New Delhi In considering the fact that more than 900 super-speciality seats remain vacant even after the NEET SS Mop-up round, doctors working under the alliance of the Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association (FORDA) recently urged the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) to hold another mop-up round to fill the open positions.

FORDA noted in a letter to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) that NEET SS seats are a national asset and should not be left empty. The group then requested the DGHS carry out a second mop-up round “in the wider interest of students and citizens who stand to benefit much from having more super-speciality doctors in the country.”

According to Dr. Sarvesh Pandey, General Secretary of FORDA, some students contacted the Supreme Court and requested permission to vacate seats. Other students have now submitted identical petitions after the Supreme Court granted their requests, and some other students have also requested the same from the court.

Those seats should be included in the mop-up round as well, according to the Supreme Court. In India, there is one super-speciality doctor for every 4000 patients. So, we want these seats to be occupied and not be later added.

Dr. Pandey provided additional information about the 900 seats that are currently unfilled, stating that the majority of them are held by private institutions, but some are also held by the government.

Given that more than 1,000 seats were vacant, FORDA has encouraged the authorities to perform a mop-up round. Prior to this, Medical Dialogues claimed that the organisation had made reference to the fact that more than 1000 super speciality seats remained vacant even after Rounds 1 and 2 of NEET SS 2022 Counselling were over.

In this regard, FORDA has written to the DGHS, operating under the Union Health Ministry, and pointed out that the wastage of seats is a “major academic and healthcare loss.”

In a recent letter, the association made reference to this by writing, “As you are aware, the NEET exam was given last year, and two counselling rounds were held to fill up the available seats. And even after these two rounds, almost 1500 seats were still unfilled.

“In this regard, we had previously contacted your reputable office and the Medical Counseling Committee (MCC) to ask them to carry out a mop-up round to fill these open seats. “Then, a notification to hold a mop-up round was released in February, and the qualification cut-off was also lowered,” said the letter in more detail.

 The group drew attention to the fact that in February, a bench of the Supreme Court had permitted a few candidates who had been given seats in the first two rounds to renounce those seats and withdraw from the counselling process. As a result, the authorities announced that they will also include those seats in the mop-up round on February 14, 2023.

“Despite these efforts, there are still about 500+, or about 900 according to our data, open seats. In addition, many students have filed lead petitions in the hopes of receiving similar relief “FORDA cited in the DGHS’s most recent letter (“FORDA”).

FORDA requested the DGHS take notice of the situation and find a cooperative solution, reiterating that NEET SS seats are a national asset and should not be vacant.

The association has recommended that another mop-up round be taken into consideration for the greater good of the students and citizenry, who stand to gain much from having more super-speciality doctors in the nation.

“Furthermore, we humbly urge that the seats that were allocated to candidates but were not filled by them be included in this mop-up round to increase the pool of available seats in an effort to reduce seat waste. If they decide not to continue with it, your esteemed office may start a procedure to allow them to resign their seat,” the letter went on to say.

Every year, between December and February, IIM organises PGDM/MBA programme placements for the MBA/PGP classes, and between January and July, the institutions release their final placement results for the graduating class. The average salary package offered to applicants at the top IIMs is between INR 20 and 25 lakh per year, while pay packages at the more recent IIMs range between INR 10 and 20 lakh per year. For the top three IIMS, A, B, and C, the highest CTC offers ranged from INR 70 lakh to INR 1 crore. The typical international starting salary is INR 60 lakh.

As in previous years, top employers visited the IIM campuses to hire management graduates for a variety of job roles, including E&Y, Deloitte, Walmart, Accenture, JP Morgan Chase, Barclays, Morgan Stanley, Tolaram, Squareyards & Protiviti, EXL, KPMG, HSBC, Goldman Sachs, Amazon, Zomato, ICICI Bank, Bajaj, Axis, Tata, and WIPRO. IIM placement reports in great detail have been made public. See the information on IIM placements below.

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IIM Lucknow:

The final placements for the PGP and PGP AMB batch of 2021-23 have been made public by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow. The highest  domestic pay offer was Rs. 55 LPA, which was less than the highest salary of Rs. 58 LPA from the previous year. From Rs 31 LPA to Rs 32.1 LPA, the average salary increased.

