NEET SS 2024 cancelled? NMC says exam may not be held due to admission delay in 2021

NEW DELHI: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued reply to a Right to Information (RTI) request submitted by activist Dr Vivek Pandey about the advancement of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET PG) 2024, it has been revealed that the NEET Super Speciality (SS) exam for the academic year 2024 might not be conducted this year.

The RTI report stated that admissions for the academic year 2021 for MD/MS and DNB courses were held from January to May 2022, and hence NEET SS 2024 may not be conducted this year. However, the exact date for NEET SS 2024 in 2025 will be determined later, it further said.

According to the Minutes of Meeting of NMC, as shared by Dr Vivek Pandey NMC was quoted as saying, “Regarding NEET SS 2024, it was decided that as admissions for academic year 2021 for MD, MS and DNB courses were held only in January to May 2022, therefore, NEET SS 2024 may not be conducted in the current year. However, exact date of conducting NEET SS 2024 in the year 2025 will be decided later.”

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The meeting was conducted on February 21 and chaired by Dr Vijay Oza, the president of the Post-Graduate Medical Education Board (PGMEB). In this session, the schedule for the NEET PG 2024 examination was finalised, with the exam to be conducted on June 23, 2024.

NBEMS timetable 2024

In its timetable, NBEMS announced the provisional dates for its upcoming examinations including NEET PG 2024, FMGE June 2024, as well as GPAT, PDCET, DEE, FNB exit, DNB, and DiNB practical and theory exams. However, NBE did not announce any dates for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for super specialty admissions, NEET SS 2024.