WBMCC releases revised NEET 2025 Round 1 Counselling Schedule, check complete details

West Bengal- The West Bengal Medical Counselling Committee (WBMCC) has revised the Schedule for WB National Eligibility and Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET UG) round 1 Counselling for the academic year 2025 for State Quota, Private Management Quota and NRI Quota seats in West Bengal.

As per the revised tentative Schedule, the WBNEET UG 2025 round 1 Counselling registration and submission of the online fee payment has now been extended till 08th August 2025. However, it was earlier scheduled till 03rd August 2025. Below is the complete revised schedule-

Also Read: WB NEET PG Special Stray Vacancy Round Counseling Tentative Schedule Released, Check details

TENTATIVE REVISED SCHEDULE

S.NO

EVENTS IN COUNSELLING

DATE & TIME

1

Online Registration by candidates qualified through NEET UG 2025.

07 pm of 31 July 2025 till 6 pm of 08 August 2025, (as per server time).

2

Online Fee payment.

07 pm of 31 July 2025 till 12 Midnight of 08 August 2025 (as per server time).

3

After successful Registration and Fee payment, Verification of Candidates in the already designated College and time slot by the software.

01 & 02 August 2025, 04- 08 August 2025 (11 am to 4 pm as per server time) & 09.08.2025 (10 am to 1 pm as per server time).

4

Publication of List of Successfully verified candidates & Publication of Seat Matrix for Round 1.

09 August 2025 after 3 pm.

5

Online Choice Filling and Choice Locking by the successfully verified candidates.

5 pm of 09 August 2025 till 12 Midnight of 10 August 2025 (as per server time).

6

Publication of Results.

After 4 pm on 12 August 2025

7

The Reporting and Admission of allotted candidates to the allotted Institute (for All Private Medical Colleges, the admission process will be in different Govt. Medical Colleges in Kolkata, related notice will be published on the website & for All Private Dental Colleges at Dr. R Ahmed Dental College, with the requisite original document, college requisite fee and bond (Once successfully re-verified, they can get admitted in the allotted seat).

13 & 14 August 2025, 11 am to 4 pm (as per server time).

To view the revised schedule, click the link below

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/wbmcc-revises-wb-neet-ug-2025-round-1-counselling-schedule-registration-extended-till-august-8-296653.pdf

However, the rest of the WBNEET 2025 Counselling rounds remain the same, and the round 2 will commence from 19th August 2025, the round 3 from 09th September 2025 and the online stray round from 25th September 2025. Below is the complete schedule-

ROUND 2 SCHEDULE

S.NO

EVENTS IN COUNSELLING

DATE & TIME

1

Online Registration by candidates qualified through NEET UG 2025.

11 am of 19 August 2025 till 4 pm of 21 August 2025 (as per server time)

2

Online Fee payment.

11 am of 19 August 2025 till 12 Midnight of 21 August 2025 (as per server time).

3

After successful Registration and Fee payment, Verification of Candidates in the already designated College and time slot by the software.

20, 21 & 22 August 2025 (11 am to 4 pm as per server time).

4

Online seat surrender at the allotted college level with all original documents by the candidates.

22 August 2025, 11 am to 4 pm (as per server time).

5

Publication of List of Successfully verified candidates & Publication of Seat Matrix for Round 2.

25 August 2025 after 12 Noon

6

Online Choice Filling and Choice Locking by the successfully verified candidates.

4 pm of 25 August 2025 till Midnight of 27 August 2025 (as per server time).

7

Publication of Results.

01 September 2025 after 2 pm.

8

The Reporting and Admission of allotted candidates to the allotted Institute (for All Private Medical Colleges, the admission process will be in different Govt. Medical Colleges in Kolkata, related notice will be published on the website & for All Private Dental Colleges at Dr. R Ahmed Dental College, with the requisite original document, college requisite fee and bond (Once successfully re-verified, they can get admitted in the allotted seat).

Upgraded candidates need to get submitted & the submitted fee & document back with a server-generated relieving letter from the previous college before moving for admission in the newly allotted college.

02-04 September 2025 (11 am to 4 pm as per server time).

