The National Medical Commission (NMC) sets the rules in its Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate Regulations, 2021. They apply to everyone who joined a foreign university after 18 November 2021. Break one and the degree may not let you practise in India.
The rules
- Qualify NEET before going. The score is valid for three years.
- Study at least 54 months of the medical course, all at one university.
- Complete a 12-month internship at the same university.
- Study in English for the whole course.
- Be eligible for a licence to practise in the country where you studied.
- Clear FMGE in India (NExT once it applies to foreign graduates), then do a 12-month internship in India.
Recent updates
- March 2026: NMC clarified that online classes count only if made up with physical attendance at the university.
- April 2026: NMC warned that students at some Uzbek institutions were not getting hands-on training because teaching was not in English.
- April 2026: NExT had still not been applied to foreign medical graduates, so FMGE continues.
Changing country or university midway can disqualify a student. Choose carefully the first time.
Always check the latest notices at nmc.org.in.