The court allows reliance on score data over the physical score card for FMG Examination eligibility.

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The petitioner has completed her MBBS Degree from a Foreign University. To practice medicine in India with foreign MBBS Degree, she has to appear for FMG Examination conducted by the 3^rd respondent. Passing NEET-UG Examination is mandatory to write FMGE. The petitioner states that she has appeared in NEET-UG (2019) Examination. Though the petitioner scored satisfactorily, she misplaced her score card and is now unable to retrieve the same.

2. When the petitioner approached the 1^st respondent-National Testing Agency seeking issuance of score card, she was informed that the score card is not available. The petitioner states that the 1^st respondent-NTA has all the details of the petitioner who appeared in NEET- UG. Therefore, the 1^st respondent is compellable to provide NEET-UG score card / mark card to the petitioner.

3. The 3^rd respondent-National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences resisted the writ petition. The 3^rd respondent stated that in terms of Clause 4.11 of the Information Bulletin of FMGE December 2025, “Pursuant to the recommendations of the NMC vide its letter No.NMC/MCI- 34(41)(Gen)/2020-21-Med/002815 dated 22.01.2021 and approval of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India vide its letter No.V.11025/02/2021-MEP dated 09.03.2021, only eligible candidates will be allowed to appear in the FMGE who have both the Eligibility Certificate (if applicable) and the Provisional Pass Certificate / Degree Certificate of Primary Medical Qualification”.

4. Clause 8.14.6. of the Information Bulletin of FMGE December 2025 provides as follows: Eligibility Certificate (EC): You shall be asked to provide status of issuance of EC to you by MCI/NMC. If EC is applicable in your case, you shall be required to upload the same under document upload section. If you took admission during the period when obtaining EC from MCI was not required / was exempted by the Government of India, you shall be required to upload a copy of admission letter confirming the exact date of admission to the primary medical qualification in lieu of EC. You shall be required to upload the Score Card for qualifying NEET-UG in lieu of EC if admission in Primary Medical Qualification has been obtained on or after May, 2018.

5. The role of NBEMS is limited only to the conduct of FMG Examination as per Screening Test Regulations 2002 and issue Pass Certificates to qualified candidates after in personal verification of their original credentials and FACE ID/ Biometric verification.

6. The 1^st respondent-NTA filed a statement.

The 1^st respondent submitted that as per the database available with the 1^st respondent, the details of the petitioner having her application numbers and roll numbers are as given below:

7. In similar circumstances, in W.P.(C)

No.23053/2024, this Court directed the respondents to take a decision on the application of the petitioner therein to appear in the FMG Examination based on the score data as provided by the National Testing Agency without insisting for production of score card. Therefore, I am of the view that similar reliefs can be granted to the petitioner herein also.

The writ petition is accordingly disposed of directing the 3^rd respondent to consider the application of the petitioner for appearing in t