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(Published in Part III, Section 4 of the Gazette of India
Extra-ordinary issue dated the 18th February,2002)
MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi dated the 13th February,2002
No. MCI-203(9)/2001-Regn/
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 33 of the Indian Medical Council
Act, 1956 (102 of 1956), the Medical Council of India, with the previous
sanction of the Central Government, hereby makes the following regulations,
namely:-
Short title and commencement – (1) These regulations may be called the
Eligibility Requirement for taking admission in an undergraduate medical course
in a Foreign Medical Institution Regulations, 2002
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official
Gazette.
Definitions:-In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,-
"Act" means the Indian Medical Council Act,1956 (102 of 1956);
"Council" means the Medical Council of India constituted under section 3 of the
Act;
"Permanent Registration" means registration for the purpose of enrolment on any
State Medical Register or Indian Medical Register after obtaining the Primary
Medical qualification followed by completion of such practical training as
prescribed either in India or abroad as per the provisions of the Act;
"Primary Medical qualification" means a medical qualification awarded by any
medical institution outside India which is a recognized qualification for
enrolment as medical practitioner in the country in which the institution
awarding the said qualification is situated and which is equivalent to MBBS in
India;
"Provisional Registration" means provisional registration in a State Medical
Register or Indian Medical Register for the purpose of undergoing practical
training in India as prescribed and for no other purpose by an Indian citizen
possessing any primary medical qualification but has not undergone such
practical training after obtaining that qualification as may be required by the
rules or regulations in force in the country granting the qualification;
"qualifying examination" means the examination to be qualified to become
eligible for admission to MBBS course in India as prescribed in the Graduate
Medical Education Regulations, 1997.
An Indian citizen, who has passed the qualifying examination either from India
or an equivalent examination from abroad and is desirous of joining an
undergraduate medical course in any foreign medical institution on or after 15th
March, 2002 shall approach the Council for issue of an Eligibility Certificate
for that purpose.
The request for issue of Eligibility Certificate shall be made by the candidate
in the proforma prescribed by the Council and shall be accompanied by the
original certificate/mark-sheet (along with Photostat copy) of the qualifying
examination. The original certificate shall be returned to the candidate after
verifying the same with the Photostat copy which shall be retained by the
Council. Request shall also be accompanied by a Demand Draft for the specified
sum in favour of Secretary, Medical Council of India, New Delhi. The fee shall
be fixed by the Council.
The Council shall be free to investigate on its own into the correctness of
information furnished by the candidate in his/her application and/or call for
any further information in this regard from the candidate and in the event of
any information furnished by the candidate being found to be incorrect or false
during such investigation or at any subsequent stage, the Council may refuse to
issue the eligibility certificate or if already issued may cancel the same and
he/she shall stand debarred from appearing in the screening test prescribed in
sub-section (4A) of section 13 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 without
any notice. The decision of the Council in this regard shall be final.
The candidate shall also produce a certificate of his/her date of birth if it is
not recorded in the certificate of the qualifying examination.
A candidate belonging to Scheduled Caste/Schedule Tribe/Other Backward Class
shall produce a caste certificate issued by Competent Authority.
The Council shall consider the application for Eligibility Certificate and
verify the following details as per the Regulations of the Council –
Whether the candidate fulfils the age criterion prescribed by the Council?
Whether the candidate fulfils the eligibility criteria for admission to MBBS
course in India as prescribed in the Graduate Medical Education Regulations,
1997, i.e., minimum qualifying marks criteria in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and
English, including relaxed criteria in case the candidate belongs to a reserved
category?
If the candidate belongs to SC/ST/OBC, whether he/she has produced a caste
certificate from a Competent Authority?
After verification, as required, if the candidate is found to fulfil the
eligibility criteria, the Council shall issue an Eligibility Certificate in the
prescribed format to the candidate certifying that he/she is eligible to join a
medical institution outside India to obtain a primary medical qualification. The
certificate shall indicate that on return after obtaining the foreign primary
medical qualification, the candidate shall have to undergo a screening test,
subject to fulfilment of the conditions prescribed in the Screening Test
Regulations, 2002, and that passing this test shall only entitle him to
provisional/permanent registration by the Medical Council of India or the State
Medical Councils.
In case the candidate does not fulfil any of the qualifying criteria the
Council may reject his application for issue of Eligibility Certificate giving
the reasons therefore.
The issue of a eligibility certificate to a candidate shall not entitle him to
any right, whatsoever, other than to take admission in an undergraduate medical
course in a foreign medical institute.
Sd/-
(DR.M. SACHDEVA)
Secretary,
Medical Council of India
Extract form
Regulation Graduate Medical Education, 1997
(effective from the 29th May,1999)
Chapter II
4. Admission to the Medical Course-Eligibility Criteria: No Candidate shall be
allowed to be admitted to the Medical Curriculum of first Bachelor of Medicine
and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) Course until:
He/she shall complete the age of 17 years on or before 31st December, of the
year of admission to the MBBS course;
He/she has passed qualifying examination as under:-
The higher secondary examination or the Indian School Certificate Examination
which is equivalent to 10+2 Higher Secondary Examination after a period of 12
years study, the last two years of study comprising of Physics, Chemistry,
Biology and Mathematics or any other elective subjects with English at a level
not less than the core course for English as prescribed by the National Council
for Educational Research and Training after the introduction of the 10+2+3 years
educational structure as recommended by the National Committee on education;
Note: Where the course content is not as prescribed for 10+2 education structure
of the National Committee, the candidates will have to undergo a period of one
year pre-professional training before admission to the medical colleges;
or
The intermediate examination in science of an Indian University/Board or other
recognised examining body with Physics, Chemistry and Biology which shall
include a practical test in these subjects and also English as a compulsory
subject;
or
The pre-professional/pre-medical examination with Physics, Chemistry and
Biology, after passing either the higher secondary school examination, or the
pre-university or an equivalent examination. The pre-professional/pre-medical
examination shall include a practical test in Physics, Chemistry and Biology and
also English as a compulsory subject;
or
The first year of the three years degree course of a recognized university, with
Physics, Chemistry and Biology including a practical test in three subjects
provided the examination is a "University Examination" and candidate has passed
10+2 with English at a level not less than a core course;
or
B.Sc examination of an Indian University, provided that he/she has passed the
B.Sc examination with not less than two of the following subjects Physics,
Chemistry, Biology (Botany, Zoology) and further that he/she has passed the
earlier qualifying examination with the following subjects-Physics, Chemistry,
Biology and English.
