MCI Screening Test
Medical Council of India, MCI Screening Test, also known as Foreign Medical Graduates Examination (FMGE), is a Licensure examination conducted by the National Board of Examinations (NBE) in India. The FMGE Screening test has been introduced by the Screening Test Regulations 2002. As per regulations, “ An Indian citizen possessing a primary medical qualification awarded by any medical institution outside India who is desirous of getting provisional or permanent registration with the Medical Council of India or any State Medical Council on or after 15.03.2002 shall have to qualify a screening test conducted by the prescribed authority for that purpose as per the provisions of section 13 of the Act.”
The screening test was introduced in 2002 as a qualifying examination for Indian students obtaining their medical degrees from countries other than India, such as countries belonging to the former Soviet Union USSR, Eastern European countries, China, Nepal, Philippines, and Caribbean countries. Indian doctors holding basic medical degrees from any country have to take the MCI screening test. The Medical School should have been listed in the WHO international directory of Medical Schools
Examinations Centers
There are 51 Examination Centers in 27 Cities across India in which Students can appear for the Examination.
SCHEME OF EXAMINATION -Foreign Medical Graduate Screening Test (FMGE)
1. The test consists of 300 multiple choice question, delivered in two parts to be taken in a single day.
2. The examination will be conducted in an online mode
3. Medium of the examination will be English
4. Negative Marking: There shall be no negative marking.
5. No credit will be given to the questions not answered.
6. More than one answer will be considered as wrong answer.
7. The screening test is held twice a year in June and December, the exact dates for the Screening Test will be announced on the website before the respective registration window.
8. An applicant shall be declared as having passed only if he/she obtains a minimum of 150 marks out of 300 (50%) in the examination.
9. Results (Pass/Fail) for eligible candidates will be displayed on NBE website and NBE office.
10. There are no restrictions on number of attempts that can be availed by an applicant.
11. Allocation of time for the FMGE shall be as follows:
FMGE Exam Pattern: Subject-wise Distribution of Marks
FMGE exam will be conducted in two sessions. The question paper for both these sections will comprise of different subjects. The first section of the FMGE exam will comprise of questions on pre-clinical and para-clinical subjects. The distribution of marks for each of these subjects is given in the table below.
The next section of FMGE exam will have questions on paraclinical subjects. The distribution of marks for each of these subjects is given in the table below.