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The number of foreign medical degree holders who got permanent registration with the Medical Council of India has also been meager. The figures stood at 2,541 and 1,077 in 2011–2012 and 2010–2011, respectively.
The number of foreign medical degree holders who got permanent registration with the Medical Council of India has also been meager. The figures stood at 2,541 and 1,077 in 2011–2012 and 2010–2011, respectively.


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! Year !! Appeared !! Passed !! Pass %
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| sept2011|| 7039|| 2622|| 37
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| march2011|| ?|| ?|| ?
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| sept2010|| ?|| ?|| ?
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| march2010|| 6371|| 1160|| 18
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| 2009|| 2289|| 460|| 20
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| 2008|| 4211|| 1326|| 31
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| 2007|| 3143|| 536|| 17
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| 2006|| 1365|| 625|| 45
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| 2005|| 2460 ||1860||75
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==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 14:01, 7 June 2014

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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), at MCI-recognised hospital, or even outside India, but internship completion certificate has to counter-attested by an Indian mission, embassy, or consulate office there.[3] 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,[4] 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[5] and was upheld by the Supreme Court of India in 2009.[6] 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.[7]

This examination is held twice in year in March and September on the last Sunday of the month.

Passing Statistics

Average pass out rate is between 10 to 25 percentage only. In short, private medical colleges have nexus with examination conducting authority - NBE to discourage Indian student going out for cheaper medical education and purposely pass out rate is maintained very strictly low.

According to figures available with the National Board of Examination (NBE) which conducts the qualifying exam, of the 14,476 students that appeared in the screening test in 2012, only 3,150 were qualified to practice in India. In 2011, 13,270 medical graduates took the exam, but only 3,576 were qualified.

The number of foreign medical degree holders who got permanent registration with the Medical Council of India has also been meager. The figures stood at 2,541 and 1,077 in 2011–2012 and 2010–2011, respectively.

Year Appeared Passed Pass %
sept2011 7039 2622 37
march2011 ? ? ?
sept2010 ? ? ?
march2010 6371 1160 18
2009 2289 460 20
2008 4211 1326 31
2007 3143 536 17
2006 1365 625 45
2005 2460 1860 75

See also

References

  1. ^ "NBE to conduct screening test for medical graduates". Indian Express. 31 March 2002. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
  2. ^ "No foreign degrees, says MCI". Times of India. 26 July 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Russian medical varsities beckon aspiring doctors from India". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 7 October 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
  4. ^ "MCI's response on screening test sought". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 25 February 2004. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
  5. ^ Bhatnagar, Rakesh (16 November 2004). "Have foreign degree? Clear screening test first". Times of India. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
  6. ^ Mahapatra, Dhananjay (22 September 2009). "Foreign degree won't do to be a doc in India". Times of India. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
  7. ^ "The Central Information Commission, Government of India" (PDF).
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