FMGE Exam 2026 (October Session): Application Form Started, Exam Date, Syllabus, Pattern

There are around 35- 40 thousands student participate in the FMGE exam every year. According to the previous year FMGE result statistics, the number of candidates who qualify and secure the FMGE certificates every session is between 20 - 30 %. Though this data can be changed if the number of applicants or difficulty level of exam changes drastically. 

Last year in 2023 a total of 38,355 applicants participate and the FMGE passing percentage was 23%. 

Medical students who want to make a career in MD/ MS/ Diploma after completing their MBBS from abroad needs to appear and qualify FMGE exam. 

Foreign Medical Graduate Exam (FMGE) is an important exam required to practice in India. The NBEMS conducts this exam twice a year in June and December. 

The specifications of the photograph are mentioned in the application brochure and website as well. Candidates can check and upload the photograph accordingly. Just remember that the passport-size picture must not be older than 6 months. The photo pasted on the admit card must be the same as uploaded on the website at the time of applying for the FMGE exam. 

FMGE (Foreign Medical Graduate Examination) is a licensing examination conducted by the NBE (National Board of Examinations). An Indian citizen or Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) who has completed their primary medical qualification from an institution outside India, but wishes to practice in India needs to clear this examination to register with the NMC (National Medical Commission)/SMC (State Medical Council). However, as Foreign Medical Graduate Examination was introduced in the year 2002, students who had completed their primary degree course on or before March 15, 2002, are not required to appear for this examination. One must also note that Foreign Medical Graduate Examination is not an entrance test and cannot be used to take admission to any institute. FMGE is a licensing examination for foreign medical graduates. The exam is held twice a year, in June and December. If someone is not able to clear the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination exam in December, they can attempt it in the June session.

No, Students who want to appear & qualify FMGE exam must have a MBBS degree. FMGE exam is conducted for the students who completed their MBBS degree from abroad and they want to practise in India. Though there are certain countries like UK, USA, Austraila, Canada & New Zeland, students passed from these countries don't need to appear in FMGE exam to practise in India. 

No. FMGE 2026 exam will be held in computer-based mode. Each candidate will be provided a separate desktop at exam centre. Questions will have to be answered on screen. Registrations will be open on official website to submit application form for exam. 

No, as per the latest update, NBEMS decide to conduct the FMGE exam three times a year. The additional exam will be conducted on October 2026.

FMGE pass certificate are issued offline. Those who qualified FMGE will have to be in-person at the office of NBE to collect the certificate. 

The authorities will issue FMGE certificates in offline mode only. Students are advised to download the certificate from the official website. The official dates for FMGE certificates for June session are yet to be out and it will be updated once it is out. 

The last date for FMGE 2026 October registration is September 25, 2026. Candidates can apply till 11:55 PM.

The application fee for FMGE 2026 is released along with the official information brochure. The FMGE application fee will be announced soon on official notification. FMGE registration fee is INR 5250 + 18 per cent GST.

So total amount will be INR 6,195. Candidates will have to pay the registration fee to submit the application form for FMGE. The registration fee is nonrefundable if your application is rejected due to any reason. 

Students can edit all the details excpet name, email, mobile, test city and nationality between the given time. After this, the correction in photograph, signature and thumb impression can be done between later on a given date. 

Only those candidates can edit their FMGE 2026 application form who filled the form successfully within time.   

The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences has released the FMGE 2026 October session application form with information bulletin on September 11, 2026.

The FMGE 2026 city intimation slip and the admit card will be released on October 20, 2026.

The duplicate copy of the FMGE admit card can be downloaded from the official website. Candidates can again download the hall ticket following the same process as mentioned on the website. Just provide the login details such as User ID and Password and save the admit card as it appears on the screen.

The National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences will release the FMGE 2026 admit card on October 27. The exam will be held on October 31.

Applicants who want to download the hall ticket of FMGE 2026 for June session are advised to visit the official website at natboard (dot)edu (dot)in. The authorities uploaded the admit card on this portal only. After opening the website, candidates need to enter their login credentials and enter the captcha code. 

