All existing medical colleges will have to start PG courses from academic year

2020-21, according to amendments made to the Post-Graduate Medical Education

Regulations, 2000, of the Medical Council of India (MCI).
The regulations will also apply to new medical colleges, besides dealing with
existing private and government colleges, and they will have to start PG courses
within three years of receiving recognition for running undergraduate courses.
Institutions failing to do so would lose their recognition, a senior Health
Ministry official said.
The ministry has approved the amendments and the new regulations would to be
notified soon.
“The move is aimed at addressing the scarcity of doctors in the country. Once the
amendments get implemented, around 10,000 post-graduate seats would be created over
the next four years,” the official said.
The official said medical colleges would have to apply for new seats for starting
P-G courses. The MCI will conduct an inspection before giving its approval for
increasing seats for 2019-20 academic session