India accused of applying unequal MBBS screening standards for foreign vs domestic graduates

The National Board of Examinations enforces strict qualifying standards for foreign medical graduates seeking to practice in India, while domestic graduates have benefited from significantly lowered NEET-PG cut-offs in recent years. This disparity has raised concerns among medical education stakeholders about declining quality standards within Indian medical institutions. Critics argue that India may be applying a double standard by holding foreign-trained doctors to tougher benchmarks than home-trained ones. A proposed solution, the National Exit Test, which was meant to serve as a common screening exam for all graduates, has been indefinitely postponed by authorities.