How to check a PMC registration

The Punjab Medical Council sits in Medical Education Bhawan at Sector 69, Mohali, and registers doctors of modern medicine for Punjab. Its site, punjabmedicalcouncil.com, is the one the NMC lists. Chandigarh, a union territory, does not appear on the NMC's list of state medical councils, and doctors practising in the tricity area most often hold a Punjab or Haryana registration.

How to check a PMC registration number

1. Open the NMC's Indian Medical Register searchThe Indian Medical Register is the National Medical Commission's public search across every state medical council. It offers five ways in: doctor name, year of registration, registration number, state medical council, and an "advance" search that combines them. Choose State Medical Council and pick "Punjab Medical Council" from the list, or use the registration number on its own.
2. Match the record, not just the numberA PMC number is unique inside the PMC register, but the same digits exist in other state registers. Confirm that the name on the record is the doctor you are checking and that the year of registration is plausible for their age and qualification. If the number returns a different name, treat the number you were given as wrong until the practice explains it.
3. Check the list of doctors removed from the registerThe NMC also publishes a Black List of doctors whose names have been removed or suspended. A number that searches cleanly on the register can still appear there, so check both.
4. If the record is missing, ask the councilRegisters are not perfectly synchronised. A recent registration, a transfer from another state or a name spelt differently on the certificate can all be missing from the NMC copy. Before concluding anything, ask the PMC office directly with the number and the name as they appear on the certificate.

What a PMC number on this site looks like

The formats below are measured from the profiles on this site that cite the Punjab Medical Council, not copied from a rulebook. Councils change their numbering over time — a five-digit number and a year-stamped alphanumeric one can both be genuine — so the point of the table is to show you what "normal" looks like for this council, and to make an odd-looking number stand out.

Practising outside Punjab

A doctor registered with the PMC is on the Indian Medical Register, and a doctor on that register may practise anywhere in India. Many doctors who move states also take an additional registration with the new state's council, so it is normal to find a doctor practising in Punjab whose primary number was issued elsewhere, or a PMC-registered doctor practising in another state. What matters for you is that at least one current registration exists and that the doctor's name is not on the removed list.

General information about how registration works in India, read from the sources below on 25 Sep 2026. Not advice about your situation. Errors can be reported through the corrections process.