**Executive Summary:**
This notification announces amendments to the Minimum Standard Requirement for MBBS Admissions Annually Regulations, 1999. It mandates the installation of biometric attendance systems (OFAMOS) in all medical colleges and live streaming of classroom and hospital teaching, effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette (January 30, 2017). Medical colleges must register faculty on OFAMOS and provide live streaming capabilities, bearing associated costs.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Regulation Amendment:**
* The Minimum Standard Requirement for 50/100/150/200/250 MBBS Admissions Annually Regulations, 1999, is further amended.
* These amendments are called the "Minimum Standard Requirement for 50100150200250 MBBS Admissions Annually Regulations Amendment, 2017."
* The amendments take effect from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Biometric Attendance System (OFAMOS):**
* All medical colleges must install biometric fingerprint attendance machines.
* This system will capture faculty attendance using the Online Faculty Attendance Monitoring System (OFAMOS).
* OFAMOS operates under the Digital Mission Mode Project (DMMP) of the Medical Council of India (MCI).
* The central application will connect with the AADHAR platform of UIDAI for verification.
* Medical colleges must register all faculty members in OFAMOS as a one-time activity.
* Colleges must identify a secure location for device installation, provide power, ensure faculty availability during registration, and have faculty data with AADHAR details available.
* Colleges are responsible for the upkeep of OFAMOS devices and must prevent physical damage.
* Colleges bear the financial burden of registration verification with AADHAR and monthly SIM card rental.
* **Live Streaming of Teaching:**
* Every medical college must have a CCTV system.
* Colleges must provide live streaming of classroom teaching and patient care in teaching hospitals.
* The purpose is to enable constant monitoring of medical education standards by the Council.
* Live streaming will be integrated as part of the DMMP of the Council.
**Impact Analysis:**
* **Medical Colleges:**
* *Impact:* Required to implement biometric attendance and live streaming systems, bearing associated costs and responsibilities for maintenance.
* *Action Required:* Install biometric devices, register faculty on OFAMOS, set up CCTV systems, provide live streaming, and ensure device upkeep.
* **Faculty Members:**
* *Impact:* Required to register on the OFAMOS system and comply with biometric attendance monitoring.
* *Action Required:* Participate in the OFAMOS registration process and use the biometric attendance system.
* **Medical Council of India:**
* *Impact:* Will have access to faculty attendance data and live streams of teaching activities for monitoring and quality control.
* *Action Required:* Utilize the data from OFAMOS and live streaming to maintain vigilance on the standard of medical education and training.
Key Entities Referenced
Medical Council of India: The central regulatory body for medical education and profession in India. Responsible for setting and maintaining standards in medical colleges.
Indian Medical Council Act, 1956: The legislative act that establishes and empowers the Medical Council of India.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued by Medical Council of India.
Minimum Standard Requirement for 50100150200250 MBBS Admissions Annually Regulations, 1999: The set of regulations governing the minimum standards for MBBS admissions in medical colleges. This notification pertains to amendments to these regulations.
Minimum Standard Requirement for 50100150200250 MBBS Admissions Annually Regulations Amendment, 2017: The title of the amendment regulations being introduced in this notification.
Online Faculty Attendance Monitoring Systems OFAMOS: A system implemented by the Medical Council of India for monitoring faculty attendance in medical colleges.
Digital Mission Mode Project DMMP: A project of the Medical Council of India to integrate digital technologies into medical education and administration.
AADHAR: A 12-digit unique identity number issued to all Indian residents based on their biometric and demographic data.
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MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 27th January, 2017
No. MCI-34(41)/2016-Med./164446.—In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 33 of the Indian Medical
Council Act, 1956 (102 of 1956), the Medical Council of India with the previous sanction of the Central Government
hereby makes the following regulations to further amend the “Minimum Standard Requirement for 50/100/150/200/250
MBBS Admissions Annually Regulations, 1999”, namely:-
1. (i) These Regulations may be called the “Minimum Standard Requirement for 50/100/150/200/250 MBBS
Admissions Annually Regulations (Amendment), 2017”.
(ii) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the “Minimum Standard Requirement for 50/100/150/200/250 MBBS Admissions Annually Regulations,
1999” the following additions, shall be as indicated therein:-
In Schedule-I “Accommodation in the Medical College and its associated teaching hospitals”, under the heading
“A - College”, the following shall be added after Clause A.1.22:
A.1.23(a)
The Council shall install biometric fingerprint attendance machine in all the Medical Colleges for capturing
faculty attendance, using Online Faculty Attendance Monitoring Systems (OFAMOS) under the Digital Mission Mode
Project (DMMP) of the Council. The central application shall have the connectivity with AADHAR platform of UIDAI
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All the faculty members of medical colleges shall be registered in OFAMOS as a onetime activity, for which
the respective medical colleges shall provide the following:-
1. Identification of a secured and easily accessible location for installing the biometric devices.
2. One electric plug point with uninterrupted power supply to the biometric device.
3. Ensuring availability of all faculty members of the college during the registration process.
4. Availability of the faculty data along with AADHAR Card details, for the purpose of verification at the time of
registration.
5. Convenient room with basic infrastructure like: tables, chairs, power connection etc. for carrying out the
registration process of faculty for OFAMOS.
The upkeep of the OFAMOS devices shall be the responsibility of the Medical College for which they shall submit
an undertaking ensuring about the up-keep of OFAMOS devices and also ensure that no physical damage shall occur to
the devices.
The financial burden arising on account of registration verification of the faculty with AADHAR platform of UIDAI
and the monthly rental of OFAMOS device SIM Card, shall be borne by the respective medical colleges.
A.1.23(b)
Every medical college shall have Close-Circuit Televisions (CCTV) system in the medical college and shall
provide live streaming of both classroom teaching and patient care in the teaching hospital, to enable the Council to
maintain a constant vigil on the standard of medical education/training being imparted.
The live streaming of both classroom teaching and teaching hospital, shall be integrated as a part of the
“Digital Mission Mode Project” (DMMP) of the Council.
Dr. REENA NAYYAR, Secy.- (I/c.)
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./399/16(100)]
Foot Note: The Principal Regulations namely, “Minimum Standard Requirement for 50/100/150/200/250 MBBS
Admissions Annually Regulations, 1999” were published in Part III, Section 4 of the Gazette of India on
the 29th April, 1999 vide Medical Council of India Notification No. 35(1)/1998-Med.(ii) dated the 30th
March, 1999 and amended vide corrigendum dated 24th June, 1999 and further amended vide notification
dated 20/10/2008, 01/12/2008, 08/07/2009, 13/11/2009, 18/01/2010, 30/01/2010, 26/02/2010, 16/04/2010,
17/10/2010, 03/11/2010 and 18/03/2014.
Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.