Eligibility requirements for FRCS Otolaryngology (FRCS ENT)

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Following are eligibility requirements for appearing for FRCS Otolaryngology (FRCS ENT):

As per the latest regulations a pass in MRCS examination is now mandatory for all new applicants of FRCS.

There are two versions of FRCS, one for domestic and other for International candidates.

JCIE FRCS (Joint Committee on Intercollegiate Examinations) (domestic – UK & Ireland)
JSCFE FRCS (Joint Surgical Colleges’ Fellowship Examinations) (international)

Being an Indian medical graduate currently working as a Otolaryngologist, you will have to appear for JSCFE FRCS Otolaryngology.

To appear for this exam you need to have a minimum of 6 years of experience to be just eligible to write the exam. 3 Year of your ENT residency experience + 3 years of post residency experience.

For this you need to provide evidence in form of following:

What you’ll need at the time of application for FRCS Otolaryngology?

Medical Qualification – year/country obtained (Candidate should have completed a locally recognized Otolaryngology residency program)
MRCS – month/year obtained
Your three signed Structured References (pdf format)
Curriculum Vitae (pdf format)
Summary of Operative Experience -Logbook in prescribed format (pdf format)
Photocopy of your passport (identification page)

Structured References required for eligibility of your training for FRCS Otolaryngology

The principal referee must be the applicant’s current of Head of Department or Head of the Recognised Training Committee/Programme in which the applicant has participated

The second referee must be a senior clinician who has worked with the applicant and has knowledge of the applicant’s work in his/her specialty within the last two years

The third referee must be a senior clinician who has worked with the applicant and has knowledge of the applicant’s work in his/her specialty within the last two years

What is the Exam Format for FRCS Otolaryngology

Section 1 examinations from 1 January 2021 the format will be as follows:

Paper 1 120 Single Best Answer [SBA] (2 hours 15 mins)
Paper 2 120 Single Best Answer [SBA] (2 hours 15 mins)

Once you pass the Section 1 exam, you will receive a ‘Eligibility to Proceed’ certificate by email, after which you will be allowed to appear for the Section 2 exam.

Section 2 examinations: Clinical component consisting of a series of carefully designed and structured interviews on clinical topics, some being scenario based (structured orals) and some being patient based.