FMGE — eligibility, pass mark, blueprint & fee

Under the Screening Test Regulations, 2002, an Indian citizen or Overseas Citizen of India with a primary medical qualification from an institution outside India must pass a screening test to get provisional or permanent registration with the NMC (earlier MCI) or a State Medical Council. NBEMS conducts it, publishes the result and hands it to the NMC and all State Medical Councils. [1]

The June 2026 session was held on 28 June 2026. NBEMS has moved to three tests a year; the next is on 31 October 2026. [1]

FMGE October 2026 calendar [1]

• You are a citizen of India or an OCI holder.
• Your primary medical qualification is confirmed by the Indian Embassy concerned as recognised for enrolment as a medical practitioner in the country that awarded it.
• The result of its final examination was declared on or before 31 August 2026 — with documents that clearly show you passed every required course. [1]

NEET-UG rule: anyone who went abroad for a primary medical qualification on or after May 2018 must have qualified NEET-UG (Gazette notification of 1 March 2018); the NEET result counts as the Eligibility Certificate, and is valid for three years from its declaration (notification of 14 March 2019). The candidate must also meet the MBBS admission criteria of the Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 1997. [1]

Exempt from the screening test: holders of an undergraduate medical degree from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK or the USA who also hold a postgraduate medical degree from one of those countries and are recognised to practise there. [1]

• One paper of 300 multiple-choice questions, 4 options each, in English, computer-based.
• Two parts on the same day, 150 questions each, with a break between them: Part I 9:00 – 11:30 am, Part II 2:00 – 4:30 pm, plus up to 3 extra minutes per part for attendance checks (153 minutes each).
• Each part is split into time-bound sections that lock when their time ends.
• No negative marking. [1]

FMGE blueprint — pre & para-clinical (100 marks) [1]

FMGE blueprint — clinical (200 marks) [1]

• FMGE is a qualifying test: you pass with at least 150 marks out of 300. Only Pass / Fail is shown; Part I and Part II marks are not published.
• No re-totalling, re-evaluation or grace marks.
• No limit on attempts — but once you pass, you cannot sit FMGE again. [1]

Passing FMGE, registering with the NMC / a State Medical Council and finishing internship makes a foreign graduate eligible for NEET-PG; for INI-CET, FMGE marks are used in place of the MBBS aggregate. [3]

FMGE October 2026 examination fee [1]

• Apply online on the NBEMS portal and upload the primary medical qualification certificate (apostilled or attested by the Indian Embassy), the Eligibility Certificate or NEET result as applicable, and proof of citizenship.
• The fee is paid only through the payment gateway (gateway charges extra). [1]

An FMGE pass is what NBEMS hands to the NMC and the State Medical Councils for registration. From there the routes are the same as for Indian MBBS graduates: NEET-PG or INI-CET for postgraduate seats, and UPSC CMS for central government doctor posts. [1]

1. NBEMS — FMGE October 2026 Information Bulletin (v2.2) (opens in a new tab) Screening Test Regulations, three sessions a year, calendar, eligibility, NEET-UG rule, exemptions, pattern, timing, blueprint, pass mark, attempts, fee · Last checked 15 Oct 2026
2. NBEMS — FMGE examination page (opens in a new tab) sessions and bulletins published (June 2026, October 2026) · Last checked 15 Oct 2026
3. NBEMS — NEET-PG 2026 Information Bulletin (opens in a new tab) NEET-PG eligibility for foreign medical graduates · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

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