NEET PG 2024 Exam: The National Eligibility Entrance Test, Postgraduate or NEET (PG) is a national-level qualifying and ranking examination conducted by the NBE (National Board of Examination) for the students willing to study various postgraduate Doctor of Medicine (MD), Master of Surgery (MS) and diploma courses from the government or private medical colleges across the country. Interested students are granted admission to their preferred medical courses on the basis of the NEET PG 2024 exam results. The counselling and seat allotment are conducted by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). NEET PG Result 2024 has been released on 14th March 2024 at natboard.edu.in.

NEET PG 2024 Summary

The NEET 2024 Exam is conducted as a computer-based-test conducted for a duration of 3 hours and 30 minutes. The specifications for NEET PG 2024 are detailed in a tabular form below:

NEET PG 2024 Important Dates

NBE conducts NEET UG & NEET PG Exam every year for medical students. Here are the Important Dates regarding NEET PG 2024 exam. Candidates must bookmark these important NEET 2024 Event dates for their convenience.

NEET PG 2024 Result

The National Board of Examination (NBE) has released the NEET PG 2024 Results on 14th March 2024. Candidates who have appeared for the NEET PG Exam 2024 may check the official website for NEET PG 2024 Result. Candidates will need their application ID and password created at the time of registration to check NEET PG Result 2024. The scorecard and cut-off are expected to be release soon. Candidate can check their result by clicking on the below link.

NEET PG 2024 Admit Card

NEET PG Admit Card 2024 has been released on 1st March 2024. NEET PG 2024 Admit Cards will be available on the official website. The candidates are required to download their admit card from the NBE website and affix firmly their latest passport-size photograph in the space provided on the admit card. 

The photograph must meet the following specifications:

• Size of photograph: Minimum 35 x 45 mm (and not larger than the box printed on admit card for pasting the photograph) with at least 75% area on the photograph should be occupied with the face & head of the candidate.
• It should be a Colour photograph with white background
• The photograph needs to display a full front view of the face with a neutral expression. No Caps, Stethoscopes, Goggles, Ornaments are to be worn.
• The photograph should not have reflection or shadow on the face with red eyes.
• The photograph needs to be printed on high-quality paper with at least 600 dpi Resolution.
• The photograph must not have kinks, scratches and stains.

NEET PG 2024 Online Application Form

NEET PG 2024 application process involves steps such as registration, filling up details in the application form, paying the exam fee, and uploading documents. The candidates who have been preparing for NEET PG Exam had submitted their online application form before the deadline to attempt the exam. Only the candidates who successfully register for the NEET PG 2024 Exam by filling up the application form will be allowed to appear for the exam.

Steps to Fill NEET PG 2024 Application Form

Application forms CANNOT be submitted offline / printed copy by post. Submission of the application form for appearing in the NEET-PG 2024 is to be undertaken online at the website www.nbe.edu.in. The following sequence shall be observed while filing the online application form:

Step 1:  Fill out the user registration form to generate the User ID/Application ID and password.

Step 2:  User ID and Password will be sent through SMS and Email.

Step 3:  Complete the application form and upload your Photograph, Scanned signature, Thumb impression & Prescribed documents.

Step 4:   Choose your Test City and pay the Examination Fee.

Step 5:   Agree to the declaration and submit the Application.

Step 6:   Take a printout of the filled Application form with Transaction printed on it for records.

NEET PG 2024 Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification - Candidates are required to possess an MBBS degree or Provisional MBBS Pass Certificate recognised by the Indian Medical Council Act 1956

Certificate of Registration - Candidates must have MBBS qualification registration (permanent/provisional). This registration is supposed to be issued by MCI or State Medical Council (SMC) or Medical Council of India (MCI)

Internship - As per the eligibility criteria of NEET PG candidate must complete their one-year internship on or before 11th August, 2024.

NEET PG 2024 Application Fee

Fees shall neither be refunded nor carried forward if the application for NEET PG 2024 is rejected/the candidature is found to be ineligible or the candidate is unable to appear in the examination.

