Medical Council of India
Medical Council of India, which is responsible for maintaining uniform standards of both undergraduate and postgraduate studies of medicine in India, was established under the Indian Medical Council Act, 1933 in the year 1934. However, in order to meet the new challenges of medical education in India, the earlier act was repealed and a new Indian medical Council Act 1956 was enacted. It has been modified in 1964, 1993 and 2001 since then. Thus the primary responsibilities of the Medical Council of India are to maintain the uniform standards of undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, recognition of the medical institutions in our country or abroad, permanent or provisional registration of the qualified doctors and reciprocality with foreign countries in case of mutual recognition of medical qualifications. Constitution of Medical Council of India Under Section 3(1) of Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, Medical Council of India contains following members- one member from every s...