Consulting firms at IIM Lucknow were Accenture, Deloitte India, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC), and McKinsey & Company, which emerged as top recruiters at the final placements for this year’s PG batch.

IIM Calcutta Placements 2023:

There was a 3% increase in the average annual salary and a nearly 9% increase in the median annual salary offered to candidates this year at IIM Calcutta, IIM C (Indian Institute of Management), which recently finished the final placement process for the 58th batch of its flagship two-year MBA programme.

For the class of 2021-23, the average pay offered is Rs 35.07 LPA, the highest in the nation.

Top employers: The consulting industry hired the most people (232 offers), followed by the financial industry (86 offers), which together accounted for over 56% of all hires. Financial companies like A91 Partners, BNP Paribas, Franklin Templeton, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Macquarie Group, Nomura, and others participated in the institute. The top recruiters in the consulting industry included companies like Accenture Strategy, Bain & Co., Boston Consulting Group, Kearney, and McKinsey & Co.

IIT Madras Placements 2023:

The Department of Management Studies at IIT Madras has announced the final placement for the MBA class of 2021-23. DoMS IIT Madras Placement 20203. The average income offered is 20.19 LPA, with 30.6 LPA being the highest salary. India’s top institution is IIT Madras, according to the NIRF ranking for 2022.

IIT Placements 2023: The positions available are Associate Consultant Data Scientist, Data Science Analyst, Business Analyst, Assistant Manager, Future Leader Trainee, Lead Consultant, Project Management, Assistant Manager, Associate Advisor Management Trainee, Product Analyst, and Deputy Brand Manager. Manager of product supply. analysts of the supply chain, and others. Accenture, Axtria, Bank of America, Bounteous, Chain Alytics, Cognizant, DELL, HSBC, GAVS, HEXAWARE, Mahindra, and P&G are some of the top recruiters.

IIM Kozhikode Placements 2023:

 For its two-year PGP programmes, the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIM K or IIM Kozhikode) reported a placement rate of 100%. A total of 559 offers were made during the placement campaign by 123 recruiters. 2022 Batch IIM Kozhikode Placement. A 20% increase in average salary

Bank of America, JP Morgan, Delloite, Mercedes Benz, Microsoft, and PepsiCo were a few of the top employers. The median pay for the graduating class is Rs. 27 LPA, and the mean salary is Rs. 31.02 LPA. The average for the top 5 percentile of offers is Rs. 62.04 LPA, up 8% over the previous year, and the average for the top 10 percentile is Rs. 55.2 LPA, up more than 4%. The highest compensation offered on campus is Rs. 67.02 LPA by an IT company.

SJMSOM IIT Bombay placements 2023:

Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (SJMSOM IIT Bombay) has announced the final placement for the MBA class of 2021–23, with 26% of students coming from premier institutions. The median CTC per PPO is Rs. 26.64 lakhs, with an average CTC of Rs. 28.88 lakhs annually. Highlights 50% PPO percentage Rs. 30.35 LPA Average CTC Rs 16.0 LPA Lowest CTC (PPO) per year placements at IIM Kozhikode in 2023. The typical wage on offer was Rs. 31 LPA. The CTC offered reached new heights, with the top 25% of students receiving Rs. 40.80 LPA, the top 50% receiving Rs. 34.58 LPA, and the top 75% receiving Rs. 31.41 LPA. The institution has once more demonstrated its mettle by maintaining its position as one of the top B-Schools in the country

prominent hiring managers from Fortune 500 organisations. ABFRL, Adani Group, Atomberg, Cargill, DBS Bank, Diageo, Edelweiss Alternative Asset Advisers, Fullerton India, Games24x7, Google, HCLTech, HUL, IBM Consulting, ITC, Landmark Group, Nation with Namo, Reckitt, Reliance Jio, and Sobha Realty are among the most recent employers.

