What is the FMGE pass rate for foreign medical graduates?

In the December 2025 session only 23.9% of candidates passed. In the June 2025 session 29,327 foreign medical graduates failed. FMGE remains the operative screening test — NExT has been proposed from 2027 but no confirmed implementation date has been issued.

What are the NMC rules for MBBS abroad in 2026?

Under the Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate Regulations 2021: at least 54 months of study, a further 12 months of internship at the same institution, the entire course taught in English, a degree that licenses you to practise in that country, NEET qualification before joining, and FMGE plus a 12-month Indian internship on return.

Which country is cheapest for MBBS abroad?

Across the 40 colleges listed here, course totals start at 19.7 L and the median is 26.2 L. Cost should not be the deciding factor though — the university's track record of getting Indian students through FMGE matters more than a few lakh of fee difference.

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MBBS Abroad 2026 — Will Your Degree Actually Be Valid in India?

Most families compare brochures. The question that decides everything is narrower: does this university satisfy the NMC rules, and can you clear the exam at the end? Here is the compliance checklist, the pass-rate reality, and what 40 colleges across 4 countries charge.

Last updated 2026-08-28 · fees are indicative course totals for 2026-27 intake — confirm directly with the university before paying.

23.9%FMGE pass rate, December 2025

29,327failed in June 2025 alone

54+12months of study + internship required

19.7 Lcheapest full course

Start here, not with the fee. A foreign MBBS does not let you practise in India by itself. You must clear the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination, and in the December 2025 session only 23.9% of candidates passed — 29,327 graduates failed the June 2025 session. Choose a university that teaches well enough to get you through that exam, not the one with the lowest quoted fee.

The seven NMC rules that make or break the degree

These come from the Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate Regulations 2021, in force since 18 November 2021. Fail any single one and the degree cannot be registered in India — regardless of what you were promised or what you paid.

1. Course lengthAt least 54 months of medical study.

2. InternshipA further 12 months of internship, at the same institution that awarded the degree — it does not count inside the 54 months.

3. LanguageThe entire course, theory and practical, taught in English.

4. One institutionCourse and internship completed at the same university/hospital. Split programmes are a common reason degrees are rejected.

5. Local licenceThe degree must license you to practise medicine in that same country, on par with its own citizens.

6. NEETYou must have qualified NEET-UG before joining — no exceptions.

7. Screening testOn return you must clear FMGE, then complete a 12-month Compulsory Rotatory Medical Internship in India.

Graduates of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are exempt from FMGE under the current rules. Every other country — including all four below — is not.

What FMGE means in practice

You sit FMGE after completing the degree and the foreign internship.
Clear it, and you still owe a 12-month Compulsory Rotatory Medical Internship in India before registration.
There is no cap on attempts, but each re-attempt is another cycle lost.
NMC has proposed replacing FMGE with the National Exit Test (NExT) from 2027, but as of now no final implementation notification or confirmed date has been issued. Plan for FMGE.

Country-by-country: every college and what it charges

Figures are the quoted course totals in rupees — first-year fee, the per-year fee for the remaining years, and the total for the full programme. Living costs, travel, visa and insurance are on top.

Russia — 15 colleges, 19.7 L to 65.5 L

University	1st year	Per year after	Total course
Orel State Medical University	7.7 L	2.4 L	19.7 L
Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI), Moscow	5.2 L	5.2 L	21.0 L
Syktyvkar State Medical University	8.0 L	2.6 L	21.2 L
Ulyanovsk State Medical University	8.0 L	2.6 L	21.2 L
Crimea Federal University	8.8 L	2.8 L	22.5 L
Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad	4.2 L	4.2 L	25.1 L
Voronezh State Medical University	8.8 L	3.5 L	26.2 L
Volgograd State Medical University, Volgograd	5.1 L	5.1 L	30.9 L
Medical Institute of MEPhI, Obninsk Campus	5.5 L	5.5 L	32.8 L
Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok	5.7 L	5.7 L	34.3 L
Kazan State Medical University, Kazan	6.5 L	6.5 L	39.1 L
Medical Institute of MEPhI, Moscow Campus	7.1 L	7.1 L	42.5 L
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University	7.8 L	7.8 L	46.9 L
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN), Moscow	8.0 L	8.0 L	47.9 L
I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University	10.9 L	10.9 L	65.5 L

Uzbekistan — 8 colleges, 20.6 L to 26.0 L

University	1st year	Per year after	Total course
Namangan State University	6.6 L	2.8 L	20.6 L
Tashkent Pediatric Medical Institute	6.5 L	3.0 L	21.8 L
Fergana Medical Institute of Public Health	7.2 L	3.0 L	22.4 L
Samarkand State Medical University, Samarkand	7.8 L	3.0 L	23.1 L
Tashkent State Dental Institute	6.5 L	3.5 L	23.9 L
Impulse Medical Institute	7.8 L	3.5 L	25.2 L
Tashkent Medical Academy	8.4 L	3.5 L	25.8 L
Medical Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research	8.2 L	3.6 L	26.0 L

Armenia — 5 colleges, 20.9 L to 28.7 L

University	1st year	Per year after	Total course
Mkhitar Gosh University, Armenia	5.7 L	3.0 L	20.9 L
Gyumri Progress University	6.1 L	3.5 L	23.5 L
Erebuni Medical Academy Foundation	6.5 L	3.7 L	25.2 L
University of Traditional Medicine	6.5 L	3.9 L	26.1 L
Haybusak University	7.0 L	4.3 L	28.7 L

Georgia — 12 colleges, 23.5 L to 44.4 L

University	1st year	Per year after	Total course
UNIK - Kutaisi University	4.3 L	3.5 L	23.5 L
Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University	5.7 L	3.5 L	24.8 L
University Geomedi LLC	2.4 L	4.8 L	26.3 L
BAU International University	4.7 L	4.2 L	27.7 L
European University	9.1 L	4.3 L	30.9 L
SEU Georgian National University	7.6 L	4.8 L	31.5 L
Caucasus International University	5.5 L	4.8 L	31.5 L
UG University of Georgia	7.8 L	5.2 L	33.9 L
Ilia State University	8.0 L	5.4 L	35.0 L
New Vision University	8.7 L	6.1 L	39.1 L
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University	9.6 L	7.0 L	44.4 L
Tbilisi State Medical University	9.6 L	7.0 L	44.4 L

Before you pay any deposit

Ask for the university's current NMC/WDOMS listing in writing, and check it yourself rather than trusting a screenshot.
Confirm the internship is at the same institution — split programmes are among the most common reasons degrees get rejected.
Get the medium of instruction stated on paper. "English medium" in a brochure is not the same as the whole course taught in English.
Ask the agent for that university's FMGE pass rate for its Indian graduates. A reputable one will have the number; an evasive answer is your answer.
Never pay a deposit before your NEET result is out and your Indian options are exhausted — see our quota-wise mark analysis first.

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