New Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has initiated the process for the creation of an Assessor Pool to conduct inspections of medical colleges across the country.
In this regard, the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) has invited eligible faculty members from Government Medical Colleges and Institutions to express their willingness to serve as assessors for upcoming inspections.
According to the official communication dated December 26, 2025, the move follows a public notice issued earlier on December 22, 2025, wherein MARB outlined plans to begin inspections for the Academic Year 2026–27. These inspections will cover applications related to Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) medical courses, as well as any additional inspections deemed necessary by the Board.
The Medical Assessment & Rating Board
(MARB) carries out inspection of Medical Colleges in accordance to the
MARB Regulations made under NMC Act 2019. “It is to intimate that
MARB will start the inspection process in due course for Academic Year
(A.Y.) 2026-27 for various UG and PG applications for which faculty
from various Government Medical Colleges will be engaged as
Assessors for conducting the inspections. The same group of
assessors may be used for any additional inspections conducted by
MARB other than UG and PG applications,” the notice read.
ensuring and enhancing the quality of medical education in India.
Since, NMC would be conducting surprise inspections of various
medical colleges the willing faculty of your esteemed Medical College
will be engaged for this purpose.
The travel time for the inspections, as well as the day of inspection, will be treated as on duty. The travel and lodging expenses and renumeration will be borne by the NMC.
Accordingly, all the eligible faculty of Government Medical Colleges/Institutions are requested to give their willingness through the above google link within 15 days from the date of this notice.
“In view of the above, you are requested to share the below
mentioned Google form with your faculty who are eligible to become a
PG Guides (refer Section 5 of TEQ-22 and Section 16 and 17 of Medical
Institutions (Qualifications of Faculty) Regulations, 2025 ) for seeking
their willingness to become associated with NMC for the task of
conducting inspection of Medical Colleges from time-to-time. It will be
the responsibility of all Dean/Principals of all Government Medical
Colleges to share this communication with each eligible faculty by way
of personal circulation and displaying on College Notice Boards.
Further, it is to be noted that the pool of assessors may also be used as
experts for evaluation/scrutiny of documents/report w.r.t. medical
colleges,” the NMC notice to Deans and principals of medical colleges stated.
To view the full official notice, click the link mentioned below-