IIM Ranchi Placements 2023:

The IIM Ranchi class of 2021–23’s campus placement procedure is now over. In the MBA class, 502 students found employment in 140 businesses in India and abroad. Out of them, 398 students were enrolled in the MBA programme, 69 in the MBA-HR programme, and 35 in the MBA Business Analytics programme. 15.3% of the organisations in the placement were from the banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) industry. Contrarily, 13.9% Fast Moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies, 14.6% of consulting firms, and 13.2% of IT and ITES firms were participating. A student starting an MBA degree at a foreign university received the highest offer during the placement procedure, which was Rs 65 lakhs annually.

25% of students were successful in obtaining a salary range between Rs 33.61 lakh and Rs 26.21 lakh annually. These students placed among the top 10. Several students have also been offered minimum annual packages ranging from Rs. 19.37 to Rs. 18 lakhs. Students in MBA programmes receive top salaries. The MBA students of the Institute did the best during the placement procedure. The session’s highest annual award went to one of the students, who received Rs 65 lakh. The average annual salary for the top 10 percentile students is Rs. 29.77 lakh. The students in the cohort received a minimum annual CTC of Rs. 17.34 to 16.50 lakhs at the same time.

After the winter vacation, Afghan academic institutions resumed on Monday, but only men went back to university because the Taliban’s prohibition on women attending higher education continues to be in effect.

Since the Taliban retook control in August’21, numerous limitations have been placed on women, and the university restriction is just one of them. This has caused an uproar around the world. Rahela, 22, from the central province of Ghor, described how it was distressing to see males attending college while she and her family had to stay at home.

“We are being discriminated against because we can pursue higher learning thanks to Islam. We shouldn’t let anyone stop us from learning.”

The Taliban regime issued the restriction after charging female students with disobeying rigid attire and a condition to be escorted to and from the university by a male guardian.

The majority of colleges and universities had already implemented gender-specific entrances and classrooms, permitting only female professors or senior men to tutor female students.

Women have the fundamental right to receive a college education, according to Kabul University engineering student Ejatullah Nejati. “It’s not a problem even if they take lessons on separate days.” “They should be granted their privilege of attending school because they have one,” he argued.

The Taliban administration intended for women to continue to be illiterate, according to Waheeda Durrani, a journalism student in Herat until she was expelled last year. “Girls and women who receive an education will never tolerate a government that takes advantage of Islam and the Koran,” the speaker asserted.

In the hallways of the institution, there were still posters from the days before the ban that illustrated proper attire for women.

Some Taliban leaders claim the prohibition on women attending school is just temporary, but they haven’t succeeded in reopening the secondary schools for females that have been shut down for more than a year.

Patna.CM Nitish Kumar, of Bihar, presided over an important cabinet meeting on Monday. The meeting has a total of 16 agendas that have been stamped. Despite the local media’s optimism, no suggestion for the teacher’s manual was presented at the meeting today, either. Among the measures that were agreed upon at the cabinet meeting held today is the purchase of the Darbhanga AIIMS land. The proposal to donate land for Bihar’s second AIIMS in Sobhan in Darbhanga has been granted approval by the state cabinet. The request to provide land for the Banka bypass was also authorised during this crucial discussion, which happened in the secretariat at 6 p.m. following the Bihar Vidhansabha’s budget session.

AIIMS received 150 acres of land in Darbhanga.

The proposal to offer Darbhanga AIIMS 150 acres of land was approved in the cabinet meeting presided over by Nitish Kumar. The state government of Darbhanga would donate 150 acres of land in Sobhan free of charge to the federal government for the Darbhanga AIIMS for a second AIIMS in Bihar. The central government has long demanded land; the Darbhanga Medical College Hospital site was originally suggested by the state government for this, but the central government raised concerns about the numerous issues on that land. The state government then gave the AIIMS in Darbhanga this additional space.  

Amarpur bypass Aprroved

CM has offered the people of Banka and Darbhanga the gift of Holi at Banka. The state cabinet today approved the proposal for the Amarpur bypass in Banka, satisfying a long-standing demand. At a cost of 74.24 crores, the construction of about 7.52-km-long bypass has been cleared.

