What is a good FMGE pass rate?

Judge it against the national average rather than in isolation. In the NBEMS 2024 report, 20,382 of 79,000 candidates passed across all countries — 25.80%. Anything meaningfully above that on a cohort of at least 30 candidates is a genuinely good record; anything well below it is worth asking the university about directly.

Why do you show pass rates as 'X of Y' instead of a percentage?

Because the denominator is where the information is. Most sites publish a bare percentage, and a bare percentage hides whether it came from 4 candidates or 400. NBEMS publishes both numbers, so we show both. Where a cohort is under 30 we label it as too small to read much into, and under 10 as not meaningful at all.

Is Russia or Georgia better on FMGE?

Georgia has led in all three years NBEMS has reported since 2022. In the 2024 report 1,505 of 4,221 Georgia-trained candidates passed (35.66%) against 3,331 of 11,276 from Russia (29.54%). But a country average is not a university: Russia's figure spans 59 institutions whose individual rates run from single digits to well above the Georgian average — Orenburg State Medical University passed 194 of 447 (43.40%) that year. Compare the specific universities you are considering, not the countries.

Which country has the highest FMGE pass rate?

It changes year to year, which is why the country table above shows all three published years. In the 2024 report Georgia led every country sending more than 1,000 candidates — 1,505 of 4,221 passed, 35.66%. But Bangladesh led in both earlier years: 801 of 1,771 (45.23%) in 2022 and 627 of 2,340 (26.79%) in 2023, when Georgia sat at 26.26%. Smaller senders can post higher single-year rates — Uzbekistan's 490 candidates passed at 40.20% in 2024 — but a rate on a few hundred candidates swings more than one on several thousand. The 2024 national average across all countries was 25.80%.

Does a high FMGE pass rate mean a university is NMC approved?

No, and the two are unrelated. NMC approves no foreign universities and publishes no list of them. NBEMS does not screen institutions before letting candidates sit either — eligibility is assessed per candidate at registration. Bukhara State Medical Institute passed 143 of 299 candidates in 2024, a better rate than most Russian universities, and NMC issued an alert naming that same institute in April 2026.

How often is this data updated?

NBEMS publishes an institute-wise performance report after each cycle, so the figures move twice a year. The date at the top of this page is the date we last read the source reports, and it only moves when the data does. Bear in mind these rates describe cohorts who enrolled six or more years earlier — a 2024 pass rate reflects students who started around 2018.

Is NExT replacing FMGE?

Not yet. NMC public notice No.Cdn.19012/15/2022/Coord-NMC dated 13 July 2023 deferred the National Exit Test on the Health Ministry's advice, until further directions, and that deferral has not been lifted. FMGE continues to run twice a year. Plan for FMGE, and treat any specific NExT start year you see quoted as a prediction rather than a notification.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is read from the NBEMS institute-wise performance report PDFs, which are public at natboard.edu.in and linked on each year in the tables above. Rows are arithmetic-checked before being accepted — passed must not exceed appeared, and passed divided by appeared must match the printed percentage. Rows that fail those checks are dropped rather than estimated.

FMGE pass rate by university — a passed-of-appeared bar chart built from official NBEMS institute-wise data.

FMGE Pass Rate by University — What the Official Data Actually Says

Every figure on this page comes from the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) institute-wise FMGE performance reports. We show how many candidates passed out of how many appeared, because a percentage on its own hides the one thing that decides whether it means anything — the size of the cohort.

Last updated: 22 August 202645 universities8 countries1,09,126 candidate results

The short answer

Across the 45 universities tracked here, 23,385 of 1,09,126 candidates have cleared FMGE — about 21.4%. Most foreign medical universities sit below the all-India FMGE average. On the most recent full-year report (2024), the strongest records among universities with a cohort of 30 or more were:

›Georgian American University (GAU) (Georgia) — 80.3% (49 of 61)
›Georgian National University (SEU) (Georgia) — 60.4% (93 of 154)
›Belarusian State Medical University (Belarus) — 49.7% (79 of 159)
›David Tvildiani Medical University (Georgia) — 48.5% (81 of 167)
›Bukhara State Medical Institute (Uzbekistan) — 47.8% (143 of 299)

The full ranking, split by cohort size so a rate on 4 candidates never outranks one on 400, is on best FMGE pass rate universities.

