NBE conducts FMGE June 2024 for 35,819 candidates
New Delhi: The screening test for abroad MBBS graduates, the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) was successfully conducted by the National Board of Examinations (NBE) yesterday for 35,819 candidates.
The examination has been conducted in 71 centres, spread across 50 cities in 21 states. As a measure towards stringent examination security, NBEMS appointed more than 250 appraisers to supervise the conduct of examination.
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This was further augmented with a flying squad comprising of 45 faculty members.
As directed by Union Health Minister, Director General of Health Services (DGHS), MoHFW and other Institutions had also deputed a senior person at all the examination centres. No untoward incident has been reported anywhere and the NBEMS will declare the result of today’s FMGE in due course.
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Medical Dialogues recently reported that in the case of FMGE June question paper going up for sale on social media, the Kerala police found no evidence of paper leak so far.
The police, further in a statement by the State Police Media Centre (SPMC), requested candidates to be careful and not fall for such scams or transfer money for the question papers. It also said it has intensified investigation into the announcement on social media that the question papers and answer keys were available for sale.
Police said that any attempt to subvert the examination process was an offence and strict legal action would be taken against those who try to do so. It further said that all types of social media were under strict surveillance 24 hours of the day.
After completing MBBS studies abroad, those who wish to practice in India are required to pass the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) conducted by the National Board of Examinations.
The City Cyber Crime Police in Thiruvananthapuram had on Thursday registered a case against groups that advertised, on Telegram groups, the sale of question papers for the July 6 exam. The case was registered under the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act 2024, making it the first case of its kind in the state to be registered under this law.
The advertisement in question which went viral on social media platform X, read "FMGE Question: You'll receive 200 questions 32 hours before the exam; You'll also get correct answer with the question; Every Question will appear in the exam." It adds- " Fee Structure for FMGE retest- Invigilator 145,000 INR- Fees after exam 50,000 INR- Fees after Result 125,000 INR."