ROUND 3 SCHEDULE

S.NO

EVENTS IN COUNSELLING

DATE & TIME

1

Online Registration by candidates qualified through NEET UG 2025.

11 am of 09 September 2025 till 6 pm of 11 September 2025 (as per server time).

2

Online Fee payment.

11 am of 09 September 2025 till 12 midnight of 11 September 2025 (as per server time).

3

After successful Registration and Fee payment, Verification of Candidates in the already designated College and time slot by the software.

10 & 12 September 2025 (11 am to 4 pm as per server time).

4

Online seat surrender at the allotted college level with all original documents by the candidates.

12 September 2025, 11 am to 4 pm (as per server time).

5

Publication of List of Successfully verified candidates & Publication of Seat Matrix for Round 3.

13 September 2025 after 2 pm.

6

Online Choice Filling and Choice Locking by the successfully verified candidates.

4 pm of 13 September 2025 till 12 Midnight of 15 September 2025.

7

Publication of Results.

19 September 2025 after 4 pm.

8

The Reporting and Admission of allotted candidates to the allotted Institute (for All Private Medical Colleges, the admission process will be in different Govt. Medical Colleges in Kolkata, related notice will be published on the website & for All Private Dental Colleges at Dr. R Ahmed Dental College, with the requisite original document, college requisite fee and bond (Once successfully re-verified, they can get admitted in the allotted seat).

Upgraded candidates need to get submitted & the submitted fee & document back with a server-generated relieving letter from the previous college before moving for admission in the newly allotted college.

20-23 September 2025 (11 am to 4 pm as per server time).

ONLINE STRAY ROUND SCHEDULE

S.NO

EVENTS IN COUNSELLING

DATE & TIME

1

Online Registration by candidates qualified through NEET UG 2025.

11 am of 25 September 2025 till 4 pm of 26 September 2025 (as per server time).

2

Online Fee payment.

11 am of 25 September 2025 till 12 midnight of 26 September 2025 (as per server time).

3

After successful Registration and Fee payment, Verification of Candidates in the already designated College and time slot by the software.

26 & 27 September 2025, 10 am to 4 pm (as per server time).

4

Publication of List of Successfully verified candidates & Publication of Seat Matrix for Round online stray vacancy round.

27 September 2025 after 6 pm.

5

Online Choice Filling and Choice Locking by the successfully verified candidates.

After 6 pm on 27 September 2025 till 12 Midnight of 28 September 2025 (as per server time).

6

Publication of Results.

01 October 2025 after 4 pm.

7

The Reporting and Admission of allotted candidates to the allotted Institute (for All Private Medical Colleges, the admission process will be in different Govt. Medical Colleges in Kolkata, related notice will be published on the website & for All Private Dental Colleges at Dr. R Ahmed Dental College, with the requisite original document, college requisite fee and bond (Once successfully re-verified, they can get admitted in the allotted seat).

02 & 03 October 2025 from 11 am to 4 pm (as per server time)

To view the schedule, click the link below

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One-shot Dengue vaccine ‘DengiAll’ completes 70% enrolment of participants in Phase III trial: Centre

New Delhi: Seventy per cent of participant enrolment has been completed for the Phase III clinical trial of indigenous one-shot dengue vaccine, DengiAll, Minister of State for Health Prataprao Jadhav informed the Lok Sabha on Friday

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has undertaken a large-scale trial titled phase III, which is designed as a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the vaccine’s efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity, Jadhav said.

“The trial involves over 10,000 participants, out of which more than 70 per cent enrolment has been completed. The trial has been implemented in 20 sites across India,” he said.

