Countries, programme facts and universities, arranged by where you intend to practise after you graduate.
Each pathway below lists its countries, what the programme looks like in each, and the universities we guide students to. If you have not chosen a pathway yet, compare all eight first.
Programme facts are a general guide for each country. Length, intake and entry requirements differ by university and change from year to year, and we confirm them in writing, with the full cost, before you apply.
Where you would practise, the licensing route, and where students on that pathway usually study. Select a pathway to jump to its section.
| Pathway | Where you practise | Licensing route | Where students usually study |
|---|---|---|---|
| India practice | India | FMGE (NExT, when notified), then a 12-month internship in India | Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Bangladesh |
| UK & Ireland | United Kingdom or Ireland | PLAB 1 and PLAB 2 (UK), PRES (Ireland) | UK, Ireland, or any country with an acceptable medical school |
| USA | United States | USMLE Step 1, Step 2 CK and Step 3, ECFMG certification, NRMP Match | Caribbean medical schools, or any country with an eligible medical school |
| Canada | Canada | MCCQE, NAC Examination, CaRMS match, LMCC | Canada (graduate entry), or any country with an acceptable medical school |
| Australia & New Zealand | Australia or New Zealand | AMC CAT MCQ and AMC Clinical, or NZREX Clinical | Australia, New Zealand, or elsewhere |
| Europe | One European country | The language exam and recognition exam of that country | Germany, Italy, Poland, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Latvia, Georgia, Armenia |
| Gulf | One Gulf country | DataFlow verification and the licensing exam of that country | UAE, Saudi Arabia, or elsewhere |
| Other global | Depends on your goal | Set by the regulator of the country you choose | Malaysia, Philippines, Egypt |
For students who will study abroad and return to India to practise or to do postgraduate study. These are the countries most Indian students choose for this route. Whichever you pick, the university and course must meet every condition of the NMC FMGL Regulations, 2021.
Long-established state medical universities with large teaching hospitals and many Indian students.
Confirm that every year, including the clinical years, is taught in English.
English-medium medical programmes in a small, safe country with a European style of teaching.
State and private medical universities in Yerevan, with moderate fees and a growing Indian student community.
State medical institutes with English-medium programmes and short travel time from India.
Lower-cost medical universities with a large number of Indian students.
Choose only a programme whose length meets the NMC rule of 54 months plus a 12-month internship.
State universities with moderate fees and a short flight from India.
Close to home, with a curriculum, patients and food that feel familiar to Indian students.
A course structure and textbooks very close to the Indian MBBS, and a similar disease pattern in the wards.
The NMC does not approve whole countries. Recognition depends on the university and the course, so we check each one against the FMGL conditions before we recommend it.
A course of at least 54 months and a 12-month internship in the same foreign institution, taught in English.
The Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) at present, or the National Exit Test (NExT) once it is notified.
A 12-month Compulsory Rotating Medical Internship (CRMI) in India, then registration with the State Medical Council.
Work as a registered doctor, or compete for a postgraduate seat through NEET-PG or the exam in force.
For students who want to study medicine in the United Kingdom or Ireland and continue into training there. Entry is highly competitive and places for international students are limited. Graduates of other countries can also join this pathway later, through PLAB or PRES.
Five- and six-year medical degrees at universities with a worldwide reputation, taught alongside the National Health Service.
Applications go through UCAS, with a deadline about a year before the course starts.
Medical schools with a long tradition of training international doctors, in an English-speaking EU country.
Students who graduate from an acceptable medical school in any other country can sit PLAB 1 and PLAB 2 for the UK, or PRES for Ireland, then register and practise.
Training posts after registration are won through open competition.
A primary medical qualification the regulator accepts. It can be from India, Georgia or any other country, as long as the medical school is acceptable.
UK: an English test (IELTS or OET), then PLAB 1 and PLAB 2, which follow the UKMLA standard. Ireland: the Pre-Registration Examination System (PRES).
Registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) or the Medical Council of Ireland, then supervised posts and specialty training.
Work as a registered doctor within that country's health system.
For students aiming at residency training in the United States. Medicine in the USA is a graduate course, so most Indian students on this pathway study at a Caribbean medical school built around the USMLE, or take the USMLE after a degree elsewhere.
Medicine is studied after a bachelor's degree. Very few medical schools admit international students, and competition for those places is intense.
Schools in Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Dominica, Saint Kitts & Nevis and Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, with basic sciences on the island and clinical rotations in teaching hospitals, many of them in the USA.
Accreditation differs widely from school to school. Check ECFMG eligibility, USMLE results and residency outcomes for the specific school.
Students who graduate from an eligible medical school in any other country can sit USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CK, obtain ECFMG certification and apply for residency.
If you may want to practise in India later, take advice first. Clinical rotations in a second country do not fit the NMC rule that the whole course is done in one institution and one country.
A medical school whose graduates are eligible for ECFMG certification. Many Caribbean schools are designed around this route.
USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CK, an English test (OET Medicine) and ECFMG certification.
A residency position through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), known as the Match.
USMLE Step 3 and a state medical licence, then independent practice.
