Data of students going abroad to pursue MBBS not maintained centrally: Centre
2 years, 8 months ago

Data of students going abroad to pursue MBBS not maintained centrally: Centre

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Bharati Pravin Pawar said a student who has acquired foreign medical qualification from a medical institute abroad is required to qualify in the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination before applying for registration to practice medicine in India New Delhi: The data of students going abroad to pursue MBBS is not maintained centrally, the government informed Parliament on Friday. In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said a student who has acquired foreign medical qualification from a medical institute abroad is required to qualify in the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination before applying for registration to practise medicine in India. She said clause 8 of the Medical Institution Regulation, 2002 says any Indian citizen or overseas citizen of India intending to obtain primary medical qualification from a medical institution outside India on or after May 2018 shall have to mandatorily qualify in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for admission to the MBBS course. Therefore, data of students going abroad to pursue MBBS is not maintained centrally,” the minister said.

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Exorbitant fees in private medical colleges denies access to medical education for less privileged: Economic Survey
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Exorbitant fees in private medical colleges denies access to medical education for less privileged: Economic Survey

The Hindu  

Skyrocketing fees for undergraduate medical education remains a considerable challenge that denies the opportunity to make the MBBS degree accessible and affordable for students from less privileged backgrounds, states the Economic Survey 2024-25. Despite the National Medical Commission issuing guidelines for determination of fees and all other charges in respect of 50% of seats in private medical institutions and deemed …

Reducing medical education costs will help make healthcare cheaper: Economic Survey
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Reducing medical education costs will help make healthcare cheaper: Economic Survey

New Indian Express  

It highlighted the cost of medical education, stating that the National Medical Commission had issued guidelines for determining fees and all other charges for 50 percent of seats in private medical institutions deemed to be universities. "Despite such measures, fees remain high – at ₹60 lakh to one crore or more in the private sector, which holds 48 percent of …

Seeking admission to MBBS in foreign universities? Check THESE new guidelines before enrolling
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Seeking admission to MBBS in foreign universities? Check THESE new guidelines before enrolling

India TV News  

MBBS is the most sought-after career option in India as it offers comprehensive knowledge and practical training in the field of medicine and surgery. Many students in India study abroad for quality education to gain access to global job markets, international companies, and higher salaries. NMC warns MBBS students seeking admission to foreign universities Recently, the National Medical Commission has …

NMC warns students against non-compliant foreign medical colleges
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Abide by FMGL Norms for Getting Overseas Degrees, Medicos Cautioned
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Abide by FMGL Norms for Getting Overseas Degrees, Medicos Cautioned

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:The National Medical Commission has issued an alert for students trying to seek admission to medical colleges abroad for undergraduate courses that do not comply with guidelines as laid down in Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiates Regulations, 2021. The medical body, under the ambit of the Under Graduate Medical Education Board, has warned that despite alerts and advisories, those who continue …

NMC asks medical colleges to submit details of first-year MBBS students for 2024-25 academic session, details here
4 months, 3 weeks ago

NMC asks medical colleges to submit details of first-year MBBS students for 2024-25 academic session, details here

Hindustan Times  

The National Medical Commission, NMC, has directed medical colleges to submit details of students admitted to the first year of MBBS degree for the 2024-25 academic session. NMC has asked medical colleges to submit details of first-year MBBS students for 2024-25 academic session. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The official notice dated October 29, 2024 mandates medical colleges and institutions to …

Central portal creates hurdles for MBBS doctors
7 months ago

Central portal creates hurdles for MBBS doctors

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: MBBS doctors planning to practise in the state may encounter delays, as the Kerala State Medical Council might suspend its registration process due to the launch of the new National Medical Register Portal by the National Medical Commission on Friday. All new registrations will now need to be submitted through this central portal, with the state council responsible for …

Online applications for MBBS and BDS opened
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Online applications for MBBS and BDS opened

