NMC Proposes 10 Year Completion Period for MBBS Course under New GMER Draft Regulations

NMC has proposed a major change to extend maximum completion period for MBBS course from nine to ten years. This draft amendment to Graduate Medical Education Regulations 2023 includes mandatory internship timeline. Read the guidelines, attempt limits, and details on proposed draft here.

National Medical Commission has proposed extending the maximum time to complete MBBS programme from 9 to 10 years. Under the new Graduate Medical Education (Amendment) Regulations, 2026, medicos would get a maximum duration of 10 years to finish their MBBS course. The newly issued notification has been authorised by NMC Secretary Dr. Raghav Langer. These regulations seek to substitute existing guidelines. In June 2023, the commission had reduced the final degree completion window from ten years down to nine years. The new policy will reverse that structural change.

NMC New Guidelines for MBBS: What Changes and What Remains Constant?

The proposed 10-year completion period applies from date of joining the first-year MBBS course. This overall duration includes the mandatory Compulsory Rotating Medical Internship (CRMI) period alongside the completion of curriculum.

The total time to complete MBBS has been proposed to be extended. However, the time to complete theoretical studies remains the same. The mandatory cap on the First Professional MBBS examination remains unchanged. This means students must successfully clear all their first-year medical subjects within a maximum of four attempts. 

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