NEET PG Exam

National Eligibility cum Entrance Test – Post Graduate (NEET-PG) is the Common Entrance Test (CET) across the nation. The National Board of Examinations conducts this test once in a year, in the first week of January.

There are about 23, 000 PG seats across the government and private medical colleges, as per the Board of Governors (BoG), Niti Aayog. Those who are qualified through the NEET PG are eligible for Docter of Medicine (M.D.), Master of Surgery (M.S.), and PG diploma courses.

Read through the article to get to know more about the NEET PG exam.

Latest update : National Board of Examinations has released the admit card for the NEET exam 2021 - To download the admit card click here 

NEET PG Exam Overview

The table below shares the highlights of the NEET PG exam.

NEET PG Conducting Body	The National Board of Examinations (NBE)
NEET PG Exam Frequency	Once in a year
NEET PG Application Mode	Online
NEET PG Exam Duration	3 ½ hours
NEET PG Question Types	Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
NEET PG Exam Date (Tentative)	1St Week, January
Number of NEET PG Test Centres Across the Country	162
Colleges NOT Covered by NEET PG Exam for Admissions	AIIMS JIPMER NIMHANS PGIMER SCTIMST, Trivandrum

NEET PG Exam Eligibility

Candidates aspiring to take the NEET PG exam have to check the following criteria before they place the application through online.

• Candidates shall pass and hold an MBBS degree/provisional pass certificate recognized by the Medical Council of India (MCI)
• Candidates shall hold a permanent/provisional registration certificate of their MBBS with the Medical Council of India or any State Medical Council
• Candidates who are about to complete their ‘Internship’ shall check that they complete it before the prescribed date.
• There are no age-related eligibility criteria

NEET PG 2021 Registration & Events

the events of the NEET PG exam takes place in the following order. Check them out in the table as well as when the notification is out for the NEET PG 2021.

Event	Feature	Date (Tentative)
NEET PG 2021 Application Registration	Information Brochure Online Application Form	1st Week, November
NEET PG Application Form Closing	Application through offline mode is not acceptable	4th Week, November
NEET PG Application Modification	Modify application items such as DOB, Gender, Photo, Sign, Thumb Impression, etc.	1st Week, December
NEET PG Mock Test Registration	No fee for Mocks Candidate have to register	3rd Week, December
NEET PG 2021 Admit Card	Download from the Official site Affix your photo on the admit card copy	5th Week, December
NEET PG 2021 Exam	CBT Mode Afternoon Session	1st Week, January
NEET PG 2021 Results	Results available online Merit list uploaded	4th Week, January
NEET PG Score Card Available	Rank card available online only	1st Week, February

NEET PG Exam Pattern

The NEET PG exam takes place in a single slot. The table below highlights the exam pattern.

Language of NEET PG Exam	English
NEET PG Exam Total Questions	300 MCQs
NEET PG Exam Total Marks	1200 (each Question carries 4 marks)
NEET PG Exam Sections	Three Part A Part B Part C
NEET PG Exam Duration	210 minutes
Negative Marking System	Applicable; -1 mark cut for an incorrect attempt

NEET PG Exam Syllabus

The question paper for the NEET PG exam comprises the concepts of the part given in the table below. Each section has a set of questions.

Part A	Anatomy Physiology Biochemistry
Part B	Pharmacology Microbiology Pathology Forensic Medicine Social and Preventive Medicine
Part C	Medicine Dermatology and Venereology Surgery, Orthopaedics and Anaesthesia, Radio-diagnosis Obstetrics and Gynaecology Paediatrics Ophthalmology

NEET PG Exam FAQs

Check out the following FAQs about the NEET PG exam. 1. How many times am I eligible to appear for the NEET PG Exam? A: There is NO cap on the number of attempts. You can take the exam as many times as you can. 2. Should I take the NEET PG Exam for DNB post MBBS – course? A: Yes, you should. Since DNB CET has been scrapped, the NEET PG scores are considered for the admissions. 3. Is it possible to withhold my NEET PG exam results?

A: Yes, it is. When you do not submit the necessary documents along with the application, the NBE will hold your results. Thus, you become ineligible to take part in the counselling.

4. Is the NEET PG exam counselling offline?

A: No, it’s not. You have to register for the counselling with all the necessary documents. Once the seats are allotted accordingly, you have to physically report at the college to confirm your admission.

5. Is the NEET PG going to be scrapped?

A: Yes, it’s a proposal by the Ministry of Human Resources in 2019. The NEET PG exam will be scrapped after 3 years of the National Medical Commission comes into effect.