New Delhi: More than 42,000 foreign medical graduates are set to appear for the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) on Saturday, with the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) deploying over 4,500 personnel and setting up a central command centre to monitor the examination across the country.According to NBEMS data, 42,438 candidates have registered for the examination, of whom 42,109 have been issued admit cards. A total of 329 candidates have been declared ineligible.The examination will be conducted across 104 test centres in 76 cities spread over 30 states. It will be held in two shifts, from 9am to 11.33amand from 2pm to 4.33pm.
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To ensure fair and transparent conduct, more than 4,000 personnel from TCS iON, along with over 500 appraisers and NBEMS officials and staff, have been deployed for examination-related duties.A dedicated command centre has been established at the NBEMS office in Dwarka, New Delhi, where live CCTV feeds from examination centres across the country will be monitored to oversee proceedings and ensure compliance with examination protocols.Five candidates with disabilities have been identified as eligible for compensatory time.