NMC notice on Postgraduate Practical Examination

The National Medical Commission, through a recent notification, announced that the Postgraduate Medical Education Board has decided to permit the examiners from outside the state to participate in the Practical examination process through video conferencing.

Two internal examiners, who may be from the same Institution or from different Institutions under the same University, should be physically present, the notification further said.

The concerned Universities may decide the time and the method of method of Examination taking into consideration the pandemic situation in their area.

The decision came after the Postgraduate Medical Education Board received mails from Universities and Institutions about the issues they are facing in conducting Practical Examination in Postgraduate Courses due to the prevailing pandemic. They highlighted the fact that many teachers are declining to be examiners.