Sushil Manav

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 4

The future of 400-odd medical students hangs in balance, as the Goldfield Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Ballabgarh (Faridabad), has been shut down by its management.

The students, many of them girls, have been running from pillar to post to save their future, but they are yet to receive any assurance.

More than 100 students visited the Directorate of Medical Education and Research, Panchkula, today to air their grievances.

“We have knocked at every possible door, but have not received any firm assurance. Our parents spent their hard-earned money on our fees. Now, a dark future stares at us with the sudden closure of the college,” said a third-year girl student on the condition of anonymity.

Another student said several parents had paid Rs 80 lakh and more as capitation fee, besides paying the course fee — Rs 8 lakh per annum.

The students want to be adjusted in some government medical college so that they could complete their degree.

The Goldfield Institute of Medical Sciences and Research was started in the 2011-12 academic session with an intake of 100 MBBS seats after obtaining the permission from the state government and Medical Council of India (MCI).

The college admitted 100 students each in 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 academic sessions. The MCI withdrew its permission for the 2015-16 session because the college violated its guidelines. In September last year, the state government deleted the name of the college from a list of private medical colleges imparting MBBS degree.

Students said the college was duty bound to allow them complete their degree, but its management chose to shut the institute.

DK Bahera, Director, Medical Education and Research, said the matter was under consideration of the state government, though no decision had been taken.

The management and the principal of the institute could not be contacted in spite of repeated attempts.