National Medical Commission delisted Foreign Medical Colleges

According to NMC official website, it doesn’t endorse any foreign medical college for MBBS studies to Indian students. The Medical Council of India has provided a list of Foreign Medical Institutions for Medical courses or equivalent courses based upon the information from the Indian Embassy. National Medical Commission delisted Foreign Medical Colleges onwards the students can’t find any list of colleges on the official website.

Replacement of Medical Council of India

The replacement of the Medical Council of India (MCI) is recommended by NITI Aayog. The decision of replacement was sanctioned by the Prime Minister and further approved by most of the states. The Supreme Court of India had given the permission to replace the Medical Council of India to the Central Government. The medical regulatory body was replaced with National Medical Commission. In early 2019 the replacement order of MCI with the National Medical Commission was passed by the President of India.

After the approval of the Prime Minister of India, finally, the bill was presented to Dr. Harsh Vardhan the Minister of Health and Family Welfare. The bill has been passed by him and on August 8, 2019, a law was passed by the Parliament of India and the President of India approved it, to upkeep the National Medical Commission as a permanent regulating body.

National Medical Commission delisted Foreign Medical Colleges

The Medical Council of India had provided a list of foreign Medical Colleges / Institutions / Universities for studying MBBS or equivalent course based upon the information received from the Indian Embassy or High Commission of India.

Notification in 2018 made it clear to every Indian Citizens/Overseas Citizens of India who have obtained a primary medical qualification from any Medical Institutions outside the country have to qualify for the Screening Test in order to obtain the official registration in India.

The National Medical Commission clarifies that the regulatory body of Indian Medical Institutions (NMC) does not endorse any list of Foreign Medical Institutions or Universities for MBBS or equivalent courses in foreign countries.

Earlier for the medical graduates, FMGE i.e., Foreign Medical Graduates Examination was mandatory to crack to work as a doctor in India. After returning to India the students who have obtained their medical degree from the MCI certified college allowed to sit for FMGE.

Effect of National Medical Commission on delisting Foreign Medical Colleges

After the announcement of NMC students are getting negative as well as positive views about it. The Government of India is promoting overseas education in the field of MBBS or equivalent course for the medical aspirants in India.

Let us discuss the Impact of National Medical Commission decision.

NMC decision Pros towards the student’s life:

The greatest plus point of the NMC decision is that all the Universities carry the same credentials. If a medical student takes up admission to Harvard University or in any Medical College of Abroad is the same in the eye of NMC, the regulatory body of medical education in India.

In Abroad Countries there are many medical colleges providing proper infrastructure, a better quality of education but they aren’t listed in MCI so the students were unable to take admission in those colleges. But from now students can take admission in any college because National Medical Commission delisted Foreign Medical Colleges Abroad.

NMC decision Cons towards the student’s life:

1. Extortion – NMC’s decision would increase the corruption in the Medical Colleges. Earlier, they file complaints against the University in the Embassy of India whenever a student had any dispute with College or University. Indian Embassy will withdraw the name of the University from the MCI list. So, after this removal of all foreign medical colleges from the NMC list, the Embassy of India can’t any measures the complaint of students.
2. Bilingual Language – Various overseas countries provide bilingual education to Indian medical aspirants. Countries like China, Russia, and others have their study curriculum in English as well as the local language. Since 45 medical colleges of China are listed on the official website of MCI and rest of the colleges are delisted just because they were bilingual. Students’ thoughts would be manipulated by many of the fraud agents or unauthorized agents in the country.
3. Gateway to Incompetent Universities – MCI listing criteria is to have proper infrastructure, a sufficient number of seats in the college, and the most essential part is quality education. Earlier, Universities unable to fulfill MCI criteria are not listed but as if now many incompetent Universities would find their gateway.

Glance at National Medical Commission

Abbreviation	NMC
Establishment	September 25, 2020
Headquarter	New Delhi
AIM	Medical Regulatory Agency
Affliations	Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Former	Medical Council of India
Official Website	https://www.nmc.org.in/

Purpose of National Medical Commission

• National Medical Commission establishes the policies for regulating the medical institutions and medical practitioners.
• The major purpose of the National Medical Commission is to create a common entrance examination for medical graduates.
• Ensuring compliance with the legislation rendered under the Bill by the local Medical Councils.
• Evaluation of human resources and the facilities needed in the healthcare and medicines.
• Composing the guidelines for fee calculation up to 50% of the seats in the private medical institutions.
• The function of the National Medical Commission is to provide guidance for the new system of middle-level healthcare service providers which includes nurse practitioners and pharmacists with limited rights to prescribe medicines.

Advisory Note for MBBS Abroad Students

1. Confirm the Fee Details – NMC provides advice to MBBS in Abroad Students to confirm the fee structure, full details of the course from the University or Institution concerned. After the students get the confirmation of the fee details and other eligibility requirements of the University or Institution such as NEET Qualification, age criteria, etc.
2. Scrutinize the MCI List – From now onwards the students are not required to scrutinize the List of MCI Approved Colleges. Erstwhile it was necessary to peep inside the list provided by the Medical Council of India before taking admission in any foreign University / Institution / College for MBBS or equivalent course outside India.
3. Free to Choose – As NMC scrapped out the list of Foreign Colleges / Institutions / Universities from their Official Website. Students are free to choose any Foreign Medical College for MBBS. We at MBBS.Blog appeal you to choose Best Medical College in Abroad, just do not blindly trust the agents urging you to take admission in low tuition fee colleges.
4. English-Speaking Country – Always choose your MBBS destinations where you can get an English-teaching curriculum as well as an English-Speaking country. After coming back to India, the foreign medical graduates are required to appear and crack NExT i.e., National Exit Test. The exam must be attempted in the English language by the graduates to hold the practicing license in India.
5. Accreditation and Recognition – MBBS University / College / Institution in Abroad must be recognized by the respective country. The University should contain the accreditation from World Health Organisation (WHO) and Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). If you wish to study Post-Graduation in the countries the US, UK for doing USMLE i.e., United States Medical Licensing Examination and PLAB i.e., Professional Linguistic Assessment Board join a college recognized by them.

Autonomous Boards: National Medical Commission

The National Medical Commission consists of the four Autonomous Boards.

• Under-Graduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB)
• Post-Graduate Medical Education Board (PGMEB)
• Medical Assessment and Rating Board
• Ethics and Medical Registration Board

Eligibility Criteria for qualifying Screening Test by NMC

• No person shall be allowed to appear in the Screening Test unless they are Citizens of India possessing primary medical qualification awarded by any medical institution outside India. They desire to get provisional or permanent registration with NMC or any State Medical Council have to crack Screening Test.
• The student must have obtained an Eligibility Certificate from NMC as per the Eligibility Requirement for taking admission in an undergraduate course in any Foreign Medical University.
• The student must be NEET i.e., National Eligibility cum Entrance Examination qualified to intend to obtain a primary medical qualification from any medical institution outside India. The result of NEET for admission to the MBBS Course shall be treated as an Eligibility Certificate for such students.
• The students shall not have qualified for the Screening Test if they have a medical degree from Australia/Canada/New Zealand/United Kingdom/United States of America.

Conclusion

MBBS.Blog suggests the Indian medical aspirants select their MBBS College / University / Institution wisely. Students need not worry about the recognition and accreditation of NMC earlier known as MCI. But we advise the students to take up necessary research work regarding the college in overseas countries. Many of the reputed Universities Abroad are not listed in MCI but now students can take admission in any college, as NMC scrapped out all the overseas medical colleges.

Author: Rima Kochar