FMGE Dec 2019: NBE activates Edit Window for application forms

New Delhi: The candidates who have mistakenly put any incorrect information in the online application forms for December 2019 screening test for Indian Nationals with Foreign Medical Qualifications, the Foreign Medical Graduates Examination (FMGE); now have the chance to edit it.

The National Board of Examinations (NBE) has received the applications from 11th October 2019 to 31st October 2019. Now, candidates who by any chance had submitted inaccurate info can edit their application forms at the official website of NBE.

An ‘edit window’ shall be available from 4th to 9th November 2019 for updating selective editable information to applicants who have successfully applied during the aforesaid application window. New applications cannot be submitted during the edit window.

The following information in the application forms cannot be edited during the ‘edit window’:

a. Name of the Candidate
b. Date of Birth
c. Gender
d. Mobile Number
e. Email ID
f. Testing City
g. Nationality

Any other Information/document, if entered/uploaded wrong, may be updated during the aforementioned edit window.

The name of medical school/institute/university needs to be chosen from the dropdown list provided in the application form. Correct city name should be chosen to find the name of medical school/college of primary medical qualification. The applicants may refer the World Directory of Medical Schools available at www.wdoms.org to confirm the name of city in which the name of desired medical school shall be available in drop down menu.

The candidates are asked to upload the scanned copies of following original documents while completing the online application form:

a. MBBS Degree certificate/provisional pass certificate in (English only) duly attested by Embassy of India in that country/apostilled.

i. Cut-off date for obtaining the Primary Medical Qualification is on or before 30th November 2019. Submitted MBBS Degree Certificate /Provisional Pass Certificate must confirm that the candidate has passed final examination for such a primary medical qualification /possess the primary medical qualification on or before the cut- off date.

ii. Candidates pursuing internship, at the time of applying for FMGE, after qualifying their final MBBS examination need to furnish the provisional MBBS pass certificate duly attested by Embassy of India in that country/apostilled along with a certificate confirming duration of internship. Such candidate should submit the copy of their MBBS degree certificate duly attested by Embassy of India in that country/apostilled hem.

iii. Provisional Certificate should clearly mention that the applicant has passed all required courses with eligible results for award of MBBS degree/ passed final MBBS examination. Provisional Certificates which only mention completion of certain academic years of MBBS course and do not make specific mention of qualifying/passing the final MBBS examination by the applicant are not accepted.

iv. Provisional Pass certificate/Degree Certificate which is not apostilled as required or attested by Embassy of India in respective country shall not be considered.

v. In case of provisional pass certificate/degree certificate of primary medical qualification not available with the candidate by the last date of applying i.e. 31.10.2019, same can be submitted to NBE through email at fmge@natboard.edu.in latest by 5the December 2019, failing which admit card shall not be issued.

b. Eligibility Certificate issued by MCI (If applicable)

i. The applicants who have joined their MBBS abroad from 15.03.2002 to 14.05.2013 OR on/after 04-01-2014 needs to upload the Eligibility Certificate obtained from the Medical Council of India.

ii. Applicants for whom Eligibility Certificate is not applicable are required to confirm their date of joining the MBBS course through a self-attested copy of admission letter issued by their medical school/university clearly indicating the date of their admission to MBBS Course.

iii. Also upload Equivalence Certificate from Association of Indian Universities if you have done 10+2 abroad.

c. Valid Indian Passport of the applicant (Front page and last page)

i. Indian Passport is exempted for candidates who have obtained their primary medical qualification from Nepal. Such candidates are required to upload scanned copy of one of the valid Photo ID proof (PAN card, Voter ID, Driving Licence, Aadhar Card) issued by Govt of India.

ii. OCI applicants need to upload the OCI Card along with their valid foreign passport.

In case multiple pages are to be uploaded for any category of document, please scan them as a single .pdf file.

Photographs, Signatures and Thumb Impression should only be uploaded as per prescribed Image upload guidelines:

a. Recent passport size colour photographs taken against a white background bearing name of the candidate and date of capturing to be uploaded within prescribed image size limits

b. Signatures in full (not In CAPITAL letters/Not as Initials/ Not Overwritten) signed by the candidate himself/herself to be uploaded within prescribed image size limits

c. Recent clear colour thumb Impression with white background to be uploaded within prescribed image size limits

Please refer detailed Image upload Instructions available at FMGE Index Page on www.nbe.edu.in

Submission of incomplete applications, incorrect information, upload of illegible/unclear/unattested/incorrect documents shall invite rejection of applications.

Communication Protocol: For any query/clarification/assistance related to FMGE Dec 2019, please write to NBE only at fmge@natboard.edu.in or NBE Candidate Care helpdesk at details indicated in FMGE Dec 2019 information bulletin. The email addressed to NBE should mention name of sender, application ID, correspondence address and mobile number. Emails sent at any other email IDs or not as per communication protocol shall not be processed.

As stated by NBE, the FMGE-Screening Test has been introduced through the Screening Test Regulations 2002. As per the regulations, “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 a screening test conducted by the prescribed authority for that purpose as per the provisions of section 13 of the Act.”

The NBE shall conduct next FMGE on 20^th December,2019 on Computer-Based Platform at various test centres across the Country.

For more details keep visiting the official website of the NATBOARD mentioned below:

https://www.natboard.edu.in/