Outrage over NEET PG 2025 double shifts: Take a look at what it’s all about
New Delhi: The long-awaited NEET PG 2025 information bulletin is here. The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), NBE, has finally released the information bulletin for NEET PG 2025 aspirants on its official website. The bulletin contains all the details, including the application process and exam fee, eligibility criteria, scheme of examination, admit card, test day do’s and don’ts, counselling, reservation and exam centres for NEET PG 2025.
Medical Dialogues has been extensively reporting on the outrage that followed after the NBE’s announcement to hold the PG medical entrance test, NEET PG 2025, for this academic year’s admissions in double shifts. Since the announcement, the doctors across the country have been demanding a single shift conduction of the exam.
As per the scheme of examination detailed in the information bulletin, the NEET PG 2025 exam for the first shift candidates will begin at 9 AM and the second shift at 3:30 PM.
Double Shifts in NEET PG 2025:
|
Activities |
Shift-I Timings |
Shift-II Timings |
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Allow Candidates to enter the examination |
07:00 AM |
01:30 PM |
|
Entry closes at Examination Center |
08:30 AM |
03:00 PM |
|
Grant access for Candidate Login |
08:45 AM |
03:15 PM |
|
Candidates log in to read instructions |
08:50 AM |
03:20 PM |
|
Exam Start Time |
09:00 AM |
03:30 PM |
|
Exam End Time |
12:30 PM |
07:00 PM |
area as per Graduate Medical Education Regulations issued by the National
Medical Commission/ the erstwhile Medical Council of India.
using a computer-based test (CBT) as per the scheme prescribed.
having 4 response options/distractors in English language only. Candidates
are required to select the correct/best/most appropriate response/answer out
of the 4 response options provided in each question. Time allotted is 3 hrs 30
minutes.
There shall be 25% negative marking for incorrect answers. No marks will be deducted for unattempted questions.
whether attempted or not, for review, which means that the candidate has been
given an option to go through these questions again before the examination
time ends. Candidates may note that such questions, which are marked
for review shall be evaluated as per the marking scheme mentioned above.
namely Group A, B, C, D & E. The questions from the subjects of MBBS curriculum
shall be distributed across these five sections of 40 questions each. Each section will have 42 minutes of time allotted for the section. Candidates would
be restricted to proceed to the next section till completion of the allotted time of
the previous section and candidates would not be allowed to review the
questions/ modify the responses of a section after the completion of the allotted
time of that section. Questions of the next section will start automatically after
the completion of the allotted time of the previous section.
number of questions in the question paper and operational feasibility in making
such sections.
various MD/MS/PG Diploma courses of 2025-26 admission session.
Admissions to Post MBBS DNB Courses, Post MBBS Direct 6 year DrNB
courses and NBEMS diploma courses are also undertaken through NEETPG.