Policies
New Jammu Kashmir reservation policy that cut general-category college seats and government job posts pushes youths to travel hundreds of kilometres to vote.
CBME Guidelines for MBBS Curriculum: Doctor groups write to the social justice minister demanding provisions of rights of disabled and transgender persons.
Revised CBME curriculum guidelines 2024 do not restore the disability module to the MBBS foundation course but add a section on virginity tests; NeXT exam norms remain unchanged.
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin has also directed the school education department to frame guidelines for science-oriented programmes in the state government schools.
Several activists criticized NMC’s CBME curriculum for referring to sodomy and lesbianism as “unnatural sexual offences” and said it violates rights of LGBTQ+, disabled.
UGC Compendium of Regulations includes 15 rules, 87 regulations, and 28 notifications covering budget, establishments, affiliation, accreditation, admission and fees.
NMC: Setting up medical colleges gets more expensive. The fee for establishment of medical colleges with 100 MBBS seats is Rs 15 crore for a 6-year tenure.
The draft anti-rape Bill is slated to introduce significant changes to the investigation and prosecution process. It has reduced the probe deadline from 2 months to 21 days.
New NMC guidelines for CBME curriculum have also dropped a section on disability from the foundation course. The MBBS syllabus has drawn flak from disability and LGBTQ+ activists.
The reformed policy promotes equal opportunities for men and women and eliminates gender discrimination.
