• About
  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Login
Newsletter
NRI Affairs
Youtube Channel
  • News
  • Video
  • Opinion
  • Culture
  • Visa
  • Student Hub
  • Business
  • Travel
  • Events
  • Other
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Video
  • Opinion
  • Culture
  • Visa
  • Student Hub
  • Business
  • Travel
  • Events
  • Other
No Result
View All Result
NRI Affairs
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Ukrainian medical students returning to India cannot be accommodated, Centre tells SC

The Supreme Court suggested creating a website with information about compatible foreign universities.

NRI Affairs News Desk by NRI Affairs News Desk
September 17, 2022
in News
Reading Time: 4 mins read
A A
0
ukranian medical students

Source: IndiaTV

Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
Advertisements

The National Medical Commission (NMC) Act of 2019 does not contain any provisions for housing Ukrainian medical students at Indian colleges, the Centre said to the Supreme Court on Thursday, adding granting any waiver would significantly lower the quality of medical education in the nation.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in an affidavit stated, “The prayer seeking transfer of these returnee students to medical colleges in India would not only be dehors the provisions of the Indian Medical Council Act 1956, and the National Medical Commission Act, 2019, as well as the regulations made thereunder, but would also seriously hamper the standards of medical education in the country.”

It added, “It is humbly submitted that in so far as such students are concerned, there are no such provisions either under the Indian Medical Council Act 1956 or the National Medical Commission Act, 2019 as well as the regulations to accommodate or transfer medical students from any foreign medical institutes/colleges to Indian medical colleges. Till now, no permission has been given by the NMC to trade or accommodate any foreign medical students in any Indian medical institute/university.”

The affidavit also said that the aggrieved petitioners had left for other nations for two reasons: first, because they had performed poorly on the NEET Exam, and second, because medical school was more affordable there.

“It is humbly submitted that in case these students with (a) poor merit are allowed admission in premier medical colleges in India by default, there may be several litigations from those desirous candidates who could not get seats in these colleges and have taken admission in either lesser-known colleges or have been deprived of a seat in medical colleges.”

It said, “Further, in case of affordability, if these candidates are allocated private medical colleges in India, they once again may not be able to afford the fees structure of the concerned institution.” 

According to the affidavit, the Center has taken proactive steps to support Ukrainian students who have returned to their home country while balancing the need to uphold the necessary standard of medical education in the nation in consultation with the NMC, the country’s top regulatory body for medical education.

The Center asserted that the claim that Ukrainian universities refused to consider applications from students for academic mobility during their first semester of the academic year 2022–2023 is completely vague and devoid of any information about the applicant students or the universities in question.

IANS cited the affidavit in its article, “The relied upon communication, in fact, shows that the students who have taken admission in their first semester (2022-23) are not being permitted academic mobility in the first semester by the Ukrainian Institutions. It is humbly submitted that the provision of academic mobility programme was permitted only for those students who are already undergoing medical education in medical universities of Ukraine and are unable to finish such education because of disruption caused by the undergoing war.”

Advertisements

The Center stated that there are no objections to academic mobility between foreign universities for students whose studies were interrupted by the war as stated in the public notification NMC made on September 6.

The affidavit stated, “In the Public Notice dated 06.09.22, the phrase”’global mobility” cannot be interpreted to mean accommodation of these students in Indian colleges/universities, as the extant regulations in India do not permit migration of students from foreign universities to India. The aforesaid Public Notice cannot be used as a back door entry in Indian colleges/universities offering UG courses.”

A group of petitions from Indian students who had been evacuated from Ukraine and asked for permission to continue their medical studies in India received a response from the Center. One of the petitions claimed that 14,000 students’ education had been put on hold and that they were suffering from severe emotional distress. It was submitted through an attorney named Ashwarya Sinha.

On Friday, the Supreme Court made the suggestion that the Union Government establish a website with information about foreign institutions where Indian medical students who have returned from Ukraine could finish their courses in accordance with the National Medical Commission-approved academic mobility programme.

Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia’s bench made the suggestion that there should be a transparent mechanism and that the online site may provide information on the costs and the availability of seats at alternative, suitable overseas universities.

The court was considering a number of applications from students who had to leave Ukraine because of the conflict and asked to be allowed to finish their medical schooling in India. Although India cannot accept the 20,000–30,000 students, the government might utilise its resources to assist them in choosing the right international universities, the bench said orally.

The petitioners have cited a report from the Lok Sabha Committee on External Affairs from August 3 in which it was suggested that the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare consider temporarily housing Ukrainian students who have returned to private medical schools in India. The petitioners asked the Government of India and the National Medical Commission for the required action to be taken about Ukrainian students in light of the aforementioned suggestion.

Logo2
NRI Affairs News Desk

NRI Affairs News Desk

NRI Affairs News Desk

Related Posts

India USA Flags
News

Indian Americans Straddle Two Worlds With Confidence and Complexity

July 9, 2025
Scammers Steal $38.8 Million from Australia’s Migrant and Multicultural Communities in 2024
News

Scammers Steal $38.8 Million from Australia’s Migrant and Multicultural Communities in 2024

July 8, 2025
Sikh temple calls for US probe into Hindu American Foundation’s alleged links to Indian embassy
News

Sikh temple calls for US probe into Hindu American Foundation’s alleged links to Indian embassy

July 5, 2025
Next Post
hindu muslim Leicester UK

Leicester, UK gripped by Hindu-Muslim tensions, the authorities appeal for calm

anti-muslim Twitter us uk india

86% of anti-Muslim propaganda on Twitter comes from the US, the UK, and India

indian author meena kandasamy Hermann Kesten Prize

Meena Kandasamy, an Indian author to receive the Hermann Kesten Prize

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recommended

Indian-Origin Student Assaulted Brutally in Tasmania

Indian-Origin Student Assaulted Brutally in Tasmania

2 years ago
Centre for Australia-India Relations to receive $44 million funding from Albanese Government

Centre for Australia-India Relations to receive $44 million funding from Albanese Government

3 years ago
Deportation from USA

Are Indian citizens at risk of deportation in the U.S.? Over 18,000 on deportation list, data reveals

7 months ago
Vishal Jood

Federal Minister Alex Hawke faces flak over Vishal Jood statement

4 years ago

Categories

  • Business
  • Events
  • Literature
  • Multimedia
  • News
  • nriaffairs
  • Opinion
  • Other
  • People
  • Student Hub
  • Top Stories
  • Travel
  • Uncategorized
  • Visa

Topics

Air India Australia california Canada caste china COVID-19 cricket election Europe Gaza Germany Green Card h1b visa Hindu immigration India Indian Indian-American Indian-origin indian diaspora indian origin indian student Indian Students Khalistan London Modi Narendra Modi New Zealand NRI NSW Pakistan Palestine Racism Singapore student students travel trump UAE uk US USA Victoria visa
NRI Affairs

© 2025 NRI Affairs.

Navigate Site

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Contact

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Video
  • Opinion
  • Culture
  • Visa
  • Student Hub
  • Business
  • Travel
  • Events
  • Other

© 2025 NRI Affairs.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
WP Twitter Auto Publish Powered By : XYZScripts.com