FMGE Syllabus 2026: 19 MBBS Subjects, Subject-Wise Topics, Weightage and PDF Download

Muscles of arm, forearm, and hand; Brachial plexus (roots, trunks, divisions, cords, branches); Cubital fossa; Carpal tunnel syndrome anatomy; Femoral triangle; Adductor canal; Popliteal fossa; Foot arches; Important joints (shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, ankle); Common nerve injuries and their clinical effects (wrist drop, claw hand, foot drop)

Heart chambers, valves, and blood supply; Pericardium layers; Pleural cavities and lung lobation; Mediastinum compartments; Diaphragm attachments and openings; Inguinal canal anatomy and hernia; Portal circulation and porto-systemic anastomoses; Kidney relations and hilum; Suprarenal glands

All 12 cranial nerves (origin, course, distribution, lesion effects); Skull foramina and their contents; Triangles of the neck; Cavernous sinus relations; Circle of Willis; Spinal cord tracts (ascending and descending); Internal capsule; Cerebellum; Basal ganglia; Ventricles; CSF production and circulation

Fetal circulation and changes at birth; Development of heart, GIT, urinary system, and reproductive organs; Common congenital anomalies; Epithelial classification; Connective tissue types; Muscle histology (skeletal, cardiac, smooth); Nervous tissue; Glands (exocrine and endocrine)

RBC formation, lifespan, and destruction; Haemoglobin types; Coagulation cascade (intrinsic and extrinsic pathways); Blood groups (ABO and Rh systems); Platelet functions; Cardiac cycle; ECG waves and intervals; Heart sounds and murmurs; Cardiac output regulation; Frank-Starling law; Blood pressure regulation; Baroreceptors

Lung volumes and capacities (TV, IRV, ERV, RV, FRC, VC, TLC); Diffusion of O2 and CO2; Oxygen-haemoglobin dissociation curve (shift factors); Chemoreceptors (central and peripheral); GFR measurement and regulation; Tubular reabsorption and secretion; Countercurrent mechanism; Acid-base balance; Aldosterone; ADH (vasopressin)

Gastric secretion (HCl, pepsin, intrinsic factor); Bile composition and bilirubin metabolism; Absorption of nutrients (fat, proteins, vitamins); Insulin and glucagon secretion and actions; Thyroid hormone synthesis and effects; Adrenal cortex (cortisol, aldosterone) and medulla (adrenaline); Growth hormone; Menstrual cycle; Action potential; Nerve conduction; Reflexes; Muscle contraction; Special senses (vision, hearing)

Glycolysis (steps, regulation, energy yield); TCA cycle; Oxidative phosphorylation and ATP synthesis; Gluconeogenesis; Glycogen metabolism (synthesis, degradation, glycogen storage diseases); Beta-oxidation of fatty acids; Ketone body synthesis and utilisation; Cholesterol synthesis; Urea cycle; Amino acid catabolism; Inborn errors of metabolism (PKU, maple syrup urine disease, alkaptonuria)

DNA replication; Transcription and translation; Mutations; PCR; Fat-soluble vitamins (A — night blindness; D — rickets; E — antioxidant; K — clotting); Water-soluble vitamins (B1 — Wernicke’s; B3 — pellagra; B12 and folate — megaloblastic anaemia; C — scurvy); Enzyme kinetics (Km, Vmax, inhibition); Isoenzymes (LDH, CK-MB); Liver function tests; Renal function tests; Tumour markers (AFP, CEA, PSA)

Cell injury: reversible (cloudy swelling, fatty change) and irreversible (coagulative, liquefactive, caseous necrosis); Apoptosis vs necrosis; Inflammation: acute (vascular and cellular changes) and chronic (granulomatous — TB, sarcoidosis, leprosy); Wound healing by primary and secondary intention; Oedema mechanisms; Thrombosis (Virchow’s triad); Embolism types; Infarction; Neoplasia: benign vs malignant features; Grading and staging; Carcinogenesis; Tumour markers

Anaemias: iron deficiency, megaloblastic (B12/folate), haemolytic (G6PD, sickle cell, thalassaemia), aplastic; Leukaemias: ALL, CML, AML, CLL (peripheral smear findings); Lymphomas: Hodgkin’s (Reed-Sternberg cells) and Non-Hodgkin’s; Systemic pathology — Heart (IHD, rheumatic fever, cardiomyopathies); Lung (TB, lung carcinoma, pneumoconiosis); Liver (cirrhosis, hepatitis, hepatocellular carcinoma); Kidney (glomerulonephritis, nephrotic syndrome)

Gram-positive cocci: Staphylococcus (coagulase test, MRSA), Streptococcus (GABHS, pneumococcus); Gram-negative rods: E. coli (EPEC, ETEC, EHEC), Salmonella (Widal test), Shigella, Klebsiella, H. pylori; Mycobacterium tuberculosis (ZN stain, Lowenstein-Jensen medium, DOTS); Clostridium (tetanus, botulism, gas gangrene); HIV (ELISA, Western blot, CD4 count); Hepatitis viruses A to E (serology markers); Herpes group viruses; Dengue; Measles

