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THE INDIAN MEDICAL COUNCIL ACT, 1956, THE THIRD SCHEDULE
(See Section 13)

PART-I
Recognised Medical Qualifications granted by Medical Institutions not included in the first Schedule

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University of Medical Institution or Licensing Authority	Recognised Medical Qualification	Abbreviations
College of Physicians and Surgeons, Bombay	Licentiate of the College of Physicians and Surgeons	L.C.P.S. (Bom)
	Fellowships of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Bombay in Midwifery and Gynaecology	F.C.P.S. (Mid. and Gynae.)
	Ophthalmology and Diplomas of the said College in Pathology and Bacteriology	F.C.P.S. (Ophthal.) D.P.B. (Dip. In Path. and Bact.)
	Gynaecology and Obstetrics and Child Health	D.G.O. (Dip.in Gyn. & Obst.) D.C.H. (Dip. In Child Health)
These qualifications shall be recognised Medical Qualifications only when they are held by persons holding any other medical qualifications specified in this schedule.
State Medical Faculty of Bombay	Licensed Medical Practitioner	L.M.P. (Bom)
State Medical Faculty of Bengal	Licentiate of the Medical Faculty, Bengal	L.M.F. (Bengal)
This qualification shall be recognised medical qualification only when granted before the 15thAugust, 1947.
State Medical Faculty of West Bengal	Licentiate of the Medical Faculty, West Bengal	L.M.F. (W. Bengal)
	Licentiate in Medicine & Surgery (Nat.) (West Bengal)	L.M.S. (Nat.) (W.Bengal)
	Certificate of qualification by the State Medical Faculty under Article 6-C of the Statutes of the State Medical Faculty, (West Bengal).	Certificate under Article 6-C (W.B.)
	Certificate of qualification by the State Medical Faculty under Article 6-D or Article 6-E of the Statutes of the State Medical Faculty, (West Bengal).	Certificate under Article 6-D or 6-E (W.B.)
Government of Bengal	Licensed Medical Practitioner (Campbell Medical School)	L.M.P. (Campbell Medical School)
	Diploma of Medical College (Bengal)	Dip.Med.Coll.(Bengal)
	Licensed Medical Practitioner (Dacca Medical School)	L.M.P. (Dacca Medical School)
	This qualification shall be recognised Medical Qualification only when granted before the 15th August, 1947
	Diploma of Medical College, Calcutta	Dip. Med.Coll. Calcutta.
State Medical Faculty of Uttar Pradesh	Fellow of the State Medical Faculty (U.P.)	F.S.M.F., (U.P.)
	Member of the State Medical Faculty	M.S.M.F. (UP)
	Licentiate of the State Medical Faculty	L.S.M.F. (UP)
State Board of Medical Examination, U.P.	Licensed Medical Practitioner, UP	L.M.P. (U.P.)
East Punjab State Medical Faculty	Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery	L.M.S. (East Punjab)
This qualification shall be recognised one only when granted on or after the 15th August, 1947 to a person other than any person referred to in the entry relating to East Punjab State medical Faculty in the First Schedule, provided he had passed the pre-medical examination.
State Medical Faculty of Punjab	Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery	L.M.S. (Punjab)
This qualification shall be recognised one only when granted to a person referred to in the entry relating to S.M.F. Punjab in the First Schedule, provided he had passed the pre-medical examination.
State Medical Faculty of Punjab	Fellow of the State Medical Faculty (Punjab)	F.S.M.F. (Punjab)
	Member of the State Medical Faculty (Punjab)	M.S.M.F. (Punjab)
	Licentiate of the State Medical Faculty (Punjab)	L.S.M.F. (Punjab)
Govt. of Punjab	Licensed Medical Practitioner (Lahore)	L.M.P. (Lahore)
This qualification shall be a recognised medical qualification only when granted before the 15thAugust, 1947.
