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GOVERNMENTOFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3575
TOBE ANSWERED ON13TH MARCH, 2026
MEDICALSEATSIN CRMI
3575. DR. TSUMATHYALIAS THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:
THIRU D M KATHIRANAND:
Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased tostate:
(a) whether the National Medical Commission (NMC) has drastically reduced the number of
seats in Compulsory Rotational Medical Internship (CRMI) for those qualified as Foreign
Medical Graduatesduring the last one year;
(b) if so, the detailsthereof; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government to address the issues of Foreign Medical Graduates in
gettingCRMI seats inthisregard?
ANSWER
THE MINISTEROFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILY
WELFARE
(SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL)
(a) to (c): As informed by the National Medical Commission (NMC), the number of seats for
Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) undergoing the Compulsory Rotatory Medical Internship
(CRMI) hasnot beenreduced.
Further, NMC has issued specific guidelines governing the internship for FMGs, as laid down
in the Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate (FMGL) Regulations, 2021 and the Compulsory
Rotatory Medical Internship (CRMI) Regulations, 2021. These regulations are intended to
standardize the internship process and ensure that FMGs receive clinical trainingcomparable to
thatof IndianMedical Graduates (IMGs)prior to the grant of permanentregistration inIndia.
Moreover, as per CRMI Regulations, following measures have been taken for FMGs for
completionof the FMGinternship afterpassing examination:
i. FMGs maybe posted first incollegeswhich have beennewly opened.
ii. They may be posted to different medical colleges or institutions through a counseling
or seat allocationprocess based on the merit.
iii. The number of seats permitted for internship or clinical clerkship will be 7.5% of the
permitted seats in old colleges who have their students pursuing CRMI and shall be 100%
innewmedicalcolleges who do not have theirstudents doingCRMI.
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