Indian Medical Council Act : Recognition of medical qualifications granted by Universities

Indian Medical Council Act,1956

Act No : 102

Section : Recognition of medical qualifications granted by Universities ofmedical institutions of India.

11. Recognition of medical qualifications granted by Universities of medical institutions of India. (1) The medical qualifications granted by any University or medical institution in India which are included in the First Schedule shall be recognised medical qualifications for the purposes of this Act. (2) Any University or medical institution in India which grants a medical qualification not included in the First Schedule may apply to the Central Government to have such qualification recognised, and the Central Government, after consulting the Council, may, by notification in the Official Gazette, amend the First Schedule so as to include such qualification therein, and any such notification may also direct that an entry shall be made in the last column of the First Schedule against such medical qualification declaring that it shall be a recognised medical qualification only when granted after a specified date.