NMC releases new draft regulations for foreign medical graduates
Foreign Medical Graduate Examination 2026 ( FMGE )
NMC has released new draft regulations containing eligibility criteria for those who want to practice in India. A person intending to practice in India after obtaining primary Medical qualifications has to qualify FMGE until the NExT becomes operational, the draft says. Read to know more.
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has released the draft regulations for Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs). As per the official notification, FMGs draft regulations have been available on the official website of NMC for comments under Section 57. The new draft regulations contain the details regarding the eligibility criteria for licensing those who wish to practice medicine in India. A person intending to practice in India after obtaining primary Medical qualifications has to qualify the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) until the National Exit Test (NExT) becomes operational, the new draft regulations said.
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National Exit Test (NExT)
The notification said that NExT examination will be merged with FMGE. NExT examination will consist of NExT Step 1 and NExT Step 2. For FMGs, the first step will include an additional paper to assess the knowledge of pre and para-clinical subjects. The foreign medical graduates will have to qualify FMGE/NexT within two years of completing the MBBS abroad.
Eligibility criteria to practice in India
As per the draft guidelines released by NMC, eligibility criteria for practicing medicine in India have been divided into two parts. The first part is applicable to those candidates who have completed Class 12 from India and pursuing MBBS from abroad. These candidates must have passed class 12th from any recognised board in India with minimum eligible marks. They must have physics, chemistry, biology, or biotechnology as their core subjects. These candidates must have qualified the NEET 2021 exam for seeking admission abroad.
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Eligibility criteria are different for the second group of candidates who have completed both class 12th and MBBS degree from abroad. These candidates must have completed minimum of 12 years of schooling with physics, chemistry, biology or biotechnology and English as their core subjects. Such candidates must have completed at least the first year of graduation in science with subjects like physics, chemistry, biology or biotechnology. Another criteria is they must have completed 54 months of undergraduate medical training along with 12 months of internship in the same country, where the medical qualification was awarded. The MBBS degree must have been done in English medium. The entire undergraduate medical education must have been done in the same institution and in the same country outside India. Even the internship must have been done in the same country. The license to practise medicine shall be valid for at least 10 years.
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Student Forum
Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a week ago
Yes, 3 months is enough if you study properly for the FMGE exam. Focus on difficult topics and revise important topics again and again. Practice MCQs every day and give mock tests regularly to see your mistakes.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
The most scoring subjects in FMGE are Medicine, Surgery, OBG, and Community Medicine. These four subjects give more than 120 marks. Many questions come from these subjects in every exam. If you prepare these well, you can easily pass FMGE.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
To score 200 marks in the FMGE Exam, one needs to study in a smart way. Focus more on Medicine, Surgery, OBG, and Community Medicine because they have more marks.
- Revise these subjects many times. Practice MCQs every day.
- Solve previous year questions and give mock tests to improve speed.
- Also, revise
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a week ago
FMGE has two papers. Both papers have different subjects.
- Paper 1 has pre-clinical and para-clinical subjects. These include Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pathology, Pharmacology, Microbiology, and Forensic Medicine.
- Paper 2 has clinical subjects like Medicine, Surgery, OBG, Community Medicine, P
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Here are the points that can help students prepare for the FMGE Entrance exam.
- Use MBBS books for FMGE preparation.
- Practice MCQs daily and focus on clinical subjects with high weightage.
- There is no negative marking, attempt every question.
- Take multiple mock tests to understand the timing of the two
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
The FMGE syllabus is based on the complete MBBS syllabus. Students must include pre‑clinical, para‑clinical, and clinical subjects as given below.
- Anatomy
- Physiology
- Pathology
- Medicine
- Surgery
- Obstetrics–Gynaecology
- Pediatrics
- ENT
- Ophthalmology
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
The FMGE cutoff is released once the FMGE results are released. Once the FMGE cutoff is out, those who beat the cutoff list will be called for the counselling process. Students must score a minimum of 150 out of 300 to be able to beat the cutoff.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
Go through the following points to know the tips to crack the FMGE exam on your first attempt.
- Study all MBBS subjects, separate preparation into Pre-Clinical, Para-Clinical, and Clinical sections, and follow the NBE syllabus.
- Practice MCQs from high‑weight subjects and topics.
- Practise full‑length
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
The FMGE exam has 300 MCQs worth 300 marks. Each correct answer gives 1 mark, and there is no negative marking. The exam is divided into two sections, Part A and Part B; each section is of 2 and a half hours. To pass, one must score 150 out of 300.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
There is currently no limit on total number of attempts for FMGE. You can appear for as many sessions as needed. Very soon, National Exit Test (NExT) will replace FMGE exam. It may introduce new regulations regarding attempt limits once implemented. As of now, no limit for re-attempts.
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