puducherry the national medical commission nmc has said it does not recognize nor approve medical courses done only in online modenmc secretary sandhya bhullar in a circular dated february 8 advised the students to refer to foreign medical graduates examination fmge regulations before applying or planning to seek admission in any institutions in foreign institutions including those in chinafmge is a licensure examination conducted by the national board of examinations the test is one of the mandatory requirements for an indian citizen who has a medical degree from a college outside india to practise medicine in the countrythe circular was issued after a few universities in the peoples republic of china started issuing notices for admission to mbbs programmes for the current and upcoming academic yearschina has imposed strict travel restrictions in wake of covid19 and suspended all visas since november 2020 a large number of international students including indian students have not been able to return to china to continue their studies due to these restrictions there has been no relaxation in the restrictions so far the chinese authorities have conveyed earlier that courses will be conducted onlineas per the extant rules the nmc does not recognize or approve medical courses done only by online mode also students are advised to refer to fmge regulations before applying or planning to seek admission in any institutions in china foreign institutions students are advised to exercise due diligence in choosing where to pursue medical education from said bhullar in the circular