The Hindu  

The Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences, Telangana, has opened online applications from eligible candidates, for admission into undergraduate medical and dental courses for the academic year 2024-25. The registration is for the web-based counselling to determine state merit position for admission into competent authority quota which is seats in government medical/dental colleges after deducting 15% of seats contributed …

Bihar Govt To Conduct MBBS In Hindi Starting Next Academic Session
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Bihar Govt To Conduct MBBS In Hindi Starting Next Academic Session

News 18  

The Bihar government is set to provide MBBS education to students in Hindi in medical colleges of the state. Every year, hundreds of students want to enrol for MBBS in the famous Bihar colleges and now, the addition of the Hindi language will boost admission processes as well, as students will be free to choose what medium they want to …

Study Abroad: Affordable medical education abroad for Indian students
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Study Abroad: Affordable medical education abroad for Indian students

Hindustan Times  

The pursuit of medical education abroad has become increasingly popular among Indian students due to the limited availability of seats in Indian medical colleges. Each year, approximately 20,000 to 25,000 Indian students go abroad to study medicine and they are looking beyond the traditional Anglophone nations and opting for lesser known but viable options for medical education. For the Caribbean …

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

Comprehensive India-specific approach needed for growth of medical education: Parliamentary panel
1 year, 1 month ago

Comprehensive India-specific approach needed for growth of medical education: Parliamentary panel

The Hindu  

Bridging the widely varying quality of medical education across India; enhancing the number of under- and post-graduate medical seats; optimal use of existing infrastructure to expand medical education facilities; chalking out a comprehensive India-specific approach for the creation of seats for specialists; and streamlining the recruitment process to prevent “ghost faculty” in medical colleges — these are among the top …

Post MBBS Diploma courses (Jan/Feb 2024 cycle): Info Bulletin out, Apply from Jan 16 for admission session 2025
1 year, 2 months ago

Post MBBS Diploma courses (Jan/Feb 2024 cycle): Info Bulletin out, Apply from Jan 16 for admission session 2025

Hindustan Times  

The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences has released the information bulletin for the Post MBBS Diploma courses After submitting the applictaion form, candidates must submit the hard copy of the applictaion form by March 29. The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences will provide the following Post MBBS 2 Years NBEMS Diploma courses: Anesthesiology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, …

More than 900 MBBS students enrolled in abroad varsities without obtaining eligibility certificates | details
1 year, 2 months ago

More than 900 MBBS students enrolled in abroad varsities without obtaining eligibility certificates | details

India TV News  

More than 900 MBBS students enrolled in abroad varsities without obtaining eligibility certificates | details The National Medical Commission has released a list of 972 candidates who went abroad without submitting eligibility certificates. National Medical Commission has released a list of 972 candidates who went abroad to study MBBS without obtaining the required eligibility certificate. The official notice reads, 'The …

NMC clarifies on norms for foreign medical graduates to register, work and study in India
1 year, 4 months 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, 5 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 …

NMC asks all medical colleges to submit details of students admitted to MBBS courses this year
1 year, 5 months ago

NMC asks all medical colleges to submit details of students admitted to MBBS courses this year

India TV News  

National Medical Commission has asked all medical colleges to submit the details of the students admitted to the MBBS course for academic session 2023-24. The commission stated that all medical colleges' admission to MBBS courses should be in accordance with the NMC regulations and NEET-based selection process notified by the Graduate Medical Education Regulations 2023. The official notice reads, 'In …

A guide on studying medicine in foreign countries
1 year, 6 months ago

A guide on studying medicine in foreign countries

The Hindu  

Becoming a doctor requires years of preparation and dedication, and tests one’s grit and patience. Yet, we have all witnessed students navigating this relentless journey, starting with the rigorous preparation for fiercely competitive entrance exams followed by the demanding medical degree programmes, residencies, and subsequent specialisations. During the junior or senior year of undergraduate studies, aspiring medical students must take …

Overseas medical students cautioned to follow guidelines to be able to register in India
1 year, 7 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 …

Parliament proceedings | India has 482 recognised medical colleges: Health Ministry informs Lok Sabha
1 year, 7 months ago

