NEET Exam and National Board of Examinations (NBE) Information
INTRODUCTION
Government of India established the National Board of Examinations (NBE) in
1975 with the objective of improving the quality of the Medical Education by
establishing high and uniform standards of postgraduate examinations in
modern medicine on All India Basis and utilizing existing healthcare
infrastructure for capacity building.
National Board of Examinations conducts entry and exit examinations at
Postgraduate and Post Doctoral level and licensing examinations as Screening
Test for Indian Nationals with Foreign Medical Qualifications.
NEET-PG is the eligibility-cum-ranking examination prescribed as the single
entrance examination to various MD/MS and PG Diploma Courses under ambit
of Post Graduate Medical Regulations notified by Medical Council of India with
approval of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Qualifying NEET-PG is
mandatory for gaining entry to MD/MS/PG Diploma Courses under various
universities/Institutions in the country.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India has notified
National Board of Examinations for conducting the National Eligibility-cumEntrance Test for Post Graduate courses (NEET-PG).
Vide amendments in the Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations
(PGMER) issued by Medical Council of India with prior approval of Government
of India it has been prescribed that:
I. There shall be a single eligibility cum entrance examination namely ‘National
Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for admission to Postgraduate Medical Courses’
in each academic year.
II. 3% seats of the annual sanctioned intake capacity shall be filled up by
candidates with locomotory disability of lower limbs between 50% to 70%.
Provided that in case any seat in this 3% quota remains unfilled on account of
unavailability of candidates with locomotory disability of lower limbs between
50% to 70% then any such unfilled seat in this 3% quota shall be filled up by
persons with locomotory disability of lower limbs between 40% to 50% - before
they are included in the annual sanctioned seats for General Category
candidates.
Provided further that this entire exercise shall be completed by each medical
college /institution as per the statutory time schedule for admissions.
III. In order to be eligible for admission to any postgraduate course in a particular
academic year, it shall be necessary for a candidate to obtain minimum of
marks at 50th percentile in ‘National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for
Postgraduate courses’ held for the said academic year. However, in respect of
candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other
Backward Classes, the minimum marks shall be at 40th percentile. In respect
of candidates as provided in clause 9(II) with locomotory disability of lower
limbs, the minimum marks shall be at 45th percentile. The percentile shall be
determined on the basis of highest marks secured in the All-India common merit
list in ‘National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test’for Postgraduate courses:
Provided when sufficient number of candidates in the respective categories fail
to secure minimum marks as prescribed in National Eligibility-cum-Entrance
Test held for any academic year for admission to Post Graduate Courses, the
Central Government in consultation with Medical Council of India may at its
discretion lower the minimum marks required for admission to Post Graduate
Course for candidates belonging to respective categories and marks so
lowered by the Central Government shall be applicable for the said academic
year only.
IV. The reservation of seats in medical colleges/institutions for respective
categories shall be as per applicable laws prevailing in States/ Union Territories.
An all India merit list as well as State-wise merit list of the eligible candidates
shall be prepared on the basis of marks obtained in National Eligibility-cumEntrance Test and candidates shall be admitted to Post Graduate courses from
the said merit lists only.
Provided that in determining the merit of candidates who are in service of
Government/public authority, weightage in the marks may be given by the
Government /Competent Authority as an incentive at the rate of 10% of the
marks obtained for each year of service in remote and /or difficult areas upto the
maximum of 30% of the marks obtained in National Eligibility-cum-Entrance
Test, the remote and difficult areas shall be as defined by State
Government/Competent authority from time to time.
V. No candidate who has failed to obtain the minimum eligibility marks as
prescribed in regulations, shall be admitted to any Postgraduate courses in the
said academic year.
VI. In non-Governmental medical colleges/institutions, 50% (Fifty Percent) of the
total seats shall be filled by State Government or the Authority appointed by
them, and the remaining 50% (Fifty Percent) of the seats shall be filled by the
concerned medical colleges/institutions on the basis of the merit list prepared
as per the marks obtained in National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test.
VII. 50% of seats in Post Graduate Diploma Courses shall be reserved for Medical
Officers in the Government service, who have served for at least three years in
remote and/or difficult areas. After acquiring the PG Diploma, the Medical
Officers shall serve for two more years in remote and/or difficult areas as
defined by State Government/Competent authority from time to time.
VIII. The Universities and other authorities concerned shall organize admission
process in such a way that teaching in postgraduate courses starts by 2nd May
and by 1st August for super speciality courses each year.
IX. There shall be no admission of students in respect of any academic session
beyond 31st May for postgraduate courses and 30th September for super
speciality courses under any circumstances. The Universities shall not
register any student admitted beyond the said date.
X. The Medical Council of India may direct, that any student identified as having
obtained admission after the last date for closure of admission be
discharged from the course of study, or any medical qualification granted to
such a student shall not be a recognized qualification for the purpose of the
Indian Medical Council Act, 1956. The institution which grants admission to
any student after the last date specified for the same shall also be liable to
face such action as may be prescribed by MCI including surrender of seats
equivalent to the extent of such admission made from its sanctioned intake
capacity for the succeeding academic year.
