Advisory for Indian Students
This is in continuation of advisory issued by the Embassy of India on June 1, 2025.
- The Indian students desirous of studying medicine in Uzbekistan are again advised to check the credentials of their Education Consultants before engaging them. It is reiterated that the fee be paid directly to the University and the break-up of the cost be ascertained both from the University and the Education Consultant.
- Complaints are being received that some Education Consultants are charging over and above the agreed charges, for accommodation, food, and other incidental expenditure.
- Embassy is in direct touch with the authorities and universities in Uzbekistan, including:
- Tashkent Medical Academy
- Bukhara State Medical Institute
- Samarkand State Medical University
- Fergana Institute of Public Health
- Termez Branch of Tashkent Medical Academy
- Tashkent State Dental Institute
- Tashkent Pediatric Medical Institute
- Tashkent Pharmaceutical Institute
- Karakalpakstan Medical Institute
- Andijan State Medical Institute
on these issues. If there is any query, the Embassy may be contacted at cons.tashkent@mea.gov.in
- Students may also note that the Government of Uzbekistan does not issue visa for the entire duration of the degree course. Visa is issued for one year at a time and subsequently renewed. The students are also required to register with the local authority every year and also every time upon change of their residence. The penalty for late registration can be exorbitant reaching up to USD 1000.
- Students and their guardians are advised to ensure that they also check the credentials of the university before seeking admission including if they are compliant with National Medical Commission’s Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate Regulations.