Plasmodium species (life cycle, malaria types, drug resistance); Entamoeba histolytica vs dispar; Leishmania donovani (kala-azar, rK39 test); Giardia lamblia; Taenia solium and saginata; Candida albicans; Aspergillus; Dermatophytes (Tinea species); Hypersensitivity reactions Type I–IV; Autoimmunity (SLE, RA); Primary immunodeficiency (Bruton’s, SCID); Sterilisation and disinfection methods

Pharmacokinetics: absorption, distribution, metabolism (CYP enzymes), excretion; Half-life; First-pass effect; Pharmacodynamics: dose-response curves, receptors, agonists and antagonists; Therapeutic index; Cholinergic drugs (pilocarpine, neostigmine) and anticholinergics (atropine); Adrenergic drugs (adrenaline, noradrenaline, dopamine) and blockers (propranolol, prazosin); Neuromuscular blocking agents (succinylcholine, vecuronium)

NSAIDs (mechanism, COX-1 vs COX-2); Opioids (morphine, tramadol, naloxone); Antiepileptics (phenytoin, valproate, carbamazepine, levetiracetam); Antidepressants (SSRIs, TCAs, MAOIs); Antipsychotics (chlorpromazine, haloperidol, clozapine — agranulocytosis); Antihypertensives (ACE inhibitors, ARBs, CCBs, beta-blockers, diuretics); Antiarrhythmics (Vaughan Williams classification); Beta-lactams; Cephalosporins; Aminoglycosides; Fluoroquinolones; Antifungals (amphotericin B, fluconazole); Antiretrovirals; Insulin and oral hypoglycemics; Corticosteroids; Antithyroid drugs

Mechanical injuries: incised, contused, lacerated, stab wounds; Firearm wounds (entry vs exit features); Asphyxial deaths: hanging, strangulation, throttling, drowning, smothering; Heavy metal poisoning (arsenic — Mee’s lines; lead — Burton’s line; mercury); Corrosive poisons; Alcohol toxicology (acute, chronic); Organophosphate poisoning (SLUDGE features, atropine + pralidoxime treatment); Drugs of abuse; Snake bite management

Study designs: case-control, cohort, RCT, cross-sectional, ecological; Measures of disease frequency: incidence, prevalence, attack rate; Measures of association: RR, OR, attributable risk; Screening tests: sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV; Types of bias; Confounding; Statistical tests: chi-square, t-test, ANOVA; Normal distribution; Standard deviation; Standard error; p-value interpretation

National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP/DOTS): regimens, NIKSHAY portal; Universal Immunisation Programme: schedule, cold chain; National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme; National AIDS Control Programme (NACP); Malaria (Anopheles transmission, Plasmodium species, treatment protocols); Dengue surveillance; Cholera (El Tor biotype, ORS); Typhoid (Widal test); Filariasis; HIV/AIDS control programmes

Protein-energy malnutrition: Kwashiorkor vs Marasmus (clinical differentiation); ICDS programme; National Nutritional Programmes; Safe water supply and sanitation standards; Occupational diseases (silicosis, asbestosis, byssinosis); WHO functions; Primary Health Centre structure and functions; Health planning in India; Three-tier health system

Peptic ulcer disease and H. pylori (triple therapy); Liver cirrhosis (Child-Pugh score, complications — ascites, SBP, hepatic encephalopathy, oesophageal varices); Viral hepatitis serology (HBsAg, anti-HBs, HBeAg); Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s vs UC — skip lesions vs continuous); Malabsorption (coeliac disease); Acute kidney injury (KDIGO staging); CKD management; Nephrotic syndrome; Nephritic syndrome (PSGN); Renal tubular acidosis

Stroke: ischaemic vs haemorrhagic (thrombolysis window — 4.5 hours); Epilepsy (classification, anti-epileptic drug of choice per seizure type); Parkinson’s disease (L-dopa therapy, Lewy bodies); Meningitis (CSF findings in bacterial vs viral vs TB); Peripheral neuropathy; Diabetes mellitus (diagnosis criteria, HbA1c targets, insulin types, DKA management); Hypothyroidism vs hyperthyroidism (TSH interpretation); Cushing’s syndrome; Addison’s disease; Pituitary adenoma

Fluid and electrolyte balance (Hartmann’s solution, saline, dextrose); Types of shock (haemorrhagic — ATLS classification); Wound healing and infection prevention; Acute appendicitis (Alvarado score, management); Intestinal obstruction (mechanical vs paralytic, plain X-ray findings); Hernias (inguinal anatomy, direct vs indirect, femoral, umbilical, complications); Peptic ulcer complications (perforation, bleeding, pyloric stenosis)

Head injury: GCS scoring; Extradural haematoma (middle meningeal artery, lucid interval) vs subdural haematoma; Chest trauma: pneumothorax (tension — emergency needle decompression at 2nd ICS), haemothorax, rib fractures, flail chest; Abdominal trauma (FAST scan); Burns: rule of nines; Parkland formula for fluid resuscitation (4 mL/kg/% BSA); Varicose veins; Peripheral arterial disease (ankle-brachial index)

