Executive Summary:
This notification from the Medical Council of India amends the Screening Test Regulations of 2002. It mandates that Indian Citizens/Overseas Citizens of India intending to obtain primary medical qualifications from institutions outside India, on or after May 2018, must qualify for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for MBBS admission. The NEET result will be treated as the Eligibility Certificate, provided other MBBS admission criteria are met.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Amendment Title:** Screening Test Regulations Amendment, 2018.
* **Eligibility Criteria Modification:**
* Clause 2A is added to regulation 4 of the Screening Test Regulations, 2002.
* Indian Citizens/Overseas Citizens of India pursuing primary medical qualifications outside India from May 2018 onwards must qualify for NEET.
* NEET result serves as the Eligibility Certificate, subject to fulfilling MBBS admission criteria as per the Regulations on Graduate Medical Education, 1997.
Impact Analysis:
**Indian Citizens/Overseas Citizens of India (planning to study medicine abroad):**
* *Impact:* Required to qualify for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for MBBS admission if seeking primary medical qualification from any medical institution outside India on or after May 2018.
* *Action Required:* Prepare for and pass the NEET exam to be eligible for Screening Test Regulations.
**Medical Council of India:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for enforcing the amended regulations.
* *Action Required:* Implement the new regulations and update relevant documentation.
Key Entities Referenced
Medical Council of India: The regulatory body responsible for medical education and practice in India.
Indian Medical Council Act, 1956: The Act of the Indian Parliament that established the Medical Council of India and defines its powers and functions.
Screening Test Regulations, 2002: Regulations pertaining to a screening test for Indian citizens with foreign medical degrees to practice medicine in India.
Screening Test Regulations Amendment, 2018: Amendments made to the Screening Test Regulations of 2002.
Central Government: The Union Government of India.
National Eligibility cum Entrance Test: A national level entrance examination for admission to MBBS and other medical courses in India.
Regulations on Graduate Medical Education, 1997: Regulations that prescribe the eligibility criteria for admission to the MBBS course.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
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MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 1st March, 2018
No. MCI-201/2017-Eligi./Gen./176484.— In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 33 of the Indian
Medical Council Act, 1956 (102 of 1956), the Medical Council of India with the previous sanction of the Central
Government hereby makes the following regulations to further amend the “Screening Test Regulations, 2002” namely:-
1. These regulations may be called the “Screening Test Regulations (Amendment), 2018”.
2. In the “Screening Test Regulations, 2002”, the following additions/modifications/deletions substitutions shall
be, as indicated therein.
3. In regulation 4 under heading “Eligibility Criteria”, the following Clause 2(A) shall be added after Clause 4(2)
of the Screening Test Regulation, 2002:
2(A) Indian Citizens/Overseas Citizen of India intending to obtain primary medical qualification from any
medical institution outside India, on or after May 2018, shall have to mandatorily qualify the ‘National-
Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for Admission to MBBS course’. The result of the ‘National-Eligibility-cum-
Entrance Test for Admission to MBBS course’ shall deem to be treated as the Eligibility Certificate for such
persons, provided that such persons fulfils the Eligibility Criteria for admission to the MBBS course prescribed
in the Regulations on Graduate Medical Education, 1997.
Dr. REENA NAYYAR, Secy. I/C
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./459/2017]
Foot Note:— The principal Regulations namely, “Screening Test Regulations, 2002” were published on 18th February,
2002 in Part III, Section 4 of the Gazette of India and amended vide Medical Council of India Notification
dated the 28th June, 2003, 25th September, 2009, 16th April, 2010, 23rd December, 2011 and
16th January, 2016.
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