The best and worst countries for FMGE pass rate

The best and worst countries for FMGE pass rate

Shamshad Ali DarUpdated on 19 Sep 2025, 05:16 PM IST

Every year, thousands of students appear in the FMGE and out of them only a handful of students are declared qualified. Over the years, the number of students taking the FMGE exam has increased but the pass percentage has been recorded only around 25%.

This Story also Contains

  1. Country-wise FMGE pass rate: 2024 stats
  2. Worst performing countries in FMGE pass rate
  3. Countries with best FMGE pass percentage
The best and worst countries for FMGE pass rate
The best and worst countries for FMGE pass rate

The Foreign Medical Graduate Examination, FMGE is conducted biannually in June and December by the National Board of Examinations (NBE). The medical entrance exam is held for Indian and Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) who possess a medical degree outside India and want to practise medicine in their own country. Read this article to know the FMGE pass percentage trends of best and worst countries.

Country-wise FMGE pass rate: 2024 stats

CountryTotal Appeared studentsTotal pass studentsPass percentage
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA4125.00
ARMENIA2,34941517.67
AZERBAIJAN46919.57
BANGLADESH2,82291432.39
BARBADOS291758.62
BELARUS48516834.64
BELIZE54712923.58
BULGARIA491428.57
CHINA14,2142,76519.45
CUBA100.00
CURACAO892932.58
CZECH REPUBLIC6583.33
DOMINICA11100.00
EGYPT200.00
GEORGIA4,2211,50535.66
GUYANA2517429.48
HONG KONG S.A.R.
CHINA
100.00
HUNGARY33100.00
IRAN ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN1055653.33
IRELAND11100.00
ITALY200.00
JAMAICA200.00
KAZAKHSTAN5,0181,26125.13
KINGDOM OF NEATHERLANDS100.00
KYRGYZSTAN15,1353,79225.05
LATVIA8337.50
LITHUANIA5240.00
MACAU S.A.R. CHINA100.00
MALAYSIA2567428.91
MAURITIUS35717649.30
NEPAL1,80954530.13
NETHERLANDS19421.05
NIGERIA11100.00
OMAN11100.00
PAKISTAN3266.67
PAPUA NEW GUINEA200.00
PHILIPPINES9,9672,00320.10
POLAND7457.14
QATAR11100.00
REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA2479237.25
ROMANIA2015.00
RUSSIAN FEDERATION11,2763,33129.54
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS1915.26
SAINT LUCIA1695029.59
SAUDI ARABIA3266.67
SERBIA12433.33
SEYCHELLES11100.00
SOUTH AFRICA11100.00
TAJIKISTAN1,19631126.00
UGANDA11100.00
UKRAINE7,7162,40331.14
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES231147.83
UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA5120.00
UZBEKISTAN49019740.20
Grand Total79,00020,38225.80

Worst performing countries in FMGE pass rate

As many as eight countries have recorded zero pass percentage in FMGE 2024. Not a single student could clear the test. In these countries, foreign graduates have shown the worst performance. Detailed statistics of the worst performing countries with zero pass percentage in FMGE are as follows:

Countries with worst FMGE pass percentage

Country

Number of students appeared

Antigua and Barbuda

5

Aruba

4

Cuba

1

Egypt

1

Oman

1

Papua New Guinea

2

Saint Kitts and Nevis

21

Seychelles

3

Srilanka

1

Willemstad

2

Countries with best FMGE pass percentage

The following countries mentioned below have shown best performance in FMGE examination as compared to other countries. Check the passing rate of the FMGE examination to understand the level of the exam.

Countries with best FMGE pass rate

Country

Pass percentage

Nepal

34.54%

China

19.01%

Ukraine

18.81%

Philippines

18.48%

Romania

12.50%

Colleges with worst FMGE pass percentage 2023

College name

Country

Pass percentage

ST Tereza Medical University

Armenia

2.25%

International School of Medicine International University of Kyrgyzstan Eastern Medical Campus

Kyrgyzstan

2.79%

Lugansk State Medical University

Ukraine

3.17%

Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

China

3.66%

Zhengzhou University Medical School

China

5.96%

Colleges with best FMGE pass percentage 2023

College name

Country

Pass percentage

Spartan Health Sciences University School of Medicine

Saint Lucia

91.67%

Bangladesh Medical College BMSRI


Bangladesh

66%

Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences

Nepal

60%

Crimean Federal University named after V I Vernadsky

Russia

59.62%

SSR Medical College

Mauritius

58.74%

Articles
|
Certifications By Top Providers
Biomolecules Structure Function in Health and Disease
Via All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi
Industrial Biotechnology
Via Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Certificate Course in Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Methodology
Via Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
Nutrition in the Health Sector
Via The University of Adelaide, Adelaide
Pathology
Via Tsinghua University, Beijing
Online M.Sc Psychology
Via Centre for Distance and Online Education, Andhra University
Coursera
 355 courses
Futurelearn
 310 courses
Edx
 233 courses
Udemy
 191 courses
Explore Top Universities Across Globe

Questions related to FMGE

On Question asked by student community

Have a question related to FMGE ?

If the FMGE exam centre location is different in SMS and email, don't rely on either.

• The final and correct exam centre will be mentioned only on the FMGE Admit Card.

• SMS / email are just city intimation and may have error.

• Wait for the admit card

The FMGE (Foreign Medical Graduate Examination) previous year question papers (PYQs) are a vital resource for aspirants preparing for the upcoming January 17, 2026, session. Since the exam is conducted online (CBT), official papers are not released; however, memory-based "recall" papers from the June 2025, 2024, and 2023 sessions provide

Hello,

If you gave your name in the FMGE 2026 form as per Aadhaar and other documents, but your passport has a different full name or surname, then there is a real chance of a name-mismatch problem.

Here is the simple picture:

1. FMGE does not allow name changes after

Hello,

If there is a spelling mistake in your FMGE passing certificate , you should contact the National Board of Examinations (NBE) , which issues the certificate. Here’s what you can do:

  1. Write an application to NBE explaining the mistake clearly.

    • Mention your name, roll number, exam session, and the

Hello,

If you have an MBBS from Nepal and haven't passed the FMGE, you have several options for further courses abroad, including pursuing a postgraduate degree in countries like the UK, the USA, and Australia, which may not require the FMGE to practice there.

I hope it will clear your