SC Gives 6 Weeks to Centre to Decide on Fate of Foreign Medical Students

The court also reiterated that it cannot compromise with medical education and will go by the recommendations of the committee (file photo)

The court also reiterated that it cannot compromise with medical education and will go by the recommendations of the committee (file photo)

A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Vikram Nath adjourned the matter for six weeks after being informed that the committee had met once but needed more time to take a decision

The Supreme Court on Wednesday informed the Center not to further delay its decision on the problem faced by foreign medical graduates. India During his final year of study due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine.

A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Vikram Nath adjourned the matter for six weeks after informing that the committee has met once but more time is required to take a decision. Additional Solicitor General of India Aishwarya Bhati submitted before the bench that the Center also needs time to consult with the states.

Dealing with a batch of petitions filed by students, anxiously awaiting a resolution from the Court regarding their future, a bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and Vikram Nath said, “On the request of the Additional Solicitor General (ASG), the matter is adjourned for six months.” List after .week.

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The court also reiterated that it cannot compromise with medical education and will go by the recommendations of the committee. On July 28, the National Medical Commission (NMC) notified a scheme allowing students, who were in the final year of their undergraduate medical course, to be awarded the course/degree completion certificate before June 30, 2022 Yes, they can take admission in foreign medicine. graduation exam.

On qualifying the FMG exam, medical graduates had to undergo a compulsory rotating medical internship for two years. Since the scheme was applicable to students in their final year and petitions were filed by students in their final year, the Supreme Court on 9 December directed the Center and the NMC to set up a committee, expressing concern regarding the career of the students. Where did you go?

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