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FMGE Last 60 Days: A Crash Study Plan to Pass in 2 Months
A realistic 60-day FMGE crash study plan: week-by-week phase breakdown, daily schedule, subject prioritisation, mock-test cadence, and spaced repetition for mistakes — all aimed at the 50% pass line.
NEETPGAI EditorialPublished 15 Jun 202617 min read
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With 60 days until FMGE, you need 150 of 300 marks — exactly 50% — to pass. Here is how to use every day:
Weeks 1–4: High-yield subject sweep. Cover every subject once, leading with Medicine, Pharmacology, PSM, Surgery, OBG, and Pathology. Study by concept, drill 40–60 MCQs daily on what you studied that day, and log every wrong answer immediately.
Weeks 5–7: Intensive MCQ drilling and mocks. Switch entirely to active retrieval — 70–100 mixed MCQs per day, full-length 300-question timed mocks every 7–8 days under real exam conditions. Read every wrong answer. Stop re-reading notes.
Final 10–14 days: Rapid revision and stamina. Review your mistake log with spaced repetition. Nail the high-recall targets: PSM formulae, named signs, drug adverse effects, Forensic facts, Micro organisms. No new heavy material.
Exam day: Attempt all 300 questions. No negative marking means a blank scores zero — exactly the same as a wrong answer. Eliminate, guess, and pace at one minute per question across both papers.
This works because FMGE rewards reliable coverage of must-pass fundamentals, and 60 focused days is enough to build that breadth — if you drill more than you read.
Why 60 days is workable — and what has to change
Sixty days is a legitimate FMGE preparation window, but it demands a different posture from a four-month plan. The luxury of a slow foundation phase is gone. What replaces it is compression without gaps: you cannot skip subjects, but you cannot afford to go deep on low-yield corners either. Every decision in this plan is governed by one question — does this use of the next hour move me closer to 150?
FMGE is conducted by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) twice a year, with 300 single-best-answer MCQs across two papers of 150 each. There is no negative marking. The pass mark is 150 out of 300 — exactly 50%, aggregate, with no sectional cut-off. That means you can be weak in two or three subjects if you are comfortably above average in the rest, and every mark from 150 upward produces the identical result of a pass. These structural facts should anchor every planning decision you make in the next 60 days.
The candidates who clear FMGE on a crash timeline are not the ones who study the longest hours — they are the ones who accept the format, stop over-reading low-yield topics, and switch to active MCQ retrieval early. If you are currently re-reading textbooks, stop after finishing this article. High-volume drilling with honest mistake review is the mechanism by which 60-day candidates clear the bar.
The 60-day phase map
Think of the 60 days in three blocks. Each block has one job, and mixing the jobs — reading during the drilling phase, or running mocks before you have touched every subject — is the most common way a crash plan fails.
Phase 1 — Foundation sweep (Weeks 1–4, Days 1–28). Cover every subject once, prioritised by yield. The output of this phase is a complete map of the syllabus: no blank zones, every subject touched at the must-know level. You are not going deep — you are going wide. Drill 40–60 MCQs daily on the day's subject, log every wrong answer, and keep moving.
Phase 2 — Intensive drilling (Weeks 5–7, Days 29–49). Stop reading. Every study session is now active retrieval. Solve 70–100 mixed MCQs daily, review every wrong answer with explanation, and re-test your logged mistakes at 48-hour and 7-day intervals. Take a full-length 300-question timed mock every 7–8 days. This phase is where your score actually moves.
Phase 3 — Rapid revision and stabilisation (Days 50–60). No new heavy material. Rapid revision of your mistake log, one mock every two days, and targeted recall drills on the high-frequency fact clusters (PSM statistics, drug adverse effects, named clinical signs, Forensic facts, Micro-organism associations). Stabilise what you know rather than extend what you are trying to know.
Week-by-week subject sequence (Weeks 1–4)
The foundation sweep works best when subjects are sequenced by yield and conceptual density. Lead with the subjects that give the most marks per hour of effort, and save lighter fact-based sweeps for later in the four weeks when you need a cognitive break from dense material.
Start with Medicine, not Anatomy. Medicine is where FMGE questions cluster most heavily and where your clinical reasoning is likely sharpest. Building momentum early matters.
PSM in Week 2 is non-negotiable. It is one of the most reliably scoring subjects in FMGE relative to preparation time — cover it while your energy is still high, not as a leftover.
