FMGE June 2025 pass rate slides to 18.61%; nearly 30,000 foreign MBBS graduates fail to qualify

The Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) continues to record lower pass rate indicating challenges for foreign-graduates seeking eligibility to practice medicine in India. The FMGE June 2025 pass percentage stood at 18.61% - a steep drop of 11 percentage points compared to the previous year.

The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) conducted the screening test on July 26 for MBBS graduates who completed the courses from a foreign university. Qualifying the test is mandatory for Indian students who graduated from a medical university abroad to register and practice in India.

As per the FMGE June 2025 results, a total of 37,207 registered for the screening test. Of which, 36,034 candidates appeared and only 6,707 successfully qualified. The failure rate stood at 81.39%, far higher than the previous year. Around 29,327 failed to qualify the exam, losing their chance to practice medicine in India.

However, such candidates will be allowed to appear in the subsequent sessions as the NBEMS conducts the exam twice in a year. Like previous years, around 3% or 1,168 candidates were marked absent.

To qualify the test, candidates will have to obtain at least 150 marks out of 300, half of the total marks.

FMGE 2025 pass and fail trends

After a brief rebound to 29.62% in December 2024, the pass rate slumped to 18% in this session raising questions on the fluctuations in pass rate and quality of overseas medical education.

While some candidates argued that the FMGE exam is tougher than NEET PG, others questioned the quality of overseas medical education.

According to last three years’ data, the June session recorded the highest failure rates, while December session results are relatively better. The pass rate, which declined to a low of 10% in 2023, improved to 29.62% in the December 2024 session, only to drop again to 18% in the June 2025 session.