BCPS No.
776/2023/ 21348 Date: 21 August, 2023
NOTICE
This is information for all concerned that as per the decision of the College Council, the format of the FCPS Part-I
examination of the college will be as follows from January 2024 session in accordance with the changed rules and
schedule:
FCPS Part-I examination will be held in 1 (One) day instead of 3 (Three) days
3 (three) papers will be converted into 1 (one) paper
The duration of the examination: 4 hours
Total number of questions: 150 (Multiple True False-75 & Single Best Answer-75)
Marks for each question: 2 i.e. total marks for 150 questions: 150 × 2 = 300
Pass marks for the following subjects will be 210 out of 300 (70%):
Subjects Examinations
1) Medicine, 2) Gastroenterology, 3) Neurology, 4) Nephrology, 5) Cardiology, FCPS Part-I in Medicine (Common
6) Endocrinology & Metabolism, 7) Pulmonology, 8) Hepatology, 9) Rheumatology, questions)
10) Infectious Disease & Tropical Medicine, 11) Medical Oncology and 12) Palliative Medicine
1) Surgery, 2) Urology, 3) Neuro-surgery, 4) Cardiovascular Surgery, FCPS Part-I in Surgery (Common
5) Thoracic Surgery, 6) Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 7) Orthopaedic Surgery, questions)
8) Paediatric Surgery, 9) Hepatobiliary Surgery, 10) Colorectal Surgery,
11) Surgical Oncology and 12) Casualty and Emergency Surgery
1) Paediatrics, 2) Neonatology, 3) Paediatric Haematology & Oncology, 4) Paediatric FCPS Part-I in Paediatrics (Common
Nephrology, 5) Paediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition, 6) Paediatric Pulmonology, questions)
7) Paediatric Neurology & Development, 8) Paediatric Cardiology, 9) Paediatric
Endocrinology and 10) Paediatric Critical Care Medicine
1) Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2) Feto-Maternal Medicine, 3) Gynaecological FCPS Part-I in Obstetrics &
Oncology, 4) Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility and 5) Female Pelvic Gynaecology (Common questions)
Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
1) Ophthalmology, 2) Paediatric Ophthalmology and 3) Vitreo-Retina FCPS Part-I in Ophthalmology
1) Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, 2) Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, FCPS Part-I in Dental Surgery
3) Prosthodontics and 4) Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics
1) Psychiatry and 2) Child and Adolescent Psychiatry FCPS Part-I in Psychiatry
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery FCPS Part-I in Otolaryngology Head &
Neck Surgery
Anaesthesiology FCPS Part-I in Anaesthesiology
Radiology & Imaging FCPS Part-I in Radiology & Imaging
Radiotherapy FCPS Part-I in Radiotherapy
Dermatology & Venereology FCPS Part-I in Dermatology & Venereology
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation FCPS Part-I in Physical Medicine &
Rehabilitation
Haematology FCPS Part-I in Haematology
Family Medicine FCPS Part-I in Family Medicine
Pass marks for the following subjects will be 180 out of 300 (60%):
Subjects Examinations
Biochemistry FCPS Part-I in Biochemistry
Histopathology FCPS Part-I in Histopathology
Microbiology FCPS Part-I in Microbiology
Anatomy FCPS Part-I in Anatomy
Physiology FCPS Part-I in Physiology
Pharmacology FCPS Part-I in Pharmacology
Forensic Medicine FCPS Part-I in Forensic Medicine
Community Medicine FCPS Part-I in Community Medicine
Transfusion Medicine FCPS Part-I in Transfusion Medicine
Other rules in this regard shall remain unchanged.
(Professor Abul Bashar Md. Jamal)
Secretary
Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons (BCPS)
