As the war in Ukraine continues, Indian MBBS students have moved on, with some transferring to other nations under a programme offered by the Ukrainian government. The students, who were in their first year at Ukraine’s medical colleges when the war began last year, had to start afresh in Russia, but they are happy.

More than 20,000 Indian students hurriedly left their campuses after Russia waged war against Ukraine on February 24 last year. A year later, with the doors closed to pursue their MBBS in India, they scrambled to find a solution. The main reason for their disappointment were the National Medical Council (NMC) regulations, which prohibits medical students enrolled at Ukrainian institutions from completing their degrees at Indian institutes.