Specialties in Week 4 get one focused day each, not more. High-yield items from Ophthalmology (red eye, glaucoma), ENT (common infections, deafness classification), Dermatology (basic lesion types, treatment), and Psychiatry (DSM basics, drugs) are enough. Do not fall into the trap of spending three days on ENT when Surgery and Medicine have more marks at stake.
Sample daily schedule (Phase 2 drilling)
This schedule is for a full-time candidate during the drilling phase. If you are working or studying part-time, compress each block proportionally — the structure matters more than the exact hours.
Time
Activity
Notes
7:00–9:00 AM
Concept review or mistake-log revision
Review flagged items from 48 hours ago; re-test. No new chapters.
9:00–9:30 AM
Break
Short walk, breakfast, mental reset.
9:30–11:30 AM
MCQ drilling — 70–100 mixed questions
Timed, one question per minute. Log every wrong answer immediately.
11:30 AM–12:00 PM
Wrong-answer review
Read the explanation for every error. Write the teaching point in your log.
12:00–1:00 PM
Lunch and rest
Mandatory. Fatigue converts into wrong answers on mocks.
1:00–2:30 PM
Subject-specific MCQ block
Focus on your two weakest subjects that day. Another 40–50 questions.
2:30–3:00 PM
Spaced repetition check
Revisit Day 7 mistakes. Confirm the fix held or re-flag them.
The two-session structure (morning concept/mistake review + afternoon drilling) is what separates candidates who improve from those who feel busy but plateau. On days when you are running a full-length mock, replace the afternoon drilling block with the mock session and spend 90 minutes in post-mock analysis rather than starting a new subject.
Subject prioritisation logic: aiming for the pass bar
The 50% pass mark means you have strategic flexibility that ranked exams do not allow. You do not need to be excellent across all subjects — you need to be reliably competent across the high-yield ones and good enough across the rest. Use that flexibility deliberately.
Tier 1 — Must be reliable (most of your drilling time goes here):
Medicine, Pharmacology, PSM, Surgery, OBG, Pathology. These subjects together account for a substantial share of the paper, and all six reward exactly the kind of mechanism-based, pattern-recognition drilling that FMGE tests. A candidate who is comfortably above average in all six is well past the 150 line before touching any other subject.
Tier 2 — Cover thoroughly but not deeply:
Microbiology, Forensic Medicine, Pediatrics. Each of these has reliable high-yield clusters — key organisms and their virulence factors, MLC documentation and common poisons in Forensic, milestone development and common infections in Pediatrics. One good focused session per subject in Week 3 and a revision pass in the final two weeks is enough.
Tier 3 — High-yield one-day brush:
Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, ENT, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Dermatology, Psychiatry, Radiology. These subjects contribute fewer marks per time invested. Spend one dedicated day on each of the pre-clinicals and half a day on each specialty — focusing exclusively on repeated, exam-facing facts. Never let Anatomy consume a week of your 60-day window.
The practical implication: if you have studied for four hours today and must choose between drilling more Pharmacology MCQs or starting a second read of Radiology, drill Pharmacology. The Tier 1 subjects are where the exam is won or lost.
Mock test cadence: Phase 2 and beyond
Full-length mocks are not study sessions — they are delivery rehearsals, and their job is different from drilling. The optimal mock cadence for the 60-day plan is:
Week 5 (Days 29–35): First full-length mock on Day 33 or 34. This is your diagnostic after the foundation sweep. Score matters less than the analysis.
Week 6 (Days 36–42): Second mock mid-week. Compare wrong answers to your mistake log — are the same subjects failing you?
Week 7 (Days 43–49): Third mock. You should now be seeing score stability or a clear upward trend. If a specific subject still drags, add an extra drilling day for it before the final phase.
Days 50–60 (Final phase): One mock every two days — three to four mocks total. The day after each mock is your analysis day. The pattern of errors across your last three mocks tells you exactly where to focus your final rapid-revision sessions.
Because FMGE has no negative marking, practise the two-pass approach in every mock: first pass answers everything you are confident about quickly, second pass returns to flagged questions with remaining time. Ensure you never leave a blank, including on pure guesses in the final sweep. Practise this habit in mocks so it is automatic on exam day.
Spaced repetition for mistakes: the system that compounds
A mistake log without a revisit schedule is just a list of things you got wrong. The power of spaced repetition is the revisit schedule — returning to each error at the point just before your brain would otherwise forget it, which forces active recall and converts short-term recognition into long-term retention.