How to read a pass rate (and how agents misuse it)

A pass rate is a fraction. Change the bottom number and you change the story — which is exactly what makes bare percentages so easy to misuse. Three things to check before you trust any FMGE figure, including ours:

How many candidates?

A 100% pass rate on 2 candidates is noise. In the 2023 report, every institute showing 100% had between 1 and 4 candidates appear. We label every cohort below 30.

Which year, and one year or several?

Some sites add several years together and present the total as if it were one session. We label every figure with its report year, and keep annual and lifetime numbers separate.

Did the cohort suddenly change?

A jump in the number appearing usually means a transfer intake or a bunched graduation, not better teaching. We show the appeared count next to the rate for every year.

University-wise FMGE results

Grouped by country, ordered by how many candidates each university has sent to the exam. Every cell reads passed of appeared. Lifetime combines every report we hold, so it is the most stable figure; a single year can swing a long way.

Kyrgyzstan

5 universities · 6,660 passed of 33,193 appeared (20.1%) across all reports held

FMGE pass rates for medical universities in Kyrgyzstan, from NBEMS institute-wise performance reports
University	2024	2025	Lifetime
Osh State University	26.6%817 of 3070	20.4%542 of 2664	18.3%2,465 of 13,477
Asian Medical Institute	26.2%710 of 2710	15.8%354 of 2237	19.5%1,639 of 8,404
Jalal-Abad State University	24.6%472 of 1917	19.0%354 of 1863	19.4%1,212 of 6,243
Kyrgyz State Medical Academy	31.6%410 of 1299	22.8%237 of 1038	25.9%1,159 of 4,480
Kyrgyz Russian Slavic University	39.7%69 of 174	25.6%45 of 176	31.4%185 of 589

Russia

15 universities · 6,792 passed of 32,474 appeared (20.9%) across all reports held

FMGE pass rates for medical universities in Russia, from NBEMS institute-wise performance reports
University	2024	2025	Lifetime
Stavropol State Medical University	18.4%132 of 719	12.1%87 of 722	12.7%789 of 6,194
Tver State Medical University	24.4%118 of 484	9.5%32 of 337	16.4%899 of 5,496
Volgograd State Medical University	19.3%113 of 586	14.1%66 of 467	16.4%782 of 4,761
Kursk State Medical University	22.3%109 of 489	22.7%116 of 511	21.4%693 of 3,245
Kazan State Medical University	30.7%134 of 436	27.6%107 of 387	28.4%819 of 2,879
Perm State Medical University	31.3%295 of 944	24.3%201 of 826	27.8%725 of 2,613
Mari State University	31.4%292 of 930	28.7%288 of 1004	28.2%730 of 2,586
Orenburg State Medical University	43.4%194 of 447	38.5%180 of 467	37.8%695 of 1,839
Bashkir State Medical University	30.9%105 of 340	23.6%70 of 296	26.2%343 of 1,311
I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University	22.2%12 of 54	13.6%8 of 59	13.8%82 of 592
North Caucasus State Academy	21.1%33 of 156	22.4%40 of 179	21.4%101 of 471
Siberian State Medical University	29.9%20 of 67	33.3%26 of 78	30.8%65 of 211
RUDN (Peoples' Friendship University of Russia)	45.5%10 of 22	56.0%14 of 25	27.6%58 of 210
Pskov State University	17.4%4 of 23	20.6%7 of 34	19.3%11 of 57
Omsk State Medical UniversityToo few candidates to be meaningful	0.0%0 of 2	0.0%0 of 2	0.0%0 of 9