or
Any other examination which, in scope and standard is found to be equivalent to
the intermediate science examination of an Indian University/Board, taking
Physics, Chemistry and Biology including practical test in each of these
subjects and English.
Note:
The pre-medical course may be conducted either at Medical College or a Science
College.
Marks obtained in Mathematics are not to be considered for admission to MBBS
Course.
After the 10+2 course is introduced, the integrated courses should be abolished.
5. Selection of Students: The selection of students to medical college shall be
based solely on merit of the candidate and for determination of the merit, the
following criteria be adopted uniformly throughout the country:
In states, having only one Medical College and one university board/examining
body conducting the qualifying examination, the marks obtained at such
qualifying examination may be taken into consideration;
In states, having more than one university/board/examining body conducting the
qualifying examination (or where there is more than one medical college under
the administrative control of one authority) a competitive entrance examination
should be held so as to achieve a uniform evaluation as there may be variation
of standards at qualifying examinations conducted by different agencies;
Where there are more than one college in a state and only one university/board
conducting the qualifying examination, then a joint selection board be
constituted for all the colleges;
A competitive entrance examination is absolutely necessary in the cases of
institutions of All India character;
Procedure for selection to MBBS course shall be as follows:-
in case of admission on the basis of qualifying examination under clause (1)
based on merit, candidate for admission to MBBS course must have passed in the
subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology & English individually and must have
obtained a minimum of 50% marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry, and
Biology at the qualifying examination as mentioned in clause (2) of regulation
4. In respect of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or
Other Backward Classes, the marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry and Biology
taken together in qualifying examination be 40% instead of 50% as above.
In case of admission of the basis of competitive entrance examination under
clause (2) to (4) of this regulation, a candidate must have passed in the
subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English individually and must have
obtained a minimum of 50% marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry and Biology
at the qualifying examination as mentioned in clause (2) of regulation 4 and in
addition must have come in the merit list prepared as a result of such
competitive entrance examination by securing not less that 50% marks in Physics,
Chemistry and Biology taken together in the competitive examination. In respect
of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or other Backward
Classes the marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together in
qualifying examination and competitive entrance examination be 40% instead of
50% as stated above:
Provided that a candidate who has appeared in the qualifying examination the
result of which has not been declared, he may be provisionally permitted to take
up the competitive entrance examination and in case of selection for admission
to the MBBS course, he shall not be admitted to that course until he fulfils the
eligibility criteria under regulation 4.
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MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA
Aiwan-E-Galib Marg, Kotla Road, New Delhi-110002
PRESS NOTE
It is brought to the notice of Indian (citizens) students who are desirous of
joining an Undergraduate Medical Course (equivalent to MBBS in India) in any
Foreign Medical Institution on or after the 15th March,2002, that all such
intending candidates shall have to approach the Medical Council of India,
Aiwan-E-Galib Marg, Kotla Road, New Delhi-110002 for issue of Eligibility
Certificate for getting admission to an Undergraduate Medical Course in any
Foreign Medical Institution as per the provisions of "Eligibility Requirement
for taking admission in an undergraduate medical course in a Foreign Medical
Institution Regulations,2002" which has been notified in Part III Section 4 of
the Gazette of India Extra-ordinary issue dated the 18th February,2002. The
application form for issue of the Eligibility Certificate may be obtained from
the Council office. The application form along with the details required therein
may be submitted to the Council along with the demand draft in favour of
Secretary, Medical Council of India, New Delhi, for the prescribed sum. It may
be understood that Eligibility Certificate will be issued by the Council only to
such candidates who fulfil the criteria of age of admission to the medical
course and passing of qualifying examination (10+2 or equivalent or higher
qualification) with the required percentage of marks as prescribed in the
Graduate Medical Education Regulations,1997, copies of which are available in
the Council office on payment of Rs.100/-. The relevant extracts from these
Regulations are also available on the Council’s Website. A candidate belonging
to SC/ST/OBC has to produce a caste certificate from the competent authority.
Only after necessary verification, if the candidate fulfils the eligibility
criteria, the Council shall issue Eligibility Certificate to the candidate
certifying that he/she is eligible to join a medical institution outside India
to obtain a primary medical qualification. No candidate who has obtained
admission in a Foreign Medical Institution on or after 15th March,2002 shall be
permitted to sit for the Screening Test, after obtaining the medical degree from
abroad, for the purpose of his registration in India, unless he produces the
Eligibility Certificate issued by the Medical Council of India. Further details
may be obtained from the office of the Medical Council of India, New Delhi and
also may be seen in the website of the Council –
http://www.mciindia.org .
Sd/
(M.SACHDEVA)
SECRETARY.
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