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.

1. Candidates must be either Indian citizens or Indian citizens living abroad.
2. 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