- 24 Feb, 2024
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Around 78 percent of candidates fail in FMGE Dec. 2023 exam
Around 22 percent of candidates have qualified in the recently released results of the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) 2023. Nearly 78 percent of students who pursued medical education from abroad have failed the exam. The pass percentage in the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination has always remained relatively low. Over the years, the qualifying percentage of the entrance exam has hovered around 10 to 20 percent. This percentage was recorded as low as 4.93 percent in 2014, while the highest qualifying percentage was recorded as 39 in the December 2022 FMGE.
As per information shared by the government, the pass per centage of students who have pursued medical education from Bangladesh, and Nepal has been relatively better than those who have graduated from other coun- tries such as Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, and Kazakhstan among others.
Experts cite the lack of clinical exposure and substandard medical education in foreign medical colleges as one of the reasons for the low pass percentage in the exam. Unlike the medical colleges in India, the colleges in foreign countries do not have proper infrastructure. The students enrolled in these medical col leges are not trained in hospi tals. On the other hand, medical students from India have to undergo a mandatory one year internship to complete their MBBS degree. The absence of patient exposure and clinical training deprives foreign medical students of the essential knowledge required for practicing in India. Therefore, these students find it difficult to qualify for the licensing exam in the country.
Experts also cite that reducing the difficulty level of the licensing exam is not a viable option as it will be unfair to have unskilled doctors in the country.
- The Foreign Medical Graduate Examination is a screening test for medical graduates seeking eligibility to practice medicine in the country. It is administered twice a year in June and December by the National Board of Examinations. The examination is open to both Indian citizens and Overseas Citizens of India (OCIS) aiming to acquire the registration certificate from either the National Medical Commission (NMC) or the State Medical Council (SMC).