Parliament proceedings | India has 482 recognised medical colleges: Health Ministry informs Lok Sabha

The Hindu  

There are a total of 482 recognised medical colleges in the country with Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh having the maximum number of them, according to information released by the National Medical Commission, the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Bharati Pravin Pawar, informed the Lok Sabha. Presenting the information in the Lower House during the …

110 % increase in number of MBBS seats in India since 2014, Mansukh Mandaviya tells LS
1 year, 7 months ago

110 % increase in number of MBBS seats in India since 2014, Mansukh Mandaviya tells LS

Firstpost  

The National Medical Commission Act, 2019 provides for a medical education system that improves access to quality and affordable medical education and ensures the availability of adequate and high-quality medical professionals in all parts of the country. There has been an 82-per cent increase in the number of medical colleges in the country, from 387 before 2014 to 704 now, …

Medical students and parents in Karnataka jittery about NExT exam pattern
1 year, 8 months ago

Medical students and parents in Karnataka jittery about NExT exam pattern

The Hindu  

Students, faculty members and parents have opposed implementation of National Exit Test as the final exam for MBBS final-year students, which also will double up as PG NEET for admission to post-graduate courses, from this year. According to Kushal, a final-year MBBS student of Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, “The NMC has introduced NExT from the current year. Given …

Foreign medical graduates seek help to get registered
1 year, 8 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 …

NExT Examination For Medical Graduates: NMC To Finalise Framework And Dates Soon
1 year, 9 months ago

NExT Examination For Medical Graduates: NMC To Finalise Framework And Dates Soon

News 18  

India’s medical education regulator, National Medical Commission, is in the process of finalising the framework for the National Exit examination, a combined test for medical graduates. The draft regulations for NExT Exam were made available for public comments by the National Medical Commission in December 2022. The NExT exam was supposed to start within three years since the NMC came …

Delhi Medical Council Increases Internship Slots For MBBS Students In Delhi
1 year, 10 months ago

Delhi Medical Council Increases Internship Slots For MBBS Students In Delhi

News 18  

The Delhi Medical Council has taken a significant step to address the concerns of students who have completed their MBBS examinations abroad. A notification released by the Delhi Medical Council on Tuesday announced the availability of internship positions in Delhi for Foreign Medical Graduates who are interested in pursuing internships at Postgraduate institutes offering DNB training under DNB-PDCET. The allocation …

MBBS : Supreme Court Allows Repatriated Foreign Medical Students In Penultimate Year To Clear Final Exams In Two Attempts
1 year, 11 months ago

MBBS : Supreme Court Allows Repatriated Foreign Medical Students In Penultimate Year To Clear Final Exams In Two Attempts

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday disposed of a batch of petitions by repatriated Indian medical students from Ukraine, China, the Philippines, etc after the central government informed the court that as a one-time extraordinary measure, penultimate year students would be allowed to take the MBBS examination without being enrolled in any Indian medical college. The Court allowed such students to …

Students who returned from Ukraine to get one-time option to clear MBBS exam
1 year, 11 months ago

Students who returned from Ukraine to get one-time option to clear MBBS exam

India TV News  

The Central government on Tuesday, March 28, informed Supreme Court that medical students who returned to India from Ukraine will get a chance to appear for the MBBS final examinations including both theory and practical without enrolling in any existing medical colleges. The Central government evacuated over 18,000 Indian medical students under 'Operation Ganga' during February-March 2022 from the war-hit …

Karnataka Not Bound To Follow Maharashtra's Policy Recognising Foreign Medical Degrees: Karnataka High Court
2 years, 1 month 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 …

Compulsory Internships by Foreign Medical Graduates as per MCI List Valid as 'one-time measure': NMC
2 years, 2 months ago

Compulsory Internships by Foreign Medical Graduates as per MCI List Valid as 'one-time measure': NMC

