NMC Invites Applications from Medical Colleges Seeking Inclusion of New PG Medical Qualifications, Details
New Delhi: Writing to the Deans and Principals of Medical Institutes under the National Medical Commission (NMC), the Commission has invited applications from medical colleges seeking the inclusion of new postgraduate medical qualifications.
In this regard, the Postgraduate Medical Education Board (PGMEB) of NMC had on 11.09.2024 issued a public notice asking the medical institutes conferring an MBBS and postgraduate or super-speciality medical qualification to apply to the concerned Board, along with required documents, for inclusion of any new PG medical qualification, which is not already included in the list.
Then, on 24.09.2024, the PGMEB issued another notice mentioning that medical institutes desiring to start a new MD/MS, DM/MCh, PDF, PDCC or 6 YEAR DM/MCh qualification may seek the guidance of this Board by sending their requests. For this, the colleges were asked to submit a formal proposal along with the required fee.
Referring to the NMC PG Board’s notices, the Secretary of NMC, Dr B Srinivas on 27.09.2024 issued a notification stating, “Reference is invited to Public Notice no. N-P016(20)/1/2024-PGMEBNMC-Part(1) dated 11-09-2024 and no. N-P016(20)/1/2024-PGMEB-NMCPart(2) dated 24-09-2024 of the Post Graduate Medical Education Board (PGMEB)… All concerned stakeholders are requested to kindly take note of the same.”
The National Medical Commission (Recognition of Medical Qualification) Regulations, 2023, prescribes the procedure for the inclusion of new medical qualifications. As per the Regulation “Any medical institution conferring an undergraduate or postgraduate or super-specialty medical qualification may apply to the concerned Board, along with such documents and information, for inclusion of any new medical qualification, which is not already included in the list”.
NMC PG Board in its notice dated 11.09.2024 requested all Medical Colleges/ Institutes who wish to apply for a new PG medical qualification which has not been included in the Annexure-I, II, Ill, IV, V and VI of Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations-2023 to apply for the same in application form for starting of a new a qualification (Specialty), which is available on the NMC’s website (Under “Information Desk” -, “Download Application Forms NMC” -4 “Form for Starting of New PG Qualification” at SI. No. 5).
The applicants need to attach the following annexures with the application form:
(a) Standard Assessment Form Part-A [Institutional Information common for all PG Specialities]. See SI. No. 2 at Download Application Forms NMC.
(b) Standard Assessment Form Part- B of the Parent Specialty.
Apart from this, the PG Board had specified that all the applications should be accompanied by the requisite fee of Rs 2,50,000 plus GST @ 18% per qualification and addressed to the Post Graduate Medical Education Board.
“No application shall be entertained by the PGMEB which does not come in the proper format along with the requisite fee,” it had clarified.
Consequently, the President of the NMC PG Board Dr. Vijay Oza published another notice on 24.09.2024 stating that “…Medical Colleges/ Institutes desiring to start a new M.D./M.S., D.M./M.Ch., PDF, PDCC or 6 YEAR D.M./M.Ch. qualification may seek the guidance of this Board by sending their request either to president.pgmeb@nmc.org.in or pgmeb.recognition@nmc.org.in. Only after receipt of a suitable reply from this Board, the concerned Medical College/ Institute may submit the formal proposal along with the requisite fee. This is to facilitate that the Medical Institute/College may opt for the appropriate course (M.D./M.S., D.M./M.Ch., PDF, PDCC or 6 YEAR D.M./M.Ch. course).”
To view the NMC notice, click on the link below:
https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/nmc-invites-application-for-nee-pg-qualification-254964.pdf
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