Srinagar, Apr 3: MBBS aspirants beware: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has alerted students and parents planning to pursue undergraduate medical (MBBS-equivalent) courses abroad to check the credentials of the colleges they select.
The warning comes particularly for colleges in Uzbekistan, many colleges in which, according to the commission, fail to meet the Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate (FMGL) Regulations, 2021. The parents and students in Kashmir have been warned to avoid unverified agents or intermediaries offering “guaranteed” admissions outside the NEET process.
It warned that they must also ensure that they do not pay any fees without confirming the institution’s status.
The commission said that it was important to consult the NMC website or Indian diplomatic missions for the latest updates. It said that the risk of pursuing MBBS from colleges not meeting NMC criteria was grave and such medical graduates might get disqualified from registration and practice in India.
The NMC advisory issued on April 1, 2026, references earlier public notices of August 8, 2023, and November 22, 2024, an advisory of May 19, 2025, and an alert of July 21, 2025.
These notices issued by the Under-Graduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB) of the NMC, have spelt out the concerns about private medical colleges abroad that do not fail in meeting the Indian standards on curriculum, training, and duration. The latest alert has flagged institutions in Uzbekistan like Bukhara State Medical Institute (BSMI), Samarkand State Medical University (SSMU), Tashkent State Medical University (TSMU), and TIT Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore.
TIT is satellite campus of TSMU Termez Branch. The notice has been issued after Indian Embassy in Tashkent flagged that the admissions in these institutes exceeded the approved intake capacity.
In addition, there was inadequate hands-on clinical training, and also the medium of instruction was not English. There have also been complaints of malpractice by agents and private contractors facilitating admissions.
The NMC has clearly said, “It has come to the notice of the commission that several Indian students continue to seek admission in private medical colleges abroad that do not comply with the prescribed regulations. Such institutions often follow curricula, timelines, and training standards that are not aligned with those mandated in India.”
Any deviation “may result in disqualification from obtaining registration in India,” it said.
