MCI nod for two colleges

Updated on: Tuesday, June 28, 2011

The Medical Council of India has granted clearance to the Tiruvarur and Theni Government Medical Colleges to admit 100 students each for the academic year 2011– 2012.

It has also cleared, as per the MCI website, 150 seats for Sri Muthukumaran Medical College, Chennai, affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical Varsity.

Last week, when Health Minister V.S. Vijay released the rank list for MBBS admissions for this academic year, he said the State had included Theni and Tiruvarur Medical Colleges in the list of government colleges offering MBBS course though the clearance had not yet been granted then. He expressed confidence that the go ahead from the MCI would come through before the first round of counselling, which is scheduled to begin on June 30.

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