IMPHAL — The National Medical Commission (NCM), which is the Undergraduate Medical Education Board, has permitted the students of 1st Year MBBS of Churachandpur Medical College (CMC) to conduct offline classes at the college itself or at Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) in Imphal ‘until the situation returns to normalcy’.
The offline classes would start from June 19 at the two medical colleges.
Churachandpur Medical College, which is the first medical college set up in the hill districts of Manipur, was formally inaugurated by the Union Home Minister Amit Shah during his visit to the state on January 6 this year and the first academic session of Medical College started with 100 MBBS seats as approved by the Medical Council of India.
The permission to conduct classes at JNIMS and Churachandpur Medical College was granted in response to State government’s request, said a notification issued by the Director of Churachandpur Medical College.
Students have been informed to opt between the above mentioned two colleges as per their convenience and the same should be intimated to the Dean (Academic), Churachandpur Medical College in writing or through e-mail: churachandpurmc@gmail.com; WhatsApp or SMS on 9233902692, the notification read.
For hostel accommodation in Imphal, students from outside Manipur and Greater Imphal will be given preference, it added.
Meanwhile, in view of the prevailing law and order situation, the curfew has been relaxed from 5 am to 11 am both in Imphal West and Imphal East districts.