"A new procedure for submitting application/proposal for establishment of new medical college, starting/increase intake in MBBS course in existing medical college has been introduced by the Ministry from the academic session 2016-17.
"It will be an add-on procedure which will run parellel with conventional procedure of manual submission of applications and comes into effect from August 1, 2015. As per the revised procedure, an online application is mandatory," a public notice on the Health Ministry website said.
"It is just the beginning towards the online path. Various processes are proposed to be automated in the next one year. This will bring in more transparency and and speed up the process," a senior Health Ministry official said.