Hyderabad Government	Licentiate in Medicine & Surgery (Osmania)	L.M. & S. (Osmania)
	Licensed Medical Practitioner (Hyd.)	L.M.P. (Hyderabad)
Government of Mysore	Licenced Medical Practitioner (Mysore)	L.M.P. (Mysore)
Mysore Medical School	Licenced Medical Practitioner (Mysore Medical School)	L.M.P. (Mysore Medical School)
Andhra University	Licentiate in Medicine & Surgery (Andhra U.)	L.M.& S. (Andhra U.)
Assam Medical Examination Board.	Licenced Medical Practitioner (Assam)	L.M.P. (Assam)
	Licenced Medical Practitioner (B.W. Medical School, Dibrugarh)	L.M.P. (B.W. Medical School, Dibrugarh)
Board of Examiners, Medical College, Madras	Licenced Medical Practitioner (Madras)	L.M.P. (Mad)
	Diploma in Medicine & Surgery	D.M.S.(Madras) Lic. Apoth.(Madras)
(C.P.or M.P.) Medical Examination Board	Licenced Medical Practitioner (C.P. or M.P.)	L.M.P. (C.P. or M.P.)
Orissa Medical Examination Board	Licenced Medical Practitioner (Orissa)	L.M.P. (Orissa)
Bihar & Orissa Medical Examination Board	Licenced Medical Practitioner (Bihar & Orissa)	L.M.P. (Bihar & Orissa)
	Licenced Medical Practitioner (Temple Medical School, Patna)	L.M.P. (Temple Medical School, Patna)
King Edward Hospital Medical School, Indore	Diploma or certificate in Medicine and/or Surgery	Diploma or Certificate in Medicine and/or Surgery
Rangoon University	Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery	L.M.& S.( Rangoon U.)
This qualification shall be a recognised medical qualification only when granted before the Ist April, 1937.
Burma Medical Examination Board	Licenced Medical Practitioner	L.M.P. (Burma)
This qualification shall be a recognised medical qualification only when granted before the Ist April, 1937.
Aligarh University	Diploma in Ophthalmology	D.O. (Dip. In Ophthalmology), Aligarh University
This qualification shall be a recognised medical qualification only when held by a person holding any other medical qualification specified in this Schedule.
Punjab University	Diploma in Tuberculosis Diseases	D.T.D. (Punjab)
This qualification shall be a recognised medical qualification only when held by a person holding any other medical qualification specified in this Schedule.
Ecole de Medicine, Pondicherry	Diploma de Ecole Medicine, Pondicherry	D.E.M.P.
Medico-Surgical College, Nova-Goa, Punjim	Diploma of Licentiate of the Medico Surgical College, Nova-Goa	Medico-Surgeon, Goa
Ecole de Medicine de, Pondicherry	Diploma of 'Officer de Sante'	Dip. 'Officer-de-Sante'
Govt. of Madras	Diploma in Medicine and Surgery	D.M.S. (Madras)
This qualification shall be a recognised medical qualification only when granted on or before 31stDecember, 1970
East Punjab State Medical Faculty	Licentiate of the East Punjab Medical Faculty	L.S.M.F. (East Punjab)
This qualification shall be a recognised medical qualification only when granted on or before 15thAugust, 1947.
Government of Orissa	Diploma in Modern Medicine and Surgery	D.M.S.M. (Orissa)
Government of Kerala	Diploma in Medicine and Surgery	D.M.S. (Kerala)
State Medical Faculty of Gujarat	Licensed Medical Practitioner	L.M.P. (Gujarat)
Government of Andhra Pradesh	Diploma in Medicine and Surgery	D.M.S. (Andra)
PART II Recognised Medical Qualifications granted by Medical Institutions Outside India not included in the Second Schedule
M.D. (Berlin)
M.D. (Paris)
M.D. (Amsterdam)
M.D. (Freiburg, Germany)
M.D. (Vlenna)
M.D. (Tornoto, Canada)
M.D. (Heidelberg)
M.B.B.S. (Dacca)
M.D. (Bonn)
M.B.B.S. (Celyon)
M.D. (Munich)
M.B.B.S. (Karachi)
M.B.B.S. (Sydney-New South Wales-Australia)
M.D. (Minnesota-U.S.A.)
