Doctors with MS Traumatology and Surgery degrees eligible to pursue 3 MCh Specialities: NMC
New Delhi: Doctors holding degrees in MS Traumatology and Surgery can now pursue MCh courses in Neurosurgery, Vascular Surgery, and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
According to the NEET SS 2024 bulletin released by the National Board of Examinations (NBE), MS in Traumatology and Surgery was initially not designated as a qualification for any super-speciality courses- MCh, or DrNB. However, candidates with MS/DNB (General Surgery) are eligible to apply for all three MCh courses, while those with MS/DNB (Otorhinolaryngology) can pursue MCh in Neurosurgery and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Now, MS Traumatology and Surgery has been included as one more eligible prior entry qualification for the 3 MCh specialities.
In a recent announcement regarding the inclusion of MS Traumatology and Surgery as an eligible qualification for these three MCh specialties, the National Medical Commission (NMC) stated,
"The Postgraduate Medical Education Board has decided to provisionally allow PG degree holders in Traumatology and Surgery to appear in NEET-SS 2024 for the M.Ch. specialties in Neurosurgery, Vascular Surgery, and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery."
"The NEET-SS 2024 is scheduled to be held on 29th and 30th March, 2025. The final selection of the students for the said specialities, however, will be subject to approval of “Post-Graduate Medical Education (Amendment) Regulations, 2025”, and its publication in the Gazette of India," the NMC stated.
Subsequently, the National Board of Examinations (NBE) invited applications from the eligible candidates for the NEET SS 2024. "Attention is invited to public notice from PGMEB-NMC according to which PG degree holders in Traumatology and Surgery have been made eligible to appear in NEETSS 2024 provisionally for MCh Courses in Neurosurgery, Vascular Surgery and Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery; subject to approval of PGMER (Postgraduate Medical Education Regulation) 2025 and its publication in the Gazette of India. Accordingly, qualified candidates of MS-Traumatology and Surgery are hereby given an opportunity to apply for NEET-SS 2024. The application form can be submitted online," the NBE mentioned in the notification.
