Now, software to pick medical college assessor

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: A randomisation software will now decide who will assess a medical college and when
New guidelines issued by the National Medical Commission (NMC) for the academic year 2024-25 stated that the decision had been taken to
reduce human intervention in the process.The NMC guidelines state that no two assessors from the same college or district will be selected
for assessment of a particular medical college.NMC, which is the apex body for regulating medical education , conducts regular assessment of
medical colleges
Surprise inspections are also carried out periodically for the purpose of ensuring that the standard of education and training is
maintained.The new NMC guidelines state that all the inspections will now be conducted on the same day
"The team of assessors will conduct assessment to examine the infrastructure, quality of medical education, faculty, Aadhaar-Enabled
Biometric Attendance System data, clinical indicators and financial status of the college to ensure compliance with the latest NMC
guidelines," the Council said.