Canada does not offer a direct-entry MBBS after Class 12. Medicine is a graduate course, places for international students are very few, and the route to practice is among the most demanding. We include it so that you can plan with accurate information.
Graduate-entry medicine and selected international pathways. Most students first complete a bachelor's degree with a very high GPA.
Most Canadian medical schools admit few or no international students. Many students instead study elsewhere and then take the MCCQE and NAC Examination.
Students who graduate from an acceptable medical school in any other country can sit the MCCQE and the NAC Examination and apply for residency through CaRMS.
Residency seats for international medical graduates are limited and often depend on citizenship or permanent residence.
A medical school listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools as acceptable in Canada.
The Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination (MCCQE, formerly MCCQE Part I) and the NAC Examination.
A residency position through the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS). Seats for international graduates are few, and eligibility often depends on immigration status.
The Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC) and registration with the medical college of your province.
For students who want to study and work in Australia or New Zealand. Both countries offer routes for school leavers and for graduates, with competitive entry and a high standard of clinical training.
Three ways in: direct entry after Class 12, a provisional or assured place that leads into the MD, or graduate entry after a bachelor's degree.
Two medical schools. At both, you compete for a place in medicine after a first year of health or biomedical science.
Students who graduate elsewhere can sit the AMC CAT MCQ and AMC Clinical examinations for Australia, or NZREX Clinical for New Zealand, then complete supervised practice and register.
Australia and New Zealand assess international graduates separately.
A primary medical qualification from a medical school the council recognises.
Australia: the AMC CAT MCQ Examination and the AMC Clinical Examination. New Zealand: NZREX Clinical.
A period of supervised practice in an approved post.
Registration with the Medical Board of Australia or the Medical Council of New Zealand, then work or specialist training.
For students who want to practise in a European country. You can study in the country where you plan to work, or study elsewhere and then meet that country's language and recognition requirements. We show only countries where there is a clear medical route.
An English-taught medical degree in Hamburg, offered by a Romanian state university. Teaching is in English, and clinical training takes place in German teaching hospitals.
You will need good German by the clinical years.
English-medium MD programmes that follow the European credit system.
Medical universities in Yerevan with English-medium programmes.
Public universities with medicine taught in English at low tuition fees, and a small number of private ones. Entry to the public programmes is through the IMAT entrance test.
English-language divisions at public medical universities inside the European Union.
Long-established medical faculties offering General Medicine in English.
English-taught medical schools in an EU country, with school-leaver and graduate-entry routes.
English-medium medicine at universities in Riga, inside the European Union.
Students who graduate elsewhere can pass the language exam and the recognition exam of the European country they choose, then register and practise there.
Europe does not have one medical licence. Georgia and Armenia are not in the European Union, so a degree from there, like one from India, must go through the recognition process of the country where you want to work.
A recognised medical degree. You can earn it in the country where you want to work, or elsewhere.
Proof of the local language, usually including a medical language test such as the Fachsprachprüfung in Germany.
The country's own recognition or knowledge exam, for example the Kenntnisprüfung in Germany, the Kunskapsprov in Sweden or the EVC in France.
Registration with the national authority, such as the Approbation in Germany, then practice in that country.
For students who want to study and build a medical career in the Gulf, close to India and in a familiar culture. Each country licenses doctors through its own authority.
Medical colleges in a major international hub, a short flight from India.
Private medical colleges that admit international students, with training in government and private hospitals.
Students who graduate elsewhere can have their documents verified and sit the licensing exam of the country they choose, such as DHA, DOH or MOHAP in the UAE or the SMLE in Saudi Arabia.
A licence from one Gulf country does not cover the others. The licensing bodies are DHA, DOH and MOHAP in the UAE and SCFHS in Saudi Arabia (the SMLE exam).
A recognised medical degree and internship. Many employers also ask for work experience.
DataFlow verification of your documents, then the licensing exam: DHA, DOH or MOHAP (UAE), SMLE (Saudi Arabia), DHP (Qatar), OMSB (Oman), NHRA (Bahrain) or the Ministry of Health (Kuwait).
A job offer from a hospital or clinic, which usually sponsors the licence and visa.
Work under that country's licence. Another Gulf country needs its own licence.
Destinations that do not sit naturally under one of the seven pathways above. Tell us where you want to practise and we will show you whether one of these fits.
English-medium MBBS programmes at private universities with their own teaching hospitals and clinical schools.
An American-pattern route: a pre-medical bachelor's degree followed by the MD, in an English-speaking country.
For the India route, the MD course itself must meet the NMC conditions. The pre-medical years are not counted.
Public universities with English-medium international programmes in medicine.
Wherever you graduate, you can practise in another country by clearing the licensing requirements of that country.
These destinations can serve more than one pathway. We match the university to the country where you intend to practise.
Important: Admission eligibility, university recognition, medical licensing, registration, visa requirements, fees and other regulations vary by country, university and academic year, and are subject to change. Universities are named for information; please confirm current admission arrangements with our counsellors. Verify the latest requirements with the relevant regulatory authorities before making an admission decision. Revamp Consultancy provides counselling and application guidance and does not guarantee admission, licensing, employment or immigration outcomes.
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