Kazakhstan

5 universities · 3,209 passed of 16,699 appeared (19.2%) across all reports held

FMGE pass rates for medical universities in Kazakhstan, from NBEMS institute-wise performance reports
University	2024	2025	Lifetime
Karaganda Medical University	24.3%277 of 1142	18.5%209 of 1128	17.3%1,405 of 8,129
Semey Medical University	21.8%164 of 751	20.8%151 of 727	20.2%819 of 4,056
South Kazakhstan Medical Academy	24.9%134 of 538	22.3%140 of 629	20.7%357 of 1,727
Astana Medical University	35.8%149 of 416	30.2%135 of 447	30.4%448 of 1,476
Kazakh National Medical University	15.4%10 of 65	14.0%15 of 107	13.7%180 of 1,311

Georgia

8 universities · 3,182 passed of 10,449 appeared (30.5%) across all reports held

FMGE pass rates for medical universities in Georgia, from NBEMS institute-wise performance reports
University	2024	2025	Lifetime
Tbilisi State Medical University	30.6%215 of 703	23.2%148 of 638	24.3%1,357 of 5,584
New Vision University	36.6%104 of 284	34.0%86 of 253	38.0%515 of 1,354
Petre Shotadze Tbilisi Medical Academy	32.1%90 of 280	25.9%71 of 274	26.8%295 of 1,102
Georgian National University (SEU)	60.4%93 of 154	41.5%211 of 509	45.5%304 of 668
David Tvildiani Medical University	48.5%81 of 167	39.4%41 of 104	50.2%319 of 635
Caucasus International University	33.0%35 of 106	37.0%97 of 262	28.9%160 of 553
Georgian American University (GAU)	80.3%49 of 61	53.8%129 of 240	59.1%178 of 301
East European University (EEU)	22.9%14 of 61	25.2%34 of 135	21.4%54 of 252

Armenia

3 universities · 1,158 passed of 6,277 appeared (18.4%) across all reports held

FMGE pass rates for medical universities in Armenia, from NBEMS institute-wise performance reports
University	2024	2025	Lifetime
Yerevan State Medical University	32.8%152 of 464	23.3%88 of 377	25.2%754 of 2,991
Yerevan Haybusak University	23.5%114 of 486	18.4%126 of 684	15.7%269 of 1,717
Mkhitar Gosh Armenian-Russian University	10.8%52 of 480	8.4%52 of 619	8.6%135 of 1,569

Tajikistan

1 universities · 1,174 passed of 5,939 appeared (19.8%) across all reports held

FMGE pass rates for medical universities in Tajikistan, from NBEMS institute-wise performance reports
University	2024	2025	Lifetime
Avicenna Tajik State Medical University	26.0%311 of 1195	18.4%186 of 1013	19.8%1,174 of 5,939

Belarus

4 universities · 668 passed of 2,657 appeared (25.1%) across all reports held

FMGE pass rates for medical universities in Belarus, from NBEMS institute-wise performance reports
University	2024	2025	Lifetime
Gomel State Medical University	25.8%51 of 198	25.9%65 of 251	19.4%221 of 1,137
Grodno State Medical University	33.7%30 of 89	13.0%7 of 54	30.5%215 of 705
Belarusian State Medical University	49.7%79 of 159	37.0%71 of 192	39.8%174 of 437
Vitebsk State Medical University	20.5%8 of 39	18.9%7 of 37	15.3%58 of 378

Uzbekistan

4 universities · 542 passed of 1,438 appeared (37.7%) across all reports held

FMGE pass rates for medical universities in Uzbekistan, from NBEMS institute-wise performance reports
University	2024	2025	Lifetime
Bukhara State Medical Institute	47.8%143 of 299	32.9%166 of 504	36.9%315 of 853
Tashkent Medical Academy	100.0%4 of 4	43.0%95 of 221	42.9%99 of 231
Samarkand State Medical University	13.0%7 of 54	34.3%58 of 169	28.1%65 of 231
Fergana Medical Institute of Public Health	—	51.2%63 of 123	51.2%63 of 123

Country-wise FMGE pass rates (2022–2024)

These figures aggregate every institution NBEMS lists under each country — not only the 45 universities tracked above — so they are the true country totals from the reports. The top spot moves: Bangladesh led in 2022 and 2023, Georgia in 2024. Kyrgyzstan sent the largest cohort of any country in 2024 (15,135 candidates — more than China).

