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Any Indian citizen/overseas citizen of India holding a foreign medical degree cannot appear for MCI screening test/FMGE without an eligibility certificate issued by MCI, New Delhi.

Therefore obtaining an eligibility certificate from MCI ,New Delhi is mandatory for all the FMGE aspirants.

Hence FMGE aspirants should apply for eligibility certificate in the prescribed format given by MCI attached with a demand draft of a specified sum drawn in favor of secretary MCI ,New Delhi.

Eligibility Certificate (EC): You shall be asked to provide

status of issuance of EC to you by MCI/NMC. If EC is

applicable in your case, you shall be required to upload the

same under document upload section. If you took admission

during the period when obtaining EC from MCI was not

required/was exempted by the Govt of India, you shall be

required to upload a copy of admission letter confirming the

exact date of admission to the primary medical qualification in

lieu of EC.

No candidate who has obtained admission in a Foreign Medical Institution on or after 15thMarch,2002 shall be permitted to sit for the Screening Test, after obtaining the medical degree from abroad, for the purpose of his registration in India, unless he produces the Eligibility Certificate issued by the Medical Council of India. Further details may be obtained from the office of the Medical Council of India, New Delhi and also may be seen in the website of the Council – www.mciindia.org.

For more on rules and regulations refer this link

https://www.nmc.org.in/rules-regulations/eligibility-certificate-regulations-2002/

Hope this helps!