Ukraine MBBS: Supreme Court Asks Govt Response On Relief For Medical Students

The Supreme Court of India has recently issued a notice to the government asking about the relief measures extended to students who were pursuing medical education in Ukraine and returned to India before their final year amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict in 2022.

The bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan said that the government’s compliance affidavit shows the assistance given to final-year medical students. However, it does not mention the measures extended to students who returned before reaching their final year of the MBBS course.

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According to the affidavit, as a one-time extraordinary measure, the students who had not completed the degree were allowed to take the MBBS examination without being enrolled in any Indian medical college.

The order follows previous directions issued by the Supreme Court on the plight of students affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The order dated December 9, 2022, highlighted that many students, who had completed their semesters online after returning to India, faced challenges due to a lack of practical training.

The Court had requested the Union of India and the National Medical Council (NMC) to address the issue urgently. NMC emphasized the necessity for practical training in medical education and notified a scheme on July 28, 2022, allowing final-year students to take the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) and undergo a two-year Compulsory Rotating Medical Internship (CRMI).

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