Tamil Nadu Medical Council registration guide TNMC services, physical verification, doctor search and contact details.

To practise modern medicine in Tamil Nadu you register with the Tamil Nadu Medical Council (TNMC), apply on its online portal, and then attend a physical verification of your original documents. The council's portal describes TNMC as "the statutory body established under the Tamil Nadu Medical Registration Act, 1914" that "regulates medical practitioner registrations, professional conduct, and issues certifications including Good Standing and CME". One thing to know first: the address on the NMC's list of state councils, tnmedicalcouncil.org, showed a parked domain when we checked on 31 Oct 2026. The council's working portal is tamilnadumedicalcouncil.org, the domain its official email addresses use.

What registrations and certificates does TNMC offer?

The doctors' menu on the TNMC portal lists these services. We could not read a published fee table on the portal, so confirm the fee there or with the council before you pay.

The portal also has forms for extension of CRRI (the term it uses for internship), change of institution during CRRI, correction of name, father's name or date of birth, and updating your entry in the state medical registry.

How do you apply for TNMC registration?

1. Register as an individual user on the TNMC portal (tamilnadumedicalcouncil.org) and sign in.
2. Choose the application, fill in your details and upload the documents it asks for.
3. If a document is missing or unclear, the council says its officials "will enable a modification so you can upload the missing or corrected document"; the application moves only once everything is uploaded.
4. When the application is approved, TNMC emails you a physical verification appointment. Check spam folders if it does not arrive, and keep your application number ready if you contact the council.
5. Attend with your originals. Registration is not completed until they are verified.

Which documents does TNMC ask for?

The portal shows the upload list for each application after you sign in. The council's FAQ publishes the list for the Provisional Eligibility Certificate that foreign medical graduates apply for:

• Identity proof (Aadhaar, passport, voter ID or driving licence) and a recent passport-size photograph on a white or blue background, in formal dress
• Class 10 and Class 12 mark sheets, and the NEET score certificate
• NMC eligibility certificate and FMGE screening test certificate, if applicable
• University degree certificate and mark sheets, with English translation and Indian Embassy attestation where applicable
• Attested passport abstract, copy of all passport pages and visa documents

We could not read a published list for Indian graduates applying for UG (MBBS) registration, so follow the checklist the portal shows when you apply.

Does TNMC registration need renewal and CME credit hours?

The portal has a "Renewal in the State Medical Registry" service and records CME credit hours against each doctor, with forms for teaching faculty, PG students, exemption for senior citizens and for illness, and carrying a shortage of credit hours to the next block year. The pages we could read did not state the renewal period or the number of credit hours required, so check your certificate's validity date and the portal's renewal form. Our guide to registration renewal and CME credits explains how CME credits work across states.

How do you verify a doctor's TNMC registration?

Use Doctor Search on the TNMC portal and search by TNMC registration number or by the doctor's name. The council's FAQ says the result shows registered qualifications, earned credit hours, any disciplinary proceeding in process or punishment, or that the doctor is deceased. The NMC's Indian Medical Register search covers doctors registered with every state council. See our glossary entry on the National Medical Register.

How do you contact the Tamil Nadu Medical Council?

• Address: No. 959 and 960 Poonamallee High Road, Purasaiwakkam, Chennai 600084
• Phone: 044-26265678; alternate 044-65865678
• Email: contact@tamilnadumedicalcouncil.org
• Monday to Friday, 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM, except public holidays; enquiries about foreign graduate applications from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Where must your TNMC registration number appear?

In your clinic and on every prescription, certificate and receipt. 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 allows only recognised degrees and qualifying diplomas or memberships after your name. Vitels prints prescriptions on your own letterhead, A4 or A5, with your registration number, and verifies that registration when you sign up. Our free clinic letterhead maker helps you lay out the header.