New Delhi: The Central Government has said in an order that Indian students who were in the final year of their undergraduate medicine course (returned to India due to the Corona epidemic and the Russo-Ukraine war) and completed their studies, From a medical university or college, who have acquired the certificate of completion of the course on or before 30th June, they will be allowed to appear in the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination.
Every year lakhs of students from India go abroad to study medicine. Most of them go to the countries of the former Soviet Union or China. Actually, there is less cost to studying MBBS abroad. Students who pursue MBBS degree from abroad have to first qualify for the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) to practice medicine in India. Only those students who qualify for this exam will get a chance to do medical practice in India.
The National Board of Examination (NBE) conducts the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination twice a year. Recently, the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination was conducted on June 4, 2022, the results of which came out with shocking statistics. Actually, a total of 22092 students participated in this examination held on June 4-2022, out of which only 2346 could pass. That is, the result was 10.61%. The result of the FMGE exam held in December 2021 was 23.91%. Earlier, in the June 2020 session, there was only a 9.53% result.
On average, the result of this exam is 20 to 22 percent. This exam remains controversial due to its rules. ABE conducts FMGE in online mode. Neither the answer key is released after the exam nor the students are given any opportunity to object. At the same time its cut off is also fixed. Students have to secure 150 out of 300 marks to qualify for the exam. The cost of medical education abroad is one thing, the most important thing is the quality of medical education.
Medical education in India is very difficult. India is the first choice of students who want to become doctors. Most of the students going for medical studies abroad include those who are unable to clear the NEET exam for admission to medical colleges in India. NEET is conducted every year by the National Testing Agency.
