The Medical Council of India was established in 1934 under the Indian Medical Council Act, 1933, with the main function of establishing uniform standards of higher qualifications in medicine and recognition of medical qualifications in India and abroad. The objectives of this Council are as follows. 

1. Maintenance of uniform standards of medical education, both undergraduate and postgraduate.

2. Recommendation for recognition/de-recognition of medical qualifications of medical institutions of India or foreign countries.

3. Permanent registration/provisional registration of doctors with recognized medical qualifications.

4. Reciprocity with foreign countries in the matter of mutual recognition of medical qualifications.