Just 12.38 per cent of the 37,448 candidates who sat for the June edition of the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) managed to pass, sparking widespread anger among foreign-trained doctors seeking to practise in India.
The dismal pass rate has fueled a month-long protest movement among Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs), who claim the exam was unusually difficult, lacked transparency, and was mismanaged by authorities.
FMGE is administered by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) and serves as the mandatory screening test for medical graduates trained abroad who wish to practise medicine in India.
In response to the low pass percentage, two major student bodies, the All India Medical Students’ Association’s Foreign Medical Students’ Wing (AIMSA-FMSW) and the All FMGs Association (AFA), have submitted a formal representation to NBEMS demanding answers. The groups have also organized ongoing demonstrations at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi since the beginning of August, calling for greater transparency and accountability in the examination process.
