Foreign medical graduate examination was introduced in 2002 and is conducted by National Board of Examination. It is for Indian students who have completed their MBBS course in a foreign country but want to practice in India. After the completion of medical course, such students have to register themselves with SMC which is State Medical Council. Students can register with SMC only if they appear and pass the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination. A student doesn’t have to appear for the screening test if he/she has completed MBBS course from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, The United Kingdom, The United States of America as they can directly register with MCI and SMC. When registering for FMGE, a student has to show an eligibility certificate issued by Medical Council of India at the time of taking admission in foreign medical university. This examination is conducted only twice a year i.e. on the third Monday and Tuesday of December and June by National Board of Education.