How should you prepare for the FMGE from 1st-year MBBS?

FMGE Exam – Foreign Medical Graduate Examination is a tough nut to crack. If you want to, you have to study a lot. By “a lot,” we mean “A lot!” The Foreign Medical Graduate Examination is held twice yearly, in June and December. In the year 2020, only 14.68 % passed the examination. The total number of candidates who appeared for the exams was roughly 36,911 students, and the total number of candidates who passed was 5419. However, last year 24% of the aspirants passed the exam.

If you are an MBBS student aiming for Foreign Medical Graduate Examination, you have to make it your goal to study every subject thoroughly. You can leave any portions. You won’t be able to crack the FMG Exam if you think you can leave some specific parts. The basics part is essential.

If you are going for the FMG Exam, you can bid goodbye to college life enjoyments. No lie. You need to attend classes and lectures and not just for attendance. It would help if you concentrated on every course to learn as much as possible. If you are studying from the 1st year, you won’t have to go for coaching or anything. Learn the basics, and focus on them for the first two years. Don’t get straight to reviewing books when you start.

Let us share some time with you all aspiring to crack the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination. We hope you all will find these tips insightful. 

The Syllabus – Master the syllabus. You need to know the ins and outs of the syllabus. Go through it thoroughly, and study every portion of it. What most aspirants do wrong is think that they can exclude some of the chapters and be selective about it. If you intend to pass the exam that is a mistake you can’t afford to make. The syllabus covers nineteen subjects because the changing exam patterns demand in-depth knowledge and understanding of medical concepts. So, there is no way you can afford to leave even one mark.

Start early – The basics are essential. Start early from the 1st year of MBBS; you won’t have to get coaching, tuition, or any subscription if you start early. 

Notes – Making notes can be challenging as you study, but it is the most effective way to save time in the long run. Make a note copy and keep notes of everything you learn. There are 19 subjects, and someone can revise them before the exam. Make notes. Keep notes ready in classes and lectures from wherever you know. Hence, when your exam is nearing, you can revise them from your notes.

One source – Halt yourself when you try to learn from every available source. Try learning from good referral books, and review books. Keep at it. Don’t just start looking for another source just because someone gave you “feedback.”

Exams – Chapter-wise tests, Subject wise tests, mini grand tests, Mock tests, grand tests, etc., try utilizing them. Mock exams are a great way to practice your heart and understand the level of your understanding of the subjects or chapters. How much you have learned. When giving a mock, give your 100 %, and don’t think that “This is just a mock; who cares?” once you get to that mentality, it will be hard for you to ace this exam.

Weaker areas – No one excels at everything. However, you have to ace the exam. Work on your weak portions. Study them more and learn every bit of it. As we said earlier, you must know the syllabus’s ins and outs. Keep strengthening your solid points but give the main focus on the weaker areas. In this exam, you have to be an “Ace of all spades” to ace this exam.

Revision – keep consistent. As you make ongoing notes, keep revising the topics regularly. It will help in the long run.

Plan – Make a plan. It is essential to make a plan and a schedule to study. Strategize your schedule in such a way that you get to keep an eye on every subject.

Don’t listen to too many people – people must speak, and you must filter them out accordingly. If a senior someone doesn’t have that level of brilliance, don’t pay any heed to them. They are just older than you with the same level of knowledge.

Meditation and visualization – It is okay for an aspirant to panic when the exam is nearing. Figure out fifteen minutes before going to sleep and meditate. Stay calm and breathe. Visualize yourself acing the exam, manifest the feeling.

Here are some of the tips provided. As we said earlier, over and over again, you need focus, determination, and discipline to ace FMGE. Start early, no matter the distraction, and focus on your studies. Make notes, revise daily, and learn as much as possible. Concentrate in class, attend lectures and do everything possible to give your best shot. It is normal to panic but tries to take deep breaths and stay calm and make a plan to ace this examination. You got this! Keep working hard, and you will ace this exam in no time — best of luck with your future.