CBI Probe Against 73 Foreign Medical Graduates Allowed to Practise in India Without Clearing FMGE
1 year, 11 months ago

CBI Probe Against 73 Foreign Medical Graduates Allowed to Practise in India Without Clearing FMGE

News 18  

The CBI has started investigation against 14 state medical councils and 73 foreign medical graduates who were allowed to practise medicine in India without qualifying mandatory Foreign Medical Graduate Examination, officials said Monday. According to norms, a foreign medical graduate must qualify FMGE/Screening Test conducted by the National Board of Examination in order to get provisional or permanent registration with National Medical Commission or a state medical council to practise medicine in India. The CBI has registered a case of alleged corruption, criminal conspiracy, forgery and cheating against unidentified officials of state medical councils, erstwhile Medical Council of India, and 73 foreign medical graduates, the officials said. The National Board of Examination had intimated the Ministry of Health that 73 such medical graduates who did their MBBS from foreign countries such as Russia, Ukraine, China, and Nigeria during 2011-22 have not qualified its examination and yet got registration from various state medical councils.

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NMC warns students against non-compliant foreign medical colleges
3 weeks, 5 days ago

NMC warns students against non-compliant foreign medical colleges

India Today  

The National Medical Commission has issued a notification urging medical aspirants to exercise caution while seeking admission to foreign medical colleges. The advisory emphasises that students must ensure the institution adheres to the guidelines outlined in the Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiates Regulations, 2021. Despite previous advisories, the NMC noted that some students continue to enroll in private medical institutions abroad …

FMGE December 2024 registration ends tomorrow, apply at natboard.edu.in
1 month, 1 week ago

FMGE December 2024 registration ends tomorrow, apply at natboard.edu.in

Hindustan Times  

FMGE December 2024: The National Board of Education in Medical Sciences will close the online application process for the December session of the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination tomorrow, November 18. FMGE December 2024 registration ends tomorrow In the case of any difficulty while applying for the test, such as refund of failed transactions, payment gateway-related issues, etc., candidates can contact …

FMGE June 2024 session results announced, 80% fails to secure passing marks
5 months, 1 week ago

FMGE June 2024 session results announced, 80% fails to secure passing marks

India Today  

The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences has announced the results of the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination held on July 6 for the June 2024 session. TO CHECK THE FMGE JUNE 2024 RESULTS, FOLLOW THESE STEPS: 1. The board added, “Use of unfair means if detected at any stage of FMGE, action will be taken against the candidate in …

NEET-UG paper leak: CBI takes over 5 cases from Bihar, Gujarat, Rajasthan pertaining to alleged malpractices
6 months ago

NEET-UG paper leak: CBI takes over 5 cases from Bihar, Gujarat, Rajasthan pertaining to alleged malpractices

India TV News  

NEET-UG paper leak case: The Central Bureau of Investigation has taken over the investigation of five new cases involving alleged malpractices in the NEET-UG medical entrance exam, which were previously under investigation by police in Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Bihar, officials said on Monday. The officials said that the central agency has re-registered one case each from Gujarat and Bihar, and …

DC Edit | Thorough probe vital on NEET; overhaul if needed
6 months ago

DC Edit | Thorough probe vital on NEET; overhaul if needed

Deccan Chronicle  

The skeletons various state police teams which investigate irregularities related to the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for medical admissions in the country discover in the cupboards call for a comprehensive nation-wide criminal investigation into the whole affair. Indian institutions have been conducting nation-wide competitive examinations for decades without a hitch: the IIT joint entrance examinations and the entrance tests for admissions …

Courage under fire: The many hurdles Kerala’s foreign medical graduates must jump over
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Courage under fire: The many hurdles Kerala’s foreign medical graduates must jump over

The Hindu  

K continues to be haunted by the night of February 24, 2022. As per the guidelines for registration of foreign medical graduates by the NMC, State medical councils can grant provisional registration for a 12-month internship after they clear the FMGE and other conditions stipulated by the council, including submission of documents related to their qualifying examinations Navigating obstacles Besides …

NMC clarifies on norms for foreign medical graduates to register, work and study in India
1 year, 1 month ago

NMC clarifies on norms for foreign medical graduates to register, work and study in India

The Hindu  

The Under-Graduate Medical Education Board and Ethics and Medical Registration Board, National Medical Commission, on November 22 issued a clarification specifying the provisions under which Foreign Medical Graduates, especially students from Ukraine and the Philippines, could register, work and study in India. The NMC has said that for the FMGs who have completed medical courses in foreign medical institutes as …

Foreign medical graduates face a long wait to internship in Tamil Nadu
1 year, 2 months ago

Foreign medical graduates face a long wait to internship in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu’s foreign medical graduates, especially those who graduated from institutions in China and the Philippines in 2016-2021 batch, are stuck in a limbo as they await official sanction to begin their Compulsory Rotatory Residential Internship in the State, after almost a year of passing the Indian eligibility exam. Though I completed the course, got a provisional MBBS degree and …

