Verification of FMGE Pass Certificate: NBE issues notice for all State Medical Councils, Qualified Candidates

New Delhi: Through a recent notice, the National Board Of Examination (NBE) has informed about the verification process for the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination Screening Test (FMGE) pass certificates.

The authority has notified all the State Medical Councils and FMGE Qualified Candidate that if a medical council requires NBE to verify the Pass Certificates of Foreign Medical Graduates who have qualified Screening Test June 2019 session onwards, after being provided with a signed copy of the entire result, a document verification fee of Rs. 2000/- shall be charged for each such FMGE Pass certificate verification. The Fee may be paid through Demand Draft drawn in favour of National Board of Examinations, payable at New Delhi.

As per Screening Test Regulations 2002, an Indian citizen/Overseas citizen of India possessing a primary medical qualification awarded by any medical institution outside India who is desirous of getting provisional or permanent registration with Medical Council of India or any State Medical Council on or after 15.03.2002 shall have to qualify the screening test i.e. FMGE conducted by National Board of Examinations for that purpose as per the provisions of section 13 of the Act.

Signed copy of result of candidates who have qualified the Screening Test (FMGE) held in June 2019 has been provided to all the State Medical Councils and also to the Medical Council of India for the purpose of verification of FMGE Pass Certificate issued by NBE. Result is hosted on NBE website www.nbe.edu.in also under index page for FMGE, adds the notice.

If a medical council requires NBE to verify the Pass Certificates of Foreign Medical Graduates who have qualified Screening Test June 2019 session onwards, after being provided with a signed copy of the entire result, a document verification fee of Rs. 2000/- shall be charged for each such FMGE Pass certificate verification. The Fee may be paid through Demand Draft drawn in favour of National Board of Examinations, payable at New Delhi.

No fee shall be charged for verification of FMGE Pass Certificates of any session prior to June 2019.

The State Medical Councils may therefore accordingly forward the verification requests in written through post to NBE, if they require so. Requests submitted without enclosing copy of document to be verified shall not be considered, the notice stated

For any clarification/information, please write to NBE at fmge@natboard.edu.in