PGMER-23: Postgraduate Medical Students To Get 20 Days Paid Leave, Check Other Benefits
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has released the guidelines for the postgraduate medical students. The regulations called, “Post- Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2023” or ‘PGMER-23’ list details about the various postgraduate qualifications, NEXT, NEET PG, NEET SS, stipend offered to postgraduate students among others.
The following are the list of qualifications, duration of the course and components of Postgraduate Training as mentioned in the PGMER-23. Postgraduate broad-speciality Qualifications- Duration of course is 3 years/2 years Postgraduate super-speciality Courses- Duration of the course is 3 years Postgraduate diploma Courses- Duration of the course is 2 years Postdoctoral Certificate Courses- Duration of the course is 1 year Postdoctoral Fellowship (PDF) Courses- Duration of the course is 2 years DM/MCh (6 years course) – Duration of the course is 6 years
NEXT and NEET SS
Candidates willing to pursue a postgraduate broad speciality course in Medicine will be required to qualify the ‘NMC, National Exit Test Regulations, 2023’.For pursuing a super-speciality programme/course in Medicine, medical aspirants are required to secure the minimum eligible score at the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Super-Speciality (NEET- SS) conducted either by the National Medical Commission or caused to have been conducted by the National Medical Commission