Medicos Beware: Medical Council of India warns against unrecognised PG Medical Course, Issues Advisory

It has recently come to the notice of the Medical Council of India that:

1    CMS & ED/CMS diploma course has not been prescribed in Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000.

It may be noted that the above courses have not been accorded permission by the Central Government as statutorily required under Section 10A of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 Consequently, such qualifications are non-recognized and the holders thereof are not entitled to seek registration of Qualification/Additional qualification with the concerned Medical Council. Thus, the offering of such Postgraduate courses in Modern Medicine is illegal and void ab initio.

By way of this notice as well as earlier notice issued by the Council on 28.09.2016 and 03.07.2018 all concerned are informed not to enroll themselves in such courses.

Further, it is also brought to the notice that the updated list of Medical Colleges/Courses are available on the Medical Council of India website, i.e. www.mciindia.org along with the status of the college and number of seats approved/permitted.

All students/parents/general public are advised to check the status of Medical Colleges before taking admission in any of the Medical Colleges/Courses in Modern Medicine.

It may also be noted that only those holding recognized medical qualifications and enrolled on the State Medical Register are entitled to practice modern medicine.