Through a public notice dated 8th feb 2024 PGMEB of national Medical Commission has instructed medical colleges to not to exploit Post graduate students by compelling them to avail hostel facility.

The public notice has cited regulation 5.6 of the Post Graduate Medical Education Regulation (PGMER), 2023 whcih mandates  college to provide appropriate residential accommodation to post-graduate students. However, it will not be mandatory for the post-graduate students to stay in the hostel.Similarly, there was no such provisions in the PGMER, 2000 for mandatory stay of the PG Medical Students in the hostel offered by the college .

 Its noteworthy that numbers of complaints have been received by NMC from PG students alleging that the Medical Colleges/Institutions are compelling them to stay in the hostel offered by the Medical Colleges/ Institutions and hefty amount is being charged on this account. "This is a violation of Regulation 5.6 of the PGMER, 2023",mentions the public notice.

 Hence, all the Medical Colleges and Institutes  have been directed to take cognizance of the above-mentioned regulation, failing which NMC may take action as per Regulations 9.1 and 9.2 of the PGMER, 2023 which includes monetary penalty, reduction of seats, stoppage of admission etc.

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Hostel accommodation for Post-graduate Medical Students