PwBD PG Medical Admission: The New NMC Rules

PwBD rules for PG medical admission

PwBD needs 40 per cent and a UDID card

A candidate applying under the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities category must have at least 40 per cent disability and a valid Unique Disability Identity card.

The percentage alone does not decide

The rules say the disability percentage on its own shall not confer eligibility. A Medical Assessment Board decides whether you can meet what the course asks of you.

The certificate has three possible answers

The Board marks a candidate eligible, eligible with reasonable accommodation, or ineligible. If it allows an accommodation, the certificate must spell out what it is.

A refusal must name the exact limitation

No candidate can be ruled out on diagnosis, category or percentage alone. The Board must record the limitation, the competency affected and why support was not enough.

You can appeal to the health services authority

An appeal lies to the Appellate Authority set up by the Directorate General of Health Services. Its reasoned order is final for counselling and admission.

The four groups are judged separately

Surgical specialities, other clinical ones, pre-clinical and para-clinical branches each carry their own standard. A disability ruling you out of one may still clear another.

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