Antenatal care (ANC visits, investigations); Stages and mechanism of labour; Normal delivery; Antepartum haemorrhage: placenta praevia (classification, management) vs abruptio placentae (Couvelaire uterus); Postpartum haemorrhage (causes — 4Ts: tone, trauma, tissue, thrombin; management — oxytocin, misoprostol, B-Lynch suture); Pre-eclampsia (BP more than 140/90 + proteinuria) and eclampsia (magnesium sulphate — Pritchard’s regimen); Gestational diabetes (GCT/OGTT screening); Anaemia in pregnancy; IUGR; Ectopic pregnancy; Types of abortion; Rh incompatibility and anti-D timing

Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (hormonal management); PCOD (Rotterdam criteria, management with OCP/metformin); Uterine fibroids (FIGO classification, complications); Ovarian cysts and tumours (Meigs syndrome, CA-125); Cervical carcinoma (HPV 16 and 18, Pap smear, colposcopy, FIGO staging); Endometrial carcinoma; Pelvic inflammatory disease; Infertility (male and female factors, semen analysis); Methods of contraception (OCP, IUCD, emergency contraception)

Breastfeeding benefits and technique; Complementary feeding timing; Protein-energy malnutrition: Kwashiorkor (oedema, flaky paint dermatosis) vs Marasmus (muscle wasting, monkey face); Vitamin A deficiency (Bitot’s spots, keratomalacia); Vitamin D deficiency (rickets); Universal Immunisation Programme schedule (BCG, DPT, OPV, MMR, Hep B, PCV); Acute respiratory infections in children; Paediatric diarrhoea and ORS; Febrile seizures; Intussusception (red-currant jelly stool)

Fracture healing stages and complications (malunion, non-union, AVN, compartment syndrome — 5 P’s); Common fractures: Colles’ (dinner-fork deformity), Pott’s, fracture neck of femur (Garden classification, hemiarthroplasty); Bone tumours: Osteosarcoma (sunburst appearance, Codman’s triangle) and Ewing’s sarcoma (onion peel periosteal reaction); Acute osteomyelitis (haematogenous, metaphysis, involucrum and sequestrum); Septic arthritis; PIVD (straight leg raise test); Congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV — Ponseti method); Developmental dysplasia of hip (Barlow and Ortolani tests)

Schizophrenia: positive symptoms (hallucinations, delusions, disorganised speech) and negative symptoms (flat affect, avolition); First-generation vs second-generation antipsychotics (haloperidol, clozapine — agranulocytosis monitoring); Major depressive disorder (DSM-5 criteria, SSRI first-line); Bipolar disorder (mood stabilisers — lithium toxicity, valproate); Anxiety disorders (GAD, OCD, panic disorder, PTSD); Alcohol dependence (CAGE questionnaire, delirium tremens, disulfiram); Delirium vs dementia (acute vs chronic onset); ECT indications; ICD-11 diagnostic categories

Eczema types (atopic, contact, seborrhoeic) and management; Psoriasis (Auspitz sign, Koebner phenomenon, methotrexate); Acne vulgaris (pathogenesis, retinoids); Urticaria and angioedema; Tinea infections (capitis, corporis, pedis, unguium — antifungal treatment); Scabies (Norwegian scabies in immunocompromised, permethrin treatment); Leprosy: TT to LL spectrum, Type 1 and Type 2 reactions, MDT regimens (PB and MB); Primary syphilis (painless chancre), secondary (condyloma lata) — VDRL and TPHA serology; Gonorrhoea (gram-negative intracellular diplococci); Herpes genitalis (HSV-2); Chancroid (Haemophilus ducreyi); Drug reactions: SJS vs TEN (percentage BSA distinction)

Pre-anaesthetic assessment: ASA classification (I–VI); Airway assessment (Mallampati grading I–IV, Cormack-Lehane grade); Stages of general anaesthesia (Guedel’s stages); Inhalational agents (isoflurane, sevoflurane, nitrous oxide — MAC concept); IV induction agents (propofol, thiopentone, ketamine — dissociative anaesthesia); Muscle relaxants: depolarising (succinylcholine — suxamethonium apnoea, hyperkalemia contraindications) vs non-depolarising (vecuronium, rocuronium — reversal with neostigmine); Spinal vs epidural anaesthesia (level of injection, drugs used); Malignant hyperthermia (dantrolene treatment); Mechanical ventilation modes (IPPV, SIMV, CPAP, PEEP)

Chest X-ray interpretation: cardiomegaly (CTR more than 0.5), pleural effusion (meniscus sign), tension pneumothorax, consolidation patterns (air bronchogram), cavitation (TB, abscess), Kerley B lines (pulmonary oedema); Plain X-ray findings in fractures; Barium swallow (rat-tail in carcinoma oesophagus, bird-beak in achalasia); Intravenous pyelography (IVP); Ultrasound abdomen basics (gallstones, renal calculi, FAST); CT scan common findings (head injury, PE, abdominal trauma); MRI indications (soft tissue, spine, brain); Radiation protection (ALARA principle, inverse square law)