No More ‘Half-Baked Doctors’: NMC Scraps 2-Year PG Medical Diplomas, Over 3,300 Seats to Be Converted into MD/MS
The National Medical Commission has decided to phase out two-year PG medical diploma programmes after the 2026–27 academic year. More than 3,300 diploma seats are expected to be converted into MD/MS seats, marking a major reform in postgraduate medical education