NEET PG 2021 exam analysis released; Experts say test was 'easy'

NEW DELHI: The National Board of Examinations (NBE) has concluded the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Postgraduate (NEET-PG) on September 11, 2021, from 9 am to 12:30 pm. As per the released statistics, a total of 1,74,886 were registered for the NEET PG 2021 exam.

The NEET PG exam was conducted in computer-based mode, which includes 200 multiple-choice questions in NEET PG 2021 question paper. As per the NEET PG review, the questions were asked from MBBS syllabi such as Pre-Clinical, Para-Clinical, and Clinical.

Coaching institutes like Aakash and Career Xpert have released the NEET PG 2021 exam analysis. Applicants can check the NEET PG 2021 difficulty level and important topics below.

• The NEET PG 2021 question paper includes 40% of questions from a mixture of clinical topics, 20% image-based questions, and 40% one-liner factual questions.

• No multiple correct or match the following pattern of questions.

• In comparison to INI CET, the exam was easy, even after the reduction of questions to 200.

• High yield subjects that formed a major bulk of the paper were Medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, PSM, pharmacology, and pathology.

• In short subjects, questions were scoring and answerable if the basic knowledge of the subject was gained.

• Many NEET PG 2021 questions were from high-yield expected topics like optic pathway lesions (ophthalmology), leprosy, STD and immunobullous disorders (dermatology), vitamin deficiency (biochemistry), and waste disposal (PSM).

• As per the NEET PG exam review 2021, many students were expecting questions on Covid but not even a single question related to covid was asked.

• Integrated questions related to 1st and 2nd prof subjects were on the easier side. Many of these had giveaway options.

• Direct repeat questions were less than 5 per cent.

• Instead of focusing on rare syndromes and complex clinical scenario-based questions, students who had knowledge of simple facts and who could apply basic concepts will definitely crack the exam.

• The clinical scenarios were straightforward too – if the image was tough, the clinical scenario was a give-away.

On the basis of scores obtained in the NEET PG 2021 exam, admission will be granted to around 12,690 Master of Surgery (MS), 24,306 Doctor of Medicine (MD), and 922 PG Diploma seats will be granted in 6,102 government, private, deemed/central universities.

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