The Ukraine crisis has paved way for a variety of issues related to the Medical profession, including the admission system, Private Medical colleges owned by politicians of all parties minting money, state and central governments becoming puppets by the capitation mafia and the foreign Medical graduates failing miserably in the Foreign Medical Graduates Examination(FMGE) etc.
16.01 lakh candidates for 90,000 seats! Apart from the craving like mental conditions of many a parent wanting their wards to become doctors, the prevailing situation is also posing a real big challenge for serious contenders as well. According to recent statistics disclosed by a senior neurosurgeon with more than three decades of experience wishing to remain anonymous, "the number of students wishing to become doctors exceeds the number of seats available in India. For instance, as per the data provided by the Medical Council of India(MCI) and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, a total of 16.01 lakh candidates sat for the MBBS entrance examinations in 2021 against roughly 90,000 seats across the country recognized by the National Medical Commission"...
...Rs One crore for four and a half years course: "There are a total of 562 Medical colleges offering MBBS, out of which 286 are Government institutes 276 are private. The second reason is the prohibitive cost of doing MBBS in India. It costs more than Rs One crore for a four and a half years MBBS course in private colleges while Government Medical colleges charge only a fraction of that. But as most of the aspirants don't qualify to get seats in the government colleges and the fees in private colleges are not affordable, pursuing an MBBS degree in foreign countries like Ukraine, China, Russia, Phillippines, Newzealand etc. becomes a cheaper option. One can complete the course by spending Rs 20-25 lakhs in these countries"...
...The standards of private medical colleges, foreign medical institutes are not known: "But here the question is all these medical graduates who have studied in foreign countries have to go through the National Medical Graduation Examinations conducted by the national testing agency. Only a minuscule of these students, foreign graduates can clear the examinations. Clearing that examination is compulsory for practising in India. The standards about the private medical colleges and the foreign medical institutes, I don't know", he admits.
Parents get carried away by marketing programmes: He trying to track the trap situation remarks: "Earlier the Medical Council of India(MCI) had advised that some medical colleges abroad are good, have maintained standards and those colleges have got resources, infrastructure and teaching faculty. But ultimately it is the question of marketing about the medical colleges in the country, sponsored programmes on the regional TV Channels which will impress the parents. Ultimately, they feel education can be bought with money and one can be a doctor. How far these doctors, foreign graduates can clear the National Medical Graduates Examination or Foreign Medical Graduates Examination to be eligible for practising in India, we don't know? Less percentage of these graduates can clear the examinations.
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General merit seats dipping every year: He also has a word of caution following the developments in the medical education field: "The number of seats available in the Government medical colleges, private medical colleges for the general merit students is going less and less every year because of the reservations, minorities, economically backward, socially backward, other backward, this backward, that backward. And any student who can score on par with a general merit student is allotted a seat in the general merit category. Whereas in the general merit category the seats available keep going down every year. So the aspirations of the parents and students to be a doctor are forcing them to go to these foreign countries for medical education. Where, who, how and what can be done to resolve this issue requires a lot of discussions, thinking and proactive management by the stakeholders. That's all I can comment on that", he sums it up.
FMGE 2020- Only 9.94% of students pass!: According to the data provided by the neurosurgeon, here is an eyeopener on the Foreign Medical Graduates Examination: "The Foreign Medical Graduates Examination is conducted for candidates who have earned their medical degrees abroad but wish to practice in India. According to the official result document, out of 17,789 candidates who appeared in FMGE 2020 June session, only 1,697 or 9.94% of students have managed to pass.
FMGE December Result 2021 – Key Statistics
Along with publishing the FMGE December Result 2021, the exam authority has also released the key statistics for the national-level qualifying examination. According to the details shared, a total of 23,691 had registered for the FMGE December 2021 exam of which 23,349 appeared for the test. In terms of qualifying, a total of 5,665 candidates qualified for the exams, while the rest 17,607 failed it.
Total candidates registered: 23,691
Total aspirants appeared: 23,349
Number of candidates passed: 5,665
Number of candidates absent: 342
Number of candidates with withheld status: 77
Number of candidates failed: 17,607
-Manohar Yadavatti
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