Find out the best books for FMGE 2026 MCQ preparation. The FMGE June session exam is scheduled on June 28, 2026. The FMGE December exam 2026 is tentative to be held on January 17, 2027, as per last year's trends. Find out the important topics to practice for the MCQs.
The FMGE June session exam 2026 is scheduled on June 28, 2026. The exam will be held in two shifts on the same day, and each shift will be 2.5 hours long. In every shift, students will get 150 m MCQs. This means the exam will have many questions, so students must practice a lot of MCQs to stay calm on the exam day.
The FMGE exam will include topics from 19 clinical and para-clinical subjects. Every subject is important for the exam. So, we have made a list of the best MCQ books for the FMGE exam. These books are easy to find in bookstores, on online portals, and even on Kindle and other e-book apps. Students can also read simple tips that will help them prepare for the FMGE December 2026 exam. These tips will help students learn how to solve MCQs fast and correctly during the exam.
Also Read: FMGE 2026: Exam Date, Application Form, Eligibility, Syllabus, Pattern & Result
- List of Best Books for FMGE MCQs
- FMGE December 2026 Quick Preparation Tips
- Tips to Solve MCQs in FMGE Exam
List of Best Books for FMGE MCQs
Read on to find out the list of the best MCQ books for FMGE exam preparation:
| S.no. |
FMGE Subjects |
Books to refer for MCQs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Medicine |
Self-Assessment & Review Medicine by Mudit Khanna |
| 2 |
Dermatology & STD |
Read Review of Dermatology by Saurabh Jindal |
| 3 |
Psychiatry |
Quick review series: Psychiatry for FMGE/NEXT by Rajesh Kannan & P.Harinath |
| 4 |
Microbiology & Forensics |
Jain/Chaurasia or Arora Book by Dr. Vikas |
| 5 |
Pathology |
Complete Review of Pathology by Praveen Kumar Gupta, Vandana Puri |
| 6 |
Physiology & Pathology |
Review of Pathology by ‘Dr. Govind Garg & Dr. Sparsh Gupta’ |
| 7 |
Ophthalmology |
Dr. Ruchi Rai’ for Ophthalmology |
| 8 |
Pediatrics |
Jitendra Talekar Notes by ‘Dr. Marwah |
| 9 |
Biochemistry |
Satyanarayan |
| 10 |
Surgery |
Amit Tripathi and Ashish Gupta or Rachna Chaurasia / Arora |
| 11 |
PSM |
Review for PSM by ‘Vivek Jain’ |
| 12 |
Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
Review Book by ‘Dr. Sakshi Arora” or Review Book by Harmeet Goyal |
| 13 |
Pharmacology
|
Conceptual Review of Pharmacology for NBE by Ranjan Kumar Patel |
| 14 |
Anaesthesiology |
Anesthesia Essence by Pritesh Singh & Usica Chandan |
| 15 |
Radiology |
Read Review of Radiology (PGMEE) by Rajat Jain &Virendra Jain |
| 16 |
ENT |
Self-Assessment & Review ENT (PGMEE) by Sakshi Arora |
| 17 |
Orthopedics |
Orthopedics Quick Review (OPQR) by Apurv Mehra & Thameem Saif |
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| S.no. |
Books |
Authors |
| 1 |
Self-Assessment & Review of FMGE/MCI Screening Examination |
Kamal K.V. |
| 2 |
A complete NBE centric approach FMGE solutions for MCI screening examination |
Deepak Marwah |
| 3 |
FMGE formula |
DMA team |
| 4 |
Quick Review Series for FMGE / NEXT |
M.Balakrishnan, P.Harinath & Seyed Abdul Cader |
| 5 |
Platinum Notes |
Preclinical Sciences by Ashfaq Ul Hassan |
| 6 |
FMGE Essentia |
Dr Ashutosh Aggarwal |
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Commonly asked questions
The best books to prepare for FMGE medicine subject are: Mudit Khanna MCQ Internal medicine; and Complete review of medicine for NBE by Deepak Marwa among other books.
National Board of Examinations (NBE) releases the syllabus for FMGE 2025 along with the information brochure. It is important to read and understand the FMGE syllabus in order to crack the licensing exam for Indian citizen or Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) who have completed their primary medical qualification from a medical institution outside India, but wishes to practice in India.
FMGE December 2026 Quick Preparation Tips
The quick preparation tips for the FMGE 2026 exam will help students in the preparatory stage. These tips are suggestive to provide aspirants with a direction to make a robust strategy for exam preparation.
- It is advisable to focus on 7 high-yield subjects first to gain a good percentile in the exam. These subjects are following:
- Pathology
- Pharmacology
- PSM
- Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Anatomy
- Microbiology
- Medicine
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Do chapter-wise, subject-wise, or module-wise practice tests. This helps you understand each topic better.
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Start doing mock tests early. Try to begin at least 6 to 8 weeks before the exam.
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The previous year's question papers are very helpful to know the real difficulty level of the exam. Students should practice these papers often.
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Keep the last 15 to 20 days only for revision. During this time, focus on revising what you already learned.
- Try to attempt 2 full‑length FMGE mock tests every week. This helps build confidence for the final exam day.
Tips to Solve MCQs in FMGE Exam
Find out the quick tips to solve MCQs (objective-type) FMGE December question paper:
- Comprehend the MCQ: Read each question and mark an answer before moving on to the next one, unless it’s a difficult question that you don’t know
- Analyse the questions: Attempt all simple/easy questions and leave the difficult questions unanswered. Keep moving and don’t break your concentration.
- Apply reason while choosing the correct option: There are ways to use the information presented in the stem to make an educated guess when you can’t remember your material. The first-guess answer generally arises from the deep recesses of your unconscious memory. Try to make an educated guess rather than a blind guess.
- Apply time management technique: Time yourself to strictly adhere to an average of 45 seconds per question. Answer questions in clusters of 5 or 7 as a minimum. Time your answering speed. Allow time to go back to rethink difficult questions.
- Recall necessary information for guessing: Review the unanswered/marked MCQs & answered MCQs with the options you chose, only after you have completed the timed group of questions. Although guessing can make you uncomfortable, do not leave any answer blank or skip any MCQs & mark all because there is no negative marking.
- Answer each question in the order in which it appears
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No, there will be no negative marking for the incorrect answers in the FMGE 2026 exam. The Board will ask 300 questions in the exam in English only.
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