It is now possible for Rajasthan medical students to study in Hindi as well. The state government of Rajasthan announced that two government medical colleges would start offering medical instruction in Hindi. Principal Secretary of the Medical Teaching Department Gayatri Rathore said that the facility has been launched at Dr Sampurnanand (SN) Medical College, Jodhpur, and Barmer Medical College, affiliated with Marwar Medical University.
The announcement was issued by the medical education department on September 14, Hindi Divas. In these two medical colleges, students who enrolled for the 2024–2025 academic year will have the choice of receiving their education in Hindi or English, depending on their preference. Medical Education Commissioner Iqbal Khan stated that learning medical courses taught in English was challenging for students from rural areas or those who had learned in Hindi. The declaration that these courses would be offered in Hindi was made in the budget with this in mind.
Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai stated that the health department has been requested to arrange books and study materials. Beginning with this session (2024–25), books in Hindi will be introduced in the first year. Sai said that his government is happy to implement Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of providing medical education in Hindi, which he said during a rally in Uttar Pradesh in the year 2022.
To facilitate a smooth process for both students and faculty, students will initially have the option of choosing between Hindi and English as their medium of teaching. To add to the curriculum, study materials and textbooks are being translated into Hindi. Efforts will also be made to train faculty members in Hindi instruction.
Recently, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai has also announced that the medical colleges in the state will be offering education in Hindi. The move was part of efforts to “change our education policy at every level from the old Macaulay imperialist education policy”, he told PTI.
The first state to provide Hindi-language medical education was Madhya Pradesh. In the past, English has been the primary language of instruction for medical students in India, which has presented a big barrier for those from non-English speaking or rural backgrounds. It was difficult for many students from Hindi-speaking areas to understand technical medical terms, which reduced their ability to perform well academically.
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