Archive · 19 Nov 2025
FMGE 2025: Low Pass Percentage in Foreign Medical Graduate Examination
The Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) is happening again in 2025.
Many students struggle to pass it, with only 10-25% succeeding.
The test is tough, and students from some countries do better than others.
Experts say the low pass rate is because foreign medical schools lack good training and hospitals.
FMGE registration open until Dec 14, 2025
Pass percentage consistently low (10-25%)
Students need 150/300 to pass
Exam consists of 300 MCQs in two 150-min sessions
Better pass rates from Bangladesh, Nepal
- Who
- Foreign medical graduates
- What
- Taking the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE)
- When
- Registration open until Dec 14, 2025; Exam held in June and December
- Where
- India
- Why
- To practice medicine in India after graduating abroad
Students and Some Educators
Experts and NBEMS
Exam Difficulty
Students and Some Educators
Students and some educators argue the exam is too tough.
Experts and NBEMS
Experts and NBEMS maintain the exam's difficulty is necessary to ensure competent doctors.
- Exam Duration
- Two sessions of 150 minutes each
- Passing Marks
- 150 out of 300
- Number of Questions
- 300 multiple-choice questions
- Exam Frequency
- Twice a year (June and December)
- Eligibility
- Indian citizens or OCI who graduated abroad