Health ministry tells students to check college credentials

NEW DELHI: A day before admissions were to conclude for undergraduate medical and dental courses in the country, the union health ministry issued a public notice on Thursday, advising students to cross check credentials of medical colleges given conditional permission.

The Supreme Court appointed Oversight Committee (OC) had provided conditional permission to certain medical colleges across India and asked to fulfil the eligibilty criteria before the admissions end, failing which the permission could be withdrawn.

“It is now directed by the OC to keep in abeyance the conditional permission granted to these colleges for 2016-17 that have failed to comply...” the ministry notice read.