NMC issues guidelines for new PG medical courses, will charge colleges Rs 2.5 lakh for each

NEW DELHI: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued guidelines for inclusion of new postgraduate (PG) medical qualification. In this regard, the Post Graduate Medical Education Board (PGMEB) in a latest notification informed medical colleges offering MBBS, PG, super-specialty courses will have to get approval from the concerned board before submitting formal proposal along with the requisite.

According to the NMC (Recognition of Medical Qualification) Regulations, 2023, "Any medical institution conferring an undergraduate or postgraduate or super- specialty medical qualification may apply to the concerned Board, along with such documents and information, for inclusion of any new medical qualification, which is not already included in the list".

All medical colleges planning to add a new MD, MS, DM, MCh, PDF, PDCC or 6 year DM/MCh, PG medical qualification will have to submit an application form through the NMC’s official website, nmc.org.in. The application form is available under the ‘Information Desk’ tab at serial number 5 which reads “Form for Starting of New PG Qualification”.

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They will have to submit both Standard Assessment Form Part-A, which is for institutional information common for all PG specialities and Standard Assessment Form Part- B of the parent specialty. Along with this, a requisite fee of Rs 2.5 lakh plus GST@18% per qualification will have to be submitted to the Post Graduate Medical Education Board.

“No application shall be entertained by the PGMEB which does not come in the proper format along with the requisite fee,” the NMC said.

Medical colleges desiring to start a new MD/ MS, DM/MCh, PDF, PDCC or 6 year DM/ MCh qualification may seek the guidance of this Board by sending their request either to president.pgmeb@nmc.org.in or pgmeb.recognition@nmc.org.in. “Only after receipt of a suitable reply from this Board, the concerned Medical College/ Institute may submit the formal proposal along with the requisite fee. This is to facilitate that the Medical Institute/College may opt for the appropriate course (M.D./M.S., D.M./M.Ch., PDF, PDCC or 6 YEAR D.M./M.Ch. course),” the statutory board said in its latest notification.