M.D. (Geneva-Switzerland)
Doctoris in Medicine et Chirurgia (Diploma) (Santo Tomas University Manila, Philippines)
L.M.F. Licentiate of the Medical Faculty East Pakistan (East Pakistan)
M.D. (Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.)
M.D. (Royal Hungarian University of Sciences of Peter Pazmany, Budapest, Hungary)
M.D. (Semmellweiss Medical University), Budapest, Hungary
L.M.F. (East Bengal) Licentiate of Medical Faculty of East Bengal
M.D. (Duesseldors)
M.D. (Erlangen)
M.D. (Frankfurt am Main)
M.D. (Glessen)
M.D. (Goettingen)
M.D. (Kiel)
M.D. (Koeln)
M.D. (Hamburg)
M.D. (Mainz)
M.D. (Marburg)
M.D. (Muenster)
M.D. (Tuebingen)
M.D. (Wuerzburg)
M.D. (Saarbrucken)
Doctor-en-Medicina Y. Chirurgaia (University of Madrid, Spain)
M.D. (Hahnemanna Medical College and Hospital of Philadelphia), Pennsylvanla, U.S.A.
M.D. (Temple University, Philadelphia, U.S.A.)
M.D. (Padova, Italay)
M.D. (Rome, Italy)
M.D. (Milan, Italy)
M.D. (Parma, Italy)
M.B.B.S. (Institute of Medicine, I, Rangoon)
M.B.B.S. (Institute of Medicine III, Mandalava)
M.B.B.S. (Sind) West Pakistan
M.B.B.S. (Rajshahi) East-Pakistan
M.D. (Genova-Italy)
M.D. (Leipzig)
Diploma ‘Arts’ (Physician) Nijmegen University, (Netherlands)
L.M. & S. (Rangoon University) – This qualification shall be a recognized medical qualification when granted or after 1st April, 1937.
L.M.P. (Burma) (This qualification shall be a recognized medical qualification when granted or after 1st April, 1937)
M.B.B.S. (Mandalaya)
M.D. (University of Innsbruck, Austria)
M.D. (Tulane university) U.S.A.
L.S.M.B. (Burma)
M.D. (University of Catholique de Lifie), France
M.D. (University of Naples, Italy)
M.B., Ch.B. (Markerere University, College of East Africa)
M.B., Ch.B. (University of Alexandrla) U.A.R.
M.D. (University of Graz) Austria
M.D. (Loyola University) Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago U.S.A.
M.B.B.S. (Punjab University) West Pakistan
M.B.B.S.(University of Cattolica) Rame Italy
M.D. (Louvian) Belgium
M.D. (Manila) Philippines
L.M.S. (Licentiate of the State Medical Faculty, Sind) West Pakistan
L.M.S. (Ceylon)
M.D. (University of East Philippines)
M.D. (Aachen University) Germany Federa Republic
M.D. (Hannover Medical Hochschule University), Germany Federal Republic
M.D. (Boschum. University), Federal Republic of Germany
M.D. (University of U.L.M), Federal Republic of Germany
M.D. (St. Louis University) U.S.A.
M.D. (University of Basel), Switzerland
M.D. (University of Philippines), Manila
M.D. (University of Modena), Italy
F.R.C.S (Canada)
["Zeugnia Uben die Arztilch Prufund" University of Bonn Federal Republic of Germany]
Facharzt for Radiologische Diagnostik, University of Rostock, Federal Republic of Germany
M.D. Lousiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, U.S.A.
Certificates/Diploma of the following approved examining Boards of U.S.A.
American Board of Paediatrics
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
American Board of Dermatology
American Board of Radiology
American Board of Urology
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Pathology
American Board of Ophthalmology
American Board of Otolaryngology
American Board of Surgery
American Board of Anaesthesiology
American Board of Plastic Surgery
American Board of Neurological Surgery
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
American Board of Preventive Medicine
Boards of Thoracic Surgery (An affiliate Board of the American Board of Surgery)
Candidate of Medical Science (USSR) in Medicine awarded by the Institute of Therapy of the Academy of Medical Sciences of USSR.
