No admission of students in medical colleges with 40 per cent visual and hearing impairments

No admission of students in medical colleges with 40 per cent visual and hearing impairments

MCI and Visual or hearing impairment

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has accepted the recommendations of Medical Council of India to not allow admission of students with 40 per cent visual and hearing impairments. In its recommendations submitted to the Health Ministry, the MCI has stated that students of such categories wouldn't be allowed to get admission in medical colleges for MBBS course.

Similarly, the persons with learning disabilities, autism, mental illness, etc have also been debarred from pursuing the medical education.