Transfer of M.B.B.S. Students

Transfer of M.B.B.S. Students
The guidelines laid down in the University order read as 1 st paper above. The Secretary, Medical Council of India vide paper his letter read as 2 nd paper above has forwarded a copy of Graduate Medical Education Regulation 1997 dated, 17 th May 1997 and has requested the University to dispose of all cases of transfer of M.B.B.S. students strictly in accordance with the condition laid down in Chapter II para 6 of Medical Council of India Regulation, 1997.

The syndicate, at its meeting held on 26.11.1997 considered the guidelines forwarded by the Medical Council of India Vide item No.97.724, read as third paper, above and resolved that the revised guidelines issued by the Medical Council of India regarding the transfer of MBBS students be adopted for by this University, in to. The Syndicate has also resolved that transfer of BHMS/BAMS, BDS and B.Sc (Nursing) students be permitted as per existing practice in accordance with the clauses in University Ordinances. The guidelines approved by the syndicate University at its meeting held on 26.11.97 (item 97.724) are as follows:

Migration from one medical college to other is not a right of a student. However, migration of students from one medical college to another medical college in India may be considered by the Medical Council of India only in exceptional cases on extreme compassionate grounds, provided following criteria are fulfilled Routine migration on other grounds shall not be allowed.
Both the colleges, that is, one at which the student is studying at present and to which migration is sought, are recognized by the Medical Council of India.
The applicant candidate should have passed first professional M.B.B.S. Examination.
The applicant candidate should submit his application for migration complete in all respects to all authorities concerned within a period of one month of passing (declaration of results) the first professional Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) Examination.
The applicant candidate must submit an affidavit stating that he/she will pursue 18 months of prescribed study before appearing at IInd professional MBBS Examination at the transferee medical college, which should be duly certified by the Registrar of the concerned University in which he/she is seeking transfer. The transfer will be applicable only after receipt of the affidavit.
Migration during clinical course of study shall not be allowed on any ground.
All applications for migration shall be referred to Medical Council of India by college authorities. Transfer/Migration shall not be allowed directly by any institutions of University, without the approval of the council.
The compassionate grounds stipulated by the Medical Council of India are

Death of a supporting guardian.
Illness of the candidate causing disability.
Disturbed conditions as declared by Government in the Medical College area.
Cases not covered under the above regulations are to be referred to the council for consideration on individual merits. Council reserves the right not to entertain any application which is not under the prescribed compassionate grounds and also to take independent decisions where applicant has been allowed to migrate without referring the same to the Council.


Transfer of BHMS/BAMS/BDS/B.Sc. Nursing Degree Students
The revised norms issued by the University Syndicate at the meeting held in 23.7.94 are as follows:-

The transfers of BHMS/BAMS/BDS/B.Sc Nursing Degree students both Inter Collegiate & Inter-State shall be considered limited to the admissible number as per the rules of the Indian Medical Council subject to the over all strength of the college being not exceeded.
All applications for transfer of Medical students (Both Inter Collegiate and Inter-State) should be routed through the University with the prescribed fees.
In the case of Inter-State transfers only such students who have got admission on All-India Medical Entrance Examinations be and those who are the Children of Employees liable for transfer on all India basis shall be considered.
A student studying in a recognized Medical College may be allowed to migrate/transfer to a Medical College under this University.]
The migration/transfer can be allowed by the University concerned within three months after passing the Ist professional examination, as a rule.
Such transfers shall be allowed only at the commencement of the regular IInd MBBS/BHMS/BAMS/BDS/B.Sc (Nursing) course. Migration/Transfer of students during the course of their training for the clinical subjects should be avoided.
The number of students migrating/transferring from one Medical College to another Medical College during one year may be limited to the minimum so that the training of the regular students of that College is not adversely effected. The number of students migrating/Transferring to/from any one Medical College should not exceed the limit of 5% of its intake in any one Medical College in one year.
Cases not covered under the above regulations are to be referred to the Council for Consideration on individual merits.
In considering the applications preference will be given to the following categories.
Physically handicapped candidates.

Candidates belonging to scheduled caste and scheduled tribes.

Children of State Government Servants who are transferred and have to change the place of residence.

Children of Central Government Employees who are transferred.

Children of Staff of Public Sector undertaking who have been transferred to Kerala.

Candidates seeking transfer on compassionate grounds.
If there are more applications than the number of seats available the eligibility shall be decided on the basis of the total percentage of marks obtained in the Ist Professional Examination conducted by the respective Universities.
Application for Inter-University transfer of medical students shall be invited in the prescribed form as soon as the Ist Professional University Examinations results are published, and may be considered and decision taken in accordance with the above guidelines.