NEET PG 2026 LIVE: NBEMS PG medical entrance exam begins for 2.73 lakh; analysis, paper pattern

The National Board of Examinations Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has begun the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate (NEET PG 2026) for over 2.73 lakh aspirants. NBEMS is conducting NEET PG 2026 for 2,73,083 candidates at 1,111 examination centres across 338 cities in the country. NEET PG 2026 will end at 12:30 pm.

Once the NEET PG 2026 exam is over, students can have access to unofficial answer key PDFs, using which candidates can evaluate their responses to calculate their expected scores.

As per the NEET PG 2026 marking scheme, candidates will be given four marks for every correct answer, and one mark will be deducted for incorrect answers. Notably, NBEMS has also reduced the number for questions asked in the exam from 200 to 180.

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NEET PG 2026 tie-breaking rules

According to the NEET PG 2026, if two or more aspirants score the same marks, their ranks will be decided using the following order:

• Student with fewer incorrect answers overall
• Student with fewer incorrect answers in Section A
• Student with fewer incorrect answers in Sections B, C, D and E, in that order
• Higher aggregate marks in MBBS professional examinations
• Older candidate

NEET PG Paper Analysis 2026: Answer key PDF

NBEMS does not publish the NEET PG 2026 answer keys; however, several coaching institutes and subject experts will issue the PG medical entrance exam analysis and unofficial answer keys. Candidates can evaluate their answers entered using the unofficial answer keys or using unofficial question paper PDFs with solutions. NEET PG 2026 paper consists of 180 MCQs with 720 marks each.