IMPHAL, April 2: In tandem with the approval given by Medical Council of India (MCI) for opening of Post Graduate Courses in four Departments of Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) run under the state government, the state cabinet convened a meeting at Chief Minister`™s Secretariat this morning around 9 with Chief Minister Okram Ibobi in the chair to finalize the admission procedure including selection of PG candidates.
Talking about the important meeting, CAF & PD and Education Minister Moirangthem Okendro who is also the spokesperson of the government informed that the four departments of the medical institute where PG courses are going to be opened are Pathology, Micro-Biology, Pharmacology and Bio-Chemistry.
He further informed that there will be two PG seats in each of the departments and necessary work pertaining to admission to the courses has to be completed before May 31 of this year.
The admission procedure will be done in accordance to the laid-out admission process of MCI and Government of India. Accordingly, 50 percent central pool of the total PG seat will be filled by nominees of Government of India while the remaining 50 percent will be filled by nominees of the state government. The entrance test will be conducted by National Board of Education, New Delhi, the Minister elaborated.
Maintaining that the medical institute became operational from December 18, 2007 under the JNIMS society with Chief Minister as its Chairman and Health & Family Welfare Minister as the Vice-Chairman, Okendro said that a proposal was sent to the Central Government and MCI by the institute to give approval for opening of PG courses in Pre-Clinical and Para-Clinical subjects in eight departments of the institute.
Following the proposal, the MCI gave consent for opening of PG courses in four departments of the institute in February of this year. In all 50 percent of the total PG seat will be filled amongst Medical Officers under the government. There will be reservation of seats for ST, SC and OBC candidates, he added.
Referring to another agenda which was discussed during the meeting, Okendro said that approval for appointment of 15 Instructor/Trainer on contract basis for Counter Insurgency and Anti Terrorist (CIAT) School to be set up in Jiribam has been given.
He disclosed that the 15 Instructor/Trainer will be ex-servicemen who have served in the state and central forces in different ranks.
They will provide rigorous commando training to Manipur police personnel for nine weeks. The 15 Instructor/Trainer were selected by a special Selection Committee following a meeting of Committee of Officers under the state government. Altogether 19 ex-servicemen were selected in the first round of the selection process. Of the total, 15 were selected based on their merits, the Minister explained.