NMC asks medical colleges to update their websites by March 31

NEW DELHI: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has asked medical colleges to update their websites by March 31.

“The Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) of NMC congratulates the medical colleges on starting the academic year 2021-22. We are happy to see the website with updated information of some colleges. Still some of the colleges have not updated the information till date,” said an official notification from NMC.

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NMC warned that “failure to comply will attract penalties” and asked the medical colleges to update their websites before the given date.

In another notice, the MARB made some clarifications on following the regulations of MCI and NMC. The board said that colleges which have obtained permission for new colleges on or before October 27, 2020 have to follow the minimum standard requirements (MSR) of the Medical Council of India (MCI) for renewals, till they obtain recognition. Whereas, the colleges which have obtained the letter of permission, recognition or increase of seats after October 28 will have to follow the new MSR of NMC.

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Meanwhile, NMC has allowed foreign medical graduates to complete internships in India. The Commission has allowed doing so considering the agony and stress faced by students due to the COVID-19 pandemic and war situations. Many medical graduates have faced difficulties in completing their internship programmes due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

According to a circular released by NMC, if the candidates have cleared the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE), their application for completing the internship can be processed by the state medical councils.