MBBS graduates may have to clear NEXT to practice as a registered medical practitioner

Apart from that, the bill proposes that the state governments reserve up to 50% of seats in post-graduate courses in government colleges for doctors who have served at least three years in remote areas.

After acquiring PG degrees, medical officers may be required to serve up to three years in remote and difficult areas by state governments and Union territories. “The idea is to encourage more and more MBBS pass outs to go and practice in remote and rural areas,” the official added.

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