How to read a recognition claim before you trust it

Start with who is making the claim

A recognition statement is only as strong as its source. A university website, an agent's brochure and an official regulator are three very different sources. Medgo shows every recognition record with the body it refers to, the exact wording of the claim, a link to where it can be checked, the date it was last checked, and who checked it.

Look for the four things that make a claim checkable

• The body — which organisation is the claim about? For Indian students this is usually the National Medical Commission.
• The exact statement — "meets programme requirements" is not the same as "is on a list".
• A source you can open — a link to the official site, not a screenshot.
• A date — rules and lists change. A claim checked three years ago may not hold today.

What the statuses in Medgo mean

• Verified — a named Medgo verifier checked the official source on the date shown.
• Pending review — someone has started checking but has not finished.
• Unverified — nobody has confirmed it yet. Treat it as a question, not an answer.
• Expired — it was verified once, but the check is now too old to rely on.

Where to check yourself

For practising in India, read the current regulations and public notices on the National Medical Commission website. To see whether a medical school is listed internationally, search the World Directory of Medical Schools. If the two disagree, or you cannot find the institution, speak to a counsellor before you pay anything.

The short version

If a claim has no source, no date, or no name attached, it has not been verified. Ask for those three things every time.