In exercise of overall powers conferred by the National Medical Commission Act, 2019 vis a vis medical education in general and specifically by sub section

3557 GI/202 6 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART III—Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 326] NEW DELHI, MON DAY, MAY 18, 2026/VAISAKHA 28, 1948 s 1947 CG-DL-E-22052026-272809 NATIONAL MEDICAL COMMISSION NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 18th May, 2026 “Graduate Medical Education (Amendment), Regulations 2026” No. U-14021-8-2023 -UGMEB .—In exercise of overall powers conferred by the National Medical Commission Act, 2019 vis -à-vis medical education in general and specifically by sub -section (1) of section 24; and sub-section (h), (i), (j), (k), (o), (p), (q), (r), (s) of sub -section (2) of section 57 of the said Act, the National Medical Commission hereby makes the following draft Regulations to amend the “Graduate Medical Education Regulations 2023” namely - 1. (i) These Regulations may be called the “Graduate Medical Education (Amendment) Regulations, 2026” (ii) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the “Graduate Medical Education Regulations”, 2023, in the proviso to clause 21 of CHAPTER V: COMPETENCY BASED DYNAMIC CURRICULUM AT UNDER GRADUATE LEVEL: ’Provided under no circumstances the student shall be allowed more than four (04) attempts for first year (First Professional MBBS) and no student shall be allowed to continue undergraduate medical course after nine (09) years from the date of admission into the course’ Shall be substituted as under: 'Provided under no circumstances the student shall be allowed more than four (04) attempts for first year (First Professional MBBS) and no student shall be allowed to continue undergraduate medical course after ten (10) year of joining the first MBBS course (including continuous rotatory medical internship)’. Dr. RAGHAV LANGER , Secy . [ADVT. -III/4/Exty./ 95/2026-27] The principal regulation was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, PART III - Section 4, dated 02 June, 2023 vide NMC Notification No U -14021 -8-2023 -UGMEB. The National Medical Commission proposes certain amendment to “Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2023. The draft regulation amending the regulation in the proviso to clause 21 of chapter V has been prepared and approved by the competent authority following due procedure and is hereby published for information of all stakeholders likely to be affected thereby and notice is hereby given that the said draft Regulation (amendment) shall be taken into consideration on or after the expiry of a period of thirty (30) days from the date on which the copies of the Gazette of India containing these draft Regulation (amendment) are made available to public. Objections and suggestions which may be received from any person within the period specified above will be considered by National Medical Commission. Objections and suggestions if any, may be addressed to the Deputy Secretary (UGMEB), NMC, Room No. 106, Cabin No. 127 B, National Medical Commission, Pocket -14, Sector -8, Dwarka, Phase -1, New Delhi -77 and sent by email at ([email protected] ) in the prescribed format attached below: The objections and suggestions be sent only on the above e -mail ID and the objections/suggestions received in any other means i.e physical or through other modes will not be entertained. The draft notification will be available on National Medical Commission’s website: https://www.nmc.org.in Format for seeking suggestions/comments Sl. No. Name & Address of the Person/Organization contact number, email ID Relevant section in the draft Notification on which comments are being provided Comments/Suggestions Rationale Remarks Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.