NEET PG 2024 Edit/ Correction Window

Candidates who have successfully submitted their applications during the Application Submission window were also allowed to edit their applications. No new applications were to be registered during the edit window. All editable fields in the application form were open for the candidate to make any corrections if so required. Details of the field that could not be edited are mentioned below.

Information entered in the application form can be changed during the “Edit Window” However, the following fields in the application form shall remain non-editable:

• Name of the Candidate
• Email ID
• Nationality
• Test City

If a candidate updates his/her category or PWD status during the edit window which requires him/her to make any payment of the difference in Examination Fee to the National Board of Examination the difference of examination fee needs to be deposited through demand draft drawn in favour of National Board of Examinations, payable at New Delhi before the date of issuance of admit cards.

No editing in the information provided shall be permissible in the application form, once the edit window is over.

NEET PG 2024 Exam Pattern

As per the NEET PG 2024 exam pattern, there will be 200 objective questions in the test. Earlier, a total of 300 questions were asked in the NEET PG exam. The duration of NEET PG 2024 is 3 hours and 30 minutes. As per the NEET PG exam pattern, the test will be conducted in a computer-based mode. The NEET PG 2024 exam will be held on 5th March 2024. The NEET PG exam will be conducted in the English language only.

NEET PG 2024 Marking Scheme

Understand the NEET PG 2024 Marking Scheme. Given below is the marking scheme for NEET PG 2024. There will be negative marking, 1 mark will be deducted for every incorrect response and 4 marks will be awarded for correct answers. 0 marks will be awarded for no response. The table below will make it clearer:

NEET PG 2024 Syllabus

Section A- (Pre- Clinical) Subjects

1. Biochemistry
2. Physiology
3. Anatomy

Section – B (Para Clinical) Subjects

1. Microbiology
2. Pharmacology
3. Social and Preventive Medicine
4. Forensic Medicine
5. Pathology

Section – C (Clinical) Subjects

1. General Medicine including Dermatology & Venereology & Psychiatry
2. ENT
3. General Surgery including Orthopaedics, Anaesthesia & Radiodiagnosis
4. Obstetrics and Gynaecology
5. Paediatrics
6. Ophthalmology

NEET PG 2024 Overview of the Computer Based Exam

Step 1: Online Application Form Submission

Step 2: Demo Test

Step 3: Issuance of Admit Cards

Step 4: Reporting at Test Centre on Schedule Date &Time

Step 5: Security Check-in Process

Step 6: Registration for Test + Face ID & Biometric

Step 7: Examination Begins

Step 8: Examination Ends

NEET PG 2024 Shift Timing

The NEET PG 2024 Exam will be conducted in a single shift only . The exam will start at 2 pm and will end at 5:30 pm. Given below is the allocation of time for NEET PG 2024 on the day of examination. Candidates need to make sure that they reach the examination centre before 01:30 PM.

NEET PG 2024 Declaration of Result

The eligibility criteria for participation in counselling towards allotment of PG seats conducted by designated counselling authority shall be in accordance with the post-Graduate Medical Education Regulations (as per latest amendment) notified by the NMC/ the erstwhile MCI with prior approval of MoHFW, Govt. of India. The NEET PG 2024 Date for result declaration is 31st March 2024.

Here are the qualifying criteria-

NEET PG Cut Off 2024

NBE has also released category-wise NEET PG Cut Off 2024 along with NEET PG Result 2024. This is the minimum Qualifying  or eligibility criteria for NEET PG 2024 Exam. Candidates scoring equal to or more marks than the given NEET PG Cut-Off 2024 shall be considered qualified and will be eligible for admissions in the PG programs. Refer to the table below to know the cut-off score specified by the exam board

NEET 2024 Exam Centre

NBE will release the list of NEET PG 2024 exam centres. Candidates can refer to the table given below that contains list of cities where the NEET PG exam was held last year: