Exams and syllabus

Reports on the 2026 information bulletin say 180 multiple-choice questions, reduced from 200. Confirm in the official NBEMS bulletin for your cycle, because the pattern can change.

As widely reported for recent cycles: four marks for each correct answer, one mark deducted for each wrong answer, and no marks for unanswered questions. With 180 questions the maximum is 720.

Three and a half hours in a single sitting, as reported. That is about 70 seconds per question if you use all the time, so leave a buffer for review.

Sources disagree. Several describe five sections of 36 questions with a fixed time for each, while others say section timings had not been published. Check the bulletin and practise both ways.

No. NextPrep is an independent practice platform. This page summarises public reporting and is a guide, not a source of record.

Reports say English only, with four options and one best answer per question. Confirm in the bulletin.

Roughly. Our grand mocks use up to 180 questions (fewer if the bank is too small for a full paper) and practice scoring of plus four and minus one, but they are NextPrep practice papers, and section timings are not copied from any real paper.

Rehearse both an open paper and a sectioned one, practise leaving questions that cost more than their share of time, and sit full-length tests at the time of day of your exam.

Only in the official NBEMS information bulletin and notices. Our pages show what is confirmed and what is disputed, with a last-checked date.

No. NBEMS publishes no paper or key, and recalled papers are unofficial. We write original questions instead.

Sources agree on 300 multiple-choice questions in two parts of 150, and a pass mark of 150 out of 300. Confirm both in the official bulletin for your cycle.

Sources we saw report none. Confirm in the bulletin, because a change would alter how you should guess.

No. It is a pass or fail screening for people with a foreign medical degree, while NEET PG is a ranked entrance. The preparation emphasis differs for that reason.

No. NBEMS does not publish the paper or an official key, so papers online are reconstructed from memory and the board has warned against circulating recalls. Everything on NextPrep is original.

Yes. FMGE mocks come in two parts of 150 questions, scored +1 for a correct answer with nothing lost for a wrong one, and a tracker adds the two parts and compares the total with the reported pass line of 150 of 300. That format is as reported by sources, so confirm it in the official bulletin. The questions are organised by the 20 subjects both exams draw on, each with reasoning for every option.

At 150 minutes for 150 questions you have about 60 seconds each, and at 120 minutes about 48. Practise at the faster pace and the slower one will feel generous.

Cover every subject rather than only the heavy ones, review every option, sit a timed block each week and a full-length paper before the exam. Steady coverage matters more than brilliance in a few subjects.

Eligibility rules are set by NBEMS and the NMC and can change. Read the current information bulletin and do not rely on our summary.

No. It is our plain-language overview of the 20 subjects medical graduates are assessed on. For the authoritative scope, read the official information bulletin and the NMC's curriculum documents.

No. Published weightage figures disagree and we cannot verify them, so we don't state any. Your own practice data is a more reliable guide.

No. They are original practice questions. NextPrep does not use recalled or memory-based exam questions.

20 in our subject list. 3 are pre-clinical (Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry), 5 are para-clinical and 12 are clinical, which include Medicine, Surgery, OBG and Paediatrics. The grouping is as commonly published, so confirm it in the bulletin.

That depends on your base and your time. The free assessment gives a first read, and the performance screen later shows where your practice needs work. We do not claim any subject is more important than another.

It can, and so can the pattern. Always check the current bulletin and the NMC curriculum. We update our pages when we learn of a change and show the date.

Yes. In the app you can filter practice by subject and topic. The public question pages are organised by subject.

Not yet. The bank is growing and we do not claim full coverage. We would rather say what exists than imply that everything does.

Both exams draw on the same broad subjects, but they are different exams with different formats. Read the FMGE pattern page and the official bulletin for yours.

On the official NMC and NBEMS websites. Our overview points you there and does not replace them.

No. It is a plain-language guide that points you to official portals. Rules, dates and documents change every cycle, so always confirm on the official site.

Because we can't yet verify that data from each state's own publication, and thin, near-identical state pages help nobody. We add a state page when we can fill it with verified, dated information.

Sources differ and portals change. We mark each entry as commonly listed, disputed or unverified, and link to the place to check.

The Medical Counselling Committee runs counselling for the 50% all-India quota seats, plus central universities and certain central institutions. Each state runs its own counselling for state quota seats. Confirm the rules for your cycle.

For state quota seats, usually yes, since most states apply domicile or residence rules that differ from state to state. The all-India quota is open to eligible candidates from any state.

They are generally separate, with separate registrations, but the rules on holding or leaving a seat in each differ. Read them before you register.

On the MCC website for the all-India process and your state's official portal for the state process. Third-party lists, including ours, can be out of date.

The authority and its website, domicile rules, reservation categories and certificate formats, the seat matrix with fees and bond conditions, the registration and choice-filling dates, and the rules on resignation.

It lists all 36 states and UTs. For many, the authority is left blank or marked disputed because we could not verify it.

No. Allotment depends on rank, category, choices and each cycle's rules. We make no promises about ranks or seats.