3,500 MBBS students yet to get KMC registration

Medical colleges have withheld their original documents submitted at the time of admission

Over 70 days after graduating, around 3,500 MBBS students of 2015 batch, who had got a medical seat through CET, are yet to receive their Karnataka Medical Council (KMC) registration without which they cannot practice. This is because medical colleges have withheld their original documents (marks cards) that they had submitted at the time of admission. Without the original documents, the graduating candidates cannot apply for KMC registration. Upset with this, the candidates started a Twitter and Instagram campaign #doctorsdeniedlicence; #weneedKMCregistration on Tuesday, which is gaining good traction. Medical colleges say they acted on instructions from the Directorate of Medical Education (DME) asking them to withhold the students’ documents till there is clarity on mandatory rural service.