NMC clarifies on Academic Mobility Program for Ukraine returned medicos
National Medical Commission has issued a public notice that gives the list of countries in which the Academic Mobility Program for Ukraine returned medical students is applicable.
On September 6, National Medical Commission (NMC) stated that it has no objection to the academic mobility program in respect of Indian medical students who are studying in Ukraine provided that other criteria of Screening Test Regulations 2002 are fulfilled. Now, NMC has issued a clarification on the matter.
NMC's notification reads, "It is clarified that "Academic Mobility Program, refers to temporary relocation (for the period of conflict) to other Universities in Poland, Auskia, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Moldova, Slovakia, Spain, Uzbekistan, US, Italy, Belgium, Egypt, Belarus, Latvia, Kyrgyzstan, Greece, Rumania, Sweden, Israel, Iran, Azerbai jan, Bulgaria, Germany, Turkey, Croatia and Hungary. However, the degree will be awarded by the parent Ukrainian University."
"Therefore, the said "Academic Mobility Program" is applicable only to the medical colleges/ institutes located in above mentioned countries and the medical students are advised to adopt the Mobility Program accordingly," added the notification.
NMC has no provision to accommodate Ukraine-returned medicos to Indian colleges
In a significant development, yesterday, the Centre submitted an affidavit to the Supreme Court that stated there is no provision in NMC to accommodate Ukraine-returned medical students to Indian colleges and doing so will affect the standard of medical education in India. Ukraine returned students who opted to study in another country due to affordability issues will also not be able to afford the fee structure of private medical colleges in India if they are accommodated in these colleges, added the affidavit.
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