Medical Council of India Screening Test, also known as Foreign Medical Graduates Examination (FMGE), is a licensure examination conducted by the National Board of Examinations (NBE) in India.[1] The test is one of the mandatory requirements for an Indian citizen who has a medical degree from a college outside India to practice medicine in the country.[2] The other requirement is a compulsory one-year internship at an Indian hospital attached to a medical college (teaching hospital). The screening test was introduced in 2002 as a qualifying examination for Indian students obtaining their medical degrees from countries other than India, such as countries belonging to the former Soviet Union,[3] Eastern European countries, China, Nepal, Philippines, and Caribbean countries. Indian doctors holding basic medical degrees from any country have to take the MCI screening test. The Medical School should have been listed in the WHO international directory of Medical Schools.
The legality of the test was challenged in the Indian courts[4] and was upheld by the Supreme Court of India in 2009.[5] This test has generated controversy with accusations that it is unfair and lacks transparency—for example, not allowing examinees to retain their question paper after examination, or not showing the exact marks or answer sheet upon appeal for failure. An appeal petition filed under RTI India to reveal the marks of an appealing student was not granted.[6]
This examination is held twice in year in JUNE and DECEMBER on the 3rd monday & tuesday of the month. The pass percentage is just 10 to 20 percent with average pass rate of 12 percent. The pass percentage reveals the true xenophobic nature of the Medical Council Of India towards foreign medical graduates who toil equally hard in foreign countries to obtain their medical degrees.
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