Nobel Medical College students in Kathmandu to pile pressure on government
The students led by Manish Bhattarai, coordinator of the Medical Education Struggle Committee, came to Kathmandu saying that the Nobel Medical College has not refund the students who have been charged additional fees yet.
The students led by Manish Bhattarai, coordinator of the Medical Education Struggle Committee, came to Kathmandu saying that the Nobel Medical College has not refund the students who have been charged additional fees yet.
A meeting of medical education stakeholders held at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) on Friday decided to resolve the problems facing medical education. A statement issued by the ministry after the meeting stated that they reached an agreement to resolve the problems.
The meeting was held between representatives of Medical Education Commission, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu University, Kathmandu Medical College, Nobel Medical College, guardians and students regarding the current conflict regarding the medical education fees.
The new batch of MBBS students at Biratnagar-based Nobel Medical College have been prohibited to attend classes after they denied paying the extra fess demanded by the college.
The Nobel Medical College (NMC) has been demanding an extra amount of Rs. 1 million from the students going beyond the fee ceiling set by the government.
The classes of the first year MBBS students was scheduled to start from December 5 but the demand for extra fees has upset the schedule.
The students have already deposited Rs. 1,478,675 in the account of Kathmandu University as the first instalment under the rule set by the government as per the National Medical Education Act.
However, the college is demanding more money under the heading of university affiliation fee and hostel fee.
