Pokhriyal opens exam centre for AMU med college

Agra: Union minister of education Ramesh Pokhriyal on Thursday inaugurated the examination centre of AMU’s Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC) for 150 students via video-conferencing. The centre was built on a grant of Rs 2 crore.

Speaking on the occasion, the minister said, "Government is committed to ensuring that our centres of learning and students do not suffer even as the world is facing unprecedented disruption due to Covid-19."

JNMC and AMU have the potential to fulfil the vision of making India a global knowledge superpower in line with the New Education Policy, aimed at ensuring a world-class education in the country, said Pokhriyal.

AMU vice-chancellor Tariq Mansoor said JNMC has emerged as the frontline hospital in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak with a high recovery rate of Covid patients. It is providing medical care to entire western Uttar Pradesh, he pointed out.

"JNMC virology lab has tested over 75, 000 samples to detect Covid-19 infection. There is a facility of a 100-bed isolation ward and a dedicated operation theatre, labour room and a dialysis unit for Covid-19 patients. JNMC has also established a plasma therapy bank,” he added.