The sites are JSS Medical College and Hospital, Mysuru (Karnataka), Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, and All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bibinagar (Telangana), PTI reported.
The approximate budget for the trial is Rs 1.3 to 1.5 crore per site, Jadhav said.
According to ICMR, there is no specific antiviral treatment or licensed vaccines for dengue and the treatment is supportive in nature, Jadhav said.
A total of 5,73,563 laboratory confirmed dengue cases were reported through the Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP) in 2024, according to information shared by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
According to ICMR, all four serotypes of the dengue virus (DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3, and DENV -4) are known to circulate and co-circulate in India.
Multiple serotypes can be present in the same geographical region and can even infect the same individual at the same time.
Hence, participants have been enrolled in the ICMR vaccine trial from different zones where these four serotypes circulate in order to test the efficacy of the vaccine against all four serotypes, Jadhav said.
The minister also said that the Union Health Ministry, Director General of Health Services, and National Centre for Vector Borne Disease Control (NCVBDC) regularly monitor the situation of dengue outbreaks across the country for assessing the disease situation, preparedness, technical guidance and to sensitise and forewarn the states.
Under the National Health Mission, adequate budgetary support is provided to states and Union territories for dengue control activities such as epidemic preparedness, monitoring, case management, vector control (provision of domestic breeding checkers, ASHA involvement, insecticide, fogging machines), training, intersectoral convergence, awareness activities, etc.
For surveillance and free of cost diagnosis of dengue, Sentinel Surveillance Hospitals with laboratory facility and Apex Referral laboratories with advance diagnostic facilities have been identified across the country, Jadhav said.
The government of India has developed national guidelines on dengue treatment/management, in consultation with experts, which have been shared with all the states and UTs for implementation.
The guidelines emphasise the preparedness of hospitals for case treatment/management.
In addition, advisories have been issued from time to time to states/UTs for prevention and control of dengue, including case management, the minister said.

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Sugar layer on beta cells prevents immune system from causing type 1 diabetes

Scientific breakthroughs in one disease don’t always shed light on treating other diseases. But that’s been the surprising journey of one Mayo Clinic research team. After identifying a sugar molecule that cancer cells use on their surfaces to hide from the immune system, the researchers have found the same molecule may eventually help in the treatment of type 1 diabetes, once known as juvenile diabetes.

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Editorial urges deeper focus on heart-lung interactions in pulmonary vascular disease

A new editorial published in Comprehensive Physiology underscores the critical importance of understanding heart-lung interactions in pulmonary vascular disease (PVD). Tim Lahm, MD, a pulmonologist and researcher at National Jewish Health, along with a team of esteemed colleagues from institutions across the country, urges the scientific community to confront the major knowledge gaps that hinder progress in improving patient outcomes.

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Tele-Consultation for follow-up patients soon at PGI Chandigarh

Chandigarh: The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, plans to launch tele-consultation services for follow-up patients to reduce the heavy patient load during Outpatient Department (OPD) hours.

The telemedicine department has circulated a formal proposal to all departments at the institute, inviting them to participate in the initiative. Under the proposed model, follow-up patients will be given the option to schedule online video consultations during their in-person OPD visits. Once registered, they would be assigned a specific date and time for a virtual appointment with their doctor.

The move, spearheaded by PGIMER’s telemedicine department, aims to reduce physical crowding and waiting times, particularly for patients who travel long distances for follow-up visits.

Each day, PGIMER receives between 8,000 and 10,000 outpatients, with follow-up visits accounting for roughly two-thirds of the total, and new registrations making up the rest. The institute has long struggled to manage this overwhelming patient volume.

One such initiative already in use is the Digi Seva system in the hepatology department. It allows follow-up patients to register online, bypass long queues, and receive priority access to doctors.

While PGIMER has already been providing remote consultations to doctors in Haryana under a memorandum of understanding with the state government — with 2.5 lakh expert opinions delivered since 2021 — direct doctor-to-patient tele-consultations have not yet been implemented at any government-run facility in the region. If PGIMER implements this service, it would be the first such initiative in a government healthcare institution.

Also Read: PGI Chandigarh boosts Clinical Research with access to over 28,000 case records

According to the Hindustan Times, a meeting involving stakeholders from various departments was held last month, following which a formal proposal has been circulated. So far, internal medicine, nephrology, neurosurgery, endocrinology, obstetrics and gynaecology, and gastroenterology departments have shown interest.

Although the project is still in its early stages and the technical details are yet to be finalised, a significant hurdle in its implementation is the shortage of adequate manpower.

Each department will need at least one data entry operator to manage scheduling and a technical assistant to support doctors during virtual consultations. With existing staff already stretched thin, departments may need to reallocate personnel or pursue new hiring.

