New PG Medical Courses NMC Guidelines: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has released guidelines for inclusion of new postgraduate (PG) medical qualification. The Post Graduate Medical Education Board (PGMEB), in the latest notification, has stated that the medical colleges offering MBBS, PG, super-specialty courses will have to get approval from the concerned board before submitting formal proposal along with the requisite.
The latest notification gave reference of NMC (Recognition of Medical Qualification) Regulations, 2023 and pointed out that 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.
New PG Medical Courses: Here what NMC Guidelines say
The National Medical Commission (Recognition of Medical Qualification) Regulations, 2023, prescribes the procedure for 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".
Form for Starting of New PG Qualification
Hence, all Medical Colleges/ Institutes who wish to apply for a PG medical qualification which has not been included in the Annexure-I, II, III, IV, V and VI of Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations-2023, is requested to apply for the same in application form for starting of a new a qualification (Specialty), which is available on the NMC's website (Under "Information Desk" → "Download Application Forms NMC" → "Form for Starting of New PG Qualification" at Sl. No. 5)
The following annexure are to be attached with this application form:-
(a) Standard Assessment Form Part-A [Institutional Information common for all PG Specialities]. See Sl. No. 2 at Download Application Forms NMC. (b) Standard Assessment Form Part- B of the Parent Specialty.
Charge Colleges Rs 2.5 lakh
"All such applications should be accompanied with requisite fee of Rs 2,50,000/- plus GST @ 18% per qualification and addressed to the Post Graduate Medical Education Board," read the official notification. It further pointed out that no application shall be entertained by the PGMEB which does not come in the proper format along with the requisite fee.
New PG Medical Courses NMC Guidelines: Steps to download online
Step 1: Visit the official website (nmc.org.in).
Step 2: Go to the What's New Section.'
Step 3: Click on the 'Application for inclusion of new PG medical qualification' link.
Step 4: Download New PG Medical Course NMC Guidelines.
Step 5: Take a printout for future reference.
New PG Medical Course NMC Guidelines Direct Link: (https://shorturl.at/EDuby)