Best books for FMGE MCQ Preparation for 2025 Session

Foreign Medical Graduate Examination 2024 ( FMGE )

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Find out the best books for FMGE 2025 MCQ preparation. The FMGE exam is scheduled to be conducted in July 2025. Find out the important topics to practice for the MCQs. 

Best books for FMGE MCQ Preparation

Best books for FMGE MCQ Preparation

For FMGE 2025 exam, candidates often search for the best book for FMGE MCQs. It is because the FMGE exam pattern is such that candidates must have extensive practice in solving them. As the FMGE 2025 exam is approaching near, barely a month is left for preparation. Candidates can refer to the given below list of the best books for FMCG MCQs. The FMGE exam is scheduled to be conducted in July 2025 and will test the aptitude of candidates in a span of 5 hours. There will be two shifts which will be organized in a single day of 2.5 hours each. In each shift, candidates will be presented with 150 MCQ (objective-type) questions. Therefore, it is important to have gained thorough practice of the MCQs to avoid anxiety at the last moment.

FMGE exam will comprise of syllabus from 19 clinical and para-clinical subjects. Each subject is crucial from an exam point of view. Keeping this in mind, we have curated a list of the best MCQ books for the FMGE exam. These MCQ books for FMGE can be referred to easily as they are available in physical bookstores, online platforms, and in online mode (kindle and other platforms). In addition, candidates will also be able to read about the quick tips to prepare for the FMGE December 2023 exam. Know quick and handy tips to solve the MCQs in the FMGE exam like a pro:

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Also Read: FMGE 2025: Exam Date, Application Form, Eligibility, Syllabus, Pattern & Result

List of Best Books for FMGE MCQs

Read on to find out the list of best MCQ books for FMGE exam preparation:

S.no.

FMGE Subjects

Books to refer for MCQs

1

Medicine

Self-Assessment & Review Medicine  by Mudit Khanna

2

Dermatology & STD

Read Review of Dermatology by Saurabh Jindal

3

Psychiatry

Quick review series: Psychiatry for FMGE/NEXT by Rajesh Kannan &  P.Harinath

4

Microbiology & Forensics

Jain/Chaurasia or Arora Book by Dr. Vikas

5

Pathology

Complete Review of Pathology by Praveen Kumar Gupta, Vandana Puri

6

Physiology & Pathology

Review of Pathology by ‘Dr. Govind Garg & Dr. Sparsh Gupta’

7

Ophthalmology

Dr. Ruchi Rai’ for Ophthalmology

8

Pediatrics

Jitendra Talekar Notes by ‘Dr. Marwah

9

Biochemistry

Satyanarayan

10

Surgery

Amit Tripathi and Ashish Gupta or Rachna Chaurasia / Arora

11

PSM

Review for PSM by ‘Vivek Jain’

12

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Review Book by ‘Dr. Sakshi Arora” or Review Book by Harmeet Goyal

13

Pharmacology

 

Conceptual Review of Pharmacology for NBE by Ranjan Kumar Patel

14

Anaesthesiology

Anesthesia Essence by Pritesh Singh & Usica Chandan

15

Radiology

Read Review of Radiology (PGMEE) by Rajat Jain &Virendra Jain

16

ENT

Self-Assessment & Review ENT (PGMEE) by Sakshi Arora

17

Orthopedics

Orthopedics Quick Review (OPQR) by Apurv Mehra & Thameem Saif

All in One MCQ Books

S.no.

Books

Authors

1

Self-Assessment & Review of FMGE/MCI Screening Examination

 Kamal K.V.

2

A complete NBE centric approach FMGE solutions for MCI screening examination

Deepak Marwah

3

FMGE formula

DMA team

4

Quick Review Series for FMGE / NEXT 

M.Balakrishnan, P.Harinath & Seyed Abdul Cader

5

Platinum Notes

Preclinical Sciences by Ashfaq Ul Hassan

6

FMGE Essentia 

Dr Ashutosh Aggarwal

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How to Prepare for FMGE December in 30 Days 

FMGE December 2025 Quick Preparation Tips

Q:   Which are the best books to prepare for the FMGE medicine subject?

A:

The best books to prepare for FMGE medicine subject are: Mudit Khanna MCQ Internal medicine; and Complete review of medicine for NBE  by Deepak Marwa among other books.

Q:   What are the books required for the FMGE?

