Aug 22, 2025
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FMGE Nightmare: Why Thousands of Students Fail Every Year
Thousands of MBBS graduates from India return home annually after completing their foreign MBBS to face the most difficult phase of medical education—the FMGE. This FMGE screening test is conducted by the National Board of Examination (NBE) for all foreign medical graduates who want to register as medical practitioners in India.
But the shocking fact is historically, the FMGE pass percentage has been low, between 10% and 20%. This means that despite spending 30-40 lakhs and 5-6 years outside India, 8 out of 10 students fail. Why does this happen? Let's deconstruct it.
