The National Medical Commission (NMC) has cautioned Indian students seeking admission to foreign institutes/universities for undergraduate medical courses without adhering to regulations laid down by the National Medical Commission. 

NMC has informed that it has come to its notice that several Indian students are seeking admission to private medical colleges abroad that do not adhere to regulations laid down by the National Medical Commission and that such institutes or universities abroad are following a curriculum and time frame and imparting training that are not in consonance with NMC regulations being followed in India. 

The National Medical Commission has published Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiates (FMGL) Regulations, 2021, in the official gazette of India, vide notification dated 18.11.2021, wherein the terms of duration of the study, medium of instructions, syllabus, clinical training or internship/clerkship, etc., are prescribed. These conditions are mandatory for registration to practice allopathy in India. 

In view of the above, NMC has informed all the students who are desirous to obtain the medical qualification from any foreign medical institution or university and thereafter practice allopathy in India to ensure that all conditions prescribed in FMGL are fulfilled before taking admission. 

Any variation in duration, medium of instructions, syllabus, clinical training, or internship/clerkship may lead to disqualification in grant of registration in India. 

The notification is available at https://www.nmc.org.in/