Uttar Pradesh Medical Council registration guide UPMC registration types, fees, documents, NOC for other-state doctors and verification.

Anyone practising modern medicine in Uttar Pradesh must first register with the Uttar Pradesh Medical Council (UPMC), and applications are made online on the council's portal. The council's FAQ says that "as per the provisions of section 21 no person in the territory of Uttar Pradesh is entitled to practice in the system of modern scientific medicine (allopathy) directly or indirectly without getting prior medical registration". UPMC's fee page says the council "is established under section 4 of the U.P. Medical Act III of 1917". The FAQ adds that doctors registered with the national council still need state registration wherever they practise. What follows is what the council's website showed on 31 Oct 2026.

What registrations does UPMC offer, and what do they cost?

UPMC offers provisional registration (before internship), permanent registration, registration of additional (postgraduate) qualifications, NOC, good standing certificates, duplicate certificates and corrections. Its fee page lists these amounts:

The fee page notes that you need permanent MBBS registration with UPMC before you can register an additional qualification. The FAQ asks postgraduate students to register with UPMC before starting their course, and every intern to hold provisional registration first: "Internship will not be held valid without Provisional Registration."

Which documents do you need for UPMC permanent registration?

For doctors who did MBBS in Uttar Pradesh, the council's enclosure list asks you to submit:

• Printout of the applicant's copy of the online form, on A4, and the fee transaction details
• Provisional registration certificate (original)
• High school certificate as proof of date of birth (photocopy)
• Internship completion certificate (original)
• All MBBS marksheets and your Aadhaar card (photocopies)
• Coloured photograph and signature on the form, attested by the principal or dean of your medical college

A council notice dated 21 Apr 2026 tells medical colleges that permanent registration has moved to a new online portal: students apply online, and the college verifies their documents and uploads the internship completion certificate signed by the principal, so that registration can be issued online.

If you are already registered with another state council, the list changes: a photocopy of that registration certificate, the original NOC issued by that council, internship completion certificate, MBBS marksheets, degree or provisional degree, high school certificate and Aadhaar. Your photograph can be attested by your college principal, the CMS of the internship hospital, the CMO of the district on your Aadhaar, or an SDM or ADM. The list says to bring the printed form and documents to the council "within a period of one month".

Does UPMC registration need renewal or CME credits?

Not at present. Asked about the procedure for renewal, the council's FAQ answers: "At present there is no provisions of renewal of medical registration in the Uttar Pradesh Medical Council, Lucknow." UPMC does accredit CME programmes and records CME credit points, and the FAQ asks doctors to clear credit hours deposited against their registration, but the pages we read did not tie credit hours to keeping your registration. Our guide to registration renewal and CME credits compares states that do require renewal.

How do you verify a UPMC registration?

Use Search Registration on the UPMC website (upmedicalcouncil.org/SearchRegistration.aspx), which looks up a doctor by registration number. The council also offers a paid verification service at ₹1,000. Nationally, the NMC's Indian Medical Register search covers doctors registered with every state council, by name, year, registration number or council, though NMC notes the data is being updated. See our glossary entry on the National Medical Register.

How do you contact the UP Medical Council?

• Address: 5, Sarvpalli Mall Avenue Road, Lucknow 226001
• Phone: 9151024461; helpline 8400955546 (from the council's 21 Apr 2026 notice)
• Email: upmedicalcouncil@upsmfac.org
• Website: upmedicalcouncil.org

Where must your UPMC registration number appear?

In your clinic and on every prescription, certificate and receipt you give a patient. 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, which matters in UP because the council's FAQ says postgraduate qualifications must be registered before you use them in practice. Vitels prints prescriptions on your own letterhead, A4 or A5, with your registration number, and verifies that registration at sign-up. Our free clinic letterhead maker helps you set the header.