Facharzt Fuer Chirugie (Specialist Surgeon) West Germany
Facharzt Fuer Gynaekologie (Specialist in Gynaecology) West Germany
Facharzt Fuer Innera Frankheiten(Specialist in Internal Medicine) West Germany
F.R.A.C.S. (Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons)
M.C.P.A. (Membership of the College of Pathologists of Australia)
Diploma of Certificate ‘D’ Studs Specialist ‘D’ of Medicine Electro-Radiologie (Certificate of Special Studies of Medical Electro-Radiology) Paris-France
F.R.C.P. (Canada)
Diploma in Psychiatry (Mc Gill Univ.) Montreal, Canada.,
Candidate of Science (Doctor of Philosophy) in Medicine-Branch Plastic Surgery, Hungary awarded by Hungarian Academy of Medical Sciences, Budapast.
Facharzt Fuerk Kinderheilkunde Children Specialist) West Germany
F.F.A.R.C.S. (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) – This qualification is recognized only when granted after examination.
M.D. (University of Bern. Switzerland)
L.L.M.R.C.P. (Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Ireland)
L.L.M.R.C.S. (Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Ireland)
“Staatexman” (University of Tubingen, West Germany)
M.D. (Far Eastern University) Manila, Philippines
M.D. (University of Ottawa, Canada)
M.B., Ch.B.		(University of Birmingham, U.K.)
M.D.
Ch.M
M.B., Ch.B.		(University of. Bristol, U.K.)
M.D.
Ch.M
M.B., B.Chi.		(University of. Cambridge, U.K.)
M.D.
M.S. Chi.
M.B.B.S.		(University of. Durham, U.K.)
M.D.
M.S.
M.B., Ch.B.		(University of. Leeds, U.K.)
M.D.
Ch.M
M.B., Ch.B.		(University of. Liverpool, U.K.)
M.D.
Ch.M
M.Ch. Orth.
M.B.B.S.		(University of. London, U.K.)
M.D.
M.S.
M.B., Ch.B.		(University of Manchester, U.K.)
M.D.
Ch.M
M.B., B.Ch.		(University of. Oxford, U.K.)
D.M.
Ch.M
M.B., Ch.B.		(University of. Sheffield, U.K.)
M.D.
Ch.M
M.B., B.Ch.		(University of. Wales, U.K.)
M.D.
M.Ch.
M.B., Ch.B.		(University of. Aberdeen, U.K.)
M.D.
Ch.M
M.B., Ch.B.		(University of. Edinburg, U.K.)
M.D.
Ch.M.
M.B., Ch.B.		(University of. St. Abndrews, U.K.)
M.D.
Ch.M.
M.B., Ch.B.		(University of. Glasgow, U.K.)
M.D.
Ch.M.
M.B., Ch.B.		(Queen’s University of. Belfast, U.K.)
M.D.
M.Ch.
M.A.O.
L.R.C.P.		(Royal College of Physicians of London, U.K.)
M.R.C.P.
F.R.C.P.
M.R.C.S.		(Royal College of Surgeons of England, U.K.)
F.R.C.S.
L.M.S.S.A.		(Society of Apothecaries of London, U.K.)
L.S.A.
L.R.C.P.		(Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, U.K.)
M.R.C.P.
F.R.C.P
L.R.C.S.		(Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, U.K.)
F.R.C.S.
L.R.C.P.S.		(Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow U.K.)
M.R.C.P.
F.R.C.P.
F.R.C.S.
F.R.C.P.S.
M.B., Ch.B.		(University of New Castle Upon Tyne, U.K.)
M.D.
Ch.M
M.B., Ch.B.		(University of Dundee, U.K.)
M.D.
Ch.M
M.R.C.P.		(Royal College of Physicians of United Kingdom)
Dip. Psych.		(University of Edinburgh, U.K.)
D.P.M.
M.R.C.O.G.		(Royal College Obstetricians & Gyanecologists, London, U.K.) (Royal College of Pathologiests, London, U.K.)** ** Provided that this qualification has been awarded after qualifying at an examination.
M.R.C. (Path.)
F.R.C.(Path.)
D.O.M.S.		(Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, U.K.) *Provided that this qualification has been awarded after qualifying at an examination.
