Which of the following recommendations were put forward by the University Education Commission appointed after independence by the Indian Government concerning medical education in India?

1.Medical colleges should admit a maximum of one hundred students

2.History of medicine with special reference to the Indian system should be taught in the first degree course in medicine

3.More importance should be attached to public health, engineering and nursing

4.There should be provision of ten beds per student admitted in the medical college

A1 & 2 only

B2 & 3 only

C2, 3 & 4 only

D1, 2, 3 & 4 ✓ Correct

Correct answer: (D) 1, 2, 3 & 4

Explanation

The University Education Commission of 1948-49 backed all four of these steps for medical education.

Statement 1 favoured admitting at most a hundred students per medical college.

Statement 2 urged teaching the history of medicine, with stress on the Indian system, in the first degree course.

Statement 3 called for greater weight on public health, engineering and nursing.

Statement 4 recommended provision of ten beds for each student admitted.

This body was chaired by Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.

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