The government remains focused on ensuring that Indian students headed to Uzbekistan for higher studies, including medical education, receive quality education that complies with the guidelines of India's National Medical Commission (NMC), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday (November 3).
Source: IANS
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal was answering a question at the bi-weekly media briefing in New Delhi about a reported drop in enrolment of Indian students pursuing MBBS in Uzbekistan. "We continue to engage with the Uzbeki side as far as issues pertaining to Indian students are concerned. You would have seen some of the advisories that we have issued, the embassy in Tashkent, as also we have advisory issued by the National Medical Commission giving certain guidelines or giving certain advisory to students who wish to pursue education in not just in Uzbekistan but at several other places. Please do have a look at the advisories that have been issued," Jaiswal said.
Source: IANS
"I just want to say that the government remains focused on ensuring that Indian students who are headed to Uzbekistan to pursue education, including medical education, must receive quality education, quality medical education, such that they comply with the guidelines of the National Medical Commission, which is a body here in India. It is also important to ensure that Indian students headed to Uzbekistan for medical studies or other studies are not exploited by unscrupulous elements, both here in India as also in Uzbekistan," he added.
Source: IANS
The NMC advisory students are being pointed to
In April, the National Medical Commission issued an advisory for Indian students seeking admission to undergraduate medical courses in Uzbekistan. It said the Commission had noticed that several Indian students continue to seek admission in private medical colleges abroad that do not comply with the prescribed regulations, and that such institutions often follow curricula, timelines and training standards not aligned with those mandated in India.
Source: IANS
The NMC cautioned students against enrolling in unauthorised medical colleges and offshore programmes operating in violation of regulatory norms, and advised due diligence before taking admission. "Accordingly, any deviation from the following requirements may result in disqualification from obtaining registration in India: Duration of the Course; Medium of Instruction; Syllabus and Curriculum; Clinical Training; Internship or Clerkship arrangements," the Commission stated, as reported by IANS.
Source: NationPress / IANS
Before paying any fee for an MBBS seat abroad, check the advisories issued by the Indian Embassy in Tashkent and the National Medical Commission, and verify that the course duration, medium of instruction, syllabus, clinical training and internship match NMC requirements — a mismatch can cost the student registration to practise in India.