Anbumani warns colleges selling seats

Chennai, Mar 10 (UNI) Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss today warned of strict action against Self-Financing Private Medical Colleges in the country, who were selling medical seats, especially in post-graduate course, for huge sums.

Delivering the 13th convocation address of National Board of Examination (NBE) here, the Minister pointed out that a private medical college in the city had sold a post-graduate (radiology) seat for more than Rs one crore.

He said the Ministry had been receiving several complaints about commercialisation of the medical education by the private colleges.

He said the government would take strict action against those colleges, who sell seats for huge sums.

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