MCI Amendments
MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA : ELIGIBILTY RULES AND REGULATIONS
MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA’s RULES & REGULATIONS FOR TAKING ADMISSION IN RUSSIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITIES .
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MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA
Aiwan-E-Galib Marg, Kotla Road, New Delhi-11002
PRESS NOTE
New Delhi dated the 15thMarch,2002
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 15thMarch,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
18thFebruary,2002. The application form for issue of the Eligibility Certificate may be obtained
from the Council office. The application form alongwith the details required therein may be
submitted to the Council alongwith 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 fulfill 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 fulfills 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
15thMarch,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 – www.mciindia.org.
DR. M. Sachdeva
Secretary
Medical Council of India
MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA : AMENDMENT NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 16th April, 2010
No.MCI.203(9)/2010-Regn./3494. – 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 to further amend
the “Eligibility Requirement for taking admission in an undergraduate medical course in a
Foreign Medical Institution Regulations, 2002” namely:-
- These regulations may be called the “Eligibility Requirement for taking admission in an
undergraduate medical course in a Foreign Medical Institution Regulations,
(Amendments), 2010”.
- They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
- In the “Eligibility Requirement for taking admission in an undergraduate medical
course in a Foreign Medical Institution Regulations, 2002”, the following additions /
modifications / deletions / substitutions, shall be, as indicated therein:-
- The following proviso shall be added to clause 9: –
“Provided that he/she has studied for the medical course at the same institute located
abroad for the entire duration of the course from where he/she has obtained the
degree.”
[Lt. Col. (Retd.) Dr. A.R.N. Setalvad]
Secretary
Medical Council of India
Foot Note : The Principal Regulations namely, “Eligibility Requirement for taking admission in
an undergraduate medical course in a Foreign Medical Institution Regulations, 2002” were
published on 18th February, 2002 in Part – III, Section (4) of the Gazette of India and amended
vide Medical Council of India Notification dated the 22nd February, 2002.
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