The National Medical Commission (NMC) on Tuesday said that 237 medical students from the country have moved abroad without obtaining eligibility certificates.
The Commission has also published the names of 237 medical students on the official website at www.nmc.org.in.
Since 2019, it is mandatory to obtain an eligibility certificate and qualifying NEET-UG Exam before proceeding abroad to pursue medical education.
According to Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, a person who is a citizen of India shall not, after such date as may be specified by the Central Government under sub-section (3), be eligible to get admission to obtain medical qualification granted by any medical institution in any foreign country without obtaining an eligibility certificate issued to him by the Council and in case any such person obtains such qualification without obtaining such eligibility certificate, he shall not be eligible to appear in the screening test referred to in sub-section (4A): Provided that an Indian citizen who has acquired the medical qualification from foreign medical institution or has obtained admission in foreign medical institution before the commencement of the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Act, 2001 shall not be required to obtain eligibility certificate under this sub-section but, if he is qualified for admission to any medical course for recognized medical qualification in any medical institution in India, he shall be required to qualify only the screening test prescribed.
The NMC Board has decided to allow further time upto February 15, 2024 to all the candidates who have not applied for eligibility certificates. In case, the applicants whose names are indicated in the non eligible list do not fulfill the deficiency within the deadline set the applications will be summarily rejected, states NMC.
Besides the list, all applicants who have not been issued eligibility certificates to date are also advised to ensure that deficiencies pointed out if any, are fulfilled at the earliest.
The Commission says, timely rectification of the deficiencies will expedite the processing of the eligibility certificates and help the applicants move forward with their respective endeavors.