Overseas medical students cautioned to follow guidelines to be able to register in India
1 year, 4 months ago

Overseas medical students cautioned to follow guidelines to be able to register in India

The Hindu  

The National Medical Commission has cautioned students opting to pursue undergraduate medical courses abroad to strictly follow the duration of study, medium of instruction, syllabus, clinical training, or internship/clerkship prescribed by it, or face disqualification to register or work in India. In its public notice, the NMC said it has published the Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiates Regulations 2021. The commission …

Foreign medical graduates seek help to get registered
1 year, 5 months ago

Foreign medical graduates seek help to get registered

The Hindu  

Foreign medical graduates have appealed to the Health Ministry for intervention to get their certificate of permanent registration from the respective State Medical Councils without which these doctors cannot work in India, despite having completed their course and subsequent one-year internship. The Federation of Resident Doctors Association has taken up their cause and complained about the disparities in the permanent …

Karnataka Not Bound To Follow Maharashtra's Policy Recognising Foreign Medical Degrees: Karnataka High Court
1 year, 10 months ago

Karnataka Not Bound To Follow Maharashtra's Policy Recognising Foreign Medical Degrees: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court recently dismissed a petition filed by a Medical Graduate, questioning the endorsement issued to him by the Department of Health and Family Welfare Service rejecting his application for the post of Medical Officer on the grounds that he has graduated from a University in China. A single judge bench of Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde while rejecting …

Indian Students Studying in Chinese Medical Colleges Ineligible for FMGE, Practicing in India
2 years, 1 month ago

Indian Students Studying in Chinese Medical Colleges Ineligible for FMGE, Practicing in India

News 18  

Indian students studying medicine in China-based universities might not be able to practice medicine in India. The Embassy also apprised the Chinese authorities concerned and medical colleges with a request that they should ensure that all Indian students coming to China for clinical medicine programmes are educated, trained, and facilitated so that they can fulfill the above requirements of the …

Indian students in China ineligible for medical exam if license not obtained: Govt issues advisory
2 years, 1 month ago

Indian students in China ineligible for medical exam if license not obtained: Govt issues advisory

India Today  

The Embassy of India in Beijing on Monday informed that if any Indian student who joined a medical programme in China after November 2021, fails to obtain license to practice as a medical doctor in China, he/she will be rendered ineligible to appear for the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination. “The Embassy has apprised the Chinese authorities concerned and medical colleges …

Crackdown on doctors with PG med. diplomas in Telangana
2 years, 7 months ago

Crackdown on doctors with PG med. diplomas in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The health department is cracking down on PG medical diploma holders, who are posing as doctors with super speciality degrees, and running illegal clinics in the state. The issue cropped up two months back, when Telangana State Medical Council found that a doctor with a PG diploma in cardiology was running a clinic in Mancherial claiming that he was …

Medical Students Hit by Ukraine Crisis, Pandemic Rescued by SC, Asks NMC to Frame Scheme
2 years, 7 months ago

Medical Students Hit by Ukraine Crisis, Pandemic Rescued by SC, Asks NMC to Frame Scheme

News 18  

Coming to the rescue of MBBS students of foreign universities who faced difficulties due to the Ukraine crisis and COVID, the Supreme Court Friday directed the National Medical Commission to frame a scheme in two months permitting students to complete clinical training in medical colleges here. A bench of justices Hemant Gupta and V Ramasubramanian said, no doubt, the pandemic …

Indian medical students pursuing BSc in Philippines ineligible for MBBS
2 years, 8 months ago

Indian medical students pursuing BSc in Philippines ineligible for MBBS

Live Mint  

The National Medical Council has said Indian students pursuing a bachelor's degree in Science in the Philippines will be ineligible for MBBS in India, potentially spelling the end of dreams of a medical career for thousands. Recently, the top medical education regulator received representations from medical students pursuing the course in the Philippines, seeking an exemption to practice medicine in …

Any magic pill for problems faced by medical graduates from abroad?
2 years, 8 months ago

Any magic pill for problems faced by medical graduates from abroad?

The Hindu  

The plight of thousands of Indian medical students who were forced to flee mid-way through their course due to the conflict in Ukraine and the uncertainty over their future has once again brought alive the issues faced by foreign medical graduates in India. If the FMGs have been consistently failing to clear FMGE, why are the regulatory bodies allowing 20,000-odd …

Why are Indian students looking at foreign universities for medical education?
2 years, 9 months ago

Why are Indian students looking at foreign universities for medical education?

