Foreign Medical Graduate Screening Exam (MCI Screening Test)

 

The FMGE is Foreign Medical Graduate Screening Exam. It is a national level entrance exam conducted by National Board of Examinations (NBE) for those Indian nationals who are possessing medical education from foreign but desirous of getting provisional or permanent registration with Medical Council of India or any State Medical Council. FMGE and degree programs conducted for various Medical related courses.

FMGE result declaration will be in the second week of July 2018. The entrance exam that is FMGE is conducted twice a year. Once in the month of June and second in the month of December 2018. The FMGE will release rank letters and admit cards.

FMGE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

The following eligibility criteria must be noted by the applicants before applying for FMGE 2018:

  • The application should be an Indian National or Overseas Citizen of India.
  • Candidates should possess a primary medical qualification which is confirmed by the Indian Embassy concerned to be a recognized qualification for enrollment as medical practitioner in the country.
  • Candidates are required to show/obtain the proof of primary medical qualification before 31st May 2018 for June session.
  • Candidates seeking provisional or permanent registration shall not have to qualify the Screening Test if he/she holds an Under Graduate medical qualification from Australia/ Canada/New Zealand/United Kingdom/United States of America.

Applicants are advised to visit the official website of the FMGE on a regular basis to keep a track of the dates and keep themselves updated with the exam process and dates as the dates mentioned above are tentative and are subject to change at the discretion of the exam conducting body.

FMGE 2018 EXAM PATTERN

For FMGE, the paper will be conducted in CBT that is computer based test mode only. The question paper is divided into 2 parts and will be consisting total of 150 questions each. The time given will be 150 mintues for each section. The questions will be multiple choice that is there will be multiple questions and one correct option among them needs to be selected. The exam will be conducted for three (3) full hours. The applicant will be allotted the decided marks for each correct answer and for incorrect answers there in NO negative marking in FMGE 2018.

The medium of the paper will strictly be in English. Applicants can follow the table for FMGE 2018 Exam Pattern Highlights:

 

Pre & Para Clinical Subjects (100 Marks)

Anatomy 17
Physiology 17
Biochemistry 17
Pathology 13
Microbiology 13
Pharmacology 13
Forensic Medicine 10

Total 100

 

Clinical Subjects (200 Marks)

Medicine & Allied Subjects

Medicine 33
Psychiatry 5
Dermatology & STD 5
Radiotherapy 5
General Surgery & Allied Subjects
General Surgery 32
Anaesthesiology 5
Orthopedics 5
Radiodiagnosis 5
Paediatrics 15
Ophthalmology 15
Otorhinolaryngology 15
Obstetrics & Gynaecology 30
Community Medicine 30

Total 200