D.O.
D.P.M.
F.F.A.R.C.S.		(Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, U.K.)***
M.R.C. (Psych.)		(Royal College of Psychiatrists London, U.K.) *Provided that this qualification has been awarded after qualifying at an examination.
These qualifications granted in United Kingdom shall be recognized medical qualifications when granted on or before 11th November, 1978.
M.B.B.Ch. (National University of Ireland).
M.D. (University of Florence, Italy).
M.B.B.S. (University of West Indies), Mona, Kingston, Jamaica.
M.D. (University of Bulgrade), Yugoslavia.
M.D. (Faculty of Medicine and Stomatology), Yugoslavia.
M.D. (Medical Faculty, Nis), Yugoslavia.
M.D. (Medical Faculty, Novi Sad), Yugoslavia.
M.D. (Medical Faculty, Rijeka), Yugoslavia.
M.D. (Medical Faculty, University of Sarajevo), Yugoslavia.
M.D. (Medical Faculty, University of Skoplje), Yugoslavia.
M.D. (Medical Faculty, University of Zagreb), Yugoslavia.
M.B.B.Ch. (University of Ain Sham), United Arab Republic.
M.B.B.Ch. (University of Cairo), United Arab Republic.
Approbation Als Arzt (Karl-Marx University, Leipzig), Eastern Germany.
M.D. (Pahalavi University, Shiraz), Iran.
Diploma in Medicine and Surgery (Faculty of Medicine of the Cervenko Higher Institute of Medicine, Sofia) Bulgaria.
“Physician” medical Academy, Sofia, (Higher Institute Education, Sofia).
‘Physician’ Medical Academy, Sofia, (Higher Medical Institute, Plovdiv.)
‘Physician’ Medical Academy, Sofia, (Higher Medical Institute, Varna).
M.B.B.S. (Chittagong University), Bangladesh.
M.A.N.Z.C.P. (Membership Examination of the College of Psychiatrists of Australia and New Zealand).
M.D. (University of Cologne), Kolin, West Germany.
M.D. (Charles University, Prague, Katerinsha), Chechoslovakia.
M.D. (J.E. Prkyn University, Bmo) Czechoslovakia. (Granted on or before 31st December, 1992).
M.D. (University of Bologna, Italy).
M.P.H. (John Hopkins University, U.S.A).
M.P.H. (Harvard University, U.S.A).
M.P.H. (California University, U.S.A).
M.P.H. (Colombia University, U.S.A).
M.B.B.S. (U.Institute of Medicine (II), Rangoon), Burma.
M.D. (University of Azarabadegan, Tabriz), Iran.
M.D. (Martin Luther university, Halle, Eastern Germany).
M.P.H. (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, U.S.A)
Diploma Physician (University of Zurich, Switzerland).
‘Doctor of Medicine’, (University of Komensky, Bratislava Czechoslovakia). (Granted on or before 31st December, 1991).
M.B.Ch. B. (University of Zambia), Lusaka
Staatexaman. (University of Cologne, West Germany)
“Medicocirujano” (Universisad National Autoname-De-Mexico).
“Arzt Fuer Anaesthesia or Anaesthesist”, (West Germany)
“Bestallung-Alsiazt” (University of Keil, West Germany) These medical qualifications shall be recognized medical qualifications for the period upto 31st day of December, 1992.
Diploma in Child Health, (D.C.H.) Kabul University
M.B.B.S. (University of London, U.K). This qualification shall be a recognized medical qualification when granted on or after 12th November, 1978.
M.B.Ch. B. (University of Sheffield, U.K.) This qualification shall be a recognized medical qualification when granted on or after 12th November, 1978.
M.B.B.S. (University of Malaya) Malaysia This qualification shall be recognized medical qualification when granted on or before 31st December, 1992).
M.D. (Physician) Lvov the order of the People’s Friendship State Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.
M.D. (Davao Medical School Foundation) Davao City, Philippines (Ateneo de Davao University, Davao City, Philippines.)
M.D. (Physician) (Moscow Medical Stomatological Institute) Moscow, U.S.S.R..
