India has urged students planning to pursue medical degrees in Uzbekistan to carefully check university admission conditions and ensure that educational programmes meet the country's required standards.

Speaking at a weekly briefing in New Delhi, Spokesman for the Ministry of External Affairs Randhir Jaiswal said India remains in regular contact with Uzbek officials to address concerns over the quality of medical education offered to Indian students, India Tribune reports.

He was responding to questions about a decline in the number of Indian students travelling to Uzbekistan to study for MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) degrees.

"The government is particularly focused on ensuring that our students going to Uzbekistan, including those pursuing medical studies, receive quality education that fully complies with the standards set by the National Medical Commission of India," Jaiswal said.

He stressed the importance of protecting students from fraudulent practices by unscrupulous individuals in both India and Uzbekistan who may seek to exploit them for personal gain.

In response, the Indian Embassy in Tashkent and the National Medical Commission have issued specific guidelines for students considering medical studies abroad, including in Uzbekistan. The recommendations advise prospective students to thoroughly examine study conditions and avoid signing agreements with universities before checking all relevant details.

Jaiswal urged students to familiarise themselves with the published guidelines to better understand the concerns surrounding overseas medical education.

In April 2026, India's National Medical Commission issued a separate warning about medical education abroad after identifying cases in which Indian students enrolled in private medical colleges that failed to meet regulatory requirements, lacked the necessary approvals or operated under offshore programmes.

According to the commission, such institutions may offer courses with schedules, study durations and training standards that do not comply with India's mandatory requirements.

The regulator highlighted five key criteria that future doctors must meet:

Duration of medical education;

Language of instruction;

Curriculum and syllabus;

Organisation of clinical training;

Internship requirements.

Failure to comply with these conditions could prevent graduates from registering as doctors in India, obtaining a professional licence or qualifying for medical practice, the commission warned.