NEXT/FMGE Coaching

All about the FMGE Exam

The Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) is the screening test for Foreign Medical Graduates, It was first introduced in 2002 through the ‘Screening Test Regulations 2002’. According to the regulations, “An Indian citizen or an overseas citizen of India 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 to practice medicine in India on or after March 15, 2002, shall have to qualify for a screening test (FMGE/NExT) conducted by the prescribed authority (NMC) for that purpose.”

National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) India conducts the FMG Examination twice a year. Indian students who have completed their MBBS abroad in a country which is approved by the Indian Embassy to be a recognized qualification for enrolment as a medical practitioner in the country in which the institution awarding that MBBS degree is located can apply for FMGE exam provided that the result of the final examination for the MBBS course has been declared on or before the prescribed cut-off date for that particular session of FMG Examination

FMGE Eligibility Criteria

An MBBS abroad student appearing for the FMG Examination must meet the following criteria:

• Students must be a citizen of India or an overseas citizen of India.
• The nation where the awarding institution is located must permit the student to practice medicine there as a doctor, and they must have an MBBS abroad degree that the NMC of India recognizes.
• The result of the final examination of the MBBS abroad course should have been declared on or before the cut-off date of that particular FMGE session.
• The candidate should have obtained an ‘Eligibility Certificate’ from the National Medical Commission (erstwhile Medical Council of India).
• Candidates must have qualified the NEET National-Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test before going for the MBBS course abroad.
• Students having undergraduate and postgraduate medical degrees from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America are directly recognised for enrolment as medical practitioners in India, and they do not have to undergo a screening test.

Only ‘eligible candidates’ are allowed to appear in the FMGE who have both the Eligibility Certificate and a valid MBBS abroad degree. NBEMS issues Screening Test Passing Certificate to candidates declared to have passed the FMGE exam.

FMGE Exam Scheme

• The FMG examination consists of one paper on clinical and allied subjects and consists of 300 multiple-choice questions.
• The paper is conducted in two parts in a single day, with each part having 150 questions to be attempted in 150 minutes.
• There is no negative marking in FMGE exam.
• An MBBS abroad student is declared passed in FMGE only if he/she scores a minimum of 150 marks out of 300 in the examination. There is no provision for re-totaling or re-evaluation of marks in FMGE exam.
• There are no restrictions on number of attempts for FMGE exam.

FMGE Exam Fee 2024

• FMGE EXAM FEE 2024 is 7080 INR, including GST.
• FMGE application forms cannot be withdrawn once submitted. Fees is neither carried forward to a future exam nor refunded under any circumstances, and a claim for refund is never entertained.

FMGE Exam Syllabus and Subject-wise Weightage

Syllabus for the FMGE exam consists of these subjects and a total of 300 marks.

A. PRE & PARA CLINICAL SUBJECTS: Total marks 100

• Anatomy - 17 marks
• Physiology - 17 marks
• Biochemistry - 17 marks
• Pathology - 13 marks
• Microbiology - 13 marks
• Pharmacology - 13 marks
• Forensic Medicine - 10 marks

B. CLINICAL SUBJECTS: Total marks 200

1. MEDICINE & ALLIED SUBJECTS

• Medicine - 33 marks
• Psychiatry - 5 marks
• Dermatology & STD - 5 marks
• Radiotherapy - 5 marks

2. GENERAL SURGERY & ALLIED SUBJECTS

• General Surgery - 32 marks
• Anesthesiology - 5 marks
• Orthopedics - 5 marks
• Radiodiagnosis - 5 marks

 

3. PEDIATRICS - 15 marks
4. OPHTHALMOLOGY - 15 marks
5. OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY - 15 marks
6. OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY - 30 marks
7. COMMUNITY MEDICINE - 30 marks






All about the National Exit Test (NExT Exam)

The National Exit Test (NEXT) is a proposed exam by NMC which will be conducted in India for medical students who have completed their MBBS course in India or abroad. The NExT exam will replace the existing Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) and the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-PG) exams. NExT will bring uniformity in common standards of medical education, training, and license to practice medicine in India. The National Medical Commission (NMC) will conduct the National Exit Test in India.

