NEET PG 2026 eligibility criteria for Foreign Medical Graduates were released by NBE officially. Students should have cleared the FMGE exam to become eligible for the NEET PG exam. Read the article to know all about NEET PG 2026 eligibility criteria for FMGs and other medical students. NEET PG 2026 exam was held on August 30, 2026.
NEET PG 2026 Eligibility Criteria
NEET PG 2026 eligibility is an important aspect of the exam. Students have to fulfill eligibility requirements to appear for exam. Students of NEET PG exam should understand that eligibility varies for Indian and foreign nationals. NEET PG 2026 Eligibility also depends upon the fact from which country someone has completed a medical degree. It means the eligibility criteria are not the same for Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) and Indian medical graduates. Eligibility criteria comprise details about Internship, qualification, capping on age and attempts, medical registration etc. NBE, the exam conducting body, releases an official brochure, which includes details about eligibility criteria, pattern, marking scheme etc. Before getting into details about eligibility requirements for FMGs, let’s understand FMGs first. NEET PG 2026 exam was held on August 30, 2026.
- Who all are Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs)?
- NEET PG 2026 Eligibility for Foreign Medical Graduates
- NEET PG eligibility 2025 for Foreign Nationals
- NEET PG 2026 Exam Dates and Details
Who all are Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs)?
Those Indian medical students who completes their primary medical education from foreign countries are called Foreign Medical Graduates. They have to qualify Foreign Medical Graduate Examination in order to get license and practice in India. In addition, FMGs can also appear for NEET PG exam to practice in India.
Commonly asked questions
500 plus marks is considered a decent score in NEET PG exam. If a candidate score 535 marks that means his/her rank will be somewhere around 1000-2000. With that score, there is a chance to get admission in government college. Good score also depends on difficulty level of the question paper. If the question paper is difficult then cut off will be low. In 2023-24 session, general category cut off was 291 while the cut off for SC/ST was 257. Overall 500 plus marks will enable you to get admission in good college for PG course.
Candidates may or may not get test city of their choice in NEET PG. Though the exam conducting body tries to allot candidate the exam city of their preference but sometimes it is not possible as the allotment is done on first come first serve basis. The choice of city also depends on availability of the test centres in a particular city. It must be noted once allotted the test city can't be changed in any circumastances.
National Board of Examinations (NBE) releases cut off for NEET PG. It must be noted the cut off is releases along with NEET PG result. Candidates have to score minimum cut off to qualify for the exam. The minimum cut off is different for different category. For the general category, the minimum qualifying cut off is 50 percentile marks while for SC/ST, the qualifying cut off is 40. The cut off depends on a number of factors including the difficulty level of the exam, number of candidates appeared etc.
Qualifying cut off vary as per the category. Candidates of unreserved category have to score little more than their counterparts of reserved category to qualify for NEET PG exam. Check the categorywise qualifying cut off in the table given below:
Category | NEET PG cutoff qualifying percentile | NEET PG cut off scores 2025 |
|---|---|---|
Unreserved (UR) | 50th percentile | 276 |
SC/ST/OBC | 40th percentile | 235 |
UR PWD | 45th percentile | 255 |
NEET PG 2026 Eligibility for Foreign Medical Graduates
Students have to fulfill eligibility criteria as provided in official brochure. NBE will upload brochure on its official website, nbe.edu.in. Check eligibility criteria for FMGs given below:
Nationality: Those FMGs who want to appear for NEET PG exam should be Indian or Overseas citizen of India
Primary Medical Education: Students must have completed primary education from foreign medical colleges or universities, which are recognized by medical council/authority of that particular country.
Internship: Internship must have been completed before deadline as provided by NBE in brochure
FMGE Qualified: They must have qualified FMGE (Foreign Medical Graduate Exam) conducted by NBE. The exam is held twice a year. Students should have pass certificate before deadline.
Registration certificate: Eligible students should have registration certificate of medical council or any state council of India
NEET PG eligibility 2025 for Foreign Nationals
Students must note these foreign national are those who don’t have cleared FMGE exam in India. Check NEET PG eligibility criteria for Foreign Nationals given below:
MBBS or Equivalent Degree: Such students should have a valid MBBS or equivalent degree from recognized college/university of particular country
Registered with medical authority: To appear for NEET PG exam, students should have registered with respective medical authority of their country.