Currently, the telemedicine department operates with just 25 staff members—23 of whom are funded under two Health Ministry-sponsored projects. PGIMER has directly provided only two contractual staffers for cleaning and sweeping.

Also Read: PGI Chandigarh celebrates 62 years of Healing

In addition to tele-consultation, the department also produces educational content — such as video lectures and training modules for MBBS students — under the health ministry’s learning management initiative. The long-pending demand for sanctioned academic and faculty posts was recently tabled at the institute’s 131st Standing Finance Committee meeting and is under review.

A follow-up meeting with departmental heads is expected once responses to the circulated proposal are received.

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Tripura to introduce Superspeciality courses at Agartala GMC, MoU with AIIMS on the cards for hospital management

Agartala: In a major push to strengthen the state’s healthcare infrastructure, the Tripura government is planning to introduce superspeciality courses at Agartala Government Medical College.

Chief Minister Manik Saha made the announcement while addressing the 21st Foundation Day of AGMC, highlighting the success of existing MBBS and PG programs and the government’s intent to scale up the medical education landscape. The CM also revealed that Tripura will soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AIIMS, New Delhi, to train doctors in hospital management. This decision follows a recent visit by an AIIMS team led by its Director, Dr. N Srinivas, who evaluated service delivery at AGMC and GBP Hospital.

According to recent reprot by PTI, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said the state government is contemplating introducing superspeciality courses in Agartala Government Medical College (AGMC). 

At present, the government-run medical college offers MBBS and PG courses in different disciplines.

Addressing the 21st foundation day of AGMC, the chief minister said the government is planning to introduce superspeciality courses in the medical college after successfully running of PG courses in different disciplines.

Laying emphasis on hospital management, Saha said the government will soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AIIMS, New Delhi, to impart training on hospital management.

Also Read:NMC Nod to 50 additional MBBS seats at GMC Agartala

“On my request, a team from AIIMS, New Delhi, headed by its Director N Srinivas visited GBP hospital and AGMC on how to improve the service at the government’s health facility. We have received a report from the team. The government will soon sign an MoU with AIIMS, New Delhi, to impart training to our doctors on hospital management”, he said.

Saha said three kidney transplants have been done successfully at the GBP hospital and AGMC.

“Now, we are planning to introduce liver transplant and heart transplant at the hospital so that the people don’t need to go outside the state for better treatment”, he said.

The chief minister also said the government has decided to establish a dedicated eye hospital with 100-bed capacity at Khejurbagan in Agartala.

“The site for the proposed eye hospital with all modern facilities has already been selected, and the Detailed Project Report (DPR) has almost been completed. An outlay for the proposed health facility has been provisioned in the current year’s budget”, he said.

Saha also said that the Agartala Government Dental College (AGDC) will introduce PG course in dentistry.

Also Read:Agartala GBP Hospital marks 64th Foundation Day, Tripura Govt partners with ONGC for new 3-storeyed building

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India has 1,15,900 MBBS seats across 780 Medical Colleges: Health Ministry gives breakup

New Delhi: India currently has a total of 1,15,900 MBBS seats available across 780 medical colleges, according to data presented by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in the Lok Sabha. 

 These colleges are spread across all States and Union Territories, with substantial concentrations in states like Uttar Pradesh (86 colleges), Maharashtra (80), Tamil Nadu (77), Karnataka (73), and Telangana (65).

When it comes to MBBS seat availability, Uttar Pradesh tops the list with 12,325 seats, followed by Maharashtra (11,844), Tamil Nadu (12,000), Karnataka (12,194), and Telangana (8,915). Other states with significant seat allocations include Gujarat (7,000), Rajasthan (6,279), and Andhra Pradesh (6,585).

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, through notices issued in response to questions raised in the Lok Sabha on 1st August 2025, presented a comprehensive overview of the progress and challenges in India’s medical education sector over the past five years. The response highlighted key developments such as the significant rise in MBBS seats, infrastructure reforms under the NMC, vacant seat trends, and measures to regulate fees in private medical colleges. These initiatives reflect the government’s ongoing efforts to make medical education more accessible, equitable, and aligned with the nation’s evolving healthcare needs.

