IMA opposes NMC, common entrance test for all MBBS admissions
Stating that the Health Ministry had said there will be a common entrance test for all UG medical seats from this year, the IMA said in a statement that millions of aspirants feel they are being denied a genuine opportunity to take another test for AIIMS and JIPMER and have to face mental stress of a single test deciding their fate.;
New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association on Friday opposed the implementation of the National Medical Commission Act, 2019, alleging it was creating confusion and could jeopardise the future of students. The Act provides for setting up a National Medical Commission in place of the scam-tainted Medical Council of India. It proposes a common final year MBBS exam, the National Exit Test (NEXT), for admission to post-graduate medical courses and for obtaining a licence to practice.
The Health Ministry has said there would be a three-year window before NEXT becomes operational, leaving ample scope for detailed negotiations on the contours of the exam. Stating that the Health Ministry had said there will be a common entrance test for all UG medical seats from this year, the IMA said in a statement that millions of aspirants feel they are being denied a genuine opportunity to take another test for AIIMS and JIPMER and have to face mental stress of a single test deciding their fate.
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