A:
A list of the books for FMGE is listed below; For Pre-Clinical Subjects: Anatomy: 1- Anatomy for FMGE by P. Harinath, K. Raviraj & Vishwajit. R. D 2- Revise Anatomy in 15 days by K. Raviraj 3- Read Self Assessment and Review of Anatomy by Rajesh K Kaushal Physiology: 1- Quick review series: Physiology for FMGE by Prem Balaguru & P. Harinath 2- Review of Physiology (PGMEE) by Soumen Manna 3- Complete Review of Integrated Systems Physiology by S Krishna Kumar Biochemistry: 1- Quick review series: Biochemistry for FMGE by A. Balasubramanian 2- Self-Assessment and Review of Biochemistry by Rebecca James 3- Biochemistry by Smily Pahwa Pathology: 1- Concepts In Pathology by Devesh Mishra 2- Review of Pathology and Genetics by Gobind Rai Garg, Sparsh Gupta 3- Pathology with the base of Medicine by AK Setiya 4- Complete Review of Pathology by Praveen Kumar Gupta, and Vandana Puri. Microbiology: 1- Quick review series: Microbiology for FMGE by Geethu Joe, A. V. Sowmya & M. Balakrishnan 2- Review of Microbiology & Immunology by Apurba Sankar Sastry and Sandhya Bhat K 3- Self Assessment & Review of Microbiology & Immunology by Rachna Chaurasia Pharmacology: 1- Review of pharmacology by Gobind Rai Garg, Sparsh Gupta 2- Conceptual Review of Pharmacology for NBE by Ranjan Kumar Patel Forensic medicine: 1- Quick review series: Forensic medicine for FMGE by Mohit Gupta 2- Forensic Medicine Nothing beyond PGMEE (New SARP Series for NEET/NBE/AI) by J. Magendran For Clinical Subjects:- 1- Medicine: Mudit Khanna MCQ Internal medicine 2- Surgery: Admit Tripathi and Ashish Gupta or Rachna Chaurasia / Arora 3- PSM: Review for PSM by Vivek Jain 4- Ophthalmology: Dr. Ruchi Rai for Ophthalmology 5- Obstetrics & Gynaecology: Review Book by Dr. Sakshi Arora and Review Book by Harmeet Goal 6- Paediatrics: Jitendra Talekar and Notes by Dr. Marwah 7- Skin: ACROSS Book 8- Anaesthesia: ACROSS Book 9- Radiology: PROAFS 10- Orthopaedics: PROAFS For more details, you may visit the Shiksha FMGE exam page. (https://www.shiksha.com/medicine-health-sciences/fmge-exam). I hope this will help you.

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The quick preparation tips for the FMGE 2025 exam will help candidates in the preparatory stage. These tips are suggestive to provide aspirants with a direction to make a robust strategy for exam preparation.

  1. It is advisable to focus on 7 high-yield subjects first to gain a good percentile in the exam. These subjects are:
    1. Pathology
    2. Pharmacology
    3. PSM
    4. Obstetrics & Gynecology
    5. Anatomy
    6. Microbiology
    7. Medicine
  2. Chapter-wise/subject/module-wise practice tests
  3. Start practicing mock exams as early as possible. It is recommended that candidates start practicing mock tests at least 6-8 weeks before.
  4. Previous year's Question Papers are a great source of gaining real-time insights about the difficulty level of the exam. Candidates are advised to practice them regularly
  5. Keep the last 15-20 days just for revision. This is the phase where candidates should focus on brushing up on the skills that they have acquired during the preparatory stage.
  6. Ideally, 2 full-length FMGE mocks/week will be optimal to get ready for the D-day. This will boost the confidence to appear for the exam.

Tips to Solve MCQs in FMGE Exam

Find out the quick tips to solve MCQs (objective-type) FMGE December question paper:

  1. Comprehend the MCQ: Read each question and mark an answer before moving on to the next one unless it’s a difficult question that you don’t know 
  2. Analyse the questions: Attempt all simple/easy questions and leave the difficult questions unanswered. Keep moving and don’t break your concentration. 
  3. Apply reason while choosing the correct option: There are ways to use the information presented in the stem to make an educated guess when you can’t remember your material. The first-guess answer generally arises from the deep recesses of your unconscious memory. Try to make an educated guess rather than a blind guess.
  4. Apply time management technique: Time yourself to strictly adhere to an average 45-second-a-question regimen. Answer questions in clusters of 5 or 7 as a minimum. Time your answering speed. After answering 30 questions you should have used around 23 min. Allot time to go back to rethink difficult questions. 
  5. Recall necessary information for guessing: Review the unanswered/marked MCQs & answered MCQs with the Options you chose: only after you have completed the timed group of questions. Although guessing can make you uncomfortable do not leave any answer blank or do not skip any MCQs & mark all because there is no negative marking.
  6. Answer each question in the order in which it appears 

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