Only 10,264 candidates clear FMGE December 2025, over 77 percent fail screening test
New Delhi: The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) recently declared the results of the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) for the December 2025 session.
The results have come as a major shock, as more than 77 per cent of the total candidates failed the examination.
Only 23% of candidates passed the screening exam, leaving more than 33,000 doctors without a license to practice. A total of 43,933 candidates appeared for the FMGE this time, of whom only 10,264 managed to secure the minimum qualifying marks. The remaining 33,669 students have been declared unsuccessful.
The results show that most candidates failed to pass the screening test required to practice medicine in India. While the pass percentage this time is approximately 5.29 per cent higher than in June 2025, the overall success rate remains very low.
Looking at the data from the past few sessions, the pass percentage for FMGE has been consistently decreasing-
1 June 2025: 36,034 appeared, 6,707 passed, pass percentage 18.61.
2 December 2024: 45,552 appeared, 13,149 passed, pass percentage 28.86.
3 June 2024: 35,819 appeared, 7,233 passed, pass percentage 20.19.
4 December 2023: 38,535 appeared, 7,781 passed, pass percentage 20.19.
5 June 2023: 24,269 appeared, 2,474 passed, pass percentage 10.19.
The number of MBBS seats in government medical colleges in India is limited. Therefore, a large number of students go abroad to pursue medical studies. Indian students typically pursue medical education in countries such as Russia, Ukraine, China, the Philippines, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Nepal, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan, and several African countries.
The FMGE is a mandatory screening examination for Indian citizens who have obtained their primary medical qualification from institutions outside of India. Passing this examination is essential for registration with the National Medical Commission (NMC) and for legally practising medicine in India. This examination is conducted twice a year by the National Board of Examinations (NBE).
