Doctor — documents required
Every document below maps to a named Indian regulator. This is the same checklist our reviewers work from, published so there are no surprises.
Who this checklist is for
A registered practitioner who wants to receive international referrals. 7 documents are mandatory and 6 are optional but speed up review.
Mandatory documents for doctor registration
1. Medical council registration certificate
2. Medical Council registration certificate
Your NMC or State Medical Council registration certificate, showing current active status. The registration number and the name must match your identity document exactly. We check the number against the council register before your profile goes live.
3. MBBS / BDS degree certificate
4. Degree and specialisation certificates
MBBS or BDS plus any postgraduate qualification — MD, MS, MDS, DM, MCh. Upload them as one PDF if you can. Degrees must be from a UGC-recognised university or the National Board of Examinations. Only specialties you can evidence will appear on your profile.
5. Identity proof
Passport, PAN card, or a MASKED Aadhaar. If you use Aadhaar, mask the first eight digits — DigiLocker will generate a masked copy for you. We store the document image, never the number itself. Passport or DigiLocker is preferable to an Aadhaar scan.
6. Professional indemnity insurance
The policy schedule showing the sum insured and the validity period, and covering the specialty you practise. Cover must be active — we track the expiry date and your listing is suspended automatically when it lapses.
7. Signed consent to be listed
Optional documents
Postgraduate degree certificate
Passport, driving licence or voter ID
Hospital appointment letter
ABDM Healthcare Professional ID (HPR)
Optional but recommended. Your Healthcare Professional Registry ID from the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission — the DigiLocker-verified certificate or your profile QR code. It speeds up verification considerably.
Professional indemnity insurance
Professional photograph
How we handle your documents
Files are encrypted at rest and every time one is opened we record who opened it and when — including our own administrators. Access links expire after five minutes. We keep each document only for the retention period set against it, then destroy it automatically while keeping the record that it was handled properly.
Why we ask for a masked Aadhaar rather than a full one
Where Aadhaar is offered as identity proof, mask the first eight digits — DigiLocker will generate a masked copy for you. We store the document image and never the number. A passport or a DigiLocker-issued document is better still, and any of them is acceptable.