NMC (India)
Definition
The National Medical Commission, established under the NMC Act 2019, replacing the Medical Council of India. Comprises four boards (UGMEB, PGMEB, ARB, EMRB). The EMRB maintains the National Medical Register and handles disciplinary proceedings. The UK equivalent is the General Medical Council (GMC); the US equivalent is state medical licensing boards.
- Full name
- National Medical Commission
- Established
- NMC Act, 2019
- Replaced
- Medical Council of India
- Boards
- UGMEB, PGMEB, ARB, EMRB
- UK equivalent
- General Medical Council
Common questions
Which NMC board handles complaints against doctors?+
The Ethics and Medical Registration Board (EMRB) maintains the National Medical Register and conducts disciplinary proceedings, separate from the education-focused boards (UGMEB, PGMEB, ARB).
How does the NMC differ from the Medical Council of India it replaced?+
The NMC split the single-body MCI structure into four specialised boards under the NMC Act 2019, intended to separate education standards, registration and ethics functions the MCI had combined.
Related terms
- BNS § 106
- Section 106 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, reproducing the substance of IPC § 304A (causing death by negligence). Sub-section (1) applies...
- Bolam Test
- The UK standard for medical negligence from Bolam v. Friern Hospital Management Committee (1957) 1 WLR 582: a doctor is not negligent...
- Bolitho Qualification
- The qualification to Bolam from Bolitho v. City and Hackney HA (1997) 4 All ER 771: the responsible body of medical opinion...
- Helling V. Carey (1974)
- Washington Supreme Court case in which ophthalmologist Thomas Carey was held negligent for not performing tonometry on a patient under 40, despite...
- Jacob Mathew Test
- The framework from Jacob Mathew v. State of Punjab (2005) 6 SCC 1 for criminal medical negligence under IPC § 304A (now...
- Martin D'Souza Safeguard
- The procedural protection from Martin D'Souza v. Mohd. Ishfaq (2009) 3 SCC 1 requiring that before registering a criminal case against a...
- Montgomery V. Lanarkshire (2015)
- UK Supreme Court case replacing the Bolam test on risk disclosure with a patient-centred test: a doctor must take reasonable care to...