Bhopal university urges MCI to allow Hindi for MBBS papers

City-based Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi Vishwavidyalaya has demanded from the Medical Council of India (MCI) to give students an option to write MBBS course papers in Hindi.

“We have asked the MCI to give an option to student pursuing MBBS to write their exams in Hindi as long as it is not possible for it to have Hindi as another medium of instruction.” said university vice-chancellor Mohanlal <g data-gr-id="18">Cheepa</g>.

He added: “When candidates have <g data-gr-id="22">an option</g> to take the Pre-Medical Test (PMT) in Hindi, they should also be given a similar facility in MBBS exams.” 

Set up in 2011, the university has been batting for the issue of inclusion of Hindi as a medium of language in MBBS course at medical institutes and has discussed the matter with MCI in the recent past.

When asked why MCI was not permitting to conduct MBBS course in Hindi despite the Rajbhasha Samiti giving its nod on the issue way back in 1991, <g data-gr-id="23">Cheepa</g> said, MCI cites reason as paucity of medical books in Hindi. “MCI states they don’t have relevant books in Hindi. Therefore, on the occasion of 10th World Hindi Sammelan, we along with Hindi Granth Academy collected and displayed 250-300 books to prove that MBBS can also be taught in Hindi,” he said.

The VC said he had suggested to the MCI that it can teach MBBS in English as long as it is not 

possible in Hindi.