Uzbekistan Medical University allegedly admitting students beyond intake capacity, FMG Body seeks transfer provision from NMC
New Delhi: Pointing out that a medical university in Uzbekistan is admitting students into the undergraduate medical course beyond their sanctioned intake capacity, an association representing foreign medical graduates (FMGs) has requested the National Medical Commission (NMC) to consider a one-time transfer provision for the medicos.
It has been alleged that after admitting the students, the Universities start expelling the students and award degrees only according to the approved intake capacity.
This ultimately results in a situation where the medical graduates from abroad suffer even after paying a hefty amount of fees, Dr Kaushal from All FMGs Association (AFA) told Medical Dialogues.
AFA's request comes after an advisory was issued for the Indian students on 31.10.2025 by the Embassy of India, Tashkent.
In the advisory, the Embassy mentioned that the Samarkand State Medical University (SSMU) already had a total of 3239 international students in its roll up till the academic year 2024-2025. On top of that, this year (winter intake), SSMU has admitted about 1400 Indian students in the first year, over and above the capacity that the University can handle. This impacts the quality of education and leads to lack of clinical exposure to students. We understand that students have been raising this issue with the University, mentioned the Advisory.
As per the Embassy, around 600 Indian students have been accommodated in various hotels as there are no proper hostels and complaints are being received in this regard.
"The Embassy has taken up these issues with SSMU. Their response is awaited. The students are again asked to go through the earlier advisories issued in this regard," the Advisory further mentioned.
Referring to this, the All FMGs Association (AFA) has urged the Apex Medical Commission to consider allowing a one-time transfer provision for the medical graduates from abroad.
"@NMC_BHARAT The time has come to allow FMGs the option to transfer colleges like earlier. Foreign universities are enrolling students well beyond their sanctioned capacity, often through Indian agents. The recent case of Bashkir State Medical University, Ufa, highlights the consequences as well,overcrowded hostels and compromised academic standards. While infrastructure issues exist in many Indian colleges too, we urge @NMC_BHARAT to consider a one-time transfer provision for FMGs. This would help reduce exploitation and ensure students receive a more balanced and supportive learning environment," the association mentioned in an X post.