News 18  

The National Medical Commission on January 4 issued a notification, validating the compulsory rotatory medical internships in accordance with the old Medical Council of India list. The commission stated that any foreign medical graduates who completed or began their required rotatory internships in accredited medical universities, or hospitals as per the former MCI on or before October 21, 2022, shall …

No Dearth of Doctors, Bid to Create Non-MBBS Ones Will Backfire: IMA General Secy to News18
2 years, 2 months ago

No Dearth of Doctors, Bid to Create Non-MBBS Ones Will Backfire: IMA General Secy to News18

News 18  

There is no shortage of doctors in India and the move to create non-MBBS ones will backfire on the government, Dr Jayesh Lele, general secretary of the Indian Medical Association, told News18.com. ‘Don’t blame pharma-doctor nexus, fix self-prescription’ Instead of blaming doctors for the pharma-doctor nexus, the central government should formulate strict rules to stop selling even a single pill …

CBI Probe Against 73 Foreign Medical Graduates Allowed to Practise in India Without Clearing FMGE
2 years, 2 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 …

Indian Students Studying in Chinese Medical Colleges Ineligible for FMGE, Practicing in India
2 years, 4 months 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 …

Medicos studying in China need Chinese licence to practice in India
2 years, 4 months ago

Medicos studying in China need Chinese licence to practice in India

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Indians who are taking medical courses in China but fail to obtain a licence for practice there will not be eligible to appear for the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination as per the rules of the National Medical Commission to practice in India, the Indian Embassy in Beijing said. It also requested Beijing to ensure all Indian medical students …

Indian students in China ineligible for medical exam if license not obtained: Govt issues advisory
2 years, 4 months 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 …

Medical Degrees Offered by Singhania University Illegal, Rules NMC
2 years, 4 months ago

Medical Degrees Offered by Singhania University Illegal, Rules NMC

News 18  

The National Medical Commission has issued a warning to medical aspirants against a ‘misleading’ In its notification dated October 28, NMC indicated that the Commission had just learned that Singhania University was accepting applications for its MBBS programme as well as other medical programmes. In a statement, NMC pointed out, “The said institution has in its Read | NEET 2023: …

Now, Medical College Plan to Offer MBBS in Tamil
2 years, 5 months ago

Now, Medical College Plan to Offer MBBS in Tamil

News 18  

Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Tamilisai Soundararajan said here on Tuesday that the territorial government proposes to start a medical college offering MBBS course in Tamil medium. Speaking to reporters after participating in a function held to honour senior citizens, she said she would consult the Chief Minister Rangasamy to work out the logistics to open a Tamil medium-based medical college. …

Centre cites law to deny seats to Ukraine-returnees
2 years, 6 months ago

Centre cites law to deny seats to Ukraine-returnees

The Hindu  

The government on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the law does not allow undergraduate medical students, who fled the "war-like situation" in Ukraine, to be accommodated in Indian medical colleges. “So far as such students are concerned, there are no provisions either under the Indian Medical Council Act of 1956 or the National Medical Commission Act 2019 as well …

SC directs NMC to frame scheme for Ukraine returned medical students
2 years, 10 months ago

SC directs NMC to frame scheme for Ukraine returned medical students

India Today  

Ukraine-returned medical students can have a sigh of relief, as the Supreme Court on April 29 had directed the National Medical Commission to frame a scheme in a period of two months. WILL UKRAINE RETURNED MEDICAL STUDENTS GET PLACED IN INDIA According to an official source, there are no norms under the National Medical Commission Regulations to accommodate Indian students …

NMC seeks Health Ministry's view over SC direction to help MBBS students hit by Ukraine crisis, pandemic
2 years, 10 months ago

NMC seeks Health Ministry's view over SC direction to help MBBS students hit by Ukraine crisis, pandemic

The Hindu  

The Union Health Ministry is likely to hold a meeting this week after the NMC sought its views over the Supreme Court's direction to frame a scheme allowing MBBS students of foreign universities affected by the Ukraine crisis and the pandemic and complete clinical training in medical colleges in India. In March, the regulatory body said foreign medical graduates with …