State/UT wise details of MBBS seats in the country in the year 2024-25

S.no Name of the
State/UT		 Total Number of
MBBS Seats (2020-21)		 Total Number of
MBBS Seats (2024-25)
1 Andaman
& Nicobar Islands		 100 114
2 Andhra
Pradesh		 5210 6585
3 Arunachal
Pradesh		 50 100
4 Assam 1050 1700
5 Bihar 2140 2995
6 Chandigarh 150 150
7 Chhattisgarh 1345 2105
8 Dadra
& Nagar Haveli		 150 177
9 Delhi 1422 1346
10 Goa 180 200
11 Gujarat 5700 7000
12 Haryana 1660 2185
13 Himachal
Pradesh		 920 920
14 Jammu
& Kashmir		 1135 1385
15 Jharkhand 780 1055
16 Karnataka 9345 12194
17 Kerala 4105 4705
18 Madhya
Pradesh		 3585 4900
19 Maharashtra 9000 11844
20 Manipur 225 525
21 Meghalaya 50 150
22 Mizoram 100 100
23 Nagaland 0 100
24 Orissa 1950 2675
25 Puducherry 1530 1873
26 Punjab 1425 1699
27 Rajasthan 4200 6279
28 Sikkim 50 150
29 Tamil
Nadu		 8000 12000
30 Telangana 5240 8915
31 Tripura 225 400
32 Uttar
Pradesh		 7428 12325
33 Uttarakhand 825 1350
34 West
Bengal		 4000 5699

State/UT wise details of medical colleges along with MBBS seats in the country in the year 2024-25 

S.No State/UT Govt. Colleges Private Colleges Total Colleges
1 Andaman
& Nicobar Islands		 1 0 1
2 Andhra
Pradesh		 19 19 38
3 Arunachal
Pradesh		 1 0 1
4 Assam 14 0 14
5 Bihar 13 9 22
6 Chandigarh 1 0 1
7 Chhattisgarh 11 5 16
8 Dadra
& Nagar Haveli		 1 0 1
9 Delhi 8 2 10
10 Goa 1 0 1
11 Gujarat 23 18 41
12 Haryana 6 9 15
13 Himachal
Pradesh		 7 1 8
14 Jammu
& Kashmir		 11 1 12
15 Jharkhand 7 2 9
16 Karnataka 24 49 73
17 Kerala 12 22 34
18 Madhya
Pradesh		 18 13 31
19 Maharashtra 42 38 80
20 Manipur 3 1 4
21 Meghalaya 1 1 2
22 Mizoram 1 0 1
23 Nagaland 0 1 1
24 Odisha 13 6 19
25 Puducherry 2 7 9
26 Punjab 5 8 13
27 Rajasthan 31 12 43
28 Sikkim 0 1 1
29 Tamil
Nadu		 40 37 77
30 Telangana 36 29 65
31 Tripura 1 2 3
32 Uttar
Pradesh		 46 40 86
33 Uttarakhand 6 4 10
34 West
Bengal		 26 12 38

Further, the MoS Health stated, “the Government has increased number of medical colleges and subsequently the MBBS seats therein. There is an increase of 39% in MBBS seats from 83275 in Academic year 2020-21 to 115900 as of now.”

It was mentioned that as informed by National Medical Commission (NMC), the number of vacant seats across medical colleges in the country are as under:

Academic year

Vacant UG seats (Excluding AIIMS & JIPMER)

2021-22

2012

2022-23

4146

2023-24

2959

2024-25

2849

On the fee structure, Health Minister JP Nadda informed,” Fee structures differ from State to State vis-a-vis Government / Private Medical Colleges as per the guidelines issued by concerned State Fee Regulatory Authorities. Government continuously endeavours to make education more affordable and prevent commercialization of it. In order to make medical education affordable and accessible in the country, the fee structure of Government medical colleges is subsidized. Furthermore, Clause (i) of Sub-section (1) of Section 10 of the National Medical Commission Act (NMC), 2019 provides for framing of guidelines for determination of fees and all other charges in respect of fifty percent (50%) of seats in private medical institutions and deemed to be universities which are governed under the provisions of the Act. Accordingly, NMC has framed the guidelines and the same was issued on 03.02.2022. The benefit of the prescribed fee structure shall benefit 50% of the medical students admitted in MBBS/PG courses in private medical colleges and deemed to be universities.”

