Advisory issued for Indian students in China’s medical colleges

India on Monday advised all prospective Indian students to refer to the advisories on students issued by the Indian Embassy in Beijing as well as relevant regulations of the National Medical Commission (NMC) of India before exploring options to study clinical medicine programme in China.

The Embassy of India in Beijing said that it continues to receive queries from prospective Indian students as well as their parents regarding eligibility for Indian students who are pursuing clinical medicine programme in China to appear in the qualifying examination conducted by the National Medical Commission of India.

In a statement, it advised prospective students/parents to directly re-confirm all terms of reference of admission directly from the relevant university(ies) in China, before accepting such admission.

It also apprised concerned Chinese authorities and medical colleges with a request that they should ensure that all Indian students coming to China for clinical medicine programme are educated, trained and facilitated so that they can fulfill the requirements of the National Medical Commission (NMC) of India.

In this regard, it said, the students and their parents are requested to see the Gazette Notification dated November 18, 2021 by the National Medical Commission (NMC) which stated that foreign medical students must be “registered with the respective professional regulatory body or otherwise, competent to grant license to practice medicine in their respective jurisdiction of the country in which the medical degree is awarded and at par with the license to practice medicine given to citizen of that country”.

The embassy said that any student, who joins for clinical medicine programme in China after November 2021 and fails to obtain license to practice as a medical doctor in China, will be rendered ineligible to appear for Foreign Medical Graduate Examination.

The Embassy has also been receiving another related query on whether Indian students can work in Chinese hospitals in a capacity such as “assistant doctor” after completing their medical education in China but fail to obtain a medical practitioner license in China so as to enable them to earn a living and pay back education loans.

“The Embassy has formally approached relevant Chinese authorities to confirm existence of such an option. The Embassy will share any information, when received from the Chinese side, in its social media handles,” it stated.

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