Petition to appeal for discarding recent draft which has been proposed by NMC under Foreign Regulation Act 2021.

Presenting the reasons for the appeal to Discard the Draft!

1. 3.1(a) states that the 12 years of schooling should be duly recognized by the authority in Central/State/UT Govt.

   There is a need to include the student who pursues their education through NIOS board as well, the NMC needs to give this long-pending clarification required on this subject to assure the student who wish to study MBBS Abroad but have acquired the certificate from NIOS board.

2.  3.1(d) Qualification in NEET (UG)

   The Government should consider that many students have gone abroad to study MBBS without NEET Qualification in 2018 and 2019 in lieu of the Supreme Court's Order, that exemption should be mentioned in the draft to avoid insecurity in the mind of the students.

3.  3.1(e) Registered/License for 10 Years

   Many countries do not allow foreigners to sit for Licensing examinations also even if they do then also they don't give registration for 10 years at all.

4.  3.3 Additional Examination for  FMGs and Time limit of 2 years to qualify Screening Test

   This point shows the discrimination against foreign medical graduates continues to be in the NEXT Examination. When the NEXT Exam was introduced, it was told that it will replace the MCI Screening test and that this exam will be for both Indian Medical Graduates as well as Foreign Medical Graduates. This point goes in the contradiction with the previous statement. Also the time bracket of 2 years is totally unfair for the students. The student goes abroad and studies for 6 years only to get 2 years to prove the competence is utterly disregarded. 

With due respect this is to be pleaded that kindly take this draft back which is discouraging students to plan to become a doctor. We as a country are in scarce of doctors and health care system, on top of it such bill will only create a negative image for the country for being this inhumane towards the sentiments of thousands of students who are already study MBBS abroad waiting to serve their country and those who aspire to be one.