Kathmandu. In medical education, 418 seats have been added for the current academic session. Education Minister Sasmit Pokharel has said that all the additional seats have been given to government educational institutions. Among the additional seats, there are 110 seats for MBBS, 210 seats for BSc Nursing and 98 seats for BMS.
Minister Pokharel informed on Saturday through social media that the number of seats in private colleges has remained the same this year and only seats have been added in government educational institutions. According to him, this decision has been taken with the aim of giving Jehendar students the opportunity to study in government educational institutions at low fees. Minister Pokharel has said that MBBS studies will be started with 50 seats at Shahid Dashrath Chand University of Health Sciences in Geta, fulfilling the long-standing dream of far-westerners.
Similarly, he informed that 30 seats have been added for MBBS in BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences and Nepali Army Institute of Health Sciences in Dharan.
Minister Pokharel has said that the government is active in creating an environment for students to become doctors and nurses in their own country by expanding access to quality medical education in the country.