The Executive MBA in Corporate Affairs and Management programme was introduced in New Delhi by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Jammu in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA). The programme was launched by Manoj Govil, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, in the presence of Padmashri Dr.Milind P. Kamble, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIM Jammu; Prof. B. S. Sahay, Director, IIM Jammu, Praveen Kumar, Director General & CEO, IICA; Prof. Naveen Sirohi, Head, School of Finance, IICA; and Dr.Mahesh Gadekar, Chairperson, Executive MBA, IIM Jammu; and other dignitaries and members from both institutes. Special invitee Manoj Govil, Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, described the launch as a momentous day for both parties in his remarks on the event.

He praised IICA and IIM Jammu for their efforts in implementing this programme so quickly. He stated that the program’s goal is to provide complete learning in the areas of management, regulatory compliance, corporate social responsibility, corporate affairs, and corporate governance. The difficulties facing the corporate sector today in these VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous) times are brought together in this collaboration between two institutes of national importance. The Chairman of the Board of Governors at IIM Jammu, Padmashri Dr.Milind P. Kamble, has further emphasised the importance of the programme and called it an important milestone for both institutions. IIM Jammu Director Prof. B. S. Sahay described the launch as a memorable day for both nationally significant institutions.

Praveen Kumar, Director General and CEO of IICA, mentioned that in today’s rapidly changing scenario, to survive and thrive, future business managers must constantly evolve the way they think and act, expanding their role beyond general administration and reporting. The Executive MBA in Corporate Affairs and Management (Blended Mode) is a unique programme designed for mid-career professionals to enhance and advance their corporate affairs and management skills and knowledge. The minimum experience required for the programme is three years. The programme is open to all professionals and entrepreneurs from various industries who want to take on corporate affairs leadership roles.

The Thirumala Devaswom Medical College (TDMC) was established at Vandanam in Alappuzha on March 6, 1963, by R. Shankar, the state’s then-CM. During its 60 years of existence, it has triumphed over many obstacles and evolved into a premier institution. There were several roadblocks on the way from private administration to government takeover.

The Road to the Foundation of the Medical College

In response to the district’s need for a medical school, a panel of prominent people headed by Alappuzha MLA Nafeesath Beevi met with CM Pattom Thanu Pillai in February 1961.

But, the CM advised them that, due to financial limitations, the government was unable to establish a medical college. However, Mr. Pillai advised that K. Nagendra Prabhu, president of the Gowda Saraswath Brahmin community’s Alleppey Ananthanarayanapuram Thuravoor Thirumala Devaswom (AATTD), establish a private medical college.

The suggestion was welcomed by Mr.Prabhu, who founded multiple educational institutions in the region, and the proposal for TDMC, Kerala’s premier medical college run by a private organisation, was born.

On August 30, 1961, the government gave permission to establish a medical college. The 125 acres in Vandanam were acquired in the name of AATTD “Adhikari” Srinivasa Naick by the college administrative council.

“Mr. Naick was tight with Health Minister V.K. Velappan, which sped up the college’s inauguration. The first intake of MBBS students’ sessions started on August 17, 1963, five months after the cornerstone was placed on March 6, 1963. According to N. Gopinatha Prabhu, son of K. Nagendra Prabhu, “The AATTD sanctioned 25 lakhs to build the classrooms, labs, library, dorms, and other facilities.

Shifting of the Authority to the Government

Before the state’s political atmosphere shifted, everything was going smoothly. The University of Kerala and the Indian Medical Council “created the conditions adverse to the functioning of the college,” according to the Indian Medical Council.

“The college was forbidden from collecting capitation fees, and the fees were cut in half.” The administration broke its pledge to permit students to undertake clinical research at the District Hospital in Alappuzha. After K. Nagendra Prabhu’s death on June 2, 1965, things got worse, according to G. Nagendra Prabhu, secretary of the K. Nagendra Prabhu Foundation.

AATTD’s newly elected president, V. Kesava Pai, formed the TD Medical College Trust. On October 17, 1967, the trust headed by D. Narayana Pai and the state government inked a contract allowing the latter to run the establishment for a term of five years as the administration of the medical college became more and more challenging.

The government made an offer to the trust in 1972 to return management of the institution in exchange for a payment of Rs. 40 lakhs, which was ostensibly used for college administration. The K. Nagendra Prabhu Foundation claims that the government failed to transmit the audited statement of expenses to back up its claim. AATTD also asked the government to extend the time of administration by an additional five years, but the government declined.

