NMC allows Indian students from Ukrainian universities to complete medical education in other countries.

Indian medical students who had returned from conflict-torn Ukraine would now be permitted to transfer to institutes abroad and finish their degrees. Since the degree will only be granted by the parent Ukrainian university, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has decided to recognise the academic mobility scheme provided by Ukraine to enable these students to finish their education.

The NMC Act mandates that students attending foreign medical institutions complete their education at a single university in order to be eligible for a degree. The academic mobility programme offered by Ukraine has been taken into consideration by the Commission in consultation with the Ministry of External Affairs, according to the public notice released by NMC on Tuesday. It was indicated that this programme is a temporary relocation to other universities around the world.

However, according to the official NMC announcement, the degree will be granted by the parent Ukrainian university. According to the public notice, “The Commission hereby transmits its no-objection for academic mobility programme in respect of Indian medical students studying in Ukraine provided that other criteria of Screening Test Regulations 2002 are fulfilled.”