Medical Council of India (MCI) has made it compulsory for NRI students to appear for medical entrance test to get admission to MBBS colleges. Now, the council is planning to replicate the same in post-graduation course. According to Medical Council Act, NRIs in post-graduation are given admission to medical colleges based on their scores in the science board examination. But this system led to several cases of corruption and malpractices. So, last week MCI decided to introduce an examination for NRIs in order to bring more transparency to the admission process, sources said.
"Cracking medical entrance test is tough. Students work really hard to get through the test. So when NRI students get admission without any effort, it seems unfair. Even tough the NRIs pay more, there needs to be some parameter to gauge their eligibility. So, we have decided to make entrance test compulsory for MBBS admission. We have plans of implementing the same method for PG admissions," said amember of Gujarat MCI. Most experts opine that it would help in brining standardization. "This exam will focus on merit of the applicants. Medical colleges will get to know the standard of the applicants," said ex-president of Gujarat Medical Association Dr Vidyut Desai.
"Cracking medical entrance test is tough. Students work really hard to get through the test. So when NRI students get admission without any effort, it seems unfair. Even tough the NRIs pay more, there needs to be some parameter to gauge their eligibility. So, we have decided to make entrance test compulsory for MBBS admission. We have plans of implementing the same method for PG admissions," said amember of Gujarat MCI. Most experts opine that it would help in brining standardization. "This exam will focus on merit of the applicants. Medical colleges will get to know the standard of the applicants," said ex-president of Gujarat Medical Association Dr Vidyut Desai.
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