MCC clarifies NRI quota eligibility and document requirements for 2026-27 counselling

MCC clarifies NRI quota eligibility and document requirements for 2026-27 counselling

The Medical Counselling Committee issued a notice on 27 May 2026 addressed to candidates who claim NRI or OCI status, or want their nationality converted from Indian to NRI for UG/PG counselling in academic year 2026-27. The notice references the Supreme Court order in W.P. No. 13393 of 2007 (Anshul Tomar vs. State of M.P.), which sets out who qualifies as an NRI sponsor for medical seats reserved under the NRI quota.

Under the Court’s criteria, a student qualifies for NRI quota seats if their mother or father is an NRI ordinarily residing abroad. First-degree relations (real siblings) also qualify. Beyond that, extended relatives such as paternal or maternal uncles and aunts, grandparents, and first-degree cousins can sponsor a student, but only if they are NRIs ordinarily residing abroad, have acted as the student’s guardian, and produce documentary evidence and an affidavit confirming this.

MCC has specifically stated that during counselling, it will seek evidential proof and legal documents confirming that the sponsor is a bonafide legal guardian under the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890. If you plan to apply under the NRI quota with a sponsor other than a parent, prepare these documents well in advance: proof of the sponsor’s NRI status, proof of ordinary residence abroad, guardianship documents under the 1890 Act, and a supporting affidavit.

Source: mcc.nic.in