‘Idea is to reduce number of exams’

“The same exam, AIPEE, becomes an exam for both — those MBBS students who want to practice in India after studying abroad and those wanting to pursue PG courses. The benchmark remains the same. Earlier, these students had to clear a screening test and also take the PG exam to pursue post-graduate courses. The idea is to reduce the number of exams,” officials said.

A lot of students go abroad to study medicine. Those who have studied medicine in the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada are exempted from the screening test.

Medical aspirants seeking primary medical qualifications also go to China, the most favoured destination these days, followed by Russia, formerly the top choice, with Ukraine and Nepal being the other popular destinations.