A country average is a starting point, not an answer: inside each of these totals, individual universities run from single digits to double the national figure. Use this table to set expectations, then check the specific university in the tables above.

FMGE pass rate by country, 2022 to 2024, aggregated from NBEMS institute-wise performance reports and shown as passed of appeared
Country	2022	2023	2024
Georgia	34.8%651 of 1,872	26.3%820 of 3,123	35.7%1,505 of 4,221
Belarus	34.5%100 of 290	19.8%71 of 358	34.6%168 of 485
Bangladesh	45.2%801 of 1,771	26.8%627 of 2,340	32.4%914 of 2,822
Ukraine	27.0%1,409 of 5,212	18.7%1,141 of 6,109	31.1%2,403 of 7,716
Nepal	26.4%426 of 1,611	19.3%349 of 1,812	30.1%545 of 1,809
Russia	26.0%1,555 of 5,973	19.4%1,642 of 8,450	29.5%3,331 of 11,276
Tajikistan	21.9%207 of 946	17.1%208 of 1,218	26.0%311 of 1,196
Kazakhstan	21.4%714 of 3,342	13.0%509 of 3,907	25.1%1,261 of 5,018
Kyrgyzstan	20.4%1,365 of 6,683	17.9%2,017 of 11,245	25.1%3,792 of 15,135
Philippines	27.0%2,369 of 8,764	14.4%1,326 of 9,215	20.1%2,003 of 9,967
China	15.5%2,064 of 13,317	9.1%951 of 10,466	19.5%2,765 of 14,214
Armenia	12.7%156 of 1,225	8.1%134 of 1,654	17.7%415 of 2,349
Uzbekistan	5.3%1 of 19	13.4%9 of 67	40.2%197 of 490
All countries — national average	23.3%12,148 of 52,030	16.7%10,261 of 61,616	25.8%20,382 of 79,000

Countries shown are the 13 destinations Indian students most commonly ask us about; the national-average row covers every country in each report. Totals were validated by summing all countries in each report and matching the report's own TOTAL line exactly — 12,148 of 52,030 (2022), 10,261 of 61,616 (2023), 20,382 of 79,000 (2024).

The 2025 report breaks results down by gender in a different layout that we have not yet aggregated country-wise; university-level 2025 figures are in the tables above.

Who actually passes: the 2025 gender split

NBEMS's 2025 report breaks every institution's result down by gender. Almost nobody publishes this, and it is the closest thing to an answer for families asking whether a university works for their daughter. Figures below are both 2025 sessions combined.

