6 FMGE Myths the NBEMS Bulletin Settles
Forums repeat the same claims about FMGE every session. We checked each one against the NBEMS information bulletin for FMGE October 2026. Here is what the rulebook says.
Shivangi Gusain
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6 FMGE Myths the NBEMS Bulletin Settles
6 FMGE Myths the NBEMS Bulletin Settles
Forums repeat the same claims about FMGE every session. We checked each one against the NBEMS information bulletin for FMGE October 2026. Here is what the rulebook says.
Myth 1: You get only three attempts
There is no limit. Clause 5.7 of the bulletin says there are no restrictions on the number of attempts. The one bar runs the other way: once you pass, you cannot sit FMGE again, and any later attempt is void.
Myth 2: Wrong answers cost you marks
FMGE has no negative marking. The paper is 300 multiple choice questions in two parts of 150, each part in 153 minutes. You pass at 150 out of 300, so an unanswered question is the only one that cannot score.
Myth 3: You can apply for re-evaluation
Clause 10.4 rules out re-evaluation, re-checking, re-totalling and grace marks, and says such requests are not entertained. The only review is NBEMS's own check of every question by subject faculty before the result is declared.
Myth 4: The scorecard is your licence
A scorecard cannot be presented to a State Medical Council in place of the FMGE pass certificate. The certificate is issued in person after identity and document checks, with biometrics, on a schedule posted after each result.
Myth 5: The pass certificate comes by post
It is collected in person, tentatively within four weeks of the result. Clause 10.9 adds a deadline: a qualified candidate who does not collect it within six months of the result has the candidature and result deemed cancelled.
Myth 6: NExT has replaced FMGE
NExT is notified in law but deferred, and no date is in force. FMGE remains the exam for practising in India with a foreign degree, and NBEMS now holds it three times a year. The October 2026 session fee was Rs. 4,650 including GST.
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