Indian medical students abroad with incomplete internship to get relief

Pawar in her written reply stated area 14 of the NMC Act, 2019 recommends conducting of an uniform entrance evaluation particularly National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) to all medical universities at post-graduate and undergraduate level..

Indian students pursuing medical research studies abroad who could not finish their internship due to engaging scenarios such as war and the Covid pandemic will now be able to finish their staying internship in the nation, the federal government stated on Friday.

She was reacting to a concern on whether the government proposes to frame a scheme for admission of students who have returned from China and those left from Ukraine to medical colleges in the nation and likewise to permit them to do their internship here.

” The NMC, for the improvement of Indian student pursuing medical research studies abroad, vide circular dated 04.03.2022 has actually allowed foreign medical graduates with insufficient internship due to such engaging situation which is beyond their control such as war and COVID-19 pandemic etc. to complete their staying part of internship in India topic to the condition that such candidates must have cleared FMGE (Screening Test), which is compulsory for Indian trainees with foreign medical certification to practice medication in India,” she said.

The result of the NEET shall deem to be dealt with as the Eligibility Certificate for such persons and no separate approval required from NMC, Pawar stated.

Provision 8 (iv) of Eligibility Requirement for Taking Admission in an Undergraduate Medical Course in a Foreign Medical Institution Regulation, 2002 provides for that any Indian citizens/Overseas person of India meaning to acquire primary medical qualification from any medical institution outside India, on or after May 2018, shall have to mandatorily qualify the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for Admission to MBBS course..

This will, nevertheless, be subject to the condition that such prospects need to have cleared FMGE (screening test), which is necessary for Indian students with foreign medical qualification to practice medication in India, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar stated in a written reply in Lok Sabha.

Therefore, data of students going abroad to pursue MBBS is not maintained centrally.

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