FMGE 2025 passes by gender, per university, from the NBEMS 2025 performance report
University	Passed (F / M)	Women as share of passes
Osh State UniversityKyrgyzstan	186 / 356	34.3%
Asian Medical InstituteKyrgyzstan	102 / 252	28.8%
Jalal-Abad State UniversityKyrgyzstan	126 / 228	35.6%
Mari State UniversityRussia	107 / 181	37.2%
Kyrgyz State Medical AcademyKyrgyzstan	64 / 173	27.0%
Georgian National University (SEU)Georgia	108 / 103	51.2%
Karaganda Medical UniversityKazakhstan	40 / 169	19.1%
Perm State Medical UniversityRussia	69 / 132	34.3%
Avicenna Tajik State Medical UniversityTajikistan	78 / 108	41.9%
Orenburg State Medical UniversityRussia	67 / 113	37.2%
Bukhara State Medical InstituteUzbekistan	76 / 90	45.8%
Semey Medical UniversityKazakhstan	54 / 97	35.8%
Tbilisi State Medical UniversityGeorgia	93 / 55	62.8%
South Kazakhstan Medical AcademyKazakhstan	47 / 93	33.6%
Astana Medical UniversityKazakhstan	46 / 89	34.1%
Georgian American University (GAU)Georgia	65 / 64	50.4%
Yerevan Haybusak UniversityArmenia	63 / 63	50.0%
Kursk State Medical UniversityRussia	46 / 70	39.7%
Kazan State Medical UniversityRussia	34 / 73	31.8%
Caucasus International UniversityGeorgia	44 / 53	45.4%
Tashkent Medical AcademyUzbekistan	39 / 56	41.1%
Yerevan State Medical UniversityArmenia	48 / 40	54.5%
Stavropol State Medical UniversityRussia	34 / 53	39.1%
New Vision UniversityGeorgia	43 / 43	50.0%
Petre Shotadze Tbilisi Medical AcademyGeorgia	43 / 28	60.6%
Belarusian State Medical UniversityBelarus	30 / 41	42.3%
Bashkir State Medical UniversityRussia	16 / 54	22.9%
Volgograd State Medical UniversityRussia	22 / 44	33.3%
Gomel State Medical UniversityBelarus	24 / 41	36.9%
Fergana Medical Institute of Public HealthUzbekistan	22 / 41	34.9%
Samarkand State Medical UniversityUzbekistan	26 / 32	44.8%
Mkhitar Gosh Armenian-Russian UniversityArmenia	10 / 42	19.2%
Kyrgyz Russian Slavic UniversityKyrgyzstan	21 / 24	46.7%
David Tvildiani Medical UniversityGeorgia	22 / 19	53.7%
North Caucasus State AcademyRussia	16 / 24	40.0%
East European University (EEU)Georgia	18 / 16	52.9%
Tver State Medical UniversityRussia	15 / 17	46.9%
Siberian State Medical UniversityRussia	13 / 13	50.0%
Kazakh National Medical UniversityKazakhstan	10 / 5	66.7%
RUDN (Peoples' Friendship University of Russia)Russia	5 / 9	35.7%

Only universities with 10 or more passes in 2025 are listed, because a share computed on two or three people says nothing. This shows who passed — not how many women enrolled — so read it alongside the university's own intake figures.

Check it yourself — the original reports

You do not have to take our word for any of this. NBEMS publishes the reports these figures come from, and they are free. Open one and search for the university you are considering.

Download the compiled data (CSV)Download the 2025 gender split (CSV)

Methodology, and what this data cannot tell you

›Where the numbers come from: NBEMS institute-wise FMGE performance reports for 2015-18, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and both 2025 sessions, extracted on 22 August 2026.
›How each figure was checked: Every row was verified arithmetically before use — passed cannot exceed appeared, and passed ÷ appeared must reproduce the percentage NBEMS printed. Rows that failed were dropped, not estimated.
›Name variants: NBEMS spells the same institution differently across years, and occasionally lists it twice in one report. Where that happens we use the larger cohort rather than summing, so a university is never double-counted.
›Annual vs lifetime: Annual figures are a single report year. Lifetime adds every report we hold. We never present a multi-year total as though it were one session — a common way published figures get inflated.
›What a pass rate is not: It reflects the cohort that sat the exam, including repeaters, not the quality of any individual student's preparation. It is one input into a decision, not the decision.
›Corrections: If you find an error, tell us and we will fix it and note the change here. We would rather be corrected than be wrong.

Note: This page is compiled independently by A.J Trust Educational Consultancy from publicly published NBEMS reports. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to NBEMS, the National Medical Commission or the Government of India. Pass rates change with every session — always check the latest report before making a decision.

What to do with this

A weak pass rate is not automatically a reason to rule a university out, and a strong one is not a guarantee. What it should change is the questions you ask before you pay: how the university prepares students for FMGE, what happens to those who do not clear it first time, and what preparation you will have alongside your degree.

You can also check a university's standing yourself, for free, before you speak to anyone. Search it in the World Directory of Medical Schools — if it is not listed there, that is a hard stop, whatever anyone tells you.

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Questions about FMGE pass rates

How to read these numbers, what counts as a good rate, and what a pass rate does not tell you.

It depends on the year and on how many candidates a university sent, which is why this page shows passed-of-appeared rather than a bare percentage. A university with 4 candidates and 4 passes reads as 100% and tells you almost nothing. Sort the tables above by cohort size first, then by rate — a strong rate on 300 candidates means something a strong rate on 4 does not.

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