MUMBAI: Observing that “due to internal issues between College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Union of India
Medical Council of India, the students cannot be penalized’’, the Bombay high court on Tuesday allowed several MBBS graduates, held ineligible, to appear to appear for selection to higher studies in 'secondary DNB course', subject to final orders.
Dr.
Rajiv Kulkarni and other students had moved court to challenge the Centre’s decision to render them ineligible for admission to a two year Secondary DNB course. An HC bench of Justices
Bhushan Gavai and
Bharati Dangre posted the matter for May 2 for further hearing but granted urgent interim relief. The requisite eligibility qualification requires a candidate to have an MBBS degree and Diploma Course of two years which is recognized by the Centre.
The recognition is given the Central government in consultation with Medical Council of India. Last October the Centre granted recognition to certain courses offered by College of Physicians and Surgeons, Mumbai on or before December 2009. But in January 2018, the recognition was withdrawn.
The HC said at this stage it was not concerned with the correctness or otherwise of the January 22, notification, “ We are only concerned with the career of the students,’’ said the bench. Dr Kulkarni and others appeared who were affected by the withdrawal of recognition to College of Physicians and Surgeons, had appeared for the Common Entrance Test (CET) conducted in December 2017 and cleared a qualifying examination.The HC said that the “right which is accrued to the petitioners in October 2017 could not be taken away by the notification dated 22nd January 2018’’.
Diplomate of National Board (DNB) is the title awarded by the National Board of Examinations (
NBE), an autonomous academic body under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India to candidates who successfully complete their postgraduate or postdoctoral medical education under it.
