Students who were evacuated due to the war in Ukraine and brought back to India, have been looking for alternatives to complete their education. The Central Government had told the Supreme Court that the medical students cannot be admitted in India as the National Medical Commission Act doesn't allow it. The Centre also stated that students went to foreign countries due to two reasons - poor merit in NEET and affordability. If it allowed poor merit students into  premier medical colleges in India, this could lead to litigation and create hassles in the fee structure.

According to the Ukraine’s Ministry of Education and Science website, there are around 18,000 Indian students in Ukraine institutes.