No. The FMGE 2026 exam pattern clearly states that the question paper will only have multiple choice/objective types questions. There will be 300 questions for which 5 hours will be allotted to the candidates. Each question will have a weightage of 1 mark. There will be NO negative marking in the exam. 

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. 

Overall there will be 100 questions asked in the exam from Pre and Para Clinical Subject. Out of these 100 questions around 17 questions will be based on Anatomy section. Along with it, the same 17 questions will be asked from Physiology and Biochemistry sections as well. 

Students are advised to attempt all the questions which are asked in the exam as it does not have negative marking scheme.

A list of the books for FMGE is listed below; For Pre-Clinical Subjects: Anatomy: 1- Anatomy for FMGE by P. Harinath, K. Raviraj & Vishwajit. R. D 2- Revise Anatomy in 15 days by K. Raviraj 3- Read Self Assessment and Review of Anatomy by Rajesh K Kaushal Physiology: 1- Quick review series: Physiology for FMGE by Prem Balaguru & P. Harinath 2- Review of Physiology (PGMEE) by Soumen Manna 3- Complete Review of Integrated Systems Physiology by S Krishna Kumar Biochemistry: 1- Quick review series: Biochemistry for FMGE by A. Balasubramanian 2- Self-Assessment and Review of Biochemistry by Rebecca James 3- Biochemistry by Smily Pahwa Pathology: 1- Concepts In Pathology by Devesh Mishra 2- Review of Pathology and Genetics by Gobind Rai Garg, Sparsh Gupta 3- Pathology with the base of Medicine by AK Setiya 4- Complete Review of Pathology by Praveen Kumar Gupta, and Vandana Puri. Microbiology: 1- Quick review series: Microbiology for FMGE by Geethu Joe, A. V. Sowmya & M. Balakrishnan 2- Review of Microbiology & Immunology by Apurba Sankar Sastry and Sandhya Bhat K 3- Self Assessment & Review of Microbiology & Immunology by Rachna Chaurasia Pharmacology: 1- Review of pharmacology by Gobind Rai Garg, Sparsh Gupta 2- Conceptual Review of Pharmacology for NBE by Ranjan Kumar Patel Forensic medicine: 1- Quick review series: Forensic medicine for FMGE by Mohit Gupta 2- Forensic Medicine Nothing beyond PGMEE (New SARP Series for NEET/NBE/AI) by J. Magendran For Clinical Subjects:- 1- Medicine: Mudit Khanna MCQ Internal medicine 2- Surgery: Admit Tripathi and Ashish Gupta or Rachna Chaurasia / Arora 3- PSM: Review for PSM by Vivek Jain 4- Ophthalmology: Dr. Ruchi Rai for Ophthalmology 5- Obstetrics & Gynaecology: Review Book by Dr. Sakshi Arora and Review Book by Harmeet Goal 6- Paediatrics: Jitendra Talekar and Notes by Dr. Marwah 7- Skin: ACROSS Book 8- Anaesthesia: ACROSS Book 9- Radiology: PROAFS 10- Orthopaedics: PROAFS For more details, you may visit the Shiksha FMGE exam page. (https://www.shiksha.com/medicine-health-sciences/fmge-exam). I hope this will help you.

There are a total two papers for which FMGE exam is being conducted. Each paper is being conducted for 150 marks each. In total FMGE exam will be conducted for a total of 300 marks. 

As per the directive of NBE there is no sectional time limit to attempt different sections of the FMGE question paper. Candidates will get overall 5 hours to attempt 300 questions in the exam. Candidates can switch between the sections to attempt the questions. 

Below are the simple steps to apply for the FMGE examination: Visit the official website of FMGE. Enter your basic details for registration, like name, email ID, and mobile number, and click submit button. A confirmation message about your credentials will be sent to the registered email ID. Further, click on the login option and enter your password and FMGE application number. To avoid errors, make sure you enter the correct information.

Applicants are advised to reach the exam centre on time, they are also advised to check the exam centre 1 day before the exam. Candidates reporting late or after the time mentioned in the admit card shall not be allowed to appear in the exam under any circumstances. 

