New Delhi: India’s National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) on 13 January lowered the qualifying cut-off marks for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for Postgraduate (NEET-PG) 2025 in a bid to fill vacant postgraduate medical seats. The decision, taken after a request from the Indian Medical Association (IMA), has sparked a fierce debate, with…
New Delhi: With over 18,000 postgraduate medical seats vacant and hospitals facing a shortage of specialists, the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has moved to prevent a costly waste of training capacity. After the second round of NEET-PG 2025 counseling for seats sought by qualified doctors, the regulator “significantly” lowered the cut-off…
The Andhra Pradesh government has taken a big decision, in which trained postgraduate Ayurvedic doctors have been allowed to perform certain surgeries on their own. This decision has been taken with the aim of connecting the ancient Ayurvedic system with modern medicine. But the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has strongly opposed this order. IMA says…
