Last Updated on December 31, 2023 by The Health Master
The National Medical Commission (NMC), the apex medical regulator, has cautioned medical aspirants not to travel to Pakistan to pursue medical education.
Any Indian national or overseas citizen of India who intends to take admission in Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) or equivalent medical course in any medical college of Pakistan shall not be eligible for appearing in Foreign Medical Graduates Examination (FMGE) or seeking employment in India on the basis of educational qualifications (in any subject) acquired in Pakistan except those who had joined Pakistan degree colleges before December 2018 or later after obtaining security clearance from Ministry of Home Affairs till date, stated Dr Sandhya Bhullar, secretary, NMC in a circular on April 28, 2022.
However, migrants and their children who have acquired medical degree or higher education in Pakistan and have been awarded citizenship by India would continue to be eligible for appearing in FMGE or National Exit Test (NEXT) or seeking employment in India after obtaining security clearance from the Union ministry of home affairs, Dr Bhullar clarified.
On April 25, 2022 Dental Council of India (DCI) had also issued a similar notice.
Besides DCI, University Grants Commission and All India Council for Technical Education had taken similar stands on education degrees from Pakistan.
It is learnt that higher education regulatory bodies have taken the step following consultations among the Union ministry of home affairs, ministry of external affairs and NMC officials.
A senior government official on condition of anonymity said that Pakistan is allegedly funding terror under the garb of medical education sponsorship programme.
In Pakistan medical seats are allocated to several separatist groups who in turn offer them to students, thus helping the militant organizations collect funds. In the past, medical seats have been allocated to family members of dead militants, he added.
NMC had earlier issued a warning against the online medical courses being offered by several Chinese universities.
Students aiming to pursue medical or any other courses from foreign universities have been advised to “exercise due diligence, said the apex medical regulator.
Taking into account the travel restrictions imposed due to Covid-19, several Chinese universities claimed to offer online medical courses.
The commission clarified that it does not approve any medical course which is conducted only in online mode.
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