Overall there will be 100 questions asked in the exam from Pre and Para Clinical Subject. Out of these 100 questions around 17 questions will be based on Anatomy section. Along with it, the same 17 questions will be asked from Physiology and Biochemistry sections as well. 

Students are advised to attempt all the questions which are asked in the exam as it does not have negative marking scheme.

FMGE Previous Year Papers are important source to seek firsthand information regarding the difficulty level of the exam. FMGE Previous Year Papers can be accessed from various books in which previous year questions have been collated by the authors. The FMGE Previous Year Papers are also available on several website in PDF format for the aspirants to download.

The exam conducting body does not allow candidates to retrieve the question paper as the exam is conducted in online mode. Therefore, the available previous year question papers are mostly memory-based and not the actual ones which are asked in the exam.

No. The FMGE 2026 exam pattern clearly states that the question paper will only have multiple choice/objective types questions. There will be 300 questions for which 5 hours will be allotted to the candidates. Each question will have a weightage of 1 mark. There will be NO negative marking in the exam. 

A list of the books for FMGE is listed below; For Pre-Clinical Subjects: Anatomy: 1- Anatomy for FMGE by P. Harinath, K. Raviraj & Vishwajit. R. D 2- Revise Anatomy in 15 days by K. Raviraj 3- Read Self Assessment and Review of Anatomy by Rajesh K Kaushal Physiology: 1- Quick review series: Physiology for FMGE by Prem Balaguru & P. Harinath 2- Review of Physiology (PGMEE) by Soumen Manna 3- Complete Review of Integrated Systems Physiology by S Krishna Kumar Biochemistry: 1- Quick review series: Biochemistry for FMGE by A. Balasubramanian 2- Self-Assessment and Review of Biochemistry by Rebecca James 3- Biochemistry by Smily Pahwa Pathology: 1- Concepts In Pathology by Devesh Mishra 2- Review of Pathology and Genetics by Gobind Rai Garg, Sparsh Gupta 3- Pathology with the base of Medicine by AK Setiya 4- Complete Review of Pathology by Praveen Kumar Gupta, and Vandana Puri. Microbiology: 1- Quick review series: Microbiology for FMGE by Geethu Joe, A. V. Sowmya & M. Balakrishnan 2- Review of Microbiology & Immunology by Apurba Sankar Sastry and Sandhya Bhat K 3- Self Assessment & Review of Microbiology & Immunology by Rachna Chaurasia Pharmacology: 1- Review of pharmacology by Gobind Rai Garg, Sparsh Gupta 2- Conceptual Review of Pharmacology for NBE by Ranjan Kumar Patel Forensic medicine: 1- Quick review series: Forensic medicine for FMGE by Mohit Gupta 2- Forensic Medicine Nothing beyond PGMEE (New SARP Series for NEET/NBE/AI) by J. Magendran For Clinical Subjects:- 1- Medicine: Mudit Khanna MCQ Internal medicine 2- Surgery: Admit Tripathi and Ashish Gupta or Rachna Chaurasia / Arora 3- PSM: Review for PSM by Vivek Jain 4- Ophthalmology: Dr. Ruchi Rai for Ophthalmology 5- Obstetrics & Gynaecology: Review Book by Dr. Sakshi Arora and Review Book by Harmeet Goal 6- Paediatrics: Jitendra Talekar and Notes by Dr. Marwah 7- Skin: ACROSS Book 8- Anaesthesia: ACROSS Book 9- Radiology: PROAFS 10- Orthopaedics: PROAFS For more details, you may visit the Shiksha FMGE exam page. (https://www.shiksha.com/medicine-health-sciences/fmge-exam). I hope this will help you.

Yes, applicant can appear for the next session of FMGE exam. There is no capping on the number of attempts applicants appear in FMGE exam. 

Though students have to fill the FMGE application form every time, followed by paying the application fees. Hence it is advised that applicants need to be prepared before appearing for the exam.

The NBEMS will release the FMGE Result 2026 (October Session) on the official website - natboard.edu.in. The board mentioned the result status of the candidates in the result.

