on migration of MBBS students under the NMC Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2023. The bench ruled that such a complete prohibition is manifestly arbitrary and violative of constitutional protections.A Division Bench comprising the Chief Justice and Justice Tejas Karia ruled that Regulation 18 of the Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2023, which imposed a total ban on migration of undergraduate medical students, cannot be sustained in law.For more details, check out the full story on the link below:Delhi HC Quashes NMC Regulation Banning MBBS Student MigrationMBBS Admission Scam: Two Booked for Fake PwD, EWS DocumentsIn an alleged admission scam, two individuals reportedly secured admission to the MBBS program at SKIMS Soura using forged persons with disabilities and economically weaker section certificates. The Economic Offences Wing of the Crime Branch Jammu and Kashmir has registered a case against them.In this regard, a spokesperson said in a statement that the Crime Branch JK’s EOW Kashmir has registered a formal case against two individuals for their alleged involvement in securing admissions to the MBBS course-2023 at SKIMS Soura, Srinagar, based on fake and forged certificates.For more details, check out the full story on the link below:MBBS Admission Scam: Two Booked for Fake PwD, EWS Documents
