USMLE 2027 Match: Dates and Costs for Indian MBBS
The 2027 residency Match is already under way. These are the deadlines and the fees an Indian MBBS graduate pays on the USMLE route.
MUDr. Andreas Zehetner
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USMLE 2027 Match: Dates and Costs for Indian MBBS
USMLE 2027 Match: Dates and Costs for Indian MBBS
The 2027 residency Match is already under way. These are the deadlines and the fees an Indian MBBS graduate pays on the USMLE route.
Step 1 and Step 2 CK cost 695 dollars each
For 2026 and 2027 each Step costs 695 dollars, applied for through the FSMB, plus a region fee of 210 dollars for Step 1 and 235 dollars for Step 2 CK outside the US and Canada.
ECFMG Certification costs 580 dollars to apply
Add 110 dollars for the MyIntealth account, 220 dollars for diploma and transcript verification and 945 dollars for the Pathway application in the 2027 season.
Pathway deadline 31 January 2027
ECFMG Pathways applications for the 2027 Match close on 31 January 2027. The Pathway needs an OET Medicine score of 350 in three skills and 300 in writing.
Rank order lists close on 3 March 2027
NRMP registration opened on 15 September 2026 and costs 85 dollars. Ranking opens 1 February 2027 and lists must be certified by 9 pm Eastern Time on 3 March.
Match Day is 19 March 2027
Match status is released on 15 March, SOAP for unfilled posts runs 15 to 18 March, and Match Day is Friday 19 March 2027 at 12 noon Eastern Time.
56.4 per cent of non US IMGs matched in 2026
NRMP reports 11,944 non US citizen international applicants in the 2026 Match, with 56.4 per cent matched into a first year position.
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