The National Medical Commission has directed medical colleges offering PG diploma courses to apply for conversion of those seats into MD/MS broad-specialty degree seats; this move is the culmination of a policy shift that has been under way for nearly two decadeshttps://www.thehindu.com/education/nmc-to-phase-out-pg-diploma-medical-courses-explained-mbbs/article71144800.ece{}The National Medical Commission has directed medical colleges offering PG diploma courses to apply for conversion of those seats into MD/MS broad-specialty degree seats; this move is the culmination of a policy shift that has been under way for nearly two decades