For a 60-day plan, use a three-touch system:
48-hour touch. Log the wrong answer and its teaching point the moment you get it wrong. Revisit it two mornings later — if you can explain why the right answer is right and why each distractor is wrong, it passed. If not, it goes on your Day 7 list.
Day 7 touch. Re-test every item that reached this list. Pass at this stage means it is retained for the long haul. Fail means it is red-flagged and goes into your final two-week revision list.
Final two weeks. Your red-flag list is your revision spine. These are the specific errors that have already demonstrated they are hard for you — they deserve the most attention in your final phase, not the chapters you already know.
The most important discipline is logging the teaching point, not just marking a question wrong. "I got the mechanism of rifampicin wrong" is useless. "Rifampicin induces CYP450 — reduces efficacy of OCP, warfarin, phenytoin — the opposite of inhibitors like erythromycin and ketoconazole" is a teaching point that transfers to four other questions. Write it that way every time.
The final 10–14 days: what to do (and what to avoid)
The final two weeks of a crash plan are where unnecessary last-minute behaviour destroys weeks of good work. Here is a clear protocol:
Do:
Run one full-length mock every two days.
Spend mock analysis day on the post-mock wrong-answer review — every error, every explanation.
Rapid-revise your red-flag mistake log daily (30–40 minutes, not hours).
Hit the high-recall clusters once: PSM national programme facts, FMGE Pharmacology high-frequency adverse effects (statins, ACE inhibitors, TB drugs, antimalarials), named surgical and medical signs, Forensic MLC and decomposition stages, Micro organism associations.
Sleep 7–8 hours. A well-rested brain outperforms an exhausted one with 20% more coverage.
Avoid:
Starting a new subject or chapter you have not touched before.
Re-reading long notes or textbook chapters from scratch.
Running mocks back-to-back without a full analysis in between.
Comparing your preparation to other candidates — it is a qualifying exam, not a competition.
On exam day, the single most important execution habit is confirming that no question is left blank before you submit each paper. Reserve the final three minutes of each 150-minute paper for a blank-check sweep. There is no downside and measurable upside every time.
How NEETPGAI supports your 60-day plan
NEETPGAI is built around the kind of high-volume, pattern-focused drilling that a 60-day crash plan demands — and when you set your target exam to FMGE, every part of the platform calibrates to a qualifying mindset rather than a ranked one.
A free 31,500+ MCQ bank with full explanations across all subjects — the daily 40–100 question drilling sessions from Day 1 onward run on a verified question pool at no cost. No paywall, no daily cap on the question bank.
FMGE-pattern mock tests — 300 questions, no negative marking, pass/fail verdict against the 150 line, timed per paper. The mock structure mirrors the real exam exactly so your Phase 2 and 3 practice is direct preparation, not approximation.
Pass-probability analytics that track accuracy and per-subject mastery so you can see which subjects sit above or below 50% — the diagnostic that drives your drilling focus in Weeks 5–8.
Built-in spaced repetition and mistake review — the platform handles the revisit cadence for wrong answers automatically, so you spend cognitive energy on the material, not the logistics.
A basics-first AI tutor that, in FMGE mode, frames every answer around must-pass fundamentals rather than niche depth — useful for clearing up concept confusion in Week 1 and generating on-demand practice vignettes for your two weakest subjects in Week 6.
The full question bank, mock tests, revision, and analytics are free for every registered user; the AI tutor and advanced tools are part of the Pro plan, which covers FMGE, NEET PG, and INI-CET together. For the broader context on what the exam requires and subject-wise breakdowns, read the complete FMGE preparation guide and the study plan strategy in the FMGE hub. If your 60 days are already well underway, the FMGE study plan and strategy guide covers the full four-month version with a detailed repeater section.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is 60 days enough to prepare for FMGE?
Yes, 60 days is a viable window if you structure it correctly. The key is accepting that you are not building from zero — you are compressing a strategic foundation sweep into Weeks 1–4, then spending Weeks 5–8 on intensive drilling and mocks. Candidates with a reasonable MBBS base can clear the 50% bar in 60 days by staying disciplined and drilling more than reading.
How do I prioritise subjects with only 60 days left for FMGE?
