Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea To Postpone FMG Test Due To COVID-19

The plea was opposed by the counsel for NBE and NMC on the ground that it was only a qualifying exam which 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.

The Delhi High Court Friday refused to postpone the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) screening test scheduled for June 18 due to the prevailing Covid-19 situation in the country. Justice Amit Bansal dismissed a plea by the Association of MD Physicians seeking postponement of the exam. “I am sorry. I am not inclined (to postpone the exam). Dismissed. The detailed order will follow,” said the judge, who held the vacation court till 7:35 pm. The association, which also has as members some foreign medical graduates who have completed their primary medical courses in institutions abroad, said there are a limited number of cities being notified as centres for the FMGE screening test and a large number of candidates will be forced to travel without having received even one dose of Covid-19 vaccine. However, the plea 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 which 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. Advocate T Singhdev, representing NMC, informed the court that a petition has also been filed by the association in the Supreme Court in relation to the exam and it has a bearing on the prayers sought here.