**Policy Summary**
This notification, issued by the Board of Governors in Supersession of the Medical Council of India on August 18, 2020, and published in the Gazette of India on August 21, 2020, introduces the Postgraduate Medical Education Amendment Regulations, 2020. These regulations amend the Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000, under the authority granted by Section 33 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956. The amendments are effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
The key change involves Clause 11.3 concerning bed strength in clinical departments. The revised regulation specifies that departments seeking recognition for postgraduate training must maintain a minimum of 60 beds each for General Medicine, General Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology. Thirty beds are required for other specialties for Degree and Diploma courses. Super Specialty courses require 20 beds each, except for DM in Neuro Radiology, where no beds are required.
The notification number is MCI1812020Med.114782. Dr. Rakesh Kumar Vats, Secretary General, is listed as the contact person.
The Principal Regulations, namely, Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000, were published in Part III, Section 4 of the Gazette of India on 7th Oct., 2000 and amended vide Medical Council of India Notification dated 03032001; 06102001; 16032005; 23032006; 20102008; 25032009; 21072009; 17112009; 09122009; 16042010; 08122010; 27122010; 09022012; 27022012; 28032012; 17042013; 01022016; 17062016; 08082016; 31012017; 11032017; 06052017; 27062017; 31072017; 20022018; 05042018; 28012019; 08032019; 15032019 05042019.
Key Entities Referenced
Indian Medical Council Act, 1956: A legislative act that defines and governs the Medical Council of India.
Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000: A set of regulations pertaining to postgraduate medical education in India. This document amends these regulations.
Board of Governors in Supersession of Medical Council of India: An organization that has replaced the Medical Council of India.
Central Government: The executive authority of the Government of India, which sanctions the regulations.
Postgraduate Medical Education Amendment Regulations, 2020: The title of the amended regulations.
New Delhi: The city in Delhi where the notification was issued.
RAKESH KUMAR VATS: Secretary General.
Mayapuri, New Delhi: Location of the Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 336] नई ददल्ली, िुक्रवार, अगस्ट्त 21, 2020/श्रावण 30, 1942
No. 336] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2020/SHRAVANA 30, 1942
भारतीय आयर्ु वज्ञि ान पररषद ्के अजधक्रमण म ें िासी बोडि
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल् ली, 18 अगस्ट्त , 2020
स.ं भा.आ.प.-18(1)/2020-मडे ./114782.—भारतीय आयुर्विज्ञान पररषद ् अजधजनयम, 1956 (1956 का
102) की धारा 33 द्वारा प्रदत्त िजतियय का सस्ट्त ेमाल करते एए, भारतीय आयुर्विज्ञान पररषद ् के अजधक्रमण में िासी
बोडि, स्ट्न ातकोत् तर जचदकत् सा जिषा ा जवजनयमावली, 2000 में पुन: संिोधन करन े के जलए केंद्र सरकार की पूवि स्ट् वीकिजत स े
एतद्द्वारा जनम्न जलजखत जवजनयम बनाती ै, नामत:-
1. (i) ये जवजनयम, स्ट् नातकोत् तर जचदकत् सा जिषा ा (संिोधन) जवजनयमावली, 2020 कै ेिाएंगे।
(ii) ये सरकारी रािपत्र में उनके प्रकािन की तारीख से प्रवित् त ै गे।
2. स्नातकोत्तर जचदकत्सा जिषा ा जवजनयमावली, 2000 में, जनम्न जलजखत अजभवधिन/ संिोधन/जवलोप/प्रजतस्ट्थ ापन,
ससमें ददए गए अनुसार दिािए िाएंगे:-