Prioritise by yield per hour, not alphabetical order. Lead with Medicine, Pharmacology, and PSM (high marks, fact-based, fast to lock in), then Surgery, OBG, and Pathology. Cover Microbiology, Forensic Medicine, and Pediatrics in Week 3. Fill in pre-clinical subjects (Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry) and specialties in Week 4 as targeted one-day brushes. Never skip PSM — it is the easiest subject to score in the exam.
What is the ideal daily schedule for FMGE last 60 days?
A workable daily schedule for a full-time candidate is roughly: 2 hours of concept review in the morning, a 1.5–2 hour MCQ drilling session in the afternoon (50–80 questions with explanation review), and a 30–45 minute wrong-answer review before sleep. That is 5.5–6 hours of active study, which is sustainable over 60 days without burning out before exam day.
How many full-length FMGE mocks should I take in 60 days?
Aim for six to eight full-length 300-question timed mocks across the 60 days — roughly one every 7–8 days from Week 5 onward. Each mock session should include a thorough analysis of every wrong answer. Mocks are not the time to learn new material; they convert drilling into deliverable exam performance and build the stamina to sustain focus across both 150-question papers.
Should I attempt every question in FMGE even if I don't know the answer?
Yes — attempt all 300 questions every time, in the exam and in every practice mock. FMGE has no negative marking, so a blank and a wrong answer both score zero. A disciplined elimination-and-guess approach on uncertain questions is pure upside. Never leave a blank. This single habit can recover five to ten marks that distinguish a borderline fail from a comfortable pass.
How do I use spaced repetition for FMGE in a 60-day plan?
Log every wrong answer in a mistake notebook or an app the moment you get it wrong. Revisit each mistake at 48 hours, then at Day 7, then at Day 21. If you still cannot get it right at the Day 7 check, mark it red and add it to your final two-week revision list. This three-touch system means mistakes from Week 1 are still fresh in the final week, which is the biggest retention advantage a 60-day plan has over passive re-reading.
Which FMGE subjects should I cover last in the 60-day plan?
Cover pre-clinical subjects and low-weightage specialties (Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Psychiatry, Radiology) in the last targeted brush of Week 4, not last-minute in Week 8. In the final 10–14 days, focus entirely on rapidly revising high-yield items from every subject and drilling mock-paper analysis. Do not introduce new heavy material in the last two weeks.
How do I handle PSM and Forensic Medicine in a 60-day FMGE plan?
Cover PSM in one dedicated block in Weeks 1–2 (health programmes, immunisation schedule, epidemiology basics, biostatistics fundamentals) and revisit it briefly in Week 7. Forensic Medicine is worth one focused day in Week 3 — crime scene basics, decomposition, poisons, and MLC documentation. Both are fact-based and highly predictable, so the return on a single focused session is disproportionately high.
Is it possible to pass FMGE without coaching in 60 days?
Yes — FMGE tests must-know fundamentals that are available in standard MBBS texts and MCQ banks. Self-study with a structured 60-day plan, daily MCQ drilling, and regular full-length mocks is entirely sufficient. The critical requirement is discipline to drill actively rather than re-read passively, and an honest system to flag and revisit mistakes.
What should I do in the last 10 days before FMGE?
In the final 10 days: stop learning new topics, run one full-length mock every two days, and spend the remaining time on rapid revision of your mistake log — especially PSM formulae, named clinical signs in Surgery/Medicine, drug adverse effects, and Forensic facts. Sleep and eat normally; a fatigued brain underperforms a well-rested one with slightly less coverage. On exam day, pace at one minute per question and never leave a blank.
How does NEETPGAI support a 60-day FMGE crash plan?
NEETPGAI gives you a free MCQ bank with explanations for every subject, FMGE-pattern 300-question timed mocks with no negative marking, and pass-probability analytics that tell you whether each subject sits above 50%. The mistake review and spaced repetition system handles the revisit cadence automatically. Start your free FMGE 60-day plan now →
Sixty days is enough. Put the remaining time to work — start your first drilling session today with a free FMGE-pattern mock and see exactly which subjects need the most work before your exam.
Written by: NEETPGAI Editorial Team
Reviewed by: NEETPGAI Medical Advisory Board
Last reviewed: June 2026
Exam pattern, passing marks, attempt rules, and eligibility are summarised from the National Medical Commission (NMC) and the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS); always verify your cohort's specific requirements on the official NMC and NBEMS portals before planning. This article is reviewed for accuracy and exam relevance. For corrections or updates, contact the editorial team.
