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The Hindu
6 days ago
- Health
- The Hindu
APMC files review petition in High Court seeking more time and clarity on July 9 judgment in FMGs' case
After a Division Bench of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh issued directions on July 9 that Permanent Registration be granted to a Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG) in a month of the judgment, the Andhra Pradesh Medical Council (APMC) on August 7 filed a review petition in the court seeking more time and clarity in the verdict. In the July 9 order, the Division Bench, comprising Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur, said Permanent Registration should be given to the FMGs who had compensated all the practical studies, which they had missed during the pandemic period, by taking up additional offline classes. It also referred to the NMC's public notice of June 19, 2024, and said if the APMC doubted the veracity of documents produced by an FMG, the burden fell on it to ensure the validity of the same. The same Division Bench had, on August 4, given another direction for issuing speaking orders as per the norms of the NMC in respect of four petitioners who moved the court seeking Permanent Registration. The APMC sought clarity in this verdict as well. The APMC filed a review petition following a written response from the National Medical Commission (NMC), which reportedly felt that the July 9 order of the court 'will result in arbitrary relaxation of norms prescribed by it for ensuring uniform standards of study across the county.' A copy of the response is yet to be shared with the media. According to a press release from the Department of Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare on August 8, the NMC suggested that the APMC file an appropriate application before the Division Bench seeking extension of time for complying with the July 9 verdict. As per the release, Special Chief Secretary M.T. Krishna Babu sought clarification from the NMC on August 5 on various subjects with regard to FMGs after discussing it with Minister for Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare Satya Kumar Yadav. The NMC, in its clarification on August 7, reportedly stated that physical study cannot be substituted by online study. It was said to have referred to the Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate Regulations (FMGL) and Compulsory Rotating Medical Internship Regulations, 2021, which, in normal situations, required an FMG to undergo one year compulsory internship in India after completion of medical graduation in foreign medical institutions. The NMC, as per the release, said, for those affected by the pandemic or war, in addition to one year of compulsory internship, they were required to undergo one or two more years of clerkship in India to compensate for the period of stay in India. But, the FMGs maintained that the FMGL regulations apply to those who joined the medical course after November 18, 2021, and that they all had joined the courses before 2020. The NMC, according to the release, clarified that compensation certificates issued by the foreign medical institutions should contain all details of academic and clinical courses. The certificates need to be authenticated by the Indian Embassies in the countries where the FMG studied their course.
Time of India
21-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
NMC warns against unauthorised medical colleges, illegitimate offshore medical programmes
New Delhi: The NMC has warned students against taking admission in medical colleges operating in the country without requisite approval as well as unauthorised offshore medical programmes. In an advisory, the apex body said students graduating from non-compliant institutions will be held ineligible for licensing exam FMGE and the onus of the disqualification would solely lie on them. "The NMC has observed few instances of unauthorized medical colleges operating in the country, without requisite approvals. These institutions are misleading students and parents by claiming recognition and offering admissions in medical courses that are not legally sanctioned," the commission said in the advisory. Putting a checklist to verify the legitimacy of an institute, the NMC told MBBS aspirants to visit the commission's official website to check the list of recognised medical colleges, and contact it directly for verification. It strongly advised students and parents not to reply on college websites and advertisements alone while underlining that the NMC does not conduct direct admissions to any medical college. In the advisory, the NMC put out a phone number +91-11-25367033 for parents, students and stakeholders if they need to contact the commission for any query about the recognition status of an institute. The NMC further mentioned Singhania University in Rajasthan and Sanjiban Hospital and Medical College in Howrah, West Bengal have come under its scrutiny for offering and running medical courses without authorisation and legal action has already been initiated against one of them. The advisory also specified the regulations under the Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate (FMGL) Regulations, 2021, for students planning to pursue medical education abroad. According to it, the candidate should have completed a minimum of 54 months of medical education at a single institution and a 12-month internship should be completed at the same foreign university. Besides, the regulations state that clinical training should not be divided across institutions or countries and the medium of instruction must be English. The other key requirements included that the candidate should have studied the mandatory subjects listed in Schedule-I. Also he or she should have been registered with the respective professional regulatory body or otherwise, competent to grant licence to practise medicine in their respective jurisdiction of the country in which the medical degree is awarded and at par with the license to practise medicine given to citizen of that country. "It is firmly advised that for detailed requirements, Schedule I of the Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate Regulation, 2021 (FMGL Regulation 2021) shall be complied with, to apply for a licence or permanent registration to practise in India," the advisory said. Further, no foreign medical graduate shall be granted permanent registration, unless he or she has undergone supervised internship in India for a minimum term of 12 months, after applying for the same to the commission. "Foreign medical graduates who fail to comply with these regulations may lead to disqualification for registration to practice medicine in India," the advisory said.
The Hindu
20-05-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
NMC warns against unauthorised medical colleges, illegitimate offshore medical programmes
The NMC has warned students against taking admission in medical colleges operating in the country without requisite approval, as well as unauthorised offshore medical programmes. In an advisory, the apex body said students graduating from non-compliant institutions will be held ineligible for the licensing exam FMGE, and the onus of the disqualification would solely lie on them. "The NMC has observed a few instances of unauthorised medical colleges operating in the country, without requisite approvals. These institutions are misleading students and parents by claiming recognition and offering admissions in medical courses that are not legally sanctioned," the commission said in the advisory. Putting a checklist to verify the legitimacy of an institute, the NMC told MBBS aspirants to visit the commission's official website to check the list of recognised medical colleges, and contact it directly for verification. It strongly advised students and parents not to rely on college websites and advertisements alone while underlining that the NMC does not conduct direct admissions to any medical college. In the advisory, the NMC put out a phone number, +91-11-25367033, for parents, students, and stakeholders if they need to contact the commission for any query about the recognition status of an institute. The NMC further mentioned that Singhania University in Rajasthan and Sanjiban Hospital and Medical College in Howrah, West Bengal, have come under its scrutiny for offering and running medical courses without authorisation, and legal action has already been initiated against one of them. The advisory also specified the regulations under the Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate (FMGL) Regulations, 2021, for students planning to pursue medical education abroad. According to it, the candidate should have completed a minimum of 54 months of medical education at a single institution, and a 12-month internship should be completed at the same foreign university. Besides, the regulations state that clinical training should not be divided across institutions or countries and the medium of instruction must be English. The other key requirements included that the candidate should have studied the mandatory subjects listed in Schedule-I. Also he or she should have been registered with the respective professional regulatory body or otherwise, competent to grant licence to practise medicine in their respective jurisdiction of the country in which the medical degree is awarded and at par with the license to practise medicine given to citizen of that country. "It is firmly advised that for detailed requirements, Schedule I of the Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate Regulation, 2021 (FMGL Regulation 2021) shall be complied with, to apply for a licence or permanent registration to practise in India," the advisory said. Further, no foreign medical graduate shall be granted permanent registration, unless he or she has undergone supervised internship in India for a minimum term of 12 months, after applying for the same to the commission. "Foreign medical graduates who fail to comply with these regulations may lead to disqualification for registration to practice medicine in India," the advisory said.
