Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Maharashtra MMC Sets Three-Month Registration Deadline For PG Medicos
The Maharashtra Medical Council has made a new rule for postgraduate medical students.
Students must get permanent registration within three months of joining their course.
This applies to medical colleges across Maharashtra.
Some students had been waiting until the end of their studies or before final exams to register.
The council said this caused avoidable delays and administrative problems.
College deans must check whether every student has completed registration.
The colleges must also tell departments and teachers about the rule.
A doctors’ residents association supported the decision and asked students to register on time.
The Maharashtra Medical Council has set a three-month deadline for postgraduate students to obtain permanent registration after admission.
The directive applies to students in government, corporation, private and deemed medical colleges across Maharashtra.
The council said some students had delayed registration until course completion or just before final examinations.
Deans must verify and monitor each postgraduate candidate’s registration status and ensure timely completion.
The Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors welcomed the clarification and urged residents to follow the deadline.
- Who
- The Maharashtra Medical Council directed medical colleges and postgraduate medical students to follow the registration deadline.
- What
- Postgraduate medical students must obtain permanent Maharashtra Medical Council registration within three months of admission.
- When
- The directive was issued in a circular dated August 27.
- Where
- The rule applies to government, corporation, private and deemed medical colleges across Maharashtra.
- Why
- The council said delayed applications created avoidable administrative difficulties and delays, especially near course completion or final examinations.
- Issuing authority
- Maharashtra Medical Council
- Deadline
- Within three months of admission
- Students covered
- Candidates admitted to postgraduate medical courses
- Institutions covered
- Government, corporation, private and deemed medical colleges
- College responsibility
- Deans must verify and monitor each postgraduate candidate’s registration status
- Previous practice
- Some students applied for registration only at the end of their course or before final examinations
- Resident doctors’ response
- The Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors welcomed the clarification