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Sunday, March 15, 2026
TopicNMC Act

Topic: NMC Act

NMC revamping National Medical Register, NExT rollout to follow wider talks—chairman Abhijat Sheth

Dr Sheth also spoke about staffing gaps at NMC, action taken against medical colleges for non-compliance, MBBS fee regulation, and the rollout of the National Exit Test (NExT).

National Exit Test for MBBS students from next May, announces NMC

National Medical Commission planned exam this year, but it was shifted to next year at behest of health ministry. Licence to practise medicine will be allowed after clearing NExT 1 & 2.

NMC bars 38 medical colleges from admitting MBBS students this year over ‘administrative lapses’

Among the colleges barred are many govt institutes, including Chennai’s Stanley Medical College, Indira Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, Puducherry, and Assam Medical College.

‘NEET not an option’ — Medical students back from Ukraine seek road map from NMC to resume course

National Medical Commission yet to announce decision on accommodating Ukraine returnees in Indian medical colleges. Students & parents protested outside regulator's office Tuesday.

Indian healthcare needs foreign medical graduates. Draft rules do just the opposite

National Medical Commission’s overtly stringent draft regulations will end up creating a new set of barriers for graduates who have done MBBS in foreign universities.

Critics of Modi govt’s medical education reform Act are missing these 3 points

The heavily criticised provisions of NMC Act can have a direct impact on other professional education domains if the reform model is applied to them.

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