M.D. (Physician) (Leningrad Sanitary Hygiene Institute)
M.D. (Physician) (Degesten Medical Institute)
M.B.B.S. (College of Medicine, University of Lagos) Lagos, Nigeria.
M.B.B.S. (Ahmadu Bellow University, Zaria), Nigeria.
M.B.B.S (College of Medical Sciences, university of Benin), Benin City, Nigeria.
M.B.B.S. (College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan), Nigeria.
Ganeesheer-specialist in Inwendige Ganeeskunde, Katholike University, leuven, Balgium Facharzt Fur Urologie, University of Vienna, Austria.
M.B.B.S. (University of Nigeria), Nsukka.
Doctor of Medicine and Surgery (University of Studies), Pavia, Italy.
M.D. (Timisoara Institute of Medicine), Romania.
M.B.Ch.B. (University of Baghdad), Iraq.
M.B.B.s. (University of Khartoum) Sudan.
N.D. (University of Rostov), G.D.R.
Diploma De Docteurean Medicine, Algeria.
M.D. (University of Kabul), Afghanistan.
M.D. (University of Kabul), Afghanistan.
M.D. (University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersy), U.S.A.
M.B.B.S. (University of Papua New Guinea), Boroka.
M.D. (University of Pecs), Hungary.
M.D. (Medicine and Surgery), University of Catania), Italy.
Doctor Medicine, M.D. (St. George’s University School of Medicine),Grenada, West Indies.
Physician (Warsaw Medical Academy), Poland.
Diploma of Physician, Medical Academy in Gdensk, Poland.
Physician M.B. (Bachelor of Medicine), Medical Academy, Sofia, (Higher Medical Institute) Pleven Bulgaria.
M.D. (Albert Szen Gyorgyi Medical University), Hungary. These qualifications shall be recognized medical qualifications when granted upto 16thSeptember, 2001.
“Certificate in Geeneesheer, Specialist in deoogheelkunde” (Ghent University), Belgium.

First Name	Changed Name
M.D. ‘Physician’, (Patrice Lumumba Friendship university, Moscow), U.S.S.R.	M.D. ‘Phyasician’ (Russian People’s Friendship University, Moscow), U.S.S.R.
M.D. ‘Physician’ (First Moscow Medical Institute), U.S.s.R.	M.D. ‘Physician’ (The Sechenov First Moscow Medical Institute), U.S.S.R. M.D. ‘Physician’ (Moscow Medical Academy of Russia), U.S.S.R.
M.D. ‘Physician’ (First Leningard Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.	M.D. ‘Physician’ (1st I.P. Pavlov medical Institute of Leningard), U.S.S.R.
M.D. ‘Physician’ (Crimea Medical Institute in Simferopol), U.S.S.R.	M.D. ‘Physician’ (The Crimea State Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.
M.D. ‘Physician’ (Vitebsk Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.
M.D. ‘Physician’ (Volgograd Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.
M.D. ‘Physician’ (Rostov Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.	M.D. ‘Physician’ (The order of People’s Friendship Rostov State Medical University), U.S.S.R.
M.D. ‘Physician’ (Stavropol Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.	M.D. ‘Physician’ (Stavropol Medical Academy), U.S.S.R.
M.D. ‘Physician’ (Kalinin Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.	M.D. ‘Physician’ (Tver State Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.
M.D. ‘Physician’ (Kuban Medical Institute in Crasnadar) U.S.S.R.	M.D. ‘Physician’ (Kuban State Medical Academy), U.S.S.R.
M.D. ‘Physician’ (Irutsk Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.
M.D.’Physician’ (Voroshylovgrad Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.	M.D. ‘Physician’ (The Lugansk Medical Institute), U.S.S.R. M.D. ‘Physician’ (The Lugansk Medical University), U.S.S.R.
M.D. ‘Physician’ (Donetsk Medical Institute, U.S.S.R.
M.D. ‘Physician’ (Zaaporozhye Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.
M.D. ‘Physician’ (Lvov Medical Institute, U.S.S.R.	M.D. ‘Physician’ (Lvov the order of People’s Friendship State Medical University), U.S.S.R.
