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Relief for FMGs: NMC shortens internship period to one year
After announcing its decision to not accept the compensatory certificates obtained by the Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs), the National Medical Commission (NMC) has now modified its stand on the issue. Issuing a notice on 19.06.2024, the Undergraduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB) of the Commission clarified that all the medical graduates from abroad who have sufficiently compensated classes in physical onsite in lieu of the online classes and who have cleared the equivalent exam to MBBS i.e. the screening test, shall be eligible for one-year mandatory internship.
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Centre notifies anti-paper leak law amid NEET, NET row: Rs 1 crore fine, jail up to 10 years for offenders
Amidst the raging row over alleged irregularities in NEET 2024 this year including paper leak, the Centre has brought a stringent law aiming to curb malpractices and irregularities in competitive examinations. The law entails provisions for a maximum jail term of 10 years and a fine of up to Rs 1 crore for offenders.
Nearly four months after President Dropadi Murmu gave assent to The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, the Personnel Ministry on Friday night issued a notification, saying the provisions of the law will come into force from June 21.
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Drug Safety Alert: Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission flags ADR linked to Meropenem
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