NMC gives deadline to Medical Colleges to submit PG medical admissions info online
New Delhi: In an attempt to ensure that all Postgraduate medical admissions have been done in accordance with the provisions of relevant rules and regulations, the Postgraduate Medical Education Bard (PGMEB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC) has directed all the medical colleges/ institutes to submit details of all the Students admitted to PG (Broad & Super-specialty) courses during the current academic year 2022-23.
Therefore, writing to the Deans and Principals of all the medical colleges in the country, NMC PG board has directed them to submit the requisite information online using the Online Monitoring System.
For PG Broad Specialty courses, the last date for filing the details is December 9, 2022. In case of the Super Specialty courses, the colleges can submit the details until December 24, 2022.
The online system cannot be accessed through the NMC portal i.e. www.nmc.org.in, the Commission has mentioned in the letter.
"The Medical Colleges are required to ensure that all admission in courses of medicine fall within the purview of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956/NMC Act, 2019 and are strictly in accordance with merit and are made m a.-..transparent-- and fair manner as envisaged- in the Regulations. Any violation shall lead to discharge of the concerned students from the courses and such action .against the concerned Medical College/Institution as is permissible in law," read the letter.
"Therefore, all Medical Colleges/ Institutions are called upon to submit the requisite information through an online system that can be accessed through NMC website (http://www/nmc.org.in). You are required to submit the details of all the Students admitted PG (Broad & Super-specialty) during the current academic year 2022-23," it further added.
The Apex medical education regulatory body has further clarified that the colleges can use the already existing login id for this purpose. Further warning the colleges to submit the details within the deadline, the Commission mentioned, "Already existing login id is to be used for the purpose of logging in. Through this unique login id all the Medical colleges/Institutions must submit the admission details of postgraduate student within the stipulated time, beyond which the Colleges/Institutions will not be allowed to enter the details of the students into Student Admission Online Monitoring System for this current academic year 2022-23. The Colleges/Institutes need not sent hardcopy of the data of admission in PG Courses. Data uploaded through the Student Admission Entry portal shall be the only data used for the purpose of monitoring students admission to PG courses. Hard Copies of student .admission received by National Medical Commission Office will not be considered for the purpose of monitoring. If the login id is not functional or if the Medical College/institutions are finding it difficult to login, an email may be sent to support.pgmonitoring,@nmc.org.in with subject heading "Difficulty in logging in."
"Non receipt of this information within stipulated time will reflect on the recommendation to be made by the Commission for grant of permission/recognition to the Colleges/Institutions for that academic year and/or subsequent academic years," warned the Commission.
The following guidelines shall be followed by the College/Institutions:-
1. Please visit the NMC website home page by using URL as https://www.nmc.org.in/ and refer to the "COLLEGE LOGIN" section use the URL as https://www.nmc.org.in/ActivitiWebClient/login.
2. A login screen will be displayed.
3. Use the login credentials. Remember that the Password and the Unique ID are case sensitive. Provision is there to change the password by clicking on the "Forget password" link. Password should be kept confidential.
9. The following details shall be captured in entry screen for Postgraduate student:-
i. Course Name
ii. Sanctioned intake capacity
iii. Date of admission
iv. Name of student with Registration No. & with which State Medical Council
v. Category: (Gen/SC/ST/OBC/PH/EWS).
vi. Gender: Male/Female
vii. National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test
a) Percentile Score of NEET PG Exam
b) All India Rank
c) State Rank
viii. Stipend:-
a) Stipend Paid (Yes/No)
b) if no, state reasons and send clarificatory documents with hard copy.
c) Stipend paid in amount
d) Stipend-paid by Govt. Inst. in your State
ix. Name of the PG teacher under whom the student is admitted.
"Kindly add the details of the Students according to the fields as mentioned above which will be available on the screen. Provision has been given to modify or delete any wrong entry within 02 days of last date of admission to Broad and Super-specialty courses. No modifications will be allowed after the cutoff date," NMC further mentioned.
"The Commission may ask for other supportive documents like Caste certificate, details of NEET PG/NEET SS exam etc. as and when required by the Post Graduate Medical Education Board (PGMEB). Please note that in case the number of seats in any postgraduate courses in NMC website showing "Zero" or "Dash" or course not being displayed then please submit the copy of NMC/MCl/Government of India, MoHFW letter with regard to number of seats fixed in respect of number of admission made by your institute. Otherwise the students admitted in these courses are liable to be discharged," it added.
Clarifying that it was the responsibility of the colleges to submit authentic information, the Commission mentioned in the letter, "The onus of furnishing true, correct and authentic information is upon the College concerned and in case of furnishing of any wrong/incorrect information it shall be open to NMC to initiate action-as is permissible in law."
The Commission further directed the Directorate of Medical Education of all the State/UTs to submit the details of admission made in their concerned State/UT through mail within two weeks of the last date of admission.
Referring to the Deadline, NMC mentioned, "The last date of admission in Post Graduate Broad Specialty course , as approved by Hon'ble Supreme Court of India, is 2nd December, 2022. The portal for filling in the student details shall remain open till 9th December, 2022. The last date for Post Graduate Super Specialty course as of now is 24th December, 2022."
"In case of any difficulty in accessing NMC website an email may be sent to support.pgmonitoring@nmc.org.in and the Commission office shall revert within 02 working days to resolve the query/issue," mentioned the letter issued by Deputy Secretary of PGMEB Aujender Singh.
While referring to the PG medical admission for the academic year 2022-2023, the Commission further mentioned that admission to the Postgraduate courses (PG Diploma, MD/MS, DM, & M.Ch) has to be made in accordance with provisions of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 and Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000.
"The Regulations framed by the Council have been held to be statutory, binding and mandatory in character by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in its various pronouncements," clarified the Commission.
The letter further discussed in detail about the requirements of the medical colleges to ensure that admissions have been made in terms ofthe following parameters, based upon the judicial decisions and MCl/NMC Regulations:-
i) All admission are made only and exclusively through the National Eligibility-cum- Entrance test (NEET) conducted by the National Board of Examination.
ii) No admission is made beyond the sanctioned intake .capacity.
iii) Procedure for selection of candidates is in accordance with clause 9 of the Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000.
iv) No admission is permitted beyond the cut-off date specified in Regulations/decision of the.Hon'ble Supreme Court.
v) The Postgraduate students undergoing Postgraduate Degree/Diploma/Super-Sociality course are paid stipend at par with the stipend being paid to the postgraduate student of State-Government" Medical Institutions/Central Government Medical Institutions in the State/Union Territory where the institution is located.
To view the NMC notice, click on the link below:
https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/nmc-notice-192799.pdf
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