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[ad_1] Curated By : Sukanya Nandy Last Updated: September 21, 2023, 09:06 IST The WFME recognition status has been granted for a period of 10 years to NMC (Representative image) With the National Medical Commission being granted WFME status, all the 706 existing medical colleges in India will become WFME accredited, the health ministry said The National Medical Commission (NMC), India has been granted the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) recognition status for a period of 10 years. This recognition will enable Indian medical graduates to pursue postgraduate training and practice in other countries including the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand,  the health ministry said. All the 706 existing medical colleges in India will become WFME accredited, the ministry added. “As part of this recognition, all the 706 existing medical colleges in India will become WFME accredited and the new medical colleges that will be set up in the coming 10 years will automa...

[ad_1] The online registration for NEET PG counselling will begin on July 27 and the last date to apply for Round 1 is August 1 till 12 noon (Representative Image) MCC has asked all the state counselling agencies to establish arrangements for conducting online counselling for all rounds, including stray vacancy round The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) will administer online counselling for the stray vacancy round of the National Eligibility Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET PG) 2023 for 100 per cent of seats in deemed universities. The decision by the National Medical Commission (NMC) is in accordance with Supreme Court orders. This new directive is designed to address the issue of seat blockage as well as complaints or court proceedings relating to counselling. “As per the orders of the Supreme Court, the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) of DGHS, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare shall conduct online counselling for stray vacancy round for 100% seats in deemed universi...

[ad_1] The NExT exam will also serve as a licentiate examination for the MBBS graduates to register in India to practice modern medicine. The NExT exam rules or guidelines are nearing completion and will be delivered to NMC later this month, as per reports. The Union Health Ministry has issued a warning to medical education aspirants not to believe a notification circulating on social media, which claimed that the NExT exam will be held in the second half of 2023. The fake notification floating on social media claimed that NExT will be finalised in the second half of 2023. Also, the exams will start 30 days after the publication of the schedule. One should also be aware that AIIMS will be conducting the NExT Part 1 exam, the fake notice added. “This document is reportedly floating in various social media platforms. This is Fake. Please do not share this further,” Health Ministry tweeted sharing an image of the fake notification. The National Exit Test (NExT) is a two-part exa...