National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Postgraduate) (or NEET (PG)) is a qualifying and ranking examination in India, for students who wish to study various postgraduate Doctor of Medicine (MD), Master of Surgery (MS) and diploma courses, in government or private medical colleges in the country. This exam replaced All India Post Graduate Medical Entrance Examination (AIPGMEE).
National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Postgraduate)
|
Acronym |
NEET (PG) |
|
Type |
Computer based test |
|
Developer / administrator |
National Board of Examinations |
|
Knowledge / skills tested |
Subjects as per the Graduate Medical Education Regulations |
|
Purpose |
Admission to postgraduate and diploma courses in government and
private colleges in India |
|
Year started |
2013 |
|
Duration |
210 minutes |
|
Score / grade range |
-200 to +800 |
|
Score / grade validity |
1 year |
|
Offered |
Once a year |
|
Countries / regions |
India |
|
Languages |
English |
|
Annual number of test takers |
160,888
(2020) |
|
Prerequisites / eligibility criteria |
MBBS degree as per Indian Medical Council Act |
|
Fee |
₹5015 for General/OBC candidates |
|
Scores / grades used by |
AFMS and ESI Institutions, Medical Educational Institutions of
Central and State Govts |
|
Website |
nbe.edu.in |
The matter
of National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) PG has once again reached the
Supreme Court. In the petition, there has been a demand to postpone the NEET PG
exam this time. A group of students has filed a petition in the Supreme Court
seeking postponement of the NEET PG exam scheduled for March 12 for admission
to post graduate medical courses.
Claimed Many MBBS Graduate Students
The petition
claimed that many MBBS graduate students would not be able to appear for the
March 2022 NEET exam due to non-completion of the mandatory internship period.
The petition, filed on Tuesday by six MBBS graduates through Dubey Law
Chambers, sought a direction to the National Board of Examinations to postpone
the scheduled examination till such time as the candidates complete the
mandatory internship period prescribed in the PG Rules. Various requirements
are not met.
Hundreds of MBBS Graduates will be Deprived of Examination
The
petitioners contend that hundreds of MBBS graduates, whose internships were
stalled due to their duty in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, would be
debarred from appearing in the NEET PG 2022 examination for not completing the
mandatory internship duty. Even though it's not their fault. Therefore, the
petition seeks to postpone the examination.
PM Modi's Statement
The
petitioners in their petition have also referred to the statement of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on May 3 last year to postpone NEET PG 2021 for at least
four months. It said that the services of final year MBBS trainee doctors would
be utilized to handle the mild symptomatic COVID-19 patients.
Extend the Deadline for Completing the Internship
Simultaneously,
the petition challenges the stipulation in the information bulletin of NEET PG,
the deadline of May 31, 2022, for completion of internship. The petitioners
have mentioned along with 1500 candidates that they were on COVID duty in the
year 2021 and hence their internship was postponed. In the petition, there has
been a demand to extend the deadline for completing internship from May 31 and
then postpone the examination.
