The Foreign Medical Graduate Examination, sometimes referred to as the MCI screening test or FMGE.
The FMGE is conducted twice a year, in June and December, by the National Board of Examination in Medical Education [NBMES].
NBEMS has been tasked with carrying out the screening test in accordance with the Screening Test Regulation 2002.
- The important dates for FMGE..
- Examination Fee.
- Eligibility criteria.
- Exam Pattern.
- Criteria for Marking.
- FMGE Exam Syllabus.
- The FMGE Test Blueprint
The important dates for FMGE 2024.
Happenings | Timelines |
Filling out application forms | 23/11/23 to 13/12/23 till 11.55PM |
Edit Window for every Successful Payment Application | 15/12/23 to 18/12/23 |
Last editing window | 29/12/23 to 01/01/24 |
Possibility to correct flaws in the application form’s document upload | Portal will closed on 1/01/24 at 11.55 PM. |
Last chance to fix errors with the document submission on the application form | 5/01/24 11 AM onwards to 8 /01/24 till 11.55PM |
Issue of Admit card/Hall ticket | 12/01/24 |
Exam Date | 20/01/24 |
Results declaration | 20/02/24 |
Examination Fee.
Exam Fee | GST@18% | Total payable |
6000/- | 1080/- | 7080/- |
Eligibility criteria.
- Candidates must be either Indian citizens or Indian citizens living abroad.
- Candidates must have a primary medical qualification (PMQ), as verified by the relevant Indian embassy.
Exam Pattern.
Specific. | FMGE Exam Format |
Examination Date | 20 JAN,2024 |
The FMGE Examination’s Frequency | In June and December of each year |
FMGE Exam Mode | CBT-Computer Based Examination |
The number of question papers | The question paper consists of Parts A and B. |
Total number of questions | 300 question |
Allotted time | 2 hours and 30 minutes for each part |
Minimum Scores Required to Qualify | 150 out of 300 |
Criteria for Marking.
There will be one mark given for each correct response.
Negative marks are not applied for incorrect responses.
FMGE Exam Syllabus.
According to the FMGE information bulletin published by NBMES, the FMGE SYLLABUS 2023 comprises the following subjects: psychiatry, dermatology and STDs, Opthalmology, otorhinolaryngology, obstetrics and gynecology, pharmacology, pathology, microbiology, anatomy, forensic medicine, general surgery, anesthesia, orthopedics, radiodiagnosis, radiotherapy, pediatrics, medicine, tuberculosis and respiratory disease, pediatrics, medicine, tuberculosis and respiratory disease, psychology,
The FMGE Test Blueprint
Pre & Para clinical Subjects | Mark distribution |
Anatomy | 17 |
Physiology | 17 |
Biochemistry | 17 |
Pathology | 13 |
Microbiology | 13 |
Pharmacology | 13 |
Forensic Medicine | 10 |
TOTAL | 100 |
Clinical Subjects | |
Medicine & allied subjects | Mark distribution |
Medicine | 33 |
Psychiatry | 5 |
Dermatology & STD | 5 |
Radiotherapy | 5 |
General Surgery & Allied Subjects | |
General Surgery | 32 |
Anesthesiology | 5 |
Orthopedics | 5 |
Radiodiagnosis | 5 |
Pediatrics | 15 |
Opthalmology | 15 |
Otorhinolaryngology | 15 |
Obstetrics & Gynaecology | 30 |
Community Medicine | 30 |
TOTAL | 200 |
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