Four countries we can actually stand behind.
Each card carries live data from our verified set — tuition ranges read from official university sources, all-in bands from our country data (indicative until verified).
NEET to an Indian licence — the full degree, end to end.
One calm rail for the whole decision: when NEET gates you, what the FMGL-2021 course structure actually requires, and the licensing exam waiting back home. Every node carries its gazette clause — copied from the regulation, not the brochure.
- Before · Eligibility gate
Qualify NEET-UG
A qualifying NEET-UG score is mandatory to practise in India after a foreign MBBS — the scorecard is valid 3 years for abroad admission.
NMC · Gazette 01.03.2018NMC ↗
- Apply · Pick by criteria
Admission abroad
Choose by the FMGL-2021 rules, not the brochure — locally recognised and listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools.
FMGL 2021 · Reg. 4(b)NMC ↗
- Study · ≥ 54 months
54 months, English
The course (academic + clinical) must run at least 54 months, excluding internship — and the entire course must be in English.
FMGL 2021 · Reg. 4(a)(i)/(ii)NMC ↗
- Intern · 12 months
Same-institution internship
The 12-month internship must be at the SAME foreign institution — no part of the course or training in India or any third country.
FMGL 2021 · Reg. 4(c)/(d), Sch. I 2(iii)NMC ↗
- Back home · Licensing
FMGE / NExT + CRMI
Clear the NBEMS screening (300 MCQs, 150 to pass), then a 12-month CRMI in India — only then does a State Medical Council register you.
NBEMS · screening realityThe facts →
Course-structure clauses quoted verbatim from the FMGL Regulations 2021 (notified 18 Nov 2021) read NMC’s original ↗. The licensing node links our fully-sourced FMGE / NExT facts.
The route to practising in India — all five steps.
Most marketing stops at admission. The regulation doesn’t — every step below is FMGL-2021 / NBEMS rule, not our opinion. For the same path as a single timeline, see the whole journey on one line.
- 01
Qualify NEET-UG
Mandatory even for abroad; scorecard valid 3 years for admission (NMC).
- 02
Pick by FMGL criteria
≥54 months, fully English, same-institution internship, WDOMS-listed — not by brochure.
- 03
Study 54 + 12 months
The full course plus internship at the SAME foreign institution — no part in India.
- 04
Clear FMGE (or NExT)
NBEMS screening: 300 MCQs, 150 to pass — recent sessions ran ~19–30%.
- 05
CRMI + registration
12-month internship in India, then State Medical Council registration.
“NMC-approved university” is not a thing.
Since FMGL 2021, recognition is criteria-based — the specific programme must meet every condition. Anyone guaranteeing “NMC approval” is selling you a phrase the regulation doesn’t contain.
- At least 54 months of study
- Fully English-medium
- 12-month internship at the SAME institution
- Listed in WDOMS
- Not named in a current NMC advisory
- Then: FMGE/NExT + 12-month CRMI in India
The FMGE, in real numbers.
One paper of 300 MCQs, taken in a single day as two parts of 150 questions / 150 minutes each; no negative marking; pass mark 150 / 300 (50%), uniform across all categories.
23.37%
Dec 2025
18.61%
Jun 2025
20.89%
Jun 2024
21%
Dec 2023
35,819
candidates sat the June 2024 FMGE alone. The return journey is real and crowded — plan for it from day one, not after you land.
Pass rates as reported per NBEMS session (NBEMS ↗) — roughly one in four or five clears per sitting. Plan FMGE prep into the budget and the timeline from day one; we say this before you enrol, not after.
What we won’t publish: the session-wise pass-count figures circulating online aren’t officially traceable — so we publish only NBEMS / PIB-verifiable numbers, like the appeared-count above. That’s a policy, not a gap in the data.
15 universities, each with a sourced profile.
Accreditation registries, honest rankings, licensed campus galleries, city guides — and tuition badged verified where we read it from the official source.
Four ways in.
Talk through the abroad route, honestly
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