Dr. MGR Medical varsity plans for rating system

Updated on: Monday, December 20, 2010

For the first time in the state Dr. MGR Medical University plans to bring out rating system for all its affiliated colleges offering medical and allied subject courses.

All the 336 affiliated colleges will be assessed on a set of criteria, and the performance of the college against these parameters will be used to give it a star rating.

The university comprises of 24 medical colleges, 25 dental colleges, 233 colleges offering allied health sciences, 30 colleges offering Indian Medicine and homeopathy, and 16 other institutions. Besides, this year, a number of institutions, including hospitals, have been affiliated to offer certificate courses in medical and allied subjects, bringing the total to 336.

The main criteria include reputation of the college, the quality of academic input, student care, infrastructure and placement opportunities provided.

Other details taken into consideration for rating are pass percentage, paper presentations and research conducted by faculty members and students, canteen facilities and tie-ups with foreign institutions.

It is said that market research agency, Nielsen, will carry out the rating, since the varsity wants to keep it objective and professional. However, the university faculty and experts will constantly advise the agency about various aspects regarding the parameters and guide the conduct of the process too.

The entire research will be conducted in three phases. The first phase will rank medical and dental colleges; the second will look at colleges of nursing; and the final phase colleges of pharmacy and physiotherapy.

At the end of three-months, a ranking list will be provided for the entire sets of colleges based on the courses they offer. Individual colleges will also be rated, and action points will be provided to each institution to improve. The varsity has expressed the hope that the rating exercise will be complete before admissions for the next academic year.

Any college found lacking, university team will inspect and ask the institution to comply with the required standards. However, if the college fails to do so, the institutions affiliation will be cancelled.

Dr. MGR Medical varsity plans for rating system

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