UP medical colleges introduce Hindi textbooks in MBBS classes

As part of the transition, principals and faculty members of all medical institutions across the state have been asked to start teaching in Hindi.

The addition of Hindi as a medium of instruction in medical schools is soon to be implemented in all government medical institutions throughout Uttar Pradesh (UP).

As part of the transition, principals and faculty members of all medical institutions across the state have been asked to start teaching in Hindi and provide a monthly update to the director general medical education.

In a letter to all state-run, autonomous medical colleges and officials of King George’s Medical University (KGMU) and Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS), the director general medical education (DGME) Kinjal Singh said: “A government letter issued on October 31 has stated teaching in Hindi be started at colleges and universities under the medical education department.”

The teachers, however, pointed out that Hindi has already been the language when it comes to explaining in detail any complex point in classroom. “Almost 60% of our content is being explained in Hindi. This helps the students to understand what exactly we teach,” said Prof Navneet Kumar, head of anatomy department at the KGMU.