Days after Narendra Modi’s comment on Indian students studying in Ukraine, Union parliamentary affairs minister Pralhad Joshi today claimed about “90% of Indians who study medicine abroad fail to clear qualifying exams in India”.
“This is not the right time to debate why students are moving out to study medicine,” he told Times of India.
Those who pursue MBBS abroad are mandated to pass Foreign Medical Graduates Examination (FMGE) to be able to work as doctors in India, according to the rulebook.
On efforts being made to evacuate Indian students from Ukraine, he said India has deployed additional staff at its embassy there to ensure their safe return.
On rumours that Indians are being targeted in the war-torn country after India abstained from voting at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Joshi said the government is yet to verify such videos being shared on social media.
However, he admitted that students are facing trouble and unable to get food and water, particularly in Kharkiv and Kyiv. “We are in touch with the Ukraine government and Russia daily basis, and we will soon bring all students back home,” he said.