Himachal Pradesh Medical Council registration | Vitels Registration types, fees, documents, three-yearly renewal and contacts, from the council's own site.

To register with the Himachal Pradesh Medical Council (HPMC), create an account under New Applicant on hpsmc.org, upload the listed certificates as JPG or PNG files of up to 200kb each, and pay the fee once the uploads are complete. The council's help page says the receipt is issued once payment reaches the HPMC account, and the next steps come through the portal, email or phone. The council works under the Himachal Pradesh Medical Council Act, 2003, which provides for "a register of medical practitioners who are engaged in the practice of modern scientific system of medicine" in the state.

Which registrations does the HP Medical Council offer?

The council's Application Fee Detail page lists the services below. Amounts are in rupees as shown on the page, read on 31 Oct 2026.

The help page says an NOC is issued only when no renewal is pending and dues are cleared, and only for a specific state. A duplicate certificate needs a copy of the FIR and an original affidavit, and is issued after approval of the Executive Committee.

What documents do I need for permanent registration in Himachal Pradesh?

For Indian graduates, the council's help page lists:

• MBBS 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th year certificates
• Attempt certificate (if any)
• Provisional registration certificate and internship completion certificate (if internship was completed within the state)
• MBBS degree certificate
• Original permanent registration certificate, if any
• Affidavit, and domicile certificate or Aadhaar card (if you graduated outside Himachal)
• NOC document (if registered out of state)
• Signature specimen form, downloadable from the site

Foreign graduates add the eligibility certificate, MCI screening test report, a character, migration, NOC or no-criminal certificate, the internship permission letter from the college, and qualification certificates for years 1 to 4. Each scan must be JPG, JPEG, PNG or GIF and no more than 200kb; the site's Image Cropper tool compresses files to fit.

How do I apply online?

1. Open hpsmc.org and choose Registration, then New Applicant (Permanent / Provisional). Doctors already on the register from offline applications use Old Applicant (Offline Registered Members).
2. Fill your name, registration number, phone and email carefully; the help page says these fields appear on the certificate.
3. Upload a clear colour photograph, your signature and the listed documents.
4. Pay the fee after the uploads are submitted, and keep the receipt.
5. Wait for the council to tell you the next step through the portal, email or phone.

A notice on the home page says the council office stays closed on the second Saturday, so plan any visit around it.

How often must I renew, and is CME needed?

Every three years. Rule 3(6) of the Himachal Pradesh Medical Council (Registration) Rules, 2011 says: "Every practitioner registered under section 15 shall renew his registration after every three years, by making an application to the Registrar accompanied by the fee prescribed." The help page asks you to update your CME records on the portal before applying, which it says is free, and lists the CME certificate, the last registration or renewal certificate and a character certificate among the renewal documents.

The council's CME guidelines set how credit is awarded, for example "Two hours CME : 1 Credit hour" and four credit hours for a conference day of eight hours or more. The guidelines page we read does not state a total number of credit hours needed for renewal, so check with the council before you apply. Our renewal and CME guide compares councils.

How can a clinic or patient verify an HP doctor's registration?

The council's site shows statistics of registered doctors but no public name search on the pages we read. The NMC's Indian Medical Register page publishes "Registered Doctors with the various State Medical Councils across India" and can be searched by name, registration number, year of registration or council. See our note on the National Medical Register.

How do I contact the HP Medical Council?

The council's Contact page gives: HP Medical Council, Dulcidhum House, Folk Land Estate, near IGMC Sarai Bhawan, Lakkar Bazar, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 171001. Telephone 0177-2659771, email hpsmcshimla@gmail.com. Enquiries are taken on Monday, Wednesday and Friday between 11:00 AM and 4:00 PM.

Where must the registration number appear in my clinic?

Clause 1.4.1 of the Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations, 2002 says: "Every physician shall display the registration number accorded to him by the State Medical Council / Medical Council of India in his clinic and in all his prescriptions, certificates, money receipts given to his patients." Clause 1.4.2 limits the suffixes after your name to "recognized medical degrees or such certificates/diplomas and memberships/honours which confer professional knowledge". Put your HPMC number on the letterhead once and it carries to every prescription and receipt; our free clinic letterhead maker lays it out.

Vitels verifies a doctor's registration at sign-up and prints prescriptions on the clinic's own letterhead, with the registration number, on A4 or A5. See e-prescription software.