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MCI moots reforms in medical courses, exams

A common entrance test for all undergraduate and postgraduate medical courses, a licenciation exam after internship and a new M.Med. course for medical graduates are among the reforms mooted by the Medical Council of India (MCI). Talking to reporters after a national meeting on reforms in medical education, S.K. Sarin, who heads the board of governors of MCI, said reforms aim at meeting the dual challenge of having more graduates and maintaining the quality. 'The most significant challenge for regulatory bodies like the Medical Council of India has been to balance the need for more medical colleges with the maintenance and improvement of quality standards,' Sarin said. Sarin said that the common entrance test, which was supposed to begin this year, will start from 2012 for both undergraduate, post graduate and super specialty courses in medicine. 'National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for both P.G. And U.G. Courses will start from 2012,' Sarin