In recent years, the extremely low percentage of the passage of foreign medical graduates (FMGE) has left Kerala students increasingly cautious in choosing the right university for medical education abroad.
“Applicants check the percentage of students’ passage from each university in previous years in FMGE before selecting their destinations. It also depends on the university’s international ranking,” said an educational consultant with the main national bank, which processed more than 1,000 applications from students looking for medical education abroad in 2024.
While Russia and Ukraine used to be among the most advantageous goals only a few years ago, the war situation in these countries had an impact. Georgia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan appeared as new popular among keral students, while they exist for countries such as Philippines and Malaysia.
FMGE is a compulsory screening test for MBBS graduates from foreign countries, except those of the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand. The results of the FMGE cycle in June 2025, recently published by the National Medical Sciences Council (NBEM), showed the percentage of the passage of 18.61. While 36,034 foreign medical graduates (FMG) appeared for the exam 26.
December 2024 The FMGE cycle recorded 29.62% of the pass, while only 21.6% were cleaned in the June 2024 cycle. The results for June 2023 (13%) and December 2023 (20%) cycles were similar.
There are several reasons why students choose foreign universities for medical education. For 12.36 Lakh students who cleaned the National CUM (Neet) National National Capability test in 2025, only 1.18 MBBS lakes are available in the country, while all other courses have less than one lake. The cost of medical education in India is another factor. While MBBS education in India costs between 2 lakh 2.4 crore, depending on the university, depending on the university, the same cost less than 70 ₹ Lakh in countries like Russia, Ukraine and Georgia.
While FMGE is demanding, non -person tests are considered easier and are a prerequisite for medical graduation abroad. However, many students express concern about FMGE’s transparency. The candidate must go through 150 out of 300. “The responses are not provided and students cannot apply for revaluation. After entering the investigation hall, we only get a form of publication,” said Ajay Madha, another FMG from Russia who failed the sixth.
Akshaya Krishn, who cleaned FMGE in his first attempt after MBBS from Russia, believes that Neet-PG is easier than FMGE. “I am sure that many medical graduates who studied in India could clean up the level of FMGE difficulty,” he said. “The poor performance of FMGE candidates does not reflect the quality of medical education abroad, but rather the seriousness of the test that FMG is undergoing in India,” he stressed.
Meanwhile, some foreign medical graduates who have repeatedly attempted FMGE decided to seek a license in other countries where they have a better chance of browsing. “I’m trying to clean up the Australian Medical Council test while still trying to try FMGE,” said Aman Subaida, who graduated from the Filipinian Faculty in 2024. Many Aman’s friends decided to seek licenses in New Zealand, the UK and other European countries where the language barrier is minimal.
Published – 17th August 2025 21:17
