No More Migration Facility for Medical Students: NMC Issues New Guidelines
Previously, NMC provided the opportunity to migrate to another college on several grounds including single parent, medical situations and other valid reasons subject to the availability of seats.
The National Medical Commission (NMC) disallow the facility for migration from one medical college to another, for medicos. This new regulation by NMC has drawn criticism from students.
Previous Provision on Migration
As per the earlier rule, medical students were allowed to change their medical college after qualifying the first-year MBBS examination. NMC provided the opportunity to migrate to another college on several grounds including single parent, medical situations and other valid reasons subject to the availability of seats in the requested medical college. Each college was permitted with up to 5% seats for migration. However, migration during the clinical course of study was prohibited even in the earlier regulation.
New Rules Concerning Migration
As per the latest amendment, the Undergraduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB) of the NMC prohibited migration to any other medical institution under any circumstances. As reported by The Hindu.
“No student designated to a medical institution, notwithstanding anything stated in these regulations, shall seek migration to any other medical institution,” the regulation said.
Students Showed Disappointment
Consequently, students along with their parents should their disappointment with this amended rule of migration and said this will disallow students to get an education from a better medical college in case of vacancy in a more suitable college.
Expressing his helplessness, B.L. Sujatha Rathod, Director of the Directorate of Medical Education said "“The NMC has restricted the migration through the Graduate Medical Education Regulations-2023. Some parents have requested the State Medical Directorate provide migration facilities for their children. But, NMC does not allow it and we can’t consider it on any ground. We can’t do anything. Students should complete their medical course and internship wherever they get admission.”
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