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NDTV
6 days ago
- Business
- NDTV
Hamdard Society Refutes Rs 813 Crore Diversion, Clarifies MBBS Seat Withdrawal
The Hamdard Education Society (HES) has issued a public notice rebutting a report published in The Times of India on July 23, 2025, which claimed that the Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (HIMSR) withdrew 150 MBBS and 49 postgraduate medical seats due to a Rs 813 crore fund diversion flagged by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG). In its clarification, the HES stated that the seat withdrawal stemmed solely from Jamia Hamdard University's unilateral decision to revoke affiliation on June 6, 2024, violating a Delhi High Court status quo order. The notice further said that the National Medical Commission (NMC) had not cited any financial or compliance-related lapses against HIMSR. The Rs 813 crore diversion allegation was termed "baseless," with HES asserting that HIMSR's accounts, audited by firms including PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), show no financial wrongdoing. Instead, the sponsoring body contributed Rs 426 crore to establish HIMSR, it said. HES stated that HIMSR operates autonomously under a 2021 Memorandum of Agreement and Board of Management resolution. However, it alleged ongoing administrative interference, including frozen hospital accounts and disruption of academic operations. The Society reaffirmed HIMSR's continued recognition and accreditation as a medical college and reiterated its adherence to NMC regulations. It also assured that all currently enrolled students remain unaffected by the ongoing dispute. "We are in active communication with authorities and pursuing the matter on priority in court. Updates will be shared as soon as any official response is received," the statement said. It urged students, parents, and the public to avoid speculation and rely on verified information.
NDTV
6 days ago
- Business
- NDTV
Medical Seat Cut Due To Affiliation Row, Not Rs 813 Crore Diversion: Hamdard Body
The Hamdard Education Society (HES) has issued a public notice rebutting a report published in The Times of India on July 23, 2025, which claimed that the Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (HIMSR) withdrew 150 MBBS and 49 postgraduate medical seats due to a Rs 813 crore fund diversion flagged by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG). In its clarification, the HES stated that the seat withdrawal stemmed solely from Jamia Hamdard University's unilateral decision to revoke affiliation on June 6, 2024, violating a Delhi High Court status quo order. The notice further said that the National Medical Commission (NMC) had not cited any financial or compliance-related lapses against HIMSR. The Rs 813 crore diversion allegation was termed "baseless," with HES asserting that HIMSR's accounts, audited by firms including PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), show no financial wrongdoing. Instead, the sponsoring body contributed Rs 426 crore to establish HIMSR, it said. HES stated that HIMSR operates autonomously under a 2021 Memorandum of Agreement and Board of Management resolution. However, it alleged ongoing administrative interference, including frozen hospital accounts and disruption of academic operations. The Society reaffirmed HIMSR's continued recognition and accreditation as a medical college and reiterated its adherence to NMC regulations. It also assured that all currently enrolled students remain unaffected by the ongoing dispute. "We are in active communication with authorities and pursuing the matter on priority in court. Updates will be shared as soon as any official response is received," the statement said. It urged students, parents, and the public to avoid speculation and rely on verified information.
Time of India
6 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Medical aspirants left in limbo: Jamia Hamdard's 150 MBBS, 49 PG seats scrapped for 2025-26; CAG had flagged Rs 813-crore diversion
NEW DELHI: In a major setback to Delhi's medical aspirants, Jamia Hamdard University has withdrawn all 150 MBBS and 49 postgraduate medical seats for the 2025-26 academic year. The move, which comes just before the NEET counselling for deemed universities starting on July 21, follows allegations of large-scale financial irregularities, regulatory lapses, and an administrative deadlock over the governance of its medical institute - Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (HIMSR). The National Medical Commission's (NMC) tentative seat matrix for the new academic session shows "zero" seats for HIMSR, which was established in the year 2012 as part of Jamia Hamdard's healthcare education expansion plans. You Can Also Check: Delhi AQI | Weather in Delhi | Bank Holidays in Delhi | Public Holidays in Delhi In a June 6 letter to NMC, the university registrar said it was unable to exercise administrative control over HIMSR's online portals and admissions due to "unauthorised interference by private parties." The letter stated, "Under these extraordinary circumstances, the university is constrained to withdraw its consent of affiliation for MBBS and PG seats for 2025-26." Vice-chancellor Prof Mohammad Afshar Alam said: "I have repeatedly instructed the management of the medical college to strictly adhere to UGC regulations, which are mandatory for all deemed universities. Unfortunately, they have acted in contravention of these norms." by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Play this game for 3 minutes, if you own a mouse Undo "The university remains fully committed to complying with UGC guidelines. Since the matter is now before the court, we are hopeful of a positive outcome in the interest of students. Without this resolution, we cannot proceed with registering new students. Third-party interference in university affairs is wholly unlawful, and had the NMC acted with the seriousness that the situation demanded, this crisis could have been totally averted" he added. The controversy escalated after a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) audit covering 2011 to 2023 found that Rs 813 crore meant for HIMSR and its attached hospital HAH Centenary Hospital was "siphoned off to Hamdard Education Society in brazen violation of UGC regulations. "The audit described the transactions as gross violations of UGC Regulations through a dubious diversion of funds and called it "a misuse of institutional resources detrimental to students and faculty alike." Jamia Hamdard has moved Delhi High Court alleging misuse of its official website and admission credentials by third parties. In a July 21 order by the Division Bench headed by the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court recorded the statement of the Additional Solicitor General of India, ministry of health "on account of ongoing legal complications in Jamia Hamdard University-Appellant and Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (HIMSR), the competent authority has decided not to include any seat from the college onto the seat matrix in the Academic Year-2025". The court also observed that the email communication from the medical counselling committee (MCC) stated that "no seat in the college is being added to the seat matrix and accordingly no allotment of students shall be made to the college." A whistleblower complaint filed on June 24 added to the controversy, accusing HIMSR of violating its essentiality certificate. The certificate requires reserving a total of 85% of seats for Delhi domicile students, but the institute allegedly bypassed this mandate for years by admitting candidates under all-India and NRI quotas. Despite receiving the university's withdrawal notice in early June, NMC waited over a month before seeking clarifications and later transferred the domicile quota complaint to the Delhi Medical Council. Critics have questioned the delay, with a senior academic remarking, "Weak regulatory oversight has sacrificed hundreds of students and left them scrambling for alternatives. Further diversion of university medical college and hospital funds to third party account will also amounts to money laundering."
