NMC issues notification for inclusion of new PG medical qualification

Only after the receipt of a suitable reply from the board, the concerned medical college or institute may submit the formal proposal along with the requisite fee.

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Medical colleges intending to start a new postgraduate (PG) medical course like MD/MS, DM/MCh, PDF, PDCC or six-year DM/MCh will have to seek guidance from the PG Medical Education Board (PGMEB) for starting the new course. Only after the receipt of a suitable reply from the board, the concerned medical college or institute may submit the formal proposal along with the requisite fee.

The National Medical Commission (Recognition of Medical Qualification) Regulations, 2023, prescribes the procedure for the inclusion of new medical qualifications. As per the regulation “Any medical institution conferring an undergraduate or postgraduate or super-specialty medical qualification may apply to the concerned board, along with such documents and information, for inclusion of any new medical qualification, which is not already included in the list”.

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“Hence, all medical colleges/ institutes who wish to apply for a new PG medical qualification which has not been included in the Annexure-l, Il, III, IV, V and VI of Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations-2023, is requested to apply for the same in the application form for starting of a new a qualification (Specialty), which is available on the NMC’s website,” the NMC notification read.

The following annexures are to be attached to the application form

(a) Standard Assessment Form Part-A (Institutional Information common for all PG Specialities).

(b) Standard Assessment Form Part- B of the Parent Specialty.

All such applications should be accompanied with requisite fee of Rs 2,50,000 plus GST @ 18 per cent per qualification and addressed to the PGMEB.

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The PGMEB will not entertain any application which does not have a proper format along with the requisite fee.