FMGE
Mandatory screening test that Indian citizens and OCIs with a foreign medical degree must pass to get provisional/permanent registration with NMC or a State Medical Council, needed to do the internship and practise medicine in India. Graduates from the USA, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand meeting specified conditions are exempt.
Eligibility
Indian citizens or Overseas Citizens of India with a primary medical qualification recognised in the country where it was earned, confirmed by the Indian Embassy. Students who went abroad after May 2018 must have qualified NEET-UG. The degree certificate or provisional pass certificate must be issued by the bulletin's cut-off date. There is no limit on attempts under the current screening regulations.
Age limit: No age limit
Exam pattern
Computer-based test of 300 single-correct MCQs in English, split into two parts of 150 questions with 150 minutes each, held in two sittings on the same day. There is no negative marking. A candidate passes by scoring at least 150 out of 300 (50%); there is no rank or percentile.
Syllabus at a glance
Covers the full MBBS curriculum: pre-clinical (Anatomy 17, Physiology 17, Biochemistry 17 questions), para-clinical (Pathology, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Forensic Medicine, Community Medicine) and clinical subjects (Medicine 33, Surgery 32, OBG 30, Paediatrics 15, plus ENT, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Dermatology, Psychiatry, Anaesthesia, Radiology). Community Medicine (30 questions) and the major clinical subjects together make up over half the paper.
Upcoming dates
| Event | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Admit card (October 2026 additional session) | 27 Oct 2026 | confirmed |
| FMGE October 2026 session exam | 31 Oct 2026 | confirmed |
| Result (October 2026 session) | By 30 Nov 2026 | confirmed |
| December 2026 session (originally 9 Jan 2027, postponed) - revised exam date | Late Jan-Feb 2027 (to be notified) | tba |
| FMGE June 2027 session | Jun-Jul 2027 (expected) | expected |
Expected dates follow the usual calendar; confirm on the official notification before planning.
Free prep material
Standard books
- FMGE Solutions - Deepak Marwah (Jaypee)
- Review of Pharmacology - Gobind Rai Garg and Sparsh Gupta
- Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine - K. Park
- Robbins Basic Pathology - Kumar, Abbas and Aster
- Self Assessment and Review of Anatomy - Rajesh Kaushal
- D.C. Dutta's Textbook of Obstetrics
How toppers play it
- There is no negative marking: never leave a question blank, and mark a best guess on everything before time runs out in each part.
- The target is 150/300, not a rank; secure the high-yield, fact-based subjects (Community Medicine, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Forensic Medicine) where recall questions repeat across sessions.
- Solve recall papers from at least the last eight sessions; FMGE reuses concepts and sometimes near-identical questions.
- Indian-context topics (national health programmes, Indian Penal Code/BNS medico-legal sections, Indian immunisation schedule) are often weak spots for foreign graduates; prioritise them.
- Simulate the two 150-minute sittings on one day in full mocks to build stamina for 300 questions.