GOVT of India reiterates non-recognition of degrees PoK Medical Colleges
These students had enrolled themselves in these medical colleges in 2011. In August 2020, the NMC had announced its decision not to grant students' enrollment in PoJKL colleges.
Srinagar: The J&K government Govt of India has warned students and parents at J&K to stop seeking admission to Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) medical college, saying the qualifications will not be accepted by authorized authorities in India.
The notice prepared by the Department of Health and Medical Education today is a preliminary notice issued by the National Medical Commission, the accrediting and regulatory authority for all medical and registration courses in India. www.jk.gov.in
GOVT reiterates non-recognition of degrees PoK Medical Colleges
As the notice states, “Any qualifications obtained from medical colleges located within the illegal occupations of India will not give a person permission to register under the Indian Medical Council Act 1956 to use modern medicine in India.”
It may be noted that no doctor can prescribe drugs in India until they are registered with the NMC.
J & K’s Executive Secretary for Government, Health and Medical Education Vivek Bharaj said the announcement was intended to remind people of the consequences of being admitted to medical colleges unknown to the NMC Govt of India.
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GOVT reiterates non-recognition of degrees PoK Medical Colleges
He said he was unaware of the admissions made to the colleges by J&K students.
“It is important for students to know in advance that they will have a problem if they do not follow the rules,” he said.
As a precaution, the reason for the decision was cited for the lack of recognition of Pakistani medical colleges occupying Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh.
“That all the UT states of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh are an integral part of India … Therefore, any medical institution in the Pakistani territory requires permission and approval under the IMC Act 1956,” reads the notice while stating that Pakistan has illegal law again. forced labor in the area.
The notice is issued ‘In the Public Interest to Parents and Students at the J&K Government Department of Health and Health Education’. Govt of India
GOVT reiterates non-recognition of degrees PoK Medical Colleges
In 2017, the Medical Council of India (MCI) had barred the first group of Kashmiri students from newly formed PoK medical colleges from going to India for medical examinations.
These students had enrolled themselves in these medical colleges in 2011. In August 2020, the NMC had announced its decision not to grant students’ enrollment in PoJKL colleges.
