Indian students enrolled in medical courses at the universities inChina staged a protest at Jantar Mantar, Delhi on May 29, 2022, demanding a return to China for practical training or to be accommodated in Indian medical colleges. These students have been attending online classes since January 2020.
The students association Indian Students in China (ISIC) and Foreign Medical Graduates Parents Association led Chalo Dilli, a pan-India assembly from 10 am to 4 pm on May 29. Students from Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Jammu, Rajasthan, Manipur and other states joined the protest.
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In early May 2022, the National Medical Commission (NMC) was directed by the Supreme Court to frame a plan of action within two months to permit foreign universities medical students to finish their practical instruction in the medical colleges of India.
Students are demanding speedy solutions to their problems. Medical education in online mode is not considered enough by NMC to allow students to practice medicine. These students are about to finish their degrees but an uncertainty lurks regarding the acceptance of the degrees by Indian authorities.
The conditions are now regular and despite the dialogue between the governments, their return to China has been stalled. Students have been requesting the Indian government to orchestrate a solution but the Chinese government is not taking any initiative to bring back the foreign students.
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More than 300 students and their parents gathered in Delhi to at least accommodate the students in Indian medical colleges for practical training till they are able to return to China or else their online degrees will be regarded as invalid.
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Source: The New Indian Express, The Indian Express
