Medicine in the United Kingdom (MBBS/MB BS)

Does a United Kingdom medical degree qualify?

NMC's Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate Regulations, 2021 set conditions for an Indian licence after a foreign primary medical qualification, including at least 54 months of study, 12 months of internship in the same foreign medical institution, and eligibility for registration to practise in the country of training. This is a regulatory criterion, not confirmation that a named school is recognised.

Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE), also called the Screening Test

The Government of India identifies FMGE as the screening test for registration to practise in India after obtaining a primary medical qualification overseas. NMC's Screening Test Regulations require a screening test for an Indian citizen seeking provisional or permanent registration after a foreign primary medical qualification.

National Exit Test (NExT), or another test mandated by NMC for the applicable cohort

For graduates governed by the Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate Regulations, 2021, NMC lists clearance of NExT or another test mandated by NMC as a condition for permanent registration. This condition should not be read as proof that every foreign-graduate cohort must take both FMGE and NExT.

No separate named examination

NMC's registration guidance says that a foreign medical graduate who clears FMGE and fulfils the stated criteria may receive provisional registration from a State Medical Council for a 12-month internship or the balance period, as applicable.

No separate named examination

For graduates governed by FMGL Regulations 2021, permanent registration requires a supervised internship in India for at least 12 months. NMC's Screening Test Regulations also describe permanent registration after the required one-year internship for eligible candidates.

No separate named examination beyond the applicable licensing-test requirement

Permanent registration is the registration that permits independent practice of modern scientific medicine in India. A foreign medical graduate may not practise in India without permanent registration under FMGL Regulations 2021.

Does a United Kingdom medical degree qualify?

PM&DC's policy for Pakistani students seeking undergraduate foreign medical admission requires them to verify that the institution is on the PM&DC list, obtain a PM&DC student registration certificate before study, and pass the National Registration Examination for full PM&DC registration after qualification. This is not confirmation that any named school is recognised.

MDCAT where applicable; no additional named examination for the certificate

Before accepting study at a foreign undergraduate medical or dental institution, the PM&DC policy requires the student to obtain a PM&DC Student Registration Certificate and verify that the institution is on PM&DC's list.

No separate named examination

A Pakistani foreign medical or dental graduate with an undergraduate qualification from a foreign university or institution recognised by PM&DC may be granted provisional registration to undertake a house job after the granting institution verifies the qualification.

National Registration Examination (NRE)

Passing NRE is mandatory for full registration for Pakistani foreign graduates. The official NRE medical syllabus states that eligible candidates must pass both its theory and Clinical Skills Examination components separately.

No separate named examination

PM&DC requires a minimum one-year, assessed, hands-on clinical internship, foundation year, or house job in an approved hospital or institution for conversion of provisional registration to full registration.

No separate named examination beyond NRE

For Pakistani foreign graduates, full registration depends on satisfying the NRE requirement and the mandatory training requirement associated with provisional registration.

Does a United Kingdom medical degree qualify?

MDCN says it will not recognise graduates who complete unregulated clinical rotations outside the country where their university is domiciled, or who study medicine online. Its notice says graduates are expected to be registrable to practise in the country of training; this is not confirmation of recognition for a named university.

Primary-source verification (PSV)

MDCN says foreign-trained Nigerian medical and dental graduates seeking registration in Nigeria, including people sitting the MDCN assessment examination, may apply for primary-source verification of their credentials through DataFlow.

MDCN Assessment Examination (application route; individual applicability must be confirmed)

MDCN lists Assessment Examination as an online application service and provides its application route. The cited notice does not say that every foreign-trained graduate must sit or pass it, so the individual requirement must be confirmed with MDCN.

No separate named examination at this step

MDCN states that newly graduated medical and dental practitioners must complete 12 uninterrupted months of housemanship at an MDCN-accredited training centre to be eligible for full registration.

No separate named examination at this step

MDCN identifies completion of the accredited 12-month housemanship requirement as the condition for eligibility for full registration.

Annual practising licence

MDCN says registered practitioners must pay the prescribed annual practising fee and that practising without paying it is an offence under section 14 of the MDCN Act.