New Delhi, November 02: Dental students from colleges established abroad who are awarded degrees by authorities in India can practise in the country without undergoing any screening test unlike others passing out of foreign universities, the Supreme Court has ruled.
Interpreting the Dental Council of India Screening Test Regulations 2009 rules, the apex court said the provision which mandates conduct of a screening test to students from foreign universities intending to practise in India would not apply if the degree is awarded by authorities in India.
“Though Mauras College is situated outside India, the BDS students of the Mauras College who successfully complete the course of study and pass the examination conducted by the Bhavnagar University possess the dental qualifications awarded by an authority in India.
–Agencies