122 Vacant MBBS Internship slots: Tamil Nadu Medical Council Invites applications from Foreign Medical Graduates
Chennai: Inviting applications for mandatory MBBS internship, the Tamil Nadu Medical Council (TNMC) has recently notified the Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) about the Vacant Internship slots.
However, the Council has directed the aspiring FMGs to obtain a No Objection Certificate from the Deans of the Medical Colleges for registering themselves for the Internship programme.
"FMGs aspiring to do internship here in India should get a No Objection Certificate from the Deans of the Medical Colleges. The issuance of NOC is the prerogative of the institution considering various factors. The institution is in no way obligatory to issue NOC," TNMC mentioned in the notice dated 01.03.2022.
"The list of internship slots in various Medical Colleges under the jurisdiction of the Tamilnadu Medical Council is given below. These slots are dynamic and based on the data available in Tamil Nadu Medical Council," further read the TNMC notice.
"Provisional registration will be processed based on the NOC issued by the institution," it added.
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As per the data provided by the Council, there are a total number of 122 vacant Internship slots. The list includes 16 seats in J.I.P.M.E.R, 8 seats in Andaman & Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences, 19 seats in Chettinad Hospital & Research Institute, 8 seats in Trichy SRM Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, 13 seats in Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Sciences, 1 seat in Karpagam Faculty of Medical Sciences & Research, 4 seats in Annapoorna Medical College & Hospital, 2 seats in Government Medical College & ESIC Hospital, 13 seats in Sree Balaji Medical College & Hospital, 5 seats in Saveetha Medical College & Hospital, 2 seats in Tagore Medical College and Hospital, 2 seats in Government Vellore Medical College, and 2 seats in Thoothkudi Medical College.
Internship slots available in various Institutions as on 28/02/2022 is given below-
| S.NO | College Name | Vacant Seats |
| 1 | J.I.P.M.E.R. Puducherry | 16 |
| 2 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences, Port Blair | 8 |
| 3 | Chettinad Hospital & Research Institute, Kanchipuram | 19 |
| 4 | Trichy SRM Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, Trichy | 8 |
| 5 | Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute, Chennai | 19 |
| 6 | SRM Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, Kancheepuram | 13 |
| 7 | Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Sciences, Kanyakumari | 8 |
| 8 | Karpagam Faculty of Medical Sciences & Research, Coimbatore | 1 |
| 9 | Annapoorna Medical College & Hospital, Salem | 4 |
| 10 | Government Medical College & ESIC Hospital, Coimbatore, | 2 |
| 11 | Sree Balaji Medical College and Hopital,Chennai | 13 |
| 12 | Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Kanchipuram | 5 |
| 13 | Tagore Medical College and Hospital, Chennai | 2 |
| 14 | Government Vellore Medical College, Vellore | 2 |
| 15 | Thoothukudi Medical College, Thoothukudi | 2 |
It should be mentioned in this context that recently Tamil Nadu has slashed the fees required to be paid by FMGs for obtaining NOC. Medical Dialogues had recently reported that the State Health Minister Ma Subramanian announced last Friday that this fees for obtaining NOC has been slashed by 90 per cent. So instead of paying Rs 3.54 lakh, now the FMGs need to pay only Rs 29,400 for obtaining a NOC.
The medical graduates from abroad must undergo compulsory rotatory residential internship (CRRI) training after clearing the national level exam i.e. FMGE, if they wish to practice in India. Generally, the students opt for pursuing their medical degrees abroad because of the cheaper cost of education there.
To view the official notice click on the following link:
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