3. स्नातकोत्तर जचदकत्सा जिषा ा जवजनयमावली, 2000 में न दाजनक जवभाग में जबस्ट्तर की संख्या िीषिक के अंतगित
खंड 11.3 म ें प्रथम पर ाग्राफ जनम्नजलजखत रूप में प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा :
स्नातकोत्तर छात्र के प्रजिषा ण के जलए मान्यता प्रदान दकए िाने वाले दकसी जवभाग में, िनरल मेजडजसन,
िनरल िल्य जचदकत्सा, प्रसूजत एवं स्त्रीरोग-जवज्ञान के जलए कम से कम 60-60 जबस्ट्तरे, जडग्री और जडप्लोमा
पाठ्यक्रम की अन्य जविेषज्ञताओं के जलए 30-30 जबस्ट्तरे और डीएम (तंजत्रका-जवदकरण-जवज्ञान) िैां दकसी
जबस्ट्तरे की आवश्यकता नैीं ै, को छोड़ कर, अजत जविेषज्ञता पाठ्यक्रम के मामल में 20-20 जबस्ट्तरे ै गे।
डॉ. आर.के. वत् स मैासजचव
[जवज्ञापन–III/4/असा./191/2020–21]
3846 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4]
पाद रिप्प णी : प्रधान जवजनयमावली नामत: स्ट् नातकोत् तर जचदकत् सा जिषा ा जवजनयमावली, 2000 ददनांक 7 अक् तूबर,
2000 को भारत के रािपत्र के भाग III, खंड 4 म ें प्रकाजि त की गई थी और सस े भारतीय आयुर्विज्ञान
पररषद ् की ददनांक 03/03/2001, 06/10/2001, 16/03/2005, 23/03/2006, 20/10/2008,
25/03/2009, 21/07/2009, 17/11/2009, 09/12/2009, 16/04/2010, 08/12/2010,
27/12/2010 09/02/2012, 27/02/2012, 28/03/2012, 17/04/2013, 01/02/2016,
17/06/2016, 08/08/2016, 31/01/2017, 11/03/2017, 06/05/2017, 27/06/2017
31/07/2017, 20/02/2018, 05/04/2018, 28/01/2019, 08/03/2019, 15/03/2019, और
05/04/2019 की अजधसूचनाओं के अंतगित संिोजधत दकया गया था।
BOARD OF GOVERNORS IN SUPER-SESSION OF MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 18th August, 2020
No. MCI-18(1)/2020-Med./114782.—In exercise of powers conferred by Section 33 of the Indian Medical
Council Act, 1956 (102 of 1956), the Board of Governors in Super-session of Medical Council of India with the
previous sanction of the Central Government hereby makes the following regulations to further amend the
“Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000” namely:-
1. (i) These Regulations may be called the “Postgraduate Medical Education (Amendment) Regulations, 2020.”
(ii) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the “Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000”, the following additions/modifications/
deletions/substitutions, shall be made as indicated therein:
3. In Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000, Clause “11.3” under the heading of “Bed Strength in
Clinical Departments”, the first paragraph shall be substituted as under:-
A Department to be recognised for training of Post Graduate students, shall have at least 60 (Sixty) beds each of
General Medicine, General Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology and30 (thirty) beds each for other specialties for
Degree and Diploma courses, and 20 (twenty) beds each in case of Super Specialty courses except for DM(Neuro-
Radiology) where no beds are needed.
Dr. RAKESH KUMAR VATS, Secy. General
[ADVT.–III/4/Exty./191/2020–21]
Footnote : The Principal Regulations namely, “Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000” were
published in Part III, Section 4 of the Gazette of India on 7th Oct., 2000 and amended vide Medical
Council of India Notification dated 03/03/2001; 06/10/2001; 16/03/2005; 23/03/2006; 20/10/2008;
25/03/2009; 21/07/2009; 17/11/2009; 09/12/2009; 16/04/2010; 08/12/2010; 27/12/2010;
09/02/2012; 27/02/2012; 28/03/2012; 17/04/2013; 01/02/2016; 17/06/2016; 08/08/2016;
31/01/2017; 11/03/2017; 06/05/2017; 27/06/2017; 31/07/2017; 20/02/2018; 05/04/2018;
28/01/2019; 08/03/2019; 15/03/2019 & 05/04/2019.
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