Summary of
The Amendments done in NMC Bill
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1.one single entrance exam for MBBS ( all entrance exam including AIIMS entrance scrapped )
2.Final Professional Examination all over the country will be one .
The Exam will provide for
A.MBBS Degree
B.Registration and License to practice
C. Post Graduate entrance merit .
As informed by Dr Harshvardhan, Exit exam will consist of both practical and theory…final year have to pass both to qualify and get license…but only score of theory exam which will be objective will be carried forward for pg entrance (for repeaters as well as final year)
If you fail you will have to write supplementary.If you want merit to be improved you can write it again .
3.Total MBBS seats in the country approx.80000.
40000 seats in Government Colleges 40000 in Private colleges.
Fees regulated in 40000 +20000 seats . Rest 20000 seats in private colleges fees to be regulated as per the rules of the State Government .
4.No Medical College in a state can be set up without an essentiality certificate from the Concerned State Government .
5.Ratings of all Medical Colleges will be done by the Rating Board of the Commission and ranks will be allotted .
6.The State Medical Councils will continue to work as they are presently working .
7.One year imprisonment and Rs.5 lakhs fine for Quackery.
8.NO BRIDGE COURSE for graduates of any other pathies of Medicine .
9.The same final year exam for foreign degree holders also to license them to practice in India .
- Mid levelCommunity Health Providers like pharmacists / Nurses and other paramedicals ( as decided by the commission after formation ) will be eligible to be registered in a separate register and allowed to dispense a few notified primary Health care medicines to patients .
Issues regarding NEXT exam cleared by minister Dr Harshvardhan
There will be no PG NEET
Nation wide single exam of final MBBS which will serve as certificate exam and as PG elibigibiloty test
Candidate can reappear in this NEXT exam as many times as he or she wishes
50% PG seats fee in private colleges will be decided by center and 50% by MOU with state governmen
State government will look after and regulate all medical colleges in states and center will not intervene
NMC will abolish inspection RAJ .
NMC will increase MBBS and PG seats
Present MBBS curiculum will be changed
There will be rating of medical colleges according to result of NEXT exam
1 year imprisonment and fine for bogus degree holders
21 out of 25 members will be Senior medical professors will be members of NMC and their membership will be for 4 years they will decide regarding health care workers
Bridge course is scrapped
There will be no bridge course for BAMS and BHMS degree holder.
When did this happening and what about those who have passed 6yrs back?
As informed by Dr Harshvardhan, Exit exam will consist of both practical and theory…final year have to pass both to qualify and get license…but only score of theory exam which will be objective will be carried forward for pg entrance (for repeaters as well as final year)
What about those who have passed out MBBS and are awaiting PG through entrance exams?
Also who will guarantee that practical exam scoring will not be biased? And there’s not gonna be any favouritism…?
He has not explained any of these issues in Rajya sabha except no…of members in NMC… & Nothing clear has been written in the bill too. How come this much clarity all of a sudden. Has he given any written govt. Document or only verbal assurance ?