With this, Bihar will become the second state in India after Madhya Pradesh to provide medical education in Hindi.

“The Health Department of Bihar under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has taken this historic step after in-depth discussions on essential aspects including the availability of Hindi textbooks for the MBBS course.” This decision is in line with the government's goal of promoting Hindi and making it a global language,” Pandey said.

The new provision is based on the recommendations of a nine-member committee, which will be implemented as per the AIIMS Delhi syllabus for students clearing NEET-UG 2024.

Students will have the option of studying in Hindi or English medium. It aims to simplify medical education and support bright students from Hindi medium background.

There are about 85,000 government schools in the state, where Hindi medium is the preferred mode of imparting education.