‘Mockery of dental students’: NEET MDS 2025 postponed, aspirants seek clarity on exam
Anu Parthiban | February 7, 2025 | 02:26 PM IST | 2 mins read
NEET MDS exam was scheduled to be conducted on January 31. However, the NBEMS is yet to commence the registration process for the entrance exam.
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Try NowNEW DELHI: The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) was scheduled to conduct the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Master of Dental Surgery (NEET MDS 2025) on January 31. A week after the NEET MDS exam date 2025, aspirants still await for the application process to commence.
The NEET MDS 2025 exam has been postponed and the revised schedule is expected to be announced along with the registration details on the official website, natboard.edu.in. Despite announcing the NEET MDS exam date in November last year, the registration process has not started yet. Citing the mismanagement and lack of transparency in the exam, aspirants criticised the delay in starting the registration process and called it a “mockery of dental students”.
On January 31, an aspirant wrote on X: “NEET MDS 2025 exam was scheduled for today. But no official notice yet, no application forms. Was this a mockery with dental students.”
Tagging doctors’ associations like Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) and United Doctors Front Association (UDFA), the aspirant said: “Can you please stand with us?”
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NEET MDS 2025 aspirants left in limbo
The NBEMS notified the exam calendar on November 27, 2024. As per the schedule, the NEET MDS exam 2025 was slated to be conducted on January 31. Last year, the board held the exam on March 18 and fixed the cut-off date for completion of the internship till March 31. The cut-off deadline was later extended to June 30.
Sanjay Rajkumar, state secretary of National Students Union of India, Karnataka, asked the NBEMS and health ministry to clarify the details of NEET MDS 2025. “Dental Doctors are still waiting for information on the application release. Quick clarification is needed to ease their anxiety,” he added.
As per the revised NBEMS exam calendar, the NEET PG 2025 exam will be held on June 15. The NEET MDS information bulletin and registration link will be hosted on the official website, natboard.edu.in.
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