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Medical colleges in India, accredited by the Medical Council of India, all title the degrees as MBBS.
In India, a medical college is an educational institution that provides medical education. These institutions may vary from stand-alone colleges that train doctors to conglomerates that offer training related in all aspects of medical care. The term is synonymous with "medical school" as used in the USA and some other countries. Now its changed and all course will be completed in 3 years including internship .
The Medical Council of India (MCI) is the statutory body for establishing uniform and high standards of medical education in India. The Council grants recognition of medical qualifications, gives accreditation to medical colleges, grants registration to medical practitioners, and monitors medical practice in India. The current chairman of Board of Governors of MCI is Dr.R K Srivastava.
The Medical Council of India was first established in 1934 under the Indian Medical Council Act, 1933. The Council was later reconstituted under the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 that replaced the earlier Act.
Following this, the Council was superseded by the President of India and its functions entrusted to a Board of Governors. The present Board of Governors was notified on 13 May 2011.
Again vide Govt. of India notification, the Council re-constituted and functioning currently
The main functions of the Medical Council of India are the following:
Establishment and maintenance of uniform standards for undergraduate medical education.
(There are concerns regarding the MCI's alleged discrimination towards foreign medical graduates and private medical college graduates.)
Regulation of postgraduate medical education in medical colleges accredited by it. (The National Board of Examinations is another statutory body for postgraduate medical education in India).
Recognition of medical qualifications granted by medical institutions in India.
Recognition of foreign medical qualifications in India.
Accreditation of medical colleges.
(Always on monetary considerations, it is alleged, with private medical colleges getting accredition even if faculties and facilities existing only on paper )
Registration of doctors with recognized medical qualifications.
Keeping a directory of all registered doctors (called the Indian Medical Register).
Registration of doctors and their qualifications is usually done by state medical councils.
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