Where the licensing exams actually stand.
- ①scheduled
FMGE — next sitting
Scheduled
NBEMS schedules the FMGE twice a year — the date, timing and application window are in its bulletin.
NBEMS schedule ↗ - ②completed
FMGE — latest result
Declared
The most recent FMGE result has been declared — see the NBEMS result notice.
NBEMS result ↗ - ③deferred
MBBS NExT
Deferred · no date set
Deferred till further directions from the MoHFW; no MBBS NExT date has been announced since.
NMC notice ↗
This board shows only what official notices state — no unannounced dates, and the “NExT” here is the MBBS licentiate exam under the NMC Act, kept distinct from any other NExT. Each node links to its source.
There is no “NMC-approved university” list.
Since the FMGL Regulations 2021, the NMC does not endorse, certify, or maintain a list of approved foreign universities — the old MCI list is withdrawn. Recognition is criteria-based: the specific programme must meet the conditions, and you must clear the screening exam and CRMI afterwards. Any “NMC-approved / 100% valid” guarantee is selling a phrase the regulation doesn’t contain.
Check a plan against the criteria →The FMGE, session by session.
One paper, 300 MCQs, 150 to pass — and most sittings, three out of four candidates don’t. These bars render live from our published, sourced fact; when a new NBEMS session reports, this chart updates with it.
10.2%
Jun 2023
21%
Dec 2023
20.89%
Jun 2024
18.61%
Jun 2025
23.37%
Dec 2025
100%
what ads imply
Pass rates as reported per NBEMS session (NBEMS ↗) · checked 12 Jun 2026 · Dec 2024 reported as a range (28.86–29.62%) and is held out of the chart until the NBEMS PDF is read — that’s the standard we keep.
Every fact we publish — with its document.
Each card opens to the full fact, its confidence, and a link to the official source. Time-sensitive items are re-checked every cycle — this set was last verified 12 Jun 2026.
FMGE & NExT — the screening reality
NExT statusAs of: Jun 2026 (FMGE Jun 2026 bulletin) · confidence: medium · Verified ✓ 12 Jun 2026
Deferred / not yet operational; FMGE remains the active licensing exam (June 2026 session scheduled for 28 Jun 2026). NMC (~29 Oct 2025) postponed NExT with NMC-funded mock tests; full rollout reported around 2028–29.
FMGE — conducting body & frequencyAs of: Jun 2026 · confidence: high · Verified ✓ 12 Jun 2026
Conducted by NBEMS, twice a year (June & December sessions).
FMGE — format & pass markAs of: Jun 2026 session bulletin · confidence: high · Verified ✓ 12 Jun 2026
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.
FMGE — recent pass ratesAs of: Dec 2025 result (29 Jan 2026) · confidence: medium · Verified ✓ 12 Jun 2026
Dec 2025 ≈ 23.37% (exam 17 Jan 2026, result 29 Jan 2026); Jun 2025 ≈ 18.61%; Dec 2024 ≈ 28.86–29.62% (sources vary — read NBEMS PDF); Jun 2024 ≈ 20.89%; Dec 2023 ≈ 21%; Jun 2023 ≈ 10.2%.
FMGL 2021 — what makes a degree count
FMGL 2021 — minimum course durationIn force since 18 Nov 2021 · confidence: high · Verified ✓ 12 Jun 2026
At least 54 months of academic + clinical study (excludes internship).
FMGL 2021 — internshipIn force since 18 Nov 2021 · confidence: high · Verified ✓ 12 Jun 2026
12-month internship in the SAME foreign institution; PLUS a further 12-month supervised internship (CRMI) in India after qualifying the screening test.
FMGL 2021 — medium & locationIn force since 18 Nov 2021 · confidence: high · Verified ✓ 12 Jun 2026
English-medium; entire course + training + internship in the same foreign institution; no part in India or a third country.
NEET requirement for abroadAs of: Jun 2026 · confidence: high · Verified ✓ 12 Jun 2026
NEET-UG qualification is mandatory to practise in India after a foreign MBBS; the NEET result is valid for 3 years from declaration for taking admission to MBBS abroad (including any pre-medical/language course).
