The Association of MD Physicians has urged the Delhi High Court to defer the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) screening test scheduled for June 18 due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation in the country.

However, The petition was opposed by the counsel for National Board of Examination (NBE) and National Medical Commission (NMC) on the ground that it was only a qualifying exam that can be taken by petitioners even in December, if not in June and the test should not be postponed at the behest of a few candidates.

After hearing submissions of both the sides, Justice Amit Bansal asked the counsel to place on record certain documents and listed the matter for further hearing on Friday. The association, represented through advocates Adit S Pujari and Chaitanya Sundriyal, has sought to set aside the time schedule for conducting the June 2021 FMGE in the April 15 notice and the April 16 information bulletin titled ‘Foreign Medical Graduate Exam Screening Test information bulletin June 2021 session’ published by the NBE.

The plea said that in accordance with the Indian Medical Council Act and Screening Test Regulations 2002, persons possessing medical qualifications awarded by a foreign institution are required to qualify the FMGE Screening Test in order to receive recognition for their medical qualifications and to be registered to the State medical councils to practice medicine in India.

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