NMC advises Indian students not to pursue medical degrees in Pakistan
2 years, 10 months ago

NMC advises Indian students not to pursue medical degrees in Pakistan

Firstpost  

Public notice issued by NMC came days after UGC and AICTE through a joint advisory urged Indian students not to enrol themselves in any college or educational institution in Pakistan, failing which they will not be eligible to find a job or pursue higher education in this country New Delhi: The National Medical Commission has advised Indian students not to …

NMC warns Indians against studying MBBS, BDS in Pakistan
2 years, 10 months ago

NMC warns Indians against studying MBBS, BDS in Pakistan

Hindustan Times  

National Medical Commission, the top regulatory body of medical education in the country has issued warning to Indian students about studying MBBS and BDS courses in Pakistan, saying they will not be allowed to practice medicine in India. NMC warns Indians against studying MBBS, BDS in Pakistan This comes a week after the University Grants Commission and the All India …

Medical Students Hit by Ukraine Crisis, Pandemic Rescued by SC, Asks NMC to Frame Scheme
2 years, 10 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 …

Medical Student Who Has Not Undergone Clinical Training Of Foreign MBBS Course Can't Be Granted Provisional Registration By NMC : Supreme Court
2 years, 10 months ago

Medical Student Who Has Not Undergone Clinical Training Of Foreign MBBS Course Can't Be Granted Provisional Registration By NMC : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has held that the National Medical Commission is not bound to grant provisional registration to a student who has not undergone clinical training in physical form a part of the medical course in a foreign medical institute.The Court observed that a medical student who has not undergone clinical training cannot be granted provisional registration to complete. The …

50% Marks In Science In Intermediate Exam Necessary For Foreign Qualified MBBS To Appear In Screening Test & Get Registered In India: Delhi HC
2 years, 11 months ago

50% Marks In Science In Intermediate Exam Necessary For Foreign Qualified MBBS To Appear In Screening Test & Get Registered In India: Delhi HC

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that in view of the provisions of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, a foreign qualified MBBS is necessarily required to obtain 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology to be eligible for appearing in Screening Test and get registered as a medical practitioner in India. Justice Kameswar Rao observed: "It is clear that …

Ukraine returned MBBS students' parents urge centre to accommodate students in Indian medical colleges
2 years, 11 months ago

Ukraine returned MBBS students' parents urge centre to accommodate students in Indian medical colleges

India Today  

On Sunday, the parents of MBBS students who returned from Ukraine gathered at Jantar Mantar in Delhi seeking the government's intervention to accommodate their children at medical colleges. Earlier in March, the External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar, said that the government has been able to safely bring home 22,500 Indian citizens and 147 foreign nationals belonging to 18 countries from …

NEET-PG | Not All MBBS Grads Qualified To Become Specialists, Will Introduce 'Exit Test' Like AIBE To Regulate Doctors' Practice: Centre To Delhi HC
2 years, 11 months ago

NEET-PG | Not All MBBS Grads Qualified To Become Specialists, Will Introduce 'Exit Test' Like AIBE To Regulate Doctors' Practice: Centre To Delhi HC

Live Law  

Update on March 29 - NEET-PG: Delhi High Court Expresses Disinclination To Interfere With Cut-Off PercentileThe Central Government on Monday claimed before the Delhi High Court that to generalize and say that everybody who has qualified MBBS is on "flat ground" and should be eligible to pursue post-graduate education, is not right. Update on March 29 - NEET-PG: Delhi High …

Indian medical students pursuing BSc in Philippines ineligible for MBBS
2 years, 11 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, 11 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 …

Centre may not intervene in alleged disparity in stipend for medical interns
3 years ago

Centre may not intervene in alleged disparity in stipend for medical interns

The Hindu  

The Union government is unlikely to intervene to end the alleged disparity in payment of stipend to medical students in government- and private medical colleges in the country. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had on January 21 sought comments from the National Medical Commission on uniform stipend to MBBS interns in government- and private medical colleges after …

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