Archive · 11 Nov 2025
Foreign Medical Graduates Protest NMC Over Delayed Eligibility Certificates
Imagine you've finished medical school in another country and want to be a doctor in India.
To do that, you need a special paper, called an eligibility certificate, from a government group called the NMC.
But the NMC hasn't given these papers to many students for a year or two, even though they are supposed to.
This is like telling someone they can't take an important test because their permission slip is lost!
The students are upset because this means they can't get their license to practice medicine in India.
They've even protested outside the NMC's office to ask for help.
They also mentioned some other rules that are making things difficult.
They hope the government will step in and help them get their certificates and permission to work.
Hundreds of Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) protested outside the NMC office demanding eligibility certificates.
FMGs allege the NMC has failed to issue certificates for 1-2 years, a 'systemic failure' violating its own guidelines.
The delay prevents graduates from sitting for the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE), necessary for a medical license in India.
The All FMGs Association (AFA) urged the Ministry of Health to intervene and questioned the 1-2 year verification time.
Protesters also sought a one-time exemption from the Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate (FMGL) 2021 regulations.
- Who
- Hundreds of Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) and the All FMGs Association (AFA)
- What
- Protested demanding the issuance of long-pending eligibility certificates and raised concerns about 'systemic failure' and delayed verification processes by the NMC.
- When
- Recent (implied by 'earlier this month' and ongoing nature)
- Where
- Outside the National Medical Commission (NMC) office in India
- Why
- The NMC's alleged failure to issue eligibility certificates for 1-2 years, violating its own guidelines and preventing graduates from taking the FMGE for medical licensure in India.
Foreign Medical Graduates
National Medical Commission (NMC)
Issuance of Eligibility Certificates
Foreign Medical Graduates
NMC has failed to issue eligibility certificates for 1-2 years, causing significant delays and depriving graduates of opportunities to appear for the FMGE.
National Medical Commission (NMC)
The NMC's process for issuing certificates is not detailed in the article, but implicitly is a slow and potentially inadequate process according to the graduates.
Adherence to Guidelines
Foreign Medical Graduates
The NMC is ignoring its own guidelines by not issuing certificates within the stipulated time.
National Medical Commission (NMC)
The NMC's adherence to its own guidelines is not stated in the article, but the graduates claim they are being ignored.
FMGL Regulations 2021
Foreign Medical Graduates
Seek a one-time exemption from the FMGL 2021 regulations due to challenges faced by graduates, particularly from the Philippines.
National Medical Commission (NMC)
The article does not provide the NMC's stance on the FMGL 2021 regulations or the request for exemption.
- Organization Protesting
- All FMGs Association (AFA)
- Number of Graduates Affected
- Hundreds
- Issue
- Delayed issuance of eligibility certificates by NMC
- Required Exam for License
- Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE)
- Specific Regulation Mentioned
- Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate (FMGL) 2021
- Location of Protest
- Outside the National Medical Commission (NMC) office