NMC has stated that there should be a common consultation for admissions to postgraduate programs in all medical institutions across the country based on NEET-UG transcripts
UPDATE – Mon 12 Jun 23 at 9:05pm
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New Delhi: Under new regulations issued by the National Medical Council (NMC), students pursuing MBBS are required to complete the course within nine years from the date of admission, and they have only four attempts to pass in the first year.
In the newly released Graduate Medical Education Regulations 2023 or GMER-23, the NMC said that there should be a common consultation on admissions to graduate programs in all medical institutions across the country based on NEET-UG transcripts.
“In no case shall a student make more than four attempts in the first year (MBBS) and no student shall be permitted to continue undergraduate medical courses after nine years from the date of admission,” NMC said in a gazette dated June 2. report.
Under the Mandatory Rotational Medical Internship Regulations 2021, students admitted to a postgraduate medical education program shall not be considered to have completed graduation until they have completed their rotational medical internship.
“Without prejudice to anything set forth in this Regulation or other NMC Regulations, there shall be common consultation for admission to postgraduate medical programs in all medical institutions in India on the basis of transcripts from NEET-UG,” the communiqué said.
It stated that the consultation should be based solely on the seating matrix provided by the NMC, provided that the joint consultation could take as many rounds as needed.
The Undergraduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB) shall issue common guidelines for consultation and designated institutions under Section 17 shall conduct consultations in accordance with the issued guidelines.
The government will designate a nominated tutoring institution and determine and notify the institution and method for all undergraduate places. The regulation added that no medical institution may enroll any graduate medical education (GME) program in violation of this regulation.
