Big Relief For Final Year Medical Students Back From Ukraine

SC was informed by the centre that students have a year to take the test and pass it. Part I first, then Part II a year later. Only after Part I has been approved will Part II be accepted.

New Delhi: On Tuesday, the central government notified the Supreme Court that students who had returned to India from the Ukraine would be given a single opportunity to pass the MBBS Final, both Part I and Part II Examinations, without enrolling in any currently operating medical colleges.

Without enrolling in any of the current Indian Medical Colleges, the students may be given a single opportunity to pass the MBBS Final, both Part I and Part II Examinations (Both Theory and Practical), according to the current NMC Syllabus and guidelines . Within a year, they are able to take and pass the exam. After a year, Part I will be followed by Part II. Part II won’t be permitted until Part I has been resolved, the centre informed the court.

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When speaking on behalf of the government, ASG Aishwarya Bhati informed the bench of Justices B R Gavai and Vikram Nath of these facts.SC was informed by the centre that students have a year to take the test and pass it. Part I first, then Part II a year later. Only after Part I is approved will Part II be permitted.

The government also informed the Supreme Court that the theory exam could be held physically and centrally, following the format of the Indian MBBS exam, and the practical exam could be held by a few designated government medical colleges that had been given the task.

After passing these two exams, the candidates would need to complete a two-year mandatory rotational internship, the first year of which would be free and the second paid as determined by NMC in prior cases. This information was provided to the SC by the Center.

It also informed SC that the committee had stressed that this option should only be used once and not serve as the foundation for similar decisions in the future. It should only be used in the case at hand.The committee deliberated on the issues as instructed by the Supreme Court on three occasions, on January 11, February 2, and March 2. The Central Government also informed the Supreme Court about the committee.

Representatives from the various states and Union Territories, as well as the NMC, participated in the meeting on February 2 and March 2 via virtual conference and provided their opinions on the topics brought up.

The States expressed their reluctance to admit FMGs to colleges midway through the course due to their concerns about the quality of education and training the FMGs might possess. According to the center, the committee has made recommendations regarding how to deal with the problem of students who are pursuing medical education abroad in China or Ukraine and who return in their penultimate year and continue their studies online after returning, in accordance with the top Court’s order.

The Supreme Court dismissed a number of petitions submitted by medical students who had returned to India from Ukraine after hearing the Center’s argument.The Union Government had previously been asked by the Court to form an expert committee to find solutions for the students’ problems. When the nation is struggling with a doctor shortage, the court observed that these students can be a valuable resource for the nation.

In addition, the court was deliberating a number of petitions submitted by students who had taken online courses, obtained completion certificates from foreign universities, but were unable to complete clinical training.

The court had noted that these students were unable to complete their clinical training at their foreign universities due to unforeseen circumstances, and they are unable to return because they have since finished their coursework.The top court had previously advised the central government to create a transparent system and a portal for the evacuated medical students from Ukraine to air their grievances and request authorization to continue their studies in India.

The Centre testified before the Supreme Court that it had taken proactive measures to help Ukrainian returnee students after consulting with the National Medical Commission (NMC), but added that sending these students to colleges in India would seriously lower the quality of medical education in the nation.

The Centre claimed in the affidavit that the Government of India, in coordination with the NMC, the country’s top regulatory body for medical education, had taken proactive steps to support Ukrainian returnee students while balancing the need to uphold the necessary standard of medical education in the nation.

The affidavit was submitted by the Center in response to a number of petitions brought by Indian students who had been evacuated from Ukraine and were requesting authorization to continue their medical studies in India.