Archive · 20 Jul 2025
NMC Faces Criticism for Medical Education Reforms
Imagine doctors go to school to learn how to help people feel better.
Now, some schools are letting people without the same training teach future doctors.
Some doctors worry this isn't fair because the new teachers might not know as much.
They're also concerned that it could make the quality of medical education worse.
They think that the people making the rules haven't done a good job, and they're worried about doctors being trained in different ways depending on where they study.
Some people also think that more experienced doctors are being left out.
NMC's TEQ 2025 Gazette allows non-MBBS graduates to teach foundational subjects in medical colleges.
Critics argue this move creates a bifurcated system with differing standards for instructors.
Non-MBBS faculty lack clinical training, NMC registration, and accountability under professional conduct regulations.
Concerns include substandard training, especially in underserved areas, and a rushed revision of faculty eligibility rules.
Some positive steps taken by NMC, such as tracking faculty attendance with biometric systems, are noted.
- Who
- Medical professionals and researchers are criticizing the NMC
- What
- Criticism over the National Medical Commission's (NMC) Teacher Eligibility Qualifications (TEQ) 2025 Gazette
- When
- Since NMC became functional in 2020
- Where
- Hyderabad
- Why
- Concerns about the quality of medical education and faculty standards
Critics of NMC
NMC (Implicitly)
Faculty Eligibility
Critics of NMC
Believe the TEQ 2025 Gazette will create a bifurcated system with varied standards for educators.
NMC (Implicitly)
The Gazette is an attempt to address the shortage of qualified teachers and expand educational access.
Quality of Education
Critics of NMC
NMC has failed to improve educational quality and is compromising standards by relaxing faculty eligibility norms.
NMC (Implicitly)
NMC is trying to implement positive changes such as implementing biometric and facial recognition systems to track faculty attendance.
- Organization
- National Medical Commission (NMC)
- Issue
- TEQ 2025 Gazette
- Main Concern
- Non-MBBS instructors
- Critic
- Dr. Anoop Singh Gurjar and Dr. Vikash R. Keshri
- Positive Measure
- Biometric attendance tracking