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Nearly 77% foreign medical graduates fail FMGE; only 9,354 clear screening test

Nearly four out of five foreign medical graduates (FMGs) who appeared for the October 2026 Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE), mandatory for foreign-trained doctors seeking to practise in…

Nearly 77% foreign medical graduates fail FMGE; only 9,354 clear screening test
Nearly 77% foreign medical graduates fail FMGE; only 9,354 clear screening test — image via Times of India India — Credit: Storywire

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Nearly four out of five foreign medical graduates (FMGs) who appeared for the October 2026 Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE), mandatory for foreign-trained doctors seeking to practise in India, failed to qualify. Only 9,354 candidates passed, against 31,539 who failed, taking the pass percentage to 22.9%.

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