NMC notifies NEET UG 2024 syllabus; confused students speculate on reduction

NEW DELHI: The Under Graduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC) has notified the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET UG) 2024 syllabus. Aspirants can check the NEET UG syllabus 2024 on the NMC official website, nmc.org.in.

“It is notified to all the stakeholders especially to the aspiring candidates that the Under Graduate Medical Education Board, an autonomous body under the National Medical Commission has finalised the NEET UG 2024 syllabus,” said NMC in an official notice.

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The commission said that the syllabus has been uploaded on the website for reference and advised students to refer to the “updated” syllabus to prepare for NEET 2024 and others to prepare the study material.

Various students, aspirants, and doctors are speculating about reduction in NEET 2024 syllabus and the authenticity of the notification on syllabus being shared on social media as the NMC website is not working. While some pointed out errors in the NEET 2024 reduced syllabus PDF, a few also asked if NMC will conduct the NEET exam next year.

An X user asked if NMC has “really” reduced NEET syllabus 2024.

Is really NMC reduced the NEET-UG 2024 syllabus?? #NEET #neetug #NEET_UG #NMC #NTA #MBBS #doctor

— Tarun Singh Charan (@tarunsingh_7781) October 7, 2023

An aspirant asked whether NMC will conduct the exam now and said, “Now that the reduced syllabus is released by nmc,nta might not be the conducting body?”

Now that the reduced syllabus is released by nmc,nta might not be the conducting body ?#NEET

— Missyyyyy (@kritsy_itweet) October 6, 2023

Referring to the website, a student said in a post “This is a notice stating that the syllabus of NEET. Exam is reduced but NMC site is showing database error.”

This is a notice stating that the syllabus of NEET. Exam is reduced but NMC site is showing database error
Is it true #nmc #nta @NMC_IND @NTA_Exams @IMAIndiaOrg @NationalMedAssn pic.twitter.com/ySXOYx1UfE

— Anshuman Singh (@Anshuman7505) October 6, 2023

“NMC site is crashed...is the pdf circulating about syllabus reduction for NEET 2024 is true...?,” asked another X user.

NMC site is crashed...is the pdf circulating about syllabus reduction for NEET 2024 is true...?

— Amrit Anand ?? (@minesweeper126) October 6, 2023

A master’s student posted, “In NEET UG -2024 updated syllabus (Zoology)mentioned as morphology and anatomy of insect.but in bracket given as frog(frog is not an insect)...is it frog morphology or cockroach, pls look into this.”

In NEET UG -2024 updated syllabus (Zoology)mentioned as morphology and anatomy of insect.but in bracket given as frog(frog is not an insect)...is it frog morphology or cockroach, pls look into this @NMC_IND @dpradhanbjp @EduMinOfIndia @unacademy @NEETBiology @NEET_DrAhuja pic.twitter.com/aeduLkJ05q

— Anjaneyulu Goud (@Rishivinjamuri) October 6, 2023