NBE will issue the FMGE 2026 pass certificate schedule around a month after the declaration of the result. Students can now download the passing certificate. Candidates have to collect the pass certificates in person from NBE's office within the given timeline by exam conducting authorities.

FMGE pass certificate are issued offline. Those who qualified FMGE will have to be in-person at the office of NBE to collect the certificate. 

The authorities will issue FMGE certificates in offline mode only. Students are advised to download the certificate from the official website. The official dates for FMGE certificates for June session are yet to be out and it will be updated once it is out. 

The entry slip for the FMGE pass certificate can be downloaded from the official website of the FMGE exam. As per the advisory released by NBEMS, candidates should adhere to the time slot allotted in the entry slip to collect the FMGE Pass Certificate to avoid crowding at the NBEMS office, situated in PSP Area, Sector 09, Dwarka, New Delhi.

No, it is mandatory for the candidate to be present when the FMGE Passing certificates are being issued. In the absence of the candidate, the authorities will not issue the Certificate. Hence, applicants are advised to reach the Dwarka office address to collect the FMGE certificates within time. 

To qualify for FMGE 2026 June session exam, a candidate will have to score 150 or more marks in the examination. The exact number of FMGE cutoff will remain same irrespective of the results of FMGE 2026.  

The passing marks will remain same for both June and December session. The FMGE cutoff don't very according to the number of candidates who appear in the exam. 

 

Yes, the exam-conducting authorities release the cutoff marks for FMGE. Applicants need to secure the minimum passing marks to qualify for the exam. The exam is conducted for 300 marks, and the FMGE cutoff marks are 150. 

The cutoff marks are the minimum marks which applicants need to secure to pass the exam. There are various factors which determine the cutoff marks of FMGE exam. Since FMGE exam is conducted for a total of 300 marks hence applicants need to secure the minimum passing marks.  

No. The FMGE mock test will help the candidate simulate the exam day experience before the D-day. It is important to appear for the mock test to understand the challenges that might surface on the exam day. It will also help in time management and test the accuracy rate of the questions.

Try to solve as many as questions from previous year FMGE tests. There are lots of sites online, where you can solve MCI Screening Test papers. One of such site is FMGEOnline. It has more than 8000 questions and answers and is also similar pattern exam as the actual FMGE. Try out, All the Best!

FMGE exam is of moderate difficulty level as per the student reaction and expert exam analysis derived from top coaching institutes and the evaluators. A candidate need to focus on FMGE exam preparation around solving the multiple-choice questions. As there is no negative marking in the exam, this makes it easy for candidates to attempt the entire question paper. However, a minimum of 50% marks needs to be scored in order to receive the Pass Certificate from NBEMS

Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FGME) Preparation Tips are mentioned below:

1- Make a study schedule. 2- Know the exam pattern. Mode of exam: CBT Medium of exam: English Number of papers: Two (Part A and Part B) Type of questions: Objective type Total Questions: 300 multiple-choice questions Time allotted: 2 hours 30 minutes for each part Syllabus: Based on the MBBS curriculum Qualifying marks: 150 marks out of 300 Marking scheme: For Correct answers: One mark will be awarded for every correct answer and For Incorrect answers: No negative marking. 3- Knowing the syllabus is a must. 4- Attempt mock tests. 5- Best Books: A- Books for Pre-Clinical Subjects 1- Microbiology & Forensics: Jain/Chaurasia or Arora Book by Dr. Vikas 2- Physiology & Pathology: Review of Pathology by Dr. Govind Garg & Dr. Sparsh Gupta 3- Pharmacology: Review of Pharmacology by Dr. Govind Garg & Dr. Sparsh Gupta 4- Biochemistry: Satyanarayan 5- Anatomy: ACROSS Book. B- Books for clinical Subjects: 1- Medical: Mudit Khanna MCQ Internal medicine. 2- Surgery: Admit Tripathi and Ashish Gupta Rachna Chaurasia / Arora. 3- PSM: Review for PSM by Vivek Jain. 4- Ophthalmology: Dr. Ruchi Rai for Ophthalmology. 5- Obstetrics & Gynaecology: Review Book by Dr. Sakshi Arora Review Book by Harmeet Goal.