- By Ritesh Kumar
- Wed, 03 Jul 2024 07:07 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
The Bihar Government has announced to offer Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, MBBS courses in Hindi. State Health Minister Mangal Pandey revealed that starting from the next academic session, students will have the opportunity to study MBBS in Hindi. With this decision, Bihar became the second state in the country to provide this option, following Madhya Pradesh, which was the first state to offer medical education in Hindi.
“The Health Department of Bihar, under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, has taken this historic step after thorough discussions on the necessary aspects, including the availability of Hindi textbooks for the MBBS course. This decision aligns with the government's goal of promoting Hindi and making it a global language,” State Health Minister Pandey said, as reported by news agency IANS.
It should be noted that the new provision is based on recommendations from a nine-member committee. It will be implemented according to the AIIMS Delhi syllabus for students who clear the NEET UG 2024 exam. In the state, there are about 85,000 government schools where Hindi is the preferred medium of instruction.
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Madhya Pradesh Is The First State To Offer Medical Education In Hindi
Last year, Madhya Pradesh Education Minister Vishwas Sarang emphasised that imparting medical education in Hindi would bring significant change to the lives of youth, particularly those from Hindi-speaking backgrounds. In October 2022, Home Minister Amit Shah launched the first-ever Hindi version of MBBS course books in the country. The book launch event was attended by Madhya Pradesh Education Minister Vishvas Kailash Sarang and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Bhopal.
