FMGE 2025: NMC to open application window for eligibility certificate today; apply till September 30

The NMC will open the application window to apply for the FMGE Eligibility Certificate (EC) for Indian students with foreign medical degrees. Concerned candidates will be able to apply through the National Medical Commission’s - NMC - official website at nmc.org.in.

The online application window to register for the FMGE EC 2025 will remain open till 6 pm on September 30. The EC certificate is mandatory for candidates aiming to appear for the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) screening test.

Though the NMC has not yet announced the schedule for the FMGE screening test, it is expected to be conducted in the coming month, the NMC official notice says.

Foreign medical degree holders, looking forward to practising medicine in India will be able to contact the NMC for any queries regarding the status of their application through eligibility.regn@nmc.org.in or eligibility@nmc.org.in, as per the notice.

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FMGE 2025: Instructions to upload photograph

In case of gross difference in the appearance of the candidate in real time photograph and uploaded one, the application will be rejected, the NMC guideline says.

Candidates are advised to use photographs taken in a photo-studio in the last 3 months to avoid any likely error. Further, if any candidate decides to click the photograph at home, he or she must follow the guidelines as given below.

• Be properly dressed in a formal attire.
• Click colour photograph in bright light using any high resolution digital device (preferably with > 5-megapixel resolution).
• Avoid using flash as it tends to create a shadow on the white background.
• Images which are taken in with improper light shall be rejected.
• Also do not go for a selfie, ask someone else to take the picture for you. Selfies shall be rejected.
• Do not wear spectacles (to avoid reflection in the glass), cap, goggles, stethoscope around neck, makeup, ornaments while getting the photo shot.
• Stand or sit against a white background (Avoid distracting backgrounds)
• No object should be in the background.
• The image must not include other objects or additional people.
• Images having any object in the background shall be rejected.

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FMGE Screening Test 2025: Marks distribution

Candidates who will apply for the NMC eligibility certificate can check the marks distribution for the FMGE screening test from the table given below.