Over 900 MBBS students enrolled in foreign varsities without obtaining eligibility certificates

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has informed that 972 students have proceeded abroad to pursue MBBS without obtaining an eligibility certificate. In case any such candidate obtains qualification without obtaining an eligibility certificate, he/she shall not be eligible to appear in the screening test.

The commission has given 10 days to all such students to submit their applications in the eligibility portal of NMC.

Further, the notice from NMC said the requirement of taking the certificate before proceeding abroad has been dispensed with effect from the declaration of the result of NEET-UG 2019 vide public notice dated April 5, 2019, and accordingly after June 5, 2019, qualifying NEET-UG Exam has been made mandatory and shall be deemed to be treated as an eligibility certificate for Indian/OCI citizen intending to take admission in MBBS or equivalent medical course in any foreign medical institution.

“It is observed that applicants whose name is mentioned in Annexure-I have proceeded abroad without obtaining an Eligibility Certificate. Therefore, it has been decided by the Board to give 10 days to all such applicants (Annexure-I) to submit their applications in the eligibility portal of NMC. In case, the applicants whose name is mentioned in Annexure-I do not fulfil the deficiency or do not submit the applications within 10 days from the date of publication of this notice the applications will be summarily rejected,” the notice read.