New Delhi: Giving a much-needed relief to the Indian students doing medical courses in Ukraine and could not complete their internship owing to war, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has permitted such students to apply in India to complete their internships.

The statement issued by NMC says that “ there are some Foreign Medical Graduates with incomplete internship due to compelling situations which are beyond their control such as COVID-19 and war etc. They can apply in India for completing their internship”.

However, the relaxation comes with the radar that those wishing to complete the internship must clear the Foreign Medical graduates examination (FMGE) first.

The statement further added that considering the agony and stress faced by these foreign medical graduates. Their application to complete the remaining part of the internship in India is considered eligible. Accordingly, the same may be processed by State Medical Councils provided that the candidates must have cleared FMGE before applying for completion of internship in India”, the statement said.

The decision of the government will be of great help to the students who are now returning to India and uncertain about going back to Ukraine for completing the course.

According to the sources, the decision was already under process, coincidently it came at the time of the Ukraine crisis.

Meanwhile, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has also written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya regarding the fate and future of all MBBS students studying in Ukraine.

The letter said that a large number of students had taken admission in medical colleges of Ukraine. They were at various stages of their course. Now since they are forced to return to India due to war. IMA is worried about their future, the letter said.