“There were numerous debate rounds, but nothing significant was accomplished.” No response was sent to a letter the government issued to the chairman of the trust on May 21, 1973. The government then invoked Section 7 of the agreement and issued an order with a date of October 23, 1973. With effect from October 17, 1972, the college and all of its movable and immovable properties were “vested” in the Keralan government, according to

 Mr. Nagendra Prabhu.

He states that the ideas of the privatized and assisted sectors to work in the domain of medical education had been denied by the then-politicians’ short-sighted approach.

“From 1965 to 1967, the college was run on a grant-in-aid basis for two years, with the government covering 60% of costs and the Thirumala Devaswom contributing 40%. If this had persisted, medical colleges would have been founded in the supported sector. Giving the nation’s deserving kids access to inexpensive medical education would have changed everything, according to Mr. Prabhu.

NEET 2023 Registrations Open

The National Testing Agency (NTA) in India administers the NEET UG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate), a national-level medical entrance examination. On the official website, https://neet.nta.nic.in/, applicants can start their NEET 2023 registration online.

Candidates can register for the NEET 2023 by going to the NTA’s official website, filling out the necessary information, uploading a photo of themselves and their signature, and paying the registration fee.

For admission to UG medical programmes in all medical institutions, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued an online call for entries as the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test NEET 2023 registration.

Those who are willing and qualified can sign up online as of right now. On April 6, 2023, registration will be accepted until 9 p.m. Up until 11:50 p.m. on the final day for filing an application, the entrance fee can be paid. The applicant is responsible for covering all fees and charges and Goods and Services Tax (GST), if necessary.

The candidates can check below the NEET 2023 Exam Important Dates. –

Fee For NEET 2023 Application

Enrollment for NEET (UG) – 2023: Where you can Register

Applicants may only use the “Online” mode to enrol for NEET (UG)-2023 at https://neet.nta.nic.in/. You can register your online form by visiting https://neet.nta.nic.in/, which is the NTA portal. It should be remembered that the registration form cannot be filed in any other way. N All correspondence and information will be sent by the NTA via email to the registered email address or SMS to the registered mobile number only, so applicants must make sure that the contact details provided in the online application form belong to them or their parents or guardians.

All registrants must upload address verification (both their current and permanent locations) while initiating the NEET (UG) 2023 online application.AADHAAR cards, domicile certificates, passports, voter identification cards, etc. are examples of address evidence. If necessary, combine the two documents into one PDF file before uploading it. The same document will be sufficient if the current and permanent addresses match.

Check the NEET-UG 2023 application notification by clicking here.

Download NEET-UG 2023 Information Bulletin

Steps to Follow for NEET-2023 Registration?

1: Go to the NTA NEET UG official website (https://neet.nta.nic.in/).

2: On the homepage, click the “Apply Online” button.

3: After carefully reading the instructions, press the “Proceed to Apply Online for NEET (UG)       2023” button.

4: Complete the NEET UG 2023 application form with the necessary information, including personal and academic data, contact information, and other necessary information.

5: Submit scanned copies of your photo and signature in the format required.

6: Carefully read the application form to ensure that all the information is accurate.

7: Make an online payment for the application fee using a debit card, credit card, net banking, UPI, or PayTM.

8: Download the file upon successful payment.

Direct link to apply online for NEET-UG 2023

Jhajjar: In a ragging incident reported from the World College of Medical Sciences and Research in Jhajjar, six MBBS students were expelled for three months after a junior complained of ragging from seniors, which resulted in injuries.

The complainant, a second-year MBBS student from Faridabad, claimed that on the night of March 1 and 2, six seniors hit him with an iron rod and assaulted his friends.

This incident took place in front of the hostel warden and a guard. The senior students were in a drunken state.

He stated, “After we spoke out against the ragging, my friends were assaulted by seniors. My head was stitched up six times. When the incident occurred at midnight, the senior students were intoxicated. They barged into my room and thrashed me for opposing ragging.” In addition, he told Tribune India, “A hostel warden also supported the seniors instead of helping us.”

