SC issues notice to Centre, NMC on Ukraine returned medicos
The top court of India has asked the Centre and the National Medical Commission to respond to a series of petitions filed by Ukraine returned medical students.
Supreme Court has directed the Centre and National Medical Commission (NMC) to respond to a series of petitions filed by Ukraine returned medical students seeking approval to continue medical education in India. The next hearing on the case is scheduled for September 5, 2022. Justice Hemant Gupta will hear the case.
While taking up the plea of the medical students, Justice Hemant said that there are about 20,000 students and wondered if India has the capacity to accommodate all of them. He also pointed out that for the government seats in India, merit is the criteria, as reported by Indian Express.
The Senior Advocate R Basant appearing for the students said they chose Ukraine because they could not get admissions to government seats in India and he is not asking for first-year students to be accommodated but for final-year students.
"After 2018, even they have to take the same exam as students getting admission in India. They have to qualify National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) to seek admission outside India. It is therefore not wholly correct to say they are not meritorious," added Senior Advocate R Basant.
Govt exploring available options for Ukraine returned students, says EAM
Recently, EAM said on Ukraine returned medical students, "We're in touch with the Ukraine govt. I've spoken to Ukraine Foreign Min. Given their situation, they are offering online courses. We're also trying to see if some other options can open up. Health and education ministries are looking into it."
Meanwhile, some of the Ukraine universities have announced offline exams for students and this has added to the stress of the students who have returned to India and are not willing to go back to Ukraine while the war is still going on.
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