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NBEMS rejects lowering FMGE qualifying marks amid students' hunger strike
The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences has rejected demands to lower qualifying marks for the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination, saying minimum competency standards cannot be diluted. The decision comes as students on hunger strike enter a seventh day seeking grace marks for the June 2026 exam.
NEW DELHI: The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has rejected demands to lower the qualifying marks of the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE), saying there can be no compromise on the minimum competency required to practice medicine in India.
FMGE serves as a mandatory licensing test ensuring that Indians who earn medical degrees abroad meet clinical and educational standards. The rejection comes as FMG students' hunger strike entered its seventh day. One of their key demands is the grant of grace marks for the June 2026 exam, citing a difficult and lengthy question paper, including video questions, and reported problems at some exam centres. The pass percentage of the June FMGE exam was 12%.
A senior NBEMS official said the Board is willing to address genuine concerns of FMGs, but qualifying standards cannot be diluted.
- FMGE
- Foreign Medical Graduate Examination
- Foreign medical graduates
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NBEMS rejects lowering FMGE qualifying marks amid students' hunger strike
The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences has rejected demands to lower qualifying marks for the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination, saying minimum competency standards cannot be diluted. The decision comes as students on hunger strike enter a seventh day seeking grace marks for the June 2026 exam.
NEW DELHI: The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has rejected demands to lower the qualifying marks of the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE), saying there can be no compromise on the minimum competency required to practice medicine in India.
FMGE serves as a mandatory licensing test ensuring that Indians who earn medical degrees abroad meet clinical and educational standards. The rejection comes as FMG students' hunger strike entered its seventh day. One of their key demands is the grant of grace marks for the June 2026 exam, citing a difficult and lengthy question paper, including video questions, and reported problems at some exam centres. The pass percentage of the June FMGE exam was 12%.
A senior NBEMS official said the Board is willing to address genuine concerns of FMGs, but qualifying standards cannot be diluted.
- FMGE
- Foreign Medical Graduate Examination
- Foreign medical graduates
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