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Maha CET Cell Extends NEET 2025 Counselling Registration Deadline

Maharashtra- Maharashtra CET Cell has extended the last date to register for National Eligibility and Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET UG) counselling for the academic year 2025. This will give more time to the students applying for admission to MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BUMS, BHMS and other health science courses in medical colleges of Maharashtra. With this, students can now register for counselling till August 4, 2025.

In this regard, the Maharashtra Common Entrance Test Cell (MHCETC) has issued a notice informing that the the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has granted the extension for All India Quota Counselling. Therefore, the State CET Cell has decided to extend the registration period and revise the CAP (Centralized Admission Process) schedule accordingly.

Also Read: Maha CET Cell begins NEET Counselling 2025, Apply NOW

As per the revised schedule, the Online Registration and Session Apply (Common for All Courses) is now extended upto 04 August 2025 and the payment of the registration fees upto 05 August 2025. Below is the detailed schedule-

SCHEDULE

S.NO

ACTIVITY

DATE & TIME

1

Online Registration and Session Apply (Common for All Courses) {MBBS/ BDS/ BAMS/ BHMS/ BUMS/ BNYS/ BPTH/ BOTH/ BASLP/ B(P&O}.

Extended upto 04 August 2025 upto 11:59 pm (server Time)

2

Payment of Registration Fees through Online Payment Gateway for {MBBS/ BDS/ BAMS/ BHMS/ BUMS/ BNYS/ BPTH/ BOTH/ BASLP/ B(P&O} after session apply (A candidate will be treated as registered for the process only after successful Payment of the fees.)

Extended upto 05 August 2025 upto 11:59 pm (server Time)

3

Uploading of colored scanned copy of Original Requisite Documents on portal as per the list.

Extended upto 05 August 2025 upto 11:59 pm (server Time)

4

Publication of Registered Candidate List.

06 August 2025

CAP ROUND 1 GROUP A-MBBS & BDS COURSES ONLY

S.NO

ACTIVITY

DATE & TIME

1

Publication of Provisional Merit List of registered candidates for MBBS/BDS course only.

06 August 2025

2

Publication of Seat Matrix for MBBS/BDS Only.

06 August 2025

3

Online Filling of Preference Form MBBS/BDS Only.

06 August 2025 after 03:00 pm to 09 August 2025 upto 11:59 pm.

4

Declaration of CAP Round – 1 Selection List MBBS/BDS Only.

11 August 2025

5

Physical Joining and Filling of Status Retention Form with All Original Documents & Requisite Fees by DD/Cheque.

12 to 17 August 2025 upto 05:30 pm (Excluding 15/08/2025) .

IMPORTAN POINTS

1 Candidates should upload all the requisite original scanned documents.

2 It will be the sole responsibility of the candidate to upload all the necessary documents and familiarize herself/himself with online preference filling system for admission to Health Science Courses.

3 Candidates should also ascertain her/his eligibility for admission to the various courses before filling up the registration form.

4 PWD candidates should have claimed the quota at the time of NEET. They should submit Online PWD certificate issued by any one of the 16 boards.

5 Candidates belonging to reservation category must claim so in the application form before submitting the same.

6 Any claim for converting from Open/General category to reserved category after submission and payment shall not be entertained.

7 NRI candidate should register on Foreign Candidate Registration Portal before 03/08/2025 for verification of candidate’s eligibility. The subsequent schedule will be as above.

8 NRI candidates should note that they are eligible only for 15% Institute Quota as per merit.

To view the schedule, click the link below

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/maharashtra-cet-cell-extends-neet-2025-counselling-registration-deadline-till-august-4-296672.pdf

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Health Ministry Notifies Cosmetics Rules 2025, Empowers States To Suspend Licences

New Delhi: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has notified the Cosmetics (Amendment) Rules, 2025, making several key changes to the Cosmetics Rules, 2020, including clarification on expiry labelling, redefining regulatory terminology, updated recordkeeping norms, and introducing a new provision for licence cancellation or suspension.

