FAQ's

The standard of higher education in Russia and Kyrgyzstan is considered to be one of the most advanced and sophisticated in the world. The degrees received here have global recognition and have topped World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) rankings.

• Nissan Study Services Consultants Private Limited (NSS) is a registered limited company incorporated under the Companies Act 1956 for promoting the admission of students for Medical Education in Russia has been serving the Indian student community from the year 2000.
• The parents are assured of high quality, and it is a professional organization having integrity and vast experience rather than a fly-by-night operator trying to offer the same services, may be at a discounted cost. The number of students who have already been enrolled through NSS and successfully studying/completed their studies serve as a testimony of the professional services offered by NSS.
• NSS has close ties with the Russian and Kyrgyzstan Universities, and the founder members of NSS have themselves completed the medical education in Russia.
• NSS also guides its students to appear for the medical qualifying exams in India, U.S.A, U.K and other countries after completion of the course.

NSS exclusively details the services that are offered, which are directly associated to the basic admission process of the student. These are detailed in the schedule of charges payable to the NSS. Any of the services which are not included in the schedule of the services provided, have to be paid by the student.

 Yes, all foreign medical Universities listed in the WHO “Directory of world medical schools” are globally recognized including the Medical Council of India, General Medical Council UK, American Medical Association USA and so on. As per the amendment to the Indian Medical Act, 1956, any Indian student intending to study medicine in any medical college anywhere in the world for a graduate medical course has to obtain an eligibility certificate from the Medical Council of India, New Delhi before joining the medical college abroad. After the successful completion of the course, the student is expected to appear for a screening test conducted by the National Board of Examination as required by the Medical Council of India prior to the registration with the Medical Council of India. More details could be obtained from the Medical Council of India either from their office in New Delhi or from their official website. The responsibility of obtaining the eligibility certificates as required by the Medical Council of India rests with the student. Not all Post Graduate courses are recognized by the Medical Council of India This would mean that you would be unable to work as a specialist in a government hospital or teach the specialization learnt. You would however, have your own private practice or work in a private hospital.

Unlike the other countries, there are no prequalifying examinations like CET, TOEFL, IELTS, etc, for admission to the Universities. The admissions are based on the 12th standard marks for the Graduate courses and as per the equivalency of the Indian graduate degree with the Russian degrees for the Post Graduate courses.

All admissions are strictly on a first come first served basis. But a basic knowledge of English is a must if student opts to join a medical course in ENGLISH medium. Students who are poor in English will have to apply for Russian Medium courses only.

If the medium of instruction for your intended course is Russian, you will receive an academic year-long preparatory course conducted in Russian before you begin your actual University studies. This course teaches you Russian in more detail and also covers the pre-requisite subjects that you need to know to begin your Medical studies.

NSS could guide the students and parents with regard to the bank loans available and also guide the students about the loan formalities. NSS could also support the student with all the documents that he or she would require from the University. However, students and parents would have to fulfill the eligibility regarding the issuance of the bank loan, and the responsibility of securing the loan would remain with the student/parent.