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Medical Council of India Regulations:
All aspects of medical education for Indian citizens are regulated
by the Indian Medical Council Act 1956, which became a Statutory
Law on 30/12/1956. Two very important amendments were made to the
act, in the year 2002, to govern those Indian citizens who choose
to study medicine in any instituion outsite India. These are the
Eligibility requirement for taking admission in an undergraducate
medical course in a Foreign Medicial Institution Regulations 2002,
and the Screening test Regulations 2002.
Eligibility Requirment: According
to this regulation, any student who chooses to study in any foreign
medicial institution shall apply to and obtain an Eligibility Certificate
from the Medical Council of India. The Eligibility Certificate is
issued to only those candidates who satisfy the following criteria:
(i) The candidate shall be not less tha 17 years of age on or before
31st December of the year of admission to the course.
(ii) The candidate should have passed 2nd PUC / 12th Std / HSC exam
with the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English individually,
and have obtained a minium of 50% marks taken together (aggregate)
in Physics, Chemistry and Biology (40% for SC / ST & OBC).
Screening Test: According to
this regulation, any Indian citizen who has obtained a medical degree
from any foreign medical institution shall have to quality a screening
test conducted by the National Board of Examinations, Govt of India,
before getting the Registration with the medical Council of India
or any State medical Council. Further, no person shall be permitted
to appear in the screening test unless:
(i) The Institution awarding the Medical Degree is on the approved
list under the provisions of the Indian Medical Council act 1956.
(ii) The candidate has obtained "Eligibility Certificate"
from the Medical Council of India as per the Eligibility requirement
for taking admission in an undergraducate medical course in a Foreign
Medical Institution regulations 2002.
Detailed information on the above regualtions can be obtained from
the website of the Medical Council of India at www.mciindia.org
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