NMC Guidelines 2025: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has initiated the creation of a national pool of assessors drawn from government medical colleges across India to conduct inspections of medical institutions, as part of preparations for the Academic Year (AY) 2026-27.
The move is aimed at strengthening oversight and ensuring compliance with medical education standards under the NMC Act, 2019
In an official communication issued by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB), Deans and Principals of all government medical colleges have been asked to invite eligible faculty members to express their willingness to serve as assessors.
A dedicated Google Form has been circulated for this purpose, with a submission deadline of 15 days from the date of the notice. (https://forms.gle/mSjMQJvkZ1WNvWiB9)
Surprise Inspections for UG and PG Programmes
According to the MARB, the assessor pool will be deployed for inspections related to undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) medical programmes, including applications for new colleges, seat increases, renewals, and compliance verification.
Join NEET News 2025 The same pool may also be utilised for additional or special inspections beyond routine UG and PG assessments
Notably, the Commission has stated that inspections may be conducted as surprise visits, underlining a shift towards real-time evaluation of institutional readiness rather than pre-scheduled inspections.
Eligibility Criteria Defined
Only faculty members eligible to serve as PG Guides under existing regulations are permitted to apply. The eligibility is to be assessed as per Section 5 of the Teachers Eligibility Qualifications (TEQ) Regulations, 2022(Section 5 specifies the experience criteria and conditions under which faculty members are formally qualified to act as postgraduate guides), and Sections 16 and 17 of the Medical Institutions (Qualifications of Faculty) Regulations, 2025 (Primarily deal with the eligibility criteria and procedures for faculty assessment and appointment, including specific conditions for new specialties, utilizing experienced non-medical faculty, and designating non-teaching government hospitals for training, all aimed at rapidly expanding the faculty pool for quality medical education and assessments)
MARB has placed the responsibility on Deans and Principals to ensure wide circulation of the notice, including personal communication to eligible faculty and display on institutional notice boards.
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Duty Status and Remuneration Assured
The Commission has clarified that both travel time and the day of inspection will be treated as on-duty for participating faculty members. All travel, lodging expenses, and remuneration will be borne by the NMC, a provision aimed at encouraging wider participation from senior faculty across states and Union Territories.
In addition to physical inspections, the assessor pool may also be used as subject experts for document scrutiny and evaluation of compliance reports submitted by medical colleges.
Strengthening Regulatory Mechanisms
Officials have emphasised that inspections are a critical mechanism for maintaining and improving the quality of medical education in the country.
The creation of a structured assessor pool is expected to bring greater consistency, transparency, and accountability to the inspection process, especially as the NMC moves towards tighter regulation of medical institutions.
The initiative comes at a time when medical education regulators are under increased criticism over infrastructure gaps, faculty shortages, and uneven quality across institutions.
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