FMGE 2023 exam today: subject-wise weightage, admit card updates

FMGE 2023 exam today: Today, January 20, at 45 exam cities nationwide, the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) December 2023 will be administered by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Science (NBEMS). To practice medicine in India and to receive a temporary or permanent registration certificate, foreign medical graduates must pass the screening exam.

Several applicants have pleaded with NBE to release the admit card on social media. Regarding the FMGE admit card 2023, there is, however, no information available on the official website, natboard.edu.in. Interestingly, the NBE revised the admission card distribution date from January 12 to January 15, but the FMGE hall ticket download link is still inactive.

Part 1 of the exam will take place from 9 am to 11.30 am, and Part 2 will take place from 2 pm to 4.30 pm, according to the previously published timetable. For shift 1 entry will open at 7 a.m., and for shift 2 entry will open at 12 p.m.

FMGE 2023 mark distribution

The exam is conducted as a computer-based test (CBT) having multiple-choice type questions. The question paper will carry 300 marks and candidates should obtain at least 150 marks to qualify the exam. There will be no negative marking.

“FMGE is divided into two parts of 150 questions each with time allocation of 150 minutes for each part. There is a scheduled break between the two parts,” the board said.

Subject	Mark distribution
Pre And Para Clinical Subjects	Total marks – 100
Anatomy	17
Physiology	17
Biochemistry	17
Pathology	13
Microbiology	13
Pharmacology	13
Forensic Medicine	10
Clinical Subjects	Total – 200
Medicine And Allied Subjects
Medicine	33
Psychiatry	5
Dermatology And Std	5
Radiotherapy	5
General Surgery And Allied Subjects
General Surgery	32
Anesthesiology	5
Orthopedics	5
Radiodiagnosis	5
Pediatrics	15
Ophthalmology	15
Otorhinolaryngology	15
Obstetrics And Gynaecology	30
Community Medicine	30