Cabinet Approves 6 amendments to National Medical Commission Bill, Check out details
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New Delhi: Following the changes recommended made by the parliamentary panel on the much debated National Medical Commission Bill, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved certain official amendments to the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill.
The Amendment to the NMC Bill comes in the backdrop of its consideration in the Lok Sabha on 2nd January 2018 and subsequently being referred to the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee (DRPSC). The Government has considered the recommendations made by the Standing Committee in its report tabled in the House on 20th March 2018 and general feedback, particularly the views of medical students and practitioners regarding certain provisions of the Bill.
Following are the amendments approved by the Cabinet
The Amendment to the NMC Bill comes in the backdrop of its consideration in the Lok Sabha on 2nd January 2018 and subsequently being referred to the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee (DRPSC). The Government has considered the recommendations made by the Standing Committee in its report tabled in the House on 20th March 2018 and general feedback, particularly the views of medical students and practitioners regarding certain provisions of the Bill.
Following are the amendments approved by the Cabinet
- Final MBBS Examination to be held as a common exam across the country and would serve as an exit test called the National Exit Test (NEXT):Having considered the common demand by the students not to subject them to an additional licentiate exam for the purpose of getting license to practice, the Cabinet has approved that the final MBBS examination would be held as a common exam throughout the country and would serve as an exit test to be called the National Exit Test (NEXT). Thus, the students would not have to appear in a separate exam after MBBS to get the license to practice. NEXT would also serve as the screening test for doctors with foreign medical qualifications in order to practice in India.
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