Kailali, Oct. 28 -- The Medical Education Commission has allocated 90 seats across four academic programmes at Martyr Dasharath Chand University of Health Sciences in Geta, Kailali, clearing the way for medical education to begin at the institution this academic year.

The university has received approval to enrol 50 students in its Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) programme, 20 in BSc Nursing, ten in BSc Medical Laboratory Technology and ten in Bachelor of Optometry, according to the university administration. This is the first time the commission has allocated seats for the university's academic programmes.

The commission's integrated entrance examinations are scheduled to run from October 31 to November 4 at designated...