NCAHP Notifies Autonomous Boards and D.MRIT Diploma Rules

The National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP) under the Union Health Ministry has notified a set of measures under its parent law, the NCAHP Act of 2021, that reshape how allied and healthcare courses are judged and how practitioners get on the rolls.

Autonomous Boards and the Central Assessment Committee

The Autonomous Boards and Central Assessment Committee Regulations of 2026 place Autonomous Boards under every State Allied and Healthcare Council. A Board seats 10 to 20 members, a President among them, drawn from the recognised professional categories.

• Undergraduate and Postgraduate Boards carry standards, competency frameworks, faculty development, training and research into recognised courses, and report to the State Council.
• The Assessment and Rating Board weighs applications for recognition and Letters of Permission, inspects institutions, reviews annual disclosures, empanels assessors and puts ratings in the public domain on the State Council website.
• The Ethics and Registration Board verifies documents, recommends registration, helps keep the State register and examines complaints and violations.

Where a State has no working Council, a Central Assessment Committee of 10 to 30 members, a President included, does the same work under the Commission's supervision. The rules list the grounds on which such a member may be removed, among them conflict of interest and abuse of position, with a hearing first.

D.MRIT: a two-year diploma

On 30 September 2026 the Commission notified a competency-based curriculum for the Diploma in Medical Radiology and Imaging Technology under One Nation One Curriculum. The course runs two years, opens to students who cleared Class 12 Science with Physics, Chemistry and Biology, and carries a six-month clinical internship covering patient care, radiation safety and imaging equipment. Adoption is optional for the academic year 2026-27 and compulsory from 2027-28. The degree-level B.MRIT and M.MRIT curricula had come earlier, by a notice of 24 April 2025. In all, the Commission has now issued 20 competency-based curricula.

Registration with a UID and a QR code

The Registration of Allied and Healthcare Professionals Regulations of 2026, published in the Gazette of India on 15 September 2026, make registration the condition for practice. Every professional gets a Unique Identification number and a certificate carrying a secure QR code. State registers and the Central register synchronise in real time and stay open to public verification. Registration holds for five years and renews on Continuing Professional Development. Students on internships may take interim registration free of charge, and Indians holding foreign qualifications may register once equivalence is assessed.