Shortage of beds is taking its toll on the MD and MS courses at Ram Manohar lohia Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research where only 60 per cent of the total sanctioned seats have been filled.
According to the annual report of the institute, the Government has permitted the institute to induct a total of 96 MD/MS students in 13 departments. However, as of now, the actual number of students pursuing MD/MS courses is only 64 against the total permitted strength of 96 seats, according to the annual report.
“We were not able to fill all the seats during the current session owing to inadequate bed strength, which should be in proportion to the PG seats. It is correct that the Government has allowed us to admit 96 PG students. But due to shortage of beds, the seat strength was reduced by the university concerned during inspection before the admissions,” said Dr HK Kar, Director-cum-Medical Superintendent of the institute.
Dr Kar, however, said the institute would admit students against all the seats in the coming session as more number of beds would be shortly added. “We are short of around 170 beds, which we are soon going to add into existing infrastructure. As the bed strength would be adequate by next 1-2 months, we would be able to fill all the permitted seats in the upcoming session”, Dr Kar added.
Whereas seat occupancy in departments of ENT and Dermatology (skin) is equal to or less than half, worst is the case of branches like Microbiology and Psychiatry, where not even a single seat is filled against permitted strength of five and three seats, respectively. Same is the case with department of Pathology, where actual number of MD students is three against the permitted strength of nine seats.
The scenario is equally compromised for the super-speciality (DM/McH) courses, where the institute could induct only 12 students against the total permitted 25 seats.