M.D. ‘Physician’ (Vinitsa Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.	M.D. ‘Physician’ (Vinitsa State Pirigov Memorial Medical University), U.S.S.R.
M.D. ‘Physician’ (Minks Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.
M.D. ‘Physician’ (Odesa Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.	M.D. ‘Physician’ (Odessa Pirogov Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.
M.D. ‘Physician’ (Tashkent Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.	M.D. ‘Physician’ (2nd Tashkent Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.
M.D. ‘Physician’ (Tedjik Medical Institute in Dushanbe), U.S.S.R.	M.D. ‘Physician’ (Tajik Abuali Ibn Sino State Medical University Dushanbe), U.S.S.R.
M.D. ‘Physician’ (Alma-Ata Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.	M.D. ‘Physician’ (Almaty Medical Institute) U.S.S.R.
M.D. ‘Physician ‘ Yerevan Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.
M.D. ‘Physician’ (Kharkov Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.	M.D. ‘Physician’ (Kharkov State Medical Institute)
M.D. ‘Physician’ (Azaarbajan Medical Institute in Baku), U.S.S.R.	M.D. ‘Physician’ (Azarbaijan Medical University in Baku), U.S.S.R. M.D. ‘Physician’ (Azerbaijan N. Narimanov Medical University), USSR.
M.D. ‘Physician’ (State Medical Institute, Kiev), U.S.S.R.	M.D. ‘Physician’ (O. Bogomolets Ukrainian State Medical University), U.S.S.R.
M.D. ‘Physician’ (Second Moscow Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.	M.D. ‘Physician’ (Second Moscow State Pirogov Medical Institute), U.S.S.R. M.D. ‘Physician’ (National Medical University of Russia), U.S.S.R.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) in Medical Sciences (Patrics Lumumba Firendship University), Moscow, U.S.S.R.*
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences (First Moscow Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.*	Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Medical Sciences. (The Sechenov First Moscow Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences (First Leningard Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.*	Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) in Medical Sciences (1st I.P. Pavlov Medical Institute of Leningard), U.S.S.R.
Doctor of Philosphy (Ph. D.) in Medical Sciences (Crimea Medical Institute of Simferopol), U.S.S.R.*	Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences (The Crimea State Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Medical Sciences (Vitebsk medical Institute), U.S.S.R.*
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences (Volgograd Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.*	Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences (The order of People’s Friendship Rostov State Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences (Stavropol Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.*
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences (Kalinin Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.*	Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences (Ivar State Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences (Kuban medical Institute in Crasnadar), U.S.S.R.*
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences (Irkutsk Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.*
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences (Voroshy Lovgrad Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.*	Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences (The Lugansk Medical Institution), U.S.S.R.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences (Donetsk Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.*
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Medical Sciences (Zaaporozhye Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.*
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences (Lvov Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.*
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences (Vinitsa Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.*
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences (Minks Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.*
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences (Odessa Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.*	Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences (Odessa Pirogov Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences (Tashkent Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.*	Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Medical Sciences (2nd Tashkent Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences (Tedjit Medical Institute in Dushauba), U.S.S.R.*
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences (Alma-Ata Medical Institute, U.S.S.R.*
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences (Vrevan medical Institute), U.S.S.R.*
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences (Kharkov medical Institute), U.S.S.R.*
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences (Azaarbajan Medical Institute in Bakn), U.S.S.R.*
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences (State Medical Institute, Kiev), U.S.S.R.*
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences (Second Moscow Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.*	Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences (Second Moscow State Pirogov Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences (Moscow medical Stomatological Institute), U.S.S.R.*
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences ((Leningrad Sanitary Hygienic Institute), U.S.S.R.*
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences (Dagastan Medical Institute), U.S.S.R.*

*The Postgraduate medical qualification Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences awarded by Supreme Attestation Commission, Moscow (U.S.S.R.) to students sponsored by National Medical Commission or to other students fulfilling the minimum eligibility criteria for admission to undergraduate courses in India and admitted in the Institutions of erstwhile U.S.S.R. for undergraduate or Postgraduate courses upto 1989 shall be recognized medical qualification.