Doctors urge DGHS to rectify NMC's disability guidelines, cite violation of SC orders - Video

Highlighting the violation of Supreme Court Judgments on the disability guidelines for MBBS admissions, the doctors with disabilities have written to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), demanding an urgent rectification in the guidelines to avoid contempt of the Apex Court.

Previously, emphasising the need for an inclusive environment for individuals with disabilities in medical education, the Apex Court had issued directions to the National Medical Commission to formulate new disability guidelines for MBBS admissions.

Based on this, recently, the National Medical Commission (NMC) notified Interim Guidelines outlining the Assessment Method for admitting PwBD candidates to the MBBS course in the Academic Year 2025-2026.

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that in the newly issued guidelines, the Undergraduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB) of NMC made it mandatory for the PwBD candidates to submit a valid UDID card issued by a designated medical authority under the Ministry of Social Justice (MoSJE). As per the new guidelines, the students must also submit self-certified affidavits in the prescribed format, and the guidelines further mentioned that such candidates will have to report to one of the 16 designated medical boards for verification of their self-certified affidavit.