Permanent registration routeAs of: Jun 2026 · confidence: high · Verified ✓ 12 Jun 2026
After foreign MBBS: clear FMGE (later NExT) + complete the 12-month supervised internship (CRMI) in India; registration granted by State Medical Councils.
India’s own seats — the context
India — seats & colleges (2025–26)NMC seat matrix as on 13.10.2025 · confidence: high · Verified ✓ 12 Jun 2026
1,26,725 MBBS seats for AY 2025-26 (up from 1,17,750 in 2024-25) across 813 medical colleges (incl. AIIMS, CGI & JIPMER); 9,200 genuinely new seats granted for 2025-26 (456 reduced in renewal).
India — quota splitAs of: Jun 2026 · confidence: high · Verified ✓ 12 Jun 2026
Government seats: 15% All India Quota (MCC) + 85% State Quota; deemed/private carry management & NRI quotas (deemed handled by MCC).
NExT — announced, postponed, and where it actually stands.
Aug 2019
NMC Act 2019 passed by Parliament — Section 15 mandates a common National Exit Test as the licentiate exam, PG-entry ranking and FMG screening. ↗
28 Jun 2023
NExT Regulations 2023 published in the official Gazette; the first NExT is planned for the 2019 MBBS batch. ↗
13 Jul 2023
Weeks after announcing it, NMC defers NExT for the 2019 batch until further directions from the Health Ministry. ↗
19 Jul 2023
AIIMS Delhi cancels the NExT mock test scheduled for 28 July; registration fees refunded. ↗
29 Oct 2025
NMC announces NExT is deferred ~3–4 years while the model is refined through fully NMC-funded mock tests; rollout eyed around 2028-29. ↗
Now
The FMGE remains the active licensing screen, scheduled twice a year by NBEMS; the MBBS NExT is not yet implemented. ↗
Passing the FMGE isn’t the finish line.
For FMGs admitted on or after 18.11.2021, a one-year Compulsory Rotating Medical Internship (CRMI) in India sits between qualifying the FMGE and permanent registration.
- 01
Qualify the FMGE
The active licensing screen — 150 of 300 to pass.
- 02
1-year CRMI in India
A full year of rotating internship at an approved Indian institution.
- 03
Permanent registration
Only then are you a registered medical practitioner in India.
From foreign degree to Indian licence — the full path.
- 01
Degree meets FMGL 2021
54+ months, English, same-institution internship, WDOMS-listed — checked per programme.
- 02
Clear the FMGE (or NExT)
300 MCQs, 150 to pass, twice a year. Budget prep and possibly more than one attempt.
- 03
12-month CRMI in India
The second internship — at an approved Indian institution, modest stipend at best.
- 04
State Council registration
Only now are you a registered medical practitioner in India.
How to verify a foreign medical college yourself.
There’s no shortcut list to trust — but there is a checklist anyone can run. A college is worth considering only if all of these hold for the specific programme you’d join:
1Listed in WDOMS
Search the exact name at search.wdoms.org — read the school’s own page, don’t trust an agent’s screenshot.
2Meets FMGL 2021
At least 54 months, fully English-medium, with the 12-month internship at the same institution — no part in India or a third country.
3You qualified NEET-UG
Mandatory even for abroad — and for post-May-2018 joiners, the NEET result is deemed the Eligibility Certificate.
4Not in an NMC advisory
The NMC periodically warns against specific institutes — check the live notices at nmc.org.in before paying anyone.
We deliberately don’t publish a “blacklist” here — such lists go stale and the authoritative, current version lives with the NMC. We link you to the source instead.
A note on our independence
Vincit EduPath is an independent guidance company. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or an agent of the NMC, NBEMS, MCC or any government body, and we can’t “get” you a recognised degree — only the criteria above decide that. We earn from counselling and university partnerships, which is why every figure on this site carries a source and a date: so you can check our work, not just take our word.
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