NMC Invites Applications for Eligibility Certificate for FMGE December 2023, Deadline Till October 25th

New Delhi: Through a recent notice, the Ethics and Medical Registration Board (EMRB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC) has informed that the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) Screening Test may be scheduled tentatively in December 2023, and for this, the Commission invited applications for the mandatory Eligibility Certificates.

The Ethics Board of NMC clarified that candidates are not permitted to apply for FMGE Screening Test without the Eligibility Certificate and therefore it directed the candidates who do not have the eligibility certificate to apply for the same through NMC website within October 25, 2023.

As per the notice dated 13.10.2023, the process for online submission of application for eligibility certificates will commence on October 16, 2023 from 09:00 AM onwards and continue till 06:00 PM on October 25th.

"The Foreign Medical Graduate examination (FMGE) Screening Test may be scheduled tentatively in the month of December, 2023 by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences. As per the requirements, the candidates who are required to have the eligibility certificate are not permitted to apply for Screening Test without the Eligibility Certificate issued by the National Medical Commission," stated the notice issued by NMC Ethics Board.

Therefore, the Commission directed all the candidates requiring Eligibility Certificate to apply through National Medical Commission's website https:/ www.nmc.org.in/ ActivitiWebCiient/open/studentRaise as per the schedule given below:

Note: Requirement of Eligibility Certificate may be confirmed by referring to public notice dated 11.12.2018 & 05.04.2019 from NMC website.

"All such candidates who intend to correspond regarding their applications are requested to provide reference of their file Tracking No. at eligibility.regn@nmc.org.in," further stated the notice.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that despite completing all the required procedures in this regard, several candidates were facing problems in obtaining the mandatory eligibility certificate from the Apex Medical Commission. Even the FMGs who applied in 2021, 2022, and earlier months of 2023 were facing the problem.

Their applications were pending at some level and they were not getting the certificates. Therefore, they were missing their chances to appear in the FMGE test.

NMC Ethics Board on 19.09.2023 issued a public notice and informed its decision to allow personal hearings of pending eligibility certificate cases pertaining to the 01.01.2018 to 31.12.2021, on the basis of the receipt of applications for issue of Eligibility Certificate as per the portal.

Along with the notice, NMC also published a list of 118 candidates with respect to the records of Eligibility Cases pertaining to years 2018 to 2021 (On the basis of receipt of applications as per EC portal).

Earlier this year, the Union Minister of State for Health, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar addressed the issue of Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) and informed the Lok Sabha that the delay in issuing eligibility certificates to the FMGs occurs due to delay in the validation of documents submitted by the candidates, verification of admission letter from the foreign medical institutions.

To view the latest notice by NMC, click on the link below:

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/nmc-fmge-eligibility-certificate-222867.pdf

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