Security go-ahead: Foreign Nationals seeking medical admission into PG course must have got clearance from Ministry of Home, Government of India.
Commonly asked questions
NBE conducting body has not specified any limit regarding number of attempts in NEET PG exam. At same time, there is no age limit for exam. Candidates can appear as many times as they want in their prusuit of postgraduate medical courses. Candidates are advised to check official information brochure, comprising eligibility criteria and other crucial details related to exam.
Hope this helped your query! All the best!
Around 2 Lakh candidates appear for NEET PG every year. The number varies every year. Around 2.40 lakh candidates had appeared in NEET PG 2025 exam. A total of 2,28,540 candidates appeared for the NEET PG 2024 exam. In NEET PG 2023, around 2,06,541 candidates appeared for the exam. NEET PG 2025 exam was held on August 3 and result was announced on August 19, 2025.
Candidates can appear for as many times as they want. There is no cap on the number of attempts in NEET PG exam. As per the experts, candidates may appear twice for the exam to improve the score or to do away mistakes in the first attempt. NEET PG exam is held in computer-based mode. Candidates who qualify the exam with the minimum cut off can participate in the counselling process. They have to register and declare choice for college to participate in the seat allocation process.
The qualifying NEET PG cutoff percentile for the general category is 50. Candidates whose percentile score is above the cutoff percentile will be considered for the admission process. NEET PG cutoff percentile score varies for each category.
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NEET PG 2026 Exam Dates and Details
NEET PG 2026 exam date has already been announced. The exam was held on August 30, 2026. NBE will release application form online. Students will have to register first to submit application form for NEET PG 2026. As per existing pattern, NBE will conduct exam in computer-based mode. A total of 200 questions will be asked and students will be provided 3.5 hours to answer them.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 6 days ago
With 485 marks in NEET PG 2026, your eligibility depends on your All India Rank (AIR) and category, though a score of 485 comfortably clears the general qualifying cutoff (262 out of 720).
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
Yes, a 20K rank could be considered a good rank for admission to NITTE University to the MD and MS courses via the NEET PG exam. For the General AI category, the maximum admitted rank was 228775 for the MD course (MD in Physiology) and 69763 for the MS (MS in General Surgery) course via the NITTE Un
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
Hi.
The MD Forensic Medicine cut-off in NEET-PG 2026 is, honestly, one of the most rank-friendly in the entire MD table — which makes this para-clinical branch a serious government-college route for candidates sitting on a lower rank. NEET-PG 2026 results were declared by NBEMS on 24 September 2026,
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Scholar-Level 17
Answered a month ago
Candidates can check the expected NEET PG 2026 qualifying marks below.
| Category | Qualifying Percentile | Expected Qualifying Marks |
| General | 50th | 295–315 |
| General PwBD | 45th | 275–295 |
| SC/ST/OBC (including PwBD) | 40th | 255–275 |
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
470 is an average mark in NEET PG. Candidates can qualify the exam but securing admission to the clinical courses is not possible.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
NBEMS declared NEET PG 2026 result on September 24. NEET PG result link is activated on the website natboard.edu.in. Candidates can check their rank and marks obtained. They will also know the NEET PG cutoff marks.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
The rank needed for MSU Baroda admission would depend on the category, round and course chosen. For the General AI category, the maximum rank accepted for admission was 75765 for the MD in Microbiology course. Hence, students need to attain a rank of at least 75765 to be eligible for admission. Refe
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Yes, the NEET PG exam is tough. The exam is designed to test the knowledge of MBBS graduates in 19 subjects. Moreover, the number of seats are limited.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Yes, this is a decent rank in NEET PG. Candidates have a high chance of getting admission to the clinical seat in medical colleges.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
Yes, NEET PG city intimation slip was released on August 11, 2026. Candidates can check the city intimation slip through login portal. They can know the exam city name through the NEET PG city intimation slip.
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