NAGPUR: China is going all out to lure medical students from India and other countries. Almost 6,000 students go for the MBBS degree offered by Chinese universities every year mainly due to affordability factor. Over 52 Chinese universities are offering the course at almost half the cost (Rs2.5 to 3 lakh in China) in India and this includes at least three-star kind lodging and boarding facilities.
Compared to other countries offering MBBS degree to foreign students, China is the most preferred destination as all its universities are teaching in English. Language was the biggest deterrent for Indian students who earlier went to countries like Russia.
Avinash Chuadhary of city-based eSonic Education and Research Private Limited said, "The lodging facilities and food in the smallest of Chinese universities are like three star hotels. China can offer this at low fees as all its colleges are run by the government. If infrastructure is concerned, every university there is much better when compared to those in India. It is also the most sought-after destination as compared to Russia where medium of teaching is Russian. China offers the whole course in English. Many visiting teachers are from India."
eSonic is a franchise of Alltere, a Coimbatore-based company engaged in sending students to China since 2003 when China opened its doors for MBBS/MD/BDS/MS courses for foreigners. For eSonic, this is the first year of its operations.
The placement agency charges Rs1.5 lakh as one-time fee for obtaining the eligibility certificate of Medical Council of India and fixing up admission, hostel facilities, visa and air tickets. It also arranges for educational loan for students. The agency is taking help of Mahatma Phule Backward Class Development Corporation Ltd to make provision of funds for backward class students.
Since admission ends in September, eSonic will start hunting for students from Saturday onwards with the first cut off list published for government colleges. "India does not lag behind in just infrastructure and quality of teaching but also in number of seats available in all the colleges. Maharashtra alone is facing shortage of 3000 doctors in the public health sector," Chaudhary said.
Compared to other foreign universities, Chinese universities are admitting students with just 50% score in Physics Chemistry Biology (PCB) group.
The MBBS course in China is of five years duration. However, Dr Ved Prakash Mishra, former chairman of MCI's G Committee told TOI that all students passing out of Chinese universities will have to undergo a screening test after returning to India. "If they pass the test by 50% marks they need to take up the mandatory one-year internship in any recognized college in country to be eligible for registration for practice in India as per the 2004 directive of Supreme Court," he said.
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China may be offering cheaper and quality studies but the fact remains it is resulting into a huge brain drain for India. This should be cause of concern for both state as well as central government authorities. Probably increasing the number of colleges in both private and government sector, even with slightly higher expenditure could prevent this phenomenon.
On its part, Maharashtra government has already started taking measures to retain students by increasing seats and opening more government as well as private colleges. State is opening six government colleges at Chandrapur, Gondia, Alibagh, Baramati, Nandurbar and Satara with 100 seats each to begin with. Medical education and research director Dr Praveen Shingare told TOI that these colleges are expected to become functional by next academic year.
According to sources in the medical education secretariat, the office has also issued essentiality certificate for three new private colleges; one in Derver near Chiplun in Ratnagiri district, one in Sindhudurg district and one in Solapur after the MCI cleared their proposal.
About a week ago, the Central government provided another much-needed boost by allowing colleges with a minimum of six years in existence to increase their seats. In a letter released to media on Saturday, Dr Anil Ladhhad of Janakrosh has urged such colleges to apply to MCI before July 31, which is the last date for submitting the request.
nnew3670ed 23 Jul, 2013
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Source: http://www.educationnews.com/2013/07/23/indias-medical-colleges-face-threat-from-chinese-universities/
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