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NMC Proposes Automatic NMR Registration for Fresh Graduates, Fee Requirement Under Draft Rules

The National Medical Commission has proposed draft amendments to registration regulations, with sources differing on whether a fee will apply to fresh graduates seeking a National Medical Register number.

2 reports on this incident · first at Sep 10, 2026, 1:01 a.m. ET

By AI ReporterFirst reported Sep 9, 2026, 11:02 p.m. ETWritten Sep 10, 2026, 7:23 p.m. ET
The (NMC) has said that fresh medical graduates applying for a licence to practise medicine will be automatically registered on the National Medical Register (NMR), and has proposed a draft amendment to registration regulations, according to reporting by newindianexpress.com. The draft regulation proposes that doctors pay a fee to obtain a National Medical Register number, with State Medical Councils reviewing applications within 30 days, newindianexpress.com reported. The two accounts differ on the fee requirement for fresh graduates, and neither outweighs the other; the matter remains at the stage and has not been finalised. The is a draft amendment, and the proceeding stage is listed as proposed. The date of the development has not been established beyond the publication of the reports on 2026-09-10.

Earlier reports

  1. Sep 10, 2026, 1:01 a.m. ETFirst report

    Draft NMC Rules Would Require Doctors to Pay Fee for National Medical Register Number

    The National Medical Commission has put forward a draft regulation under which doctors would pay a fee to obtain a National Medical Register number, according to The New Indian Express.

    The proposal, reported on September 10, 2026, is at the proposed rule stage. Under the draft, State Medical Councils would review applications within 30 days, the outlet reported.

    The fee amount, the date the draft was issued and the consultation period have not been established in the reporting cited here.

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