The Hindu  

“Wuhan is a beautiful place, you know,” says Vinod*, over the phone, as we talk about the plight of Indian medical students forced to return home two years ago after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. “While high scores in the NEET exam are not what eventually make a good doctor, the exam does give an insight into the ability …

Foreign medical graduates still a discriminated lot
2 years, 9 months ago

Foreign medical graduates still a discriminated lot

The Hindu  

At a time when there is much apprehension over the plight and prospects of foreign medical graduates in the country, those in Kerala had much to cheer, when last Friday, the Kerala High Court directed the Government Medical College, Ernakulam, to remove a clause in one of its notifications, which effectively denied them employment opportunities. Association of MD Physicians, an …

NMC Allows Foreign Medical Graduates to Complete Internships in India
2 years, 9 months ago

NMC Allows Foreign Medical Graduates to Complete Internships in India

News 18  

The National Medical Commission will allow students who have completed their graduation degree in medicine or allied fields to complete their internship in India, the NMC said in a recent notice providing immense relief to foreign medical graduates. Amid the tussle triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, followed by the unprecedented and rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine, foreign medical graduates …

Foreign Medical Students Allege 'Wrong, Misspelled' Questions in Exam, Health Ministry Review On
2 years, 9 months ago

Foreign Medical Students Allege 'Wrong, Misspelled' Questions in Exam, Health Ministry Review On

News 18  

A group of foreign medical students have alleged that India’s apex screening test for doctors from abroad, conducted in December, constituted of “12 wrong or misspelled questions”. More than 10 foreign doctors, who appeared for the latest foreign medical graduate examination on December 12, had sent the legal notice to top ranking officials in the Health Ministry, including Union Health …

NMC says foreign medical graduates can complete internships in India
2 years, 9 months ago

NMC says foreign medical graduates can complete internships in India

The Hindu  

Against the backdrop of the Ukraine crisis, the National Medical Commission has said foreign medical graduates with incomplete internships due to situations beyond their control like COVID-19 or war can finish the same in India. In a circular, the NMC said the same may be processed by the State medical councils, provided the candidates have cleared the Foreign Medical Graduate …

Foreign Medical Graduates Exam
2 years, 9 months ago

Foreign Medical Graduates Exam

The Hindu  

The story so far: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Monday claimed that 90% of Indians who complete their medical degrees from foreign universities are unable to clear the qualifying exam to practise medicine in India. Students who complete their medical degrees from foreign universities are required to take the Foreign Medical Graduates Exam in order to pursue medicine …

Be wary of foreign medical colleges, NMC warns aspirants
2 years, 10 months ago

Be wary of foreign medical colleges, NMC warns aspirants

The Hindu  

The National Medical Commission has warned medical seat aspirants not to overlook the “supervisory”, “regulatory” and “infrastructural” issues in foreign medical colleges before seeking admission there. This is part of an advisory issued on February 18, for students who wish to seek registration to practice allopathy in India, after seeking admissions in medical colleges in Kyrgyzstan or any other foreign …

Foreign Medical Graduates Who Interned In Country Of Study Not Required To Undergo Another Internship In State: Kerala High Court
3 years, 2 months ago

Foreign Medical Graduates Who Interned In Country Of Study Not Required To Undergo Another Internship In State: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has held that a medical graduate from a foreign university who has fulfilled all requisite qualifications as per the norms prevailing in that country to become eligible to be enrolled as a medical practitioner therein, need not undergo another internship in the State to be registered with the State Medical Council to practice Medicine in terms …

EXPLAINED: What is NeXT For Aspiring Doctors In India And When They Have To Appear For The Test
3 years, 4 months ago

EXPLAINED: What is NeXT For Aspiring Doctors In India And When They Have To Appear For The Test

News 18  

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that due steps are being taken to roll out the maiden National Exit Test in the first half of 2023. In a statement on July 30, the Health Ministry said that while work is on as per the roadmap to hold NeXT in the first half of 2023, a “mock run” is also being …

Medical Council Of India Allows Students To Pursue Medical Course Abroad, Mandates Them To Qualify NEET In 2020 or 2021
4 years, 3 months ago

Medical Council Of India Allows Students To Pursue Medical Course Abroad, Mandates Them To Qualify NEET In 2020 or 2021

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has been informed by the Medical Council of India that all candidates, who are taking admissions in foreign universities for pursuing a medical course, can go on the condition that they qualify the NEET-UG this year or in 2021.The MCI said that owing to the extraordinary situation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as a one-time measure, …

MCI Allows Students to Pursue Medical Course Abroad, Mandates Them to Qualify NEET in 2020 or 2021
4 years, 3 months ago

MCI Allows Students to Pursue Medical Course Abroad, Mandates Them to Qualify NEET in 2020 or 2021

News 18  

The Delhi High Court has been informed by the Medical Council of India that all candidates, who are taking admissions in foreign universities for pursuing a medical course, can go on the condition that they qualify the NEET-UG this year or in 2021. The MCI said that owing to the “extraordinary” situation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as a one-time …

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