NMC to conduct NEET PG 2024 in March? Shares Tentative Exam Date, Draft on PGMER Regulations

The National Medical Commission’s (NMC) Postgraduate Medical Education Board (PGMEB) has requested feedback on the draft Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations (PGMER) 2023. The restrictions have sparked much discussion, as the National Eligibility Entrance Test for Postgraduate (NEET PG) 2024 tentative date has been given by the NMC. NEET PG 2024, if held, will be held in March 2024, according to NMC norms.

The National Exit Test (NExT), which is meant to take the role of the NEET PG exam, was initially scheduled to be held for the current MBBS batch the next year by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, AIIMS Delhi. Nevertheless, NMC decided to postpone the exam till further notice after consulting with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The full schedule for PG Entrance is as follows:

Schedule for admission	Central counselling	State counselling
Conduct of exam	March
Declaration of result	First week of April
First round of counselling	May 10 to May 20	May 20 to May 31
Last date of joining	May 31	June 5
Second round of counselling	June 1 to June 10	June 11 to June 20
Last date of joining	June 20	June 30
Mop up/third round	July 1 to July 10	July 10 to July 20
Last date of joining	July 20	July 31
Online stray vacancy round for All India Quota/Central and Deemed Universities	July 21 to July 31, 2023	August 1 to August 5
Last date of joining	August 10
Commencement of academic session	July 1

The draft of PGMER 2023’s fourth chapter discusses medical school admission and counselling. According to the postgraduate broad specialty admission timetable NMC has created, “As per NExT Regulation or in case admission is to be based on NEET-PG, then Exam will be conducted in the month of March.” The next academic session 2024–25 will begin in July, and the NEET PG counselling procedure will start in May.

NEET PG 2024:Highlights

Names	About Details
Exam Name	National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Post Graduation (NEET PG)
Exam Level	National
NEET PG 2024 Exam Date	5th March 2024
Conducted Body	National Board of Examination (NBE)
Application Mode	Online
Purpose	Get admission in postgraduate and diploma courses in government and private colleges in India
Languages	English
Number of registered candidates (2023)	20,87,462
Number of candidates appeared (2023)	20,38,596
Exam Mode	Computer Based Test
Exam Duration	3 Hours 30 Minutes
Official Website	natboard.edu.in
NBE Website	nbe.edu.in
Helpdesk	1800-267-4003

Exam Pattern: NEET PG 2024

Following is information on the NEET PG exam format:

• The NEET PG test will be administered through online CBT.
• The paper will be available in English.
• The exam will be administered in one shift on a single day.
• There will be 200 questions in the paper, and the student must check the appropriate answer for each one. The total time allotted to finish the exam is 3 hours 30 minutes.
• There will be 4 marks given for each accurate response.
• There will be multiple-choice questions on the test.
• For each incorrect response, one mark will be subtracted.

Here is a clear illustration of the NEET PG 2024 exam format:

Question type	MCQs
Examination mode	Online CBT
Duration of exam	3.20 hours
Language of instruction	English
Total number of questions	200 questions out of which candidates have to attempt 180
Total marks	720 marks
Sections	3 sections – Physics, Chemistry, Biology
Physics
Number of questions	35 + 15 questions
Sectional marks	180 marks
Chemistry
Number of questions	35 + 15 questions
Sectional marks	180 marks
Biology
Number of questions	100 questions
Sectional marks	360 marks

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