Tentatively scheduled for 9 January 2027Notice verifiedCentral · All India

National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences

Foreign Medical Graduate Examination — December 2026

Screening examination for eligible Indian citizens/OCI candidates holding a foreign primary medical qualification, for the December 2026 cycle.

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At a glance

The facts most likely to change your decision.

Vacancies
Not announced / not applicable
No vacancy or seat number is asserted unless the cited current-cycle notice publishes it.
Education
Professional degree
Eligible foreign primary medical qualification and supporting eligibility documents, per the (not yet published) FMGE December 2026 Information Bulletin.
Age
See the current-cycle official bulletin.
Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
Application fee
See the current-cycle official bulletin
Use the official payment instructions only.
Pay
Licensure screening examination; not an appointment.
Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
Recruitment cycle
December 2026
Central · All India
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Vacancies & reservation

What is known, what overlaps and what remains unreported.

Current published countNot announced / not applicable
Check source ↗

Category table not available here

Check the latest official notice for the post- and category-wise distribution.

How to read reservation: UR, EWS, OBC, SC and ST are vertical categories. PwBD, women, ex-servicemen and similar horizontal reservations can overlap them and must not be added again to the total.

03

Complete timeline

One record from notification to final outcome.

  1. Updated tentative schedule notice

    29 Apr 2026

    completed
  2. FMGE December 2026 (tentative)

    9 Jan 2027 (Saturday)

    Purely tentative; exact dates will be stated in the Information Bulletin
    tentative
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Who can apply?

A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.

Basic eligibility paths

  • Indian citizen or OCI cardholder holding a primary medical qualification from a foreign medical institution recognised for FMGE screening.
  • Confirm the recognised-qualification list and required certificates once the FMGE December 2026 Information Bulletin is published.

Relaxations & certificates

  • SC/ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD and ex-servicemen relaxations follow the applicable notification.
  • Always check the certificate format and cut-off date in the official notice.
If your degree title, age, domicile or category certificate is unusual, mark yourself “check required” and read the official wording.
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Selection process & syllabus

Stage by stage, without mixing recruitment years.

Selection stages

  1. 1Computer-based FMGE
  2. 2Result
  3. 3In-person identity/credential verification and pass certificate

Syllabus snapshot

  • Medical subjects and two-part examination scheme; use the FMGE December 2026 Information Bulletin once published.
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Application document checklist

Prepare before the portal gets busy.

Recent passport-size photograph and scanned signature

Government photo ID with the same name used in the application

Education certificates and marksheets

Category, EWS, PwBD or ex-serviceman certificate, if claimed

Domicile or language proof where the notification requires it

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Official links & source record

Go straight to the recruiting body.

Primary source
Updated tentative schedule (including NEET-SS 2026) of forthcoming NBEMS examinations
Published / changed
29 Apr 2026
Last checked
4 Aug 2026, 17:40 IST

Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.