(i) NExT exam will be the Licentiate Examination certifying the eligibility of a medical graduate to register to practice medicine as a doctor in India.

(ii) NExT exam will also serve as an entrance examination for the purpose of admission into Postgraduate Medical Courses in India. NExT will replace NEET-PG in due course for that pupose.

 

Who can give National Exit Test (NExT exam)?  

• All undergraduate medical students who are pursuing the final year MBBS degree in all Medical Colleges of India.
• All Foreign Medical Graduates (MBBS Abroad students) approved by the National Medical Commission for the purpose of obtaining a license to practice medicine as a registered medical practitioner in India.
• Any student with a medical degree who want to pursue an academic course, clinical observership or any other purpose like employment, etc.

 

NExT Exam Pattern, Eligibility Criteria and Syllabus

The NExT will consist of two separate examinations called as ‘Steps’: NExT Step 1 and NExT Step 2

 

NExT Step 1

• NExT Step 1 will be a theoretical examination with multiple-choice questions.
• It will be a Centralized Common All India Entrance Examination, which will be conducted by NMC through a computer-based online mode.
• Both NExT Step 1 and Step 2 examinations will consist of six papers covering subjects of the MBBS course, such as:
1. (a) Surgery and allied disciplines
2. (b) Obstetrics and Gynecology
3. (c) Paediatrics
4. (d) Otorhinolaryngology
5. (e) Ophthalmology
6. (f) Applied aspects of all subjects covered under Ist MBBS and IInd MBBS
7. (g) list-style-type: none;Medicine and allied disciplines
8. (h) Applied aspects of all subjects covered under IIIrd MBBS/Final MBBS part I.
• All students who have completed the final year MBBS course from an Indian medical college or university will be eligible to appear in the NExT examination.
• NExT Step 1 Examination will be held once every year before the university practical examination for the final-year MBBS students before their compulsory rotating internship.
• NMC will also conduct a NExT Step 1 supplementary examination once every year for those students who have failed in one or more of the six papers of NExT Step 1 and want to repeat those particular papers/subjects.
• If a student can not pass both the NExT Step 1 Regular and the Supplementary Examination of a particular year, then they can take NExT Step 1 Regular Examination only in the following year.
• There is no restriction on the number of attempts to appear in NExT Step 1 provided the student has passed both the NExT Step 1 and NExT Step 2 examinations within 10 years of joining the MBBS course.
• A student can reappear in NExT Step 1 Regular Examination to improve their scores after one year of completion of NExT Step 2.
• The NExT Step 1 will replace the conventional university theory examinations for III MBBS and Final MBBS Part II, practical/clinical examinations will continue to be held.

 

NExT Step 2

• NExT Step 2 will be a Practical/Clinical and Viva Voce Examination covering seven clinical subjects;
1. (a) Medicine and allied disciplines
2. (b) Surgery and allied disciplines
3. (c) Obstetrics and Gynecology
4. (d) Paediatrics
5. (e) Otorhinolaryngology
6. (f) Ophthalmology
7. (g) Orthopaedics and PMR (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)

 

• It will be an objectively structured, clinical case-based exam designed to evaluate the practical and clinical skills, clinical decision-making, and communication skills of a medical graduate.
• The NExT Step 2 examination will be held in person by the respective state medical universities, colleges, and institutions, following the standards and guidelines provided by the National Medical Commission.
• NExT Step 2 Examination will be held once every year.
• NExT Step 2 Supplementary Examination will also be held once a year for those students who have failed in one or more (up to three) of the seven subjects and want to repeat particular subjects.
• Those students who do not pass both the NExT Step 2 Regular and Supplementary Examinations of a particular year can appear for the NExT Step 2 Regular Examination only in the following year.
• There is no restriction on the number of attempts to appear in NExT Step 2, provided that the student has to pass both NExT Step 1 and NExT Step 2 examinations within 10 years of joining their MBBS course.

