In a significant move, Union Health Ministry has approved the Medical Council of India's (MCI) recommendation for an amendment to the Indian Medical Council (IMC) Act that will empower it to hold a nationwide common medical entrance test for MBBS, BDS and post-graduate medical courses in both government and private institutions. A draft note in this regard has been circulated among the ministries concerned before it is presented to the Cabinet.
MCI had given the consent to a proposal on common medical entrance test in October last year as published on Docplexus platform in the news titled " MCI Plans Single Common Medical Entrance Test" and the matter was sent to Health Ministry for approval. The proposed amendment will pave the way for a one-country, one-medical entrance plan, for both undergraduate and postgraduate medical courses in all colleges, including private colleges and deemed…
