FMGE Subject-Wise Weightage
Important first: NBEMS does not publish the FMGE question paper or an official subject-wise breakdown. Every table you see online — including this one — comes from candidates recalling the paper, and sources disagree. Use it as a planning estimate, and update it with the latest analysis you trust.
Approximate distribution (300 questions)
| Subject | Approx. questions |
|---|---|
| Medicine | ~36 |
| Surgery | ~34 |
| Community Medicine (PSM) | ~30 |
| Obstetrics & Gynaecology | ~30 |
| Anatomy | ~17 |
| Physiology | ~17 |
| Biochemistry | ~17 |
| Paediatrics | ~15 |
| ENT | ~15 |
| Ophthalmology | ~15 |
| Pathology | ~13 |
| Pharmacology | ~13 |
| Microbiology | ~13 |
| Forensic Medicine | ~10 |
| Orthopaedics, Dermatology, Psychiatry, Anaesthesia, Radiology | ~5 each |
Commonly reported split: pre- and para-clinical subjects around 100 marks, clinical subjects around 200.
Weightage alone is the wrong way to prioritise
"Study the big subjects" is only half the answer. What you actually want is where marks are cheapest for you: subjects that are both heavily tested and weak for you.
A simple formula:
Priority = approximate questions × (5 − your confidence rating from 1 to 5)
- Community Medicine (~30 questions), you rate yourself 2 → priority 90
- Ophthalmology (~15 questions), you rate yourself 2 → priority 45
- Anatomy (~17 questions), you rate yourself 5 → priority 0 (maintain only)
Sort your subjects by this number and split them into three groups:
- Repair (top third): most of your hours.
- Strengthen (middle third): regular, moderate time.
- Maintain (bottom third): short revision and questions so you don't lose what you have.
Don't drop the small subjects
Five subjects at ~5 questions each are still ~25 marks. "Maintain" means short and regular, not never.
Turn this into hours
The FMGE Comeback Planner includes a tool that applies exactly this formula to your own ratings and your real study hours, then gives you hours per subject per week and your mock dates. For a free first step, try the Gap Calculator.
Unofficial, recall-based estimates as of November 2026. Confirm exam details on natboard.edu.in.