MBBS Abroad: 2000 Medical Seats offered to Ukraine-returned Indian students by Uzbekistan

Struggles for Ukraine-returned Indian students only seem to be on the rise with every passing day. The Ukraine – Russia conflict has entered its 238th day and there is no end in sight. However, the futures of thousands of medical students who had to abruptly rush back putting a pause on their medical journey are in the doldrums. The solution - the Government of India and the National Medical Commission (NMC) need to look at ways to resolve the issue so that students can resume their education without having to forgo much. 

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In the meantime, at the request of the Government of India, Uzbekistan’s Medical Higher Educational Institutes (MHEIs) of the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan are providing 2000 seats to relocate Indian medical students from Ukraine by accepting the Erstwhile MCI and NMC norms (Screening test regulations 2002) and (Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate – FMGL Regulations 2021). Uzbekistan is offering two undergraduate medical programmes to Indian students. These are

• 6 years MD Diploma
• 5+1 years MBBS Degree with one-year Internship.

As per reports, the undergraduate medical programmes will be offered at an affordable cost by providing a study-and-stay-at-a-place with Indian food. Candidates would be required to appear for the FMGE/NeXT exam at the end of their course. To prepare students for the FMGE/NExT exam, Uzbekistan’s Medical Higher Educational Institutes (MHEIs) have a large modern infrastructure, a large number of teaching beds in associated government hospitals and clinics, and 30% Indian and international professors with supplementary training.

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Uzbekistan Ambassador Dilshod Akhatov has also presented the provisional admission letters to the students who have successfully passed the interview session conducted by the Higher Medical Institutes of Uzbekistan like Tashkent Medical Academy and Bukhar State Medical Institute who passed in the interview sessions.

Many medical students, mostly senior students of medicine are looking to return to Ukraine as they need to join practical classes in hospitals. A lot of students in western Ukraine cities seem to be convinced that they should join regular classes now. The academic session started in the first week of October and many Indian students are looking to return back to war-torn Ukraine.

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