National Medical Commission

Doctors to be penalised for not prescribing generic drugs, says new NMC regulation

The NMC regulations notified on August 2, stated that India's out-of-pocket spending on medications accounts for a major proportion of public spending on healthcare.

NMC gives chance to persecuted minorities from Pak to practice medicine; invites applications

The last date for the submission of the applications is 5 September. The applicants have been advised to strictly follow the instructions given for filling up the online application through a link provided on the NMC website

NMC advises Indian students not to pursue medical degrees in Pakistan

Public notice issued by NMC came days after UGC and AICTE through a joint advisory urged Indian students not to enrol themselves in any college or educational institution in Pakistan, failing which they will not be eligible to find a job or pursue higher education in this country

UGC issues notice warning students against universities in China, says online degrees invalid

This caution announcement comes at a time when several Indian students haven’t attended classes in-person since the pandemic struck in 2020

UGC urges students to exercise caution before studying in China, says no recognition for online degrees

On Friday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held meetings with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, where the latter raised the issue of the return of Indian students to China

NEET UG 2022: NMC removes upper-age limit for candidates; health minister Mansukh Mandaviya hails move

The Commission has removed the fixed upper age limit for appearing in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for Undergraduate (NEET UG) examination

How Ukraine war lights up systemic flaws in India’s medical setup

Not only is there a severe scarcity of medical seats in India, but also a frightening paucity of qualified medical personnel. India has an estimated shortage of 600,000 doctors and 2 million nurses

Change in fee criteria for private medical colleges brings cheer for NEET aspirants; check details here

The benefit of this fee structure would be made available first to candidates who had obtained government quota seats

Explained: What the Hippocratic Oath is and proposal of replacing it with Charak Shapath

The Hippocratic oath, administered to medical students when they transition from pre-clinical to clinical subjects, is an ethical code undertaken by physicians across the world and is believed to have been written by Greek physician Hippocrates

IMA seeks removal of one-week provision for posting of medical interns in Ayush medicine

The IMA warned that a week’s training in Indian systems of medicine as an elective will pave way for a ‘half-baked mixopath, which is disastrous for the country’