Temporary Downtime of FoSCoS Portal
The FoSCoS portal will remain non-operational for 3 days i.e. 28th April, 2023 to 30th April, 2023. This is due to scheduled migration activity of database server.
Re-examination of Medical Officers wrongly switched over to 7th CPC
Field Unit heads are directed to re-examine cases of Medical Officers switched over to 7th, CPC in their units and take action within next 30 days. In case of any excess amount paid to the Medical Officers, necessary recovery may also be carried out immediately.
ESIC Proforma for Annual Performance Assessment Reports
The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has revised its Proforma for Annual Performance Assessment Reports (APAR) in SPARROW Module. The New form of MTS with the nomenclature ‘MTS_NEW- has been deployed on SPARROW Module.
NMC publicises fake letter pertaining to allotment of seats for MBBS Courses
The public is asked to note that none of the officers of the NMC nor its board issue any letter either for admission in the medical college or are involved in the allotment process.
Re-allocation of Medical Colleges to Nodal/ Regional Centres
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued a circular on re-allocation of medical colleges to nodal/ regional centres for Basic Course in Medical Education (BCME) and Curriculum Implementation Support Programme (CISP) and re-allocation of regional centres to nodal centres for Advance Course in Medical Education (ACME).
Teachers Eligibility Qualifications in Medical Institutions Regulations, (Amendment), 2023
The Teachers Eligibility Qualifications in Medical Institutions Regulations, 2022 deal with the norms for appointment of faculty in medical institutions. The present amendment, amends the ‘General Norms regarding Foreign Postgraduate Qualifications for Equivalence’.
Professional Grievances of Pharmacy Institutions
The Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) has issued a public notice submission of professional grievances of pharmacy institutions. The PCI requests institutions to submit their grievances on the google form created for this purpose.
Delay in Opening of PCI Portal for New Institutions for 2023-2024
The PCI has clarified that the new dates for the opening of the PCI Portal for New Institutions applying for the first time will be announced shortly. Institutions are advised to check the PCI website for updates in this regard.