The notification, published as G.S.R. 513(E) in the Gazette of India on 29th July 2025, states:

“Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 12 and section 33 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940), the Central Government, after consultation with the Drugs Technical Advisory Board, hereby makes the following rules to amend the Cosmetics Rules, 2020.”

One of the significant changes is the insertion of a clear definition regarding expiry labels:

“For the purposes of this clause, the expression ‘use before’ means, use before the first day of a month mentioned on label and the expression ‘date of expiry’ mean the cosmetic expires on the last day of the month.”

The amendment also replaces the term “controlling officer” with “Controlling Authority” across multiple rules including Rules 6, 9, and 31(2). Further, Rule 7 has been substituted entirely to clarify that:

“The Government Analyst appointed under section 20 of the Act (23 of 1940) shall be the Government Analyst for the purposes of these rules.”

A major structural change has been introduced with the insertion of Rule 31A titled “Cancellation or suspension of licence.” It empowers the State Licensing Authority to cancel or suspend a licence in case of violations, stating:

“If a licensee fails to comply with any of the conditions of license or with any provision of the Act or the rules made thereunder, the State Licensing Authority may… cancel a licence issued under these rules or suspend it… wholly or in respect of some of the substances to which it relates.”

It also allows for an appeal:

“A licensee whose licence has been suspended or cancelled, may, within a period of ninety days… appeal to the State Government… and the order… shall be final.”

In another key compliance update, new clauses under Rule 26 mandate that:

“The licensee shall keep record of the details of each batch of cosmetic manufactured and of the raw materials used therein… and such records shall be retained for a period of three years or six months after expiry of the batch whichever is later.”

“The licensee shall test each batch or lot of the raw materials used… and also each batch of final product… and shall maintain records… retained for a period of three years or six months after expiry…”

However, these provisions exempt soap manufacturers:

“Provided that clauses (f) and (h) shall not apply to the manufacture of soap… approved by the Licensing Authority.”

Among other changes:

1. Rule 11 now designates the Central Drugs Laboratory to also serve as the Central Cosmetics Laboratory for analysis and appellate functions.

2. In cases of export, Rule 34(10) has been revised to clarify that:

“The label on package or container of cosmetic shall comply with the law of the country to which the cosmetic is to be exported… where a cosmetic is required by the consignee to be not labeled with the name and address of the manufacturer, the label… shall bear a code number as approved by the State Licensing Authority.”

Several terminologies across the rules have also been aligned—replacing “licence” with “approval,” and “licensed premises” with “approved premises,” in relevant provisions, including Rules 60, 61, and 62. Additionally, courier-based provisions in Rule 49 have been omitted.

The notification concludes:

“The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide notification number G.S.R.763 (E), dated the 15th December, 2020.”

To view the original Gazette, click on the link below:

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/20250729gsr-513ecertain-amendments-in-cosmetics-rule-2020-296663.pdf

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Rs 76 lakh compensation slapped on 6 Doctors, hospital for medical negligence

Rs 76 lakh compensation slapped on 6 Doctors, hospital for medical negligence

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Thanjavur, recently directed a Tambaram-based private hospital and its six doctors (including an orthopaedic surgeon, a surgeon, 3 Anaesthetists, and a plastic surgeon) to pay Rs 76 lakh compensation to a patient, who became disabled after undergoing treatment at the hospital.

After undergoing six surgeries at the hospital, the complainant/patient was diagnosed with a compartment syndrome and foot drop. The complainant became 50% disabled, requiring the assistance of a round-the-clock attendant.

The history of the case goes back to 2022, when, after meeting with a two-wheeler accident, the complainant was diagnosed with a fracture in his right knee. On the same day i.e. 15.09.2022, the complainant was admitted to Kasthuri Hospital, Thambaram. The doctors diagnosed a normal ECG, a normal Doppler study of the right lower limb arteries, no evidence of stenosis in the arteries, and right lower limb no deep vein thrombosis. After assessing the complainant, the treating doctor- an orthopaedic surgeon, found no signs of compartment syndrome.

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Rs 76 lakh compensation slapped on 6 Doctors, hospital for medical negligence

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