 

NExT Exam Scoring Criteria

 

Nature of Scoring

1. The marks in NExT Step 1 will be calculated percentage-wise.
2. NExT 2 Examinations result will be declared as only Pass/Fail.

 

Minimum scores for passing

1. The minimum marks for passing NExT step 1 exam will be at least 50% in each of the six papers.
2. The criteria for passing NExT Step 2 shall be a satisfactory demonstration of clinical skills and will be declared as a pass or fail.

 

Calculation of NExT Step 1 Score for determining merit for admission to Postgraduate medical courses in India

1. The total marks needed to determine merit for admission to a Postgraduate medical course will be calculated from the sum of raw scores obtained in each paper/subject.
2. If a student fails in one or more subjects, the total marks/percentage of NExT Step I for that student will be calculated from the sum of total of raw scores in each subject/paper obtained in both the regular and Supplementary Examination in which the candidate has secured passing marks.
3. The NExT Step 1 exam scores will remain valid for three years for admission to Postgraduate Medical Courses.





Use of NExT Exam Score

• The NExT exam score will be used as a criteria to practice medicine as an intern for Indian medical graduates, according to the Internship Regulations of the National Medical Commission of India.
• The NExT exam score will be used as the eligibility criteria for a compulsory rotating internship for an MBBS abroad student, governed by the Foreign Medical Graduate Regulations.
• NExT exam score will be the eligibility criteria for the grant of License to practice medicine in India for both Indian Medical Graduates and Foreign Medical Graduates provided that an MBBS abroad student must have completed the appropriate duration of a mandatory 1-year internship at his/her institute and have passed the NExT Step 2 examination.
• NExT exam scores will be used as the basis of eligibility for admission to Postgraduate Medical Courses in Indian medical colleges and universities through common counselling.
• NExT scores may also be used by governments or any autonomous or private organization for purposes such as employment, scholarship, fellowship, etc.





FMGE/NExT Coaching

At Oris Education, our coaching centre provides innovative & quick learning lectures that prepare you for the most important concepts of the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination and the proposed National Exit Test (NExT). We ensure in-depth & full coverage of the syllabus.

Our student-centric coaching has made life easier for FMGs, more fruitful and more rewarding with the use of the latest technology and teaching modules.





Key Features of Oris NExT/FMGE Coaching

Structured Online/Offline Coaching: The whole MBBS syllabus is divided into small modules & blocks, keeping in mind the FMGE/NExT exam point of view, which can be done in half an hour daily.

Individualized Approach: Mapping of your weaknesses & strengths in view of the FMGE and National Exit Test patterns. We help you convert your weaknesses into strengths.

Strategic Preparation: Competing with competent students in FMGE/NExT with a vast syllabus is challenging. We help you achieve your target in time.

Complete Guidance: Our faculty remain in continuous contact with you guiding you, motivating you & solving your difficulties.

Robust Test Series: We have a FMGE/NExT exam pattern-based test series with reliable answers & explanations. Subject-wise mock tests.

High Yield: Our lectures are so constructed that we give you the most important FMGE/NExT pattern study material in less time and in a very simple form.

 

Oris Education for FMGE/NExT exam

• Start FMGE/NExT preparation right from 1st year or 2nd-year MBBS.
• Make strong parts of pre & para-clinical subjects relevant to clinical subjects.
• Clinical subjects are taught in-depth & in small bites from an applied point of view.
• Teaching & self-study are blended together & happen in a systematic way through a series of modules.
• We help you ease your confusion about what to study, how to study, how & when to revise, and how to track your performance.
• Revisions by the technique of spaced intervals boost the yield.
• Continuous support, motivation, & difficulty-solving through our faculties.
• Start early. Do little, but daily. Succeed certainly.


Oris Overseas Education can assist you in qualifying for your NExT exam on the first attempt. Contact us for your NExT/FMGE preparation.