India Briefs China Of New Norms For Indian Medical Students There

India has informed China of the recent stringent regulations issued by the National Medical Commission (NMC) for Indian students studying in Chinese medical colleges to get permission to practice back home and instructed authorities here to make sure that the students are qualified to comply with the new rules.

In September last, the Indian Embassy in Beijing issued a detailed advisory for prospective Indian students willing to study medicine in China warning them of pitfalls, including compulsory learning of Putonghua, poor pass percentage and strict norms to qualify to practice in India.

As per official estimates, above 23,000 Indian students are presently enrolled in Chinese universities. A majority of them were studying medicine.

After more than two years of Covid visa restrictions, China recently began issuing visas to select a number of students who can return.