How to use MCQMED: a complete guide to the free Final MBBS & ERPM question bank
MCQMED is a free question bank built to help you prepare for the Final MBBS and ERPM exams. This guide walks you through every feature so you can get the most out of it.
1. Create your free account
Head to the app and sign up with your email. It takes seconds, and there's no payment or card required — MCQMED is completely free. If you used the old MCQMED site, note that those logins don't carry over, so you'll need to register again.
2. Choose a subject or a single topic
From the home screen you'll see the five core subjects — Medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics, Psychiatry, and Obstetrics & Gynaecology — plus a separate postgraduate (ERPM selection) track. You can practise an entire subject, or drill down into a single topic. The best approach is to practise a topic as soon as you've studied it, while it's fresh, and then return to it later (more on that in our spaced repetition guide).
3. Understand the two question types
Single Best Answer (SBA)
You pick the one best option. Scoring is simple: +5 for the correct answer, 0 otherwise. There's no negative marking on SBA, so always make your best choice.
True/False
Each stem has several statements, and you mark each one true or false. Scoring rewards accuracy and discourages guessing: +1 for each statement you get right, −1 for each one you get wrong, and a question can never score below zero. If you're genuinely unsure of a statement, it's often wiser to leave it blank than to guess.
Tip: Marks only count the first time you answer a question. This keeps the leaderboard honest — it reflects real knowledge, not how many times you repeated the same questions.
4. Read the explanation every time
After you answer, MCQMED shows a written explanation. This is where the real learning happens. Don't just check whether you were right — read why each option is correct or incorrect. Over time, this builds the reasoning patterns examiners are testing.
5. Bookmark questions for later
See a question worth revisiting — a tricky concept, a fact you keep forgetting, or a topic you want to drill before the exam? Tap the ☆ Bookmark star. All your saved questions collect under Bookmarked questions in the menu, where you can practise them as a focused round any time. Bookmarks save to your account, so they're there across devices.
6. Redo the questions you got wrong
MCQMED tracks what you've seen and what you got wrong. Use this to your advantage: instead of re-practising questions you already know, target your weak spots. Revisiting the questions you missed is one of the highest-yield things you can do before an exam.
7. Track progress and climb the leaderboard
Your progress shows how much of each subject you've covered. As you answer questions correctly you earn marks, which place you on the leaderboard — ranked by total marks, or by your average strength per question. A little friendly competition is a great motivator during a long revision season.
8. Found a mistake? Report it
We work hard to keep answer keys and explanations accurate, but with thousands of questions, errors slip through. If something looks wrong, tap Report on the question and we'll review and correct it. You're helping every future student when you do.