How many times a year is FMGE held now?

Three. NBEMS announced the change in a notice dated August 28, 2026. Before that, it held the exam twice a year. In 2026, exams took place on January 17, June 28, and October 31.

Has NBEMS announced the next FMGE date?

No. As of November 12, 2026, NBEMS says only that the sitting once set for January 9, 2027 will move to a later date in January or February 2027. The date and the bulletin are still pending.

Can I register with a State Medical Council using my scorecard?

No. The council needs your pass certificate. It is issued by NBEMS following verification of identity and credential by the individual in person. The scorecard is a download for your records, and it stays online for six months.

Do I need to apply again for each sitting?

Yes. Each sitting has its own information bulletin, application window, and deadlines. An application for one sitting does not carry over to the next.

What is the FMGE pass mark?

You need at least 150 out of 300 marks to qualify. NBEMS runs the test on computers at centers across India.

Who can appear for FMGE?

Indian citizens and Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) who hold a primary medical qualification from an institution outside India. They take the test to register and practice medicine in India.

Where do I confirm official FMGE dates?

Use the notices section of natboard.edu.in. NBEMS posts every bulletin and date there first. A date on any other site stays unconfirmed until it appears there.

FMGE Next Exam After October 2026: Date, Result, What to Do

NBEMS now holds the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) three times a year. The third sitting of 2026 took place on October 31. NBEMS declared the result on November 10. About 9,350 of roughly 40,900 candidates passed, which is about 23%.

Passers can download their scorecard from November 20. Then they must collect the pass certificate personally after identity and credential verification. The scorecard cannot replace the certificate for State Medical Council registration.

There is no FMGE December 2026 exam. NBEMS moved the sitting once set for January 9, 2027 to a future date in January or February 2027. As of November 2026, NBEMS has not announced that date or its information bulletin.

How many times is FMGE held in 2026?

Three. NBEMS held three exams in calendar 2026, and three a year is now the regular schedule.

Sitting	Exam date	Status
“December 2025” session	Jan 17, 2026	Held
June 2026	Jun 28, 2026	Held; pass rate about 12%
October 2026 (additional)	Oct 31, 2026	Held; result Nov 10
Next sitting (earlier set for Jan 9, 2027)	Late Jan or Feb 2027	Date and bulletin not announced

The June pass rate fell to about 12%, and candidates protested. An NBEMS expert committee then recommended more frequent exams. NBEMS adopted that idea in its notice dated August 28, 2026.

The change cuts the wait. Under the old two-a-year plan, a candidate who failed waited about six months. Now the wait is roughly three to four months.

One word note. A sitting is one exam event. A session is the label NBEMS gives to an exam cycle.

Is there an FMGE December 2026 exam?

No. NBEMS has not announced one.

The confusion has three roots:

NBEMS names its year-end cycle “December.” The December 2025 session ran on January 17, 2026.

A tentative schedule from April 29 listed “FMGE December 2026” for January 9, 2027.

The August 28 notice replaced that plan. It added the October 31 exam and moved the next sitting to January or February 2027.

Pages that still show “December 2026” or “January 9, 2027” are out of date. Do not book travel or take leave around those dates.

What were the FMGE October 31, 2026 results?

Metric	Approximate figure
Appeared	about 40,900
Passed	about 9,350 (about 23%)
Did not qualify	about 31,500
Pass mark	150 of 300
June 2026 pass rate	about 12%

The October pass percentage is close to earlier year-end sittings. It is about double June's. NBEMS publishes the result PDF with each roll number, marks out of 300, and pass or fail status.

What happens after the FMGE October 31 exam?

Four steps lead from your result to registration. The scorecard is step two, and it is not the finish line.

Step	When	What you do
1. Result	Declared Nov 10	Check your roll number and status on natboard.edu.in
2. Scorecard	From Nov 20; stays online six months	Log in, download, save copies
3. In-person verification and pass certificate	NBEMS will announce the schedule	Bring original documents. Staff check your identity and credentials, then issue the certificate
4. State Medical Council registration	After you hold the certificate	Submit the pass certificate to the council

The scorecard cannot replace the pass certificate. The council will not accept it.

NBEMS has not set certificate dates yet. Last cycle, handing out certificates began about 3.5 weeks after the result and ran for about seven weeks. Treat that as a rough guide only.

Your internship rules depend on the year you joined your medical school. Check the NMC rules and your State Medical Council before you apply.

I did not pass: what should I do before the next sitting?

About 31,500 candidates did not qualify in October. You are in large company, and the next repeat attempt is close.

Expect the next sitting in late January or February 2027. Do not plan around January 9.

Apply again for every sitting. Each one has its own application form and window. October's window ran about two weeks, from September 11 to 25.

Fix your documents now. Last cycle, NBEMS flagged missing proof of citizenship, mismatched names or dates of birth, and gaps in transfer papers. October also set a deadline of October 21 to fix deficient documents.

Try to think differently when it comes to preparing. For the December 2025 session, the first time candidates passed in the vicinity of 48%. Candidates with more than five attempts passed at about 6%. Those numbers suggest that re-sitting with the same plan carries real risk.

When does the next FMGE session open?

NBEMS has not announced it as of November 12, 2026.

Item	Status
Exam date	Late Jan or Feb 2027, unannounced
Information bulletin	Not published
Application window	Opens with the bulletin
Where it appears first	NBEMS notices page, natboard.edu.in

Past gaps between bulletin and exam ran from 50 to 68 days, or about 7 to 10 weeks. If NBEMS repeats that, a late-January or February exam points to a bulletin between late November and late December 2026. This is our estimate, and NBEMS has not said it.

Check the notices page every week. Treat any date from another website as unconfirmed. Once the bulletin appears, expect the admit card and exam city intimation to follow the usual pattern.

Sources: NBEMS notice dated August 28, 2026, on conducting FMGE three times a year; NBEMS result and scorecard notices for FMGE October 2026. Last verified November 12, 2026. We update this page when NBEMS publishes the next bulletin.