HYDERABAD, 01 July, 2026: Due to the shortage of MBBS seats in India, nearly 30,000 Indian students pursue medical education abroad every year. In India, NMC-recognised medical colleges generally admit a maximum of 250 students annually to ensure academic quality and adequate clinical exposure. However, some foreign medical institutions have been admitting up to 1,500 Indian students every year, raising concerns regarding educational quality, clinical training, faculty availability, and infrastructure.
In its recent Alert Note, the National Medical Commission (NMC) advised Indian students to exercise caution before enrolling in foreign medical institutions that do not comply with the Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate (FMGL) Regulations, 2021.
At the same time, while the overall FMGE pass percentage of Indian students graduating from foreign medical institutions stands at 23.37%, graduates from Uzbekistan recorded a pass percentage of 40.37% in the FMGE December 2025 examination. This demonstrates that selecting institutions with quality education, limited student intake, adequate clinical training, and compliance with NMC regulations plays a crucial role in student success.
During the International Medical Education Conclave 2026, medical education experts, healthcare professionals, international academic representatives, students and parents concluded that the future of overseas medical education depends on quality, regulatory compliance, and structured academic partnerships between institutions. They also observed that an Integrated Indian Equivalent MBBS Programme, designed in accordance with the NMC FMGL Regulations, 2021, offers a quality, safe, and future-oriented pathway for Indian students studying abroad.
Kimyo International University offers several distinctive advantages, including recognition by the World Health Organization (WHO) and ECFMG (USA), complete English-medium instruction, its own teaching hospital, on-campus hostel facilities, a medical degree that qualifies graduates to practise in Uzbekistan in accordance with local regulations, and an affordable annual tuition fee of approximately ₹3 lakh, making it accessible to middle-class families. In addition, the University has earned a place in the QS World University Rankings, reflecting its academic excellence, and is recognised as one of the largest universities in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.
GSL Medical Institutions has also maintained a long-standing academic association with the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Tashkent State Medical University, the country’s first Government Medical University. Through this collaboration, student and faculty exchange programmes, academic support, clinical training, simulation-based learning, and the prestigious SIMULCON 2026 International Conference in Tashkent have been successfully undertaken. This experience provides a strong foundation for GSL’s academic collaboration with Kimyo International University under the Integrated Indian Equivalent MBBS Program.
Against this backdrop, GSL Medical Institutions and Kimyo International University, with NEO Coordination jointly announced the launch of the Integrated Indian Equivalent MBBS Program designed in accordance with the NMC (CBME) curriculum.
Dr. Ganni Bhaskara Rao, Chairman, GSL Group, said that the demand for MBBS education in India far exceeds the availability of seats. Although the FMGL Regulations, 2021 were introduced by the NMC to safeguard Indian students studying abroad, many foreign medical institutions are yet to fully comply with these regulations. He stated that GSL has also partnered with Kimyo International University to offer a high-quality Integrated Indian Equivalent MBBS Program, aligned with the FMGL Regulations, with an annual intake limited to 250 students.
The program will provide Indian faculty-led supplementary academic teaching, cadaveric anatomy training, Smart Lab simulation, clinical skills development, clinical observerships in teaching hospitals, specialised coaching for the FMGE/NExT examinations, and opportunities to pursue postgraduate medical education in the UK subject to eligibility and the applicable regulations of the concerned authorities.
Under this partnership, Kimyo International University and GSL Medical Institutions with NEO coordination will jointly undertake curriculum development, clinical training, faculty collaboration, research, and continuous student mentoring.