Also, the complainant’s brother also claimed that the college authorities had previously received a complaint about ragging but had taken no action. According to the TOI, the police registered the case under Sections 147 (rioting), 149 (every member of unlawful assembly guilty of the offence committed in prosecution of a common object), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC.

The college dean, Dr.JC Passey, told HT that four of the six accused students had been expelled for three months and two for 45 days. Suraj Bhan, SHO of the Jhajjar police station, stated that the six students and the hostel warden had been arrested and that the case is being investigated.

The Odisha University of Health Sciences is now operational. According to a notification released by the health and family welfare department on Sunday, the OUHS was founded on March 5, 2023 (Panchayati Raj and Lokaseva Divas), with its main office in Bhubaneswar. 

The long-awaited Odisha University of Health Sciences (OUHS) was founded on Sunday in Bhubaneswar, it began operating from a temporary structure at Sishu Bhawan Square.

Odisha University of Health Sciences is operational as of now.

According to a notification released by the health and family welfare department on Sunday, the OUHS was founded on March 5, 2023 (Panchayati Raj and Lokaseva Divas), with its main office in Bhubaneswar.

On Sunday, CM Naveen Patnaik gave his approval.

The new university will offer standardised, high-quality medical instruction in allopathic, homoeopathic, and Ayurvedic medicine as well as nursing, pharmacy, physiotherapy, laboratory technology, and all other paramedical disciplines in the state.

This university will be affiliated with more than 200 medical and paramedical schools in the state. The authorities are developing standard academic calendars and curricula for medical colleges affiliated with various universities that will form part of OUHS.

At least ten government medical colleges are already operating in Odisha, and the OUHS will soon be associated with a number of Ayurvedic, homoeopathic, nursing, and paramedical institutes that are currently part of various general universities.

Four additional government medical colleges will open in the next two to three years at Kalahandi, Jajpur, Kandhamal, and Talcher. There will also be private institutions that offer paramedic and health education. These institutes will be governed by this university.

MLAs from all political parties expressed concern in the state assembly in July of last year over the delay in the university’s commissioning.

In 2014, the affiliating health university’s founding was announced by Damodar Rout, the country’s then-minister of health.

In September 2021, more than a year ago, a measure creating the university was approved. The Odisha University of Health Sciences Act went into effect on August 15 of last year to address the state’s urgent need for high-quality medical education.

Former SCB Medical College and Hospital principal and dean Datteswar Hota is now an official on special duty for the university, managing its activities.

According to sources, the government has been determining the initial infrastructural requirements and labour requirements for the university.

A committee has been established to recommend a different location for the university’s permanent campus in the city, one that is around 25 acres large.

GOA, Panaji: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has approved new MD courses at Goa Medical College, which is good news for the state of Goa’s postgraduate medical students. From the academic year 2023–2024, GMC will offer doctor of medicine (MD) courses in geriatric medicine and immunology, haematology, and blood transfusion. Vishwajit Rane, the state’s minister of health, disclosed this information on Thursday when he revealed that the NMC had approved these new teaching courses. On this, he continued, “In terms of GMC’s academic history, it is a significant accomplishment.” A few medical universities offer the new MD programmes.”

Goa Medical College (GMC), one of the nation’s oldest medical institutions, was founded in 1691. It is a government-run organisation and an organic Goa University institute. The college offers 86 PG medical seats in addition to the 180 MBBS seats that are open for admittance to MBBS students. Advertisement The college is now prepared to commence new MD courses in geriatric medicine and immunology, haematology, and blood transfusion, according to the most recent local news report by the Times of India. A senior doctor from the GMC commented on the situation and noted that, over the previous five years, the college’s activities had significantly increased in both studies and facilities.

The super-speciality building should be completely operational in the next months, and work on the regional cancer centre should be finished by the end of 2023 or the beginning of 2024, the doctor said.

“With the GMC offering so many super-speciality courses, Goan students no longer will be required to go outside the state for their advanced studies,” he mentioned while also mentioning that the GMC is regarded as one of the nation’s top medical schools. Medical Dialogues reported last year that 10 additional super-speciality seats in six departments, including surgery, urology, plastic surgery, cardiology, cardiac anaesthesia, and nephrology, had been approved by the NMC for the college.