Government of India established the National Board of Examinations (NBE) in
1975 with the objective of improving the quality of the Medical Education by
establishing high and uniform standards of postgraduate examinations in
modern medicine on All India Basis and utilizing existing healthcare
infrastructure for capacity building.
National Board of Examinations conducts entry and exit examinations at
Postgraduate and Post Doctoral level and licensing examinations as Screening
Test for Indian Nationals with Foreign Medical Qualifications.
NEET-PG is the eligibility-cum-ranking examination prescribed as the single
entrance examination to various MD/MS and PG Diploma Courses under ambit
of Post Graduate Medical Regulations notified by Medical Council of India with
approval of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Qualifying NEET-PG is
mandatory for gaining entry to MD/MS/PG Diploma Courses under various
universities/Institutions in the country.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India has notified
National Board of Examinations for conducting the National Eligibility-cumEntrance Test for Post Graduate courses (NEET-PG).
Vide amendments in the Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations
(PGMER) issued by Medical Council of India with prior approval of Government
of India it has been prescribed that:
I. There shall be a single eligibility cum entrance examination namely ‘National
Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for admission to Postgraduate Medical Courses’
in each academic year.
II. 3% seats of the annual sanctioned intake capacity shall be filled up by
candidates with locomotory disability of lower limbs between 50% to 70%.
Provided that in case any seat in this 3% quota remains unfilled on account of
unavailability of candidates with locomotory disability of lower limbs between
50% to 70% then any such unfilled seat in this 3% quota shall be filled up by
persons with locomotory disability of lower limbs between 40% to 50% - before
they are included in the annual sanctioned seats for General Category
candidates.
Provided further that this entire exercise shall be completed by each medical
college /institution as per the statutory time schedule for admissions.
III. In order to be eligible for admission to any postgraduate course in a particular
academic year, it shall be necessary for a candidate to obtain minimum of
marks at 50th percentile in ‘National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for
Postgraduate courses’ held for the said academic year. However, in respect of
candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other
Backward Classes, the minimum marks shall be at 40th percentile. In respect
of candidates as provided in clause 9(II) with locomotory disability of lower
limbs, the minimum marks shall be at 45th percentile. The percentile shall be
determined on the basis of highest marks secured in the All-India common merit
list in ‘National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test’for Postgraduate courses:
Provided when sufficient number of candidates in the respective categories fail
to secure minimum marks as prescribed in National Eligibility-cum-Entrance
Test held for any academic year for admission to Post Graduate Courses, the
Central Government in consultation with Medical Council of India may at its
discretion lower the minimum marks required for admission to Post Graduate
Course for candidates belonging to respective categories and marks so
lowered by the Central Government shall be applicable for the said academic
year only.
IV. The reservation of seats in medical colleges/institutions for respective
categories shall be as per applicable laws prevailing in States/ Union Territories.
An all India merit list as well as State-wise merit list of the eligible candidates
shall be prepared on the basis of marks obtained in National Eligibility-cumEntrance Test and candidates shall be admitted to Post Graduate courses from
the said merit lists only.
Provided that in determining the merit of candidates who are in service of
Government/public authority, weightage in the marks may be given by the
Government /Competent Authority as an incentive at the rate of 10% of the
marks obtained for each year of service in remote and /or difficult areas upto the
maximum of 30% of the marks obtained in National Eligibility-cum-Entrance
Test, the remote and difficult areas shall be as defined by State
Government/Competent authority from time to time.
V. No candidate who has failed to obtain the minimum eligibility marks as
prescribed in regulations, shall be admitted to any Postgraduate courses in the
said academic year.
VI. In non-Governmental medical colleges/institutions, 50% (Fifty Percent) of the
total seats shall be filled by State Government or the Authority appointed by
them, and the remaining 50% (Fifty Percent) of the seats shall be filled by the
concerned medical colleges/institutions on the basis of the merit list prepared
as per the marks obtained in National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test.
VII. 50% of seats in Post Graduate Diploma Courses shall be reserved for Medical
Officers in the Government service, who have served for at least three years in
remote and/or difficult areas. After acquiring the PG Diploma, the Medical
Officers shall serve for two more years in remote and/or difficult areas as
defined by State Government/Competent authority from time to time.
VIII. The Universities and other authorities concerned shall organize admission
process in such a way that teaching in postgraduate courses starts by 2nd May
and by 1st August for super speciality courses each year.
IX. There shall be no admission of students in respect of any academic session
beyond 31st May for postgraduate courses and 30th September for super
speciality courses under any circumstances. The Universities shall not
register any student admitted beyond the said date.
X. The Medical Council of India may direct, that any student identified as having
obtained admission after the last date for closure of admission be
discharged from the course of study, or any medical qualification granted to
such a student shall not be a recognized qualification for the purpose of the
Indian Medical Council Act, 1956. The institution which grants admission to
any student after the last date specified for the same shall also be liable to
face such action as may be prescribed by MCI including surrender of seats
equivalent to the extent of such admission made from its sanctioned intake
capacity for the succeeding academic year.
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