Ensure all FMGL conditions are fulfilled before taking admission: NMC tells students seeking education abroad

NEW DELHI: In an advisory for students seeking medical education abroad, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has asked such students wanting to practice allopathy in India to ensure that the institution follows all the conditions prescribed in the Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiates (FMGL) regulations before taking admission. The commission said that any difference in duration, medium of instruction, syllabus, etc. in the institute will lead to the disqualification of the candidate.

NMC issued an advisory after observing that the syllabus, time frame, and training imparted to students in institutes or universities abroad are not in consonance with the regulations being followed in India. “Therefore, all the students who are desirous to obtain the medical qualification from any foreign medical institutions or universities and thereafter practice allopathy in India, are hereby advised to ensure that all conditions prescribed in FMGL are fulfilled before taking admission,” the commission said in the advisory.

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NMC said that it published the FMGL regulations 2021 in the official gazette of India wherein it has prescribed the terms of duration of study, medium of instructions, syllabus, clinical training or internship/clerkship etc. The commission stated that these conditions are mandatory for registration to practice allopathy in India.

“Any variation in duration, medium of instructions, syllabus, clinical training or internship/clerkship may lead to disqualification in grant of registration in India. In case of disqualification, the sole responsibility shall lie upon the candidate only,” NMC further stated.