In search of to start out the non-resident Indians (NRI) quota in medical schools, the Karnataka authorities has requested the Centre to sanction supernumerary MBBS seats in authorities medical schools within the state from the educational yr 2025-26 onwards.
Karnataka Medical Training Minister Dr Sharan Prakash Patil wrote to the chairman of the Nationwide Medical Fee (NMC) on June 27 requesting the sanction of a 15 per cent NRI quota by creating 508 supernumerary MBBS seats for admissions in 22 authorities medical schools within the state. Supernumerary seats are these created over and above the annual sanctioned consumption inside schools.
Justifying the proposal to have an NRI quota in authorities medical schools, Patil cited College Grants Fee (UGC) pointers for worldwide college students’ admission and supernumerary seats in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. He additionally talked about the Nationwide Training Coverage 2020, which emphasised the consumption of worldwide college students in Indian larger instructional establishments for world outreach.
The minister additionally cited the examples of Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and Puducherry, which offer a 7-15 per cent quota for NRI college students in authorities medical schools charging over $75,000 (Rs 62 lakh roughly) to $1,00,000 (Rs 83 lakh roughly) for a five-year course. In Karnataka, solely personal medical schools are allowed to take NRI college students who pay Rs 1 crore to Rs 2.5 crore.
It could be famous that authorities veterinary, agriculture and horticulture universities in Karnataka have 15 per cent NRI quota and these are above the sanctioned consumption and better charges collected assist these universities present higher amenities and high quality schooling.
The minister talked about that autonomous medical establishments within the state are experiencing a scarcity of funds regardless of budgetary allocations, scholar charges, central and state grants, and different donations. He argued that to be able to make these establishments centres of excellence, extra funds are obligatory for high quality schooling, coaching, upkeep, buying medical tools and medicines, managing affected person load, bettering infrastructure, rising college energy, and analysis.
“Creating NRI quota inside the obtainable annual consumption of seats isn’t possible and disturbing the prevailing consumption will create fewer seats for the poor and underprivileged, additionally triggering protests from college students and oldsters” Dr Patil stated.
The minister additionally proposed fixing an annual price of Rs 25 lakh per scholar to generate Rs 127 crore for the medical schooling division for the primary yr and Rs 571.5 crore from the fifth yr onwards.
“I’m assured that the Centre would accede to the state’s demand to sanction 15 per cent NRI quota by creating supernumerary MBBS seats from the educational yr 2025-26,” stated Patil.
There are 22 authorities medical schools beneath the medical schooling division with a complete consumption capability of three,450 seats for 2023-24. Of those, 85 per cent (2,929 seats) are reserved for the Karnataka quota, whereas 15 per cent (521 seats) are allotted for the all-India quota.