Overview
NEET-PG, NEET PG, or the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Postgraduate is a prominent entrance exam for students who want to earn a postgraduate medical degree. Qualifying in this exam enables doctors or healthcare professionals to take admissions in MS, MD, and allied postgraduate medical courses in government or private institutions in India. The National Board of Examinations (NBE) conducts this national level medical entrance exam once a year.
NEET PG exam tests doctors/healthcare professionals in the medical subjects such as medicine and surgery they want to have specialisations in. Candidates with an MBBS degree from a recognized medical college/university are eligible for this national level entrance test. The NEET PG exam is conducted for 13 649 MS seats, 26 168 MD seats, and 922 PG diploma seats in Indian medical colleges/universities in India.
Registration
The registration for NEET-PG begins as the NBE announces the exam dates. As a postgraduate medical student, you should keep an eye on the official website of the National Board of Examinations and follow the instructions mentioned there.
Eligibility Criteria
Candidates should always be in the touch of the official website to know the eligibility criteria for NEET-PG in detail. Usually, the criteria is as follows:
- Qualification - Candidates must have an MBBS degree from a recognised medical college/university in India or abroad.
- Aspiring postgraduate medical students must have provisional/permanent certification of MBBS qualification.
- The candidates need to complete a one year internship at a government or private hospital.
Exam Pattern
The NEET-PG exam lasts for 3 hours and 30 minutes (210 minutes). Its question paper contains 200 MCQs. Candidates will be awarded with 4 marks for a correct answer and will have 1 negative mark for an incorrect answer. The exam is conducted online. Official website is the right place to stay updated about the exam.
EXAM Syllabus
NEET syllabus is distributed in 3 parts are Chemistry, Physics, and Biology. The number of questions asked in the examination covered Class 11 and 12. Below we have provided the details of the NEET Syllabus:
- Anatomy
- Pathology
- Pharmacology
- Physiology
- Biochemistry
- Microbiology
- Forensic medicine
- Social and preventive medicine
- General medicine including venereology, dermatology, and psychiatry
- General surgery including anaesthesia, orthopaedics, and radiodiagnosis
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Pediatrics
- ENT
- Ophthalmology
Exam Date
The National Board of Examinations (NBE) announces the dates for NEET-PG exam each year, which usually falls in from May to July. Candidates need to keep a close watch on the official website to know the updates on the test dates and centres.
Tentative Dates for NEET PG 2024
| Corrections in particulars | To be updated on the official website |
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Announcement of city of examinations
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To be updated on the official website |
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Download of admit card
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To be updated on the official website |
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Exam Date |
23 June 2024 |
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Exam Duration |
3 hours and 30 minutes (210 minutes) |
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Mode of NEET PG Exam |
Online |
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Announcement of test centres |
To be announced on the official website
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Display of recorded responses |
To be announced on the official website |
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Official website |
nbe.edu.in |
Test Centres
Till date, the National Board of Examinations has not disclosed the city names for the NEET PG 2024. However, here is the list of tentative cities for the NEET PG test centres:
| S.No. | Name of the city |
|---|---|
| 01 | Agartala |
| 02 | Ahmednagar |
| 03 | Agra |
| 04 | Adilabad |
| 05 | Ahmedabad |
| 06 | Ajmer |
| 07 | Aligarh |
| 08 | Aizwal |
| 09 | Akola |
| 10 | Alwar |
| 11 | Alappuzha |
| 12 | Ambala |
| 13 | Amravati |
| 14 | Amlapuram |
| 15 | Ambajogai |
| 16 | Amritsar |
| 17 | Arrah |
| 18 | Anand |
| 19 | Aurangabad |
| 20 | Anatapur |
| 21 | Asansol |
| 22 | Bankura |
| 23 | Bhatinda |
| 24 | Baramulla |
| 25 | Beed |
| 26 | Balasore |
| 27 | Bareilly |
| 28 | Bagalkot |
| 29 | Belgaum |
| 30 | Bengaluru |
| 31 | Bellary |
| 32 | Bhilai Nagar |
| 33 | Behrampur- Ganjam |
| 34 | Bhiwandi |
| 35 | Bidar |
| 36 | Bhopal |
| 37 | Bhimavaram |
| 38 | Bhandara |
| 39 | Berhampore (WB) |
| 40 | Bhagalpur |
| 41 | Bhusawal |
| 42 | Bikaner |
| 43 | Boisar |
| 44 | Bhubaneswar |
| 45 | Bilaspur (CG) |
| 46 | Bokaro |
| 47 | Burdwan |
| 48 | Bilaspur (HP) |
| 49 | Budgam |
| 50 | Chikballapur |
| 51 | Chengalpattu |
| 52 | Chandigarh/ Mohali |
| 53 | Chirala |
| 54 | Cudalore |
| 55 | Chandrapur |
| 56 | Coimbatore |
| 57 | Chikkamagaluru |
| 58 | Cuttack |
| 59 | Chennai |
| 60 | Dhanbad |
| 61 | Dehradun |
| 62 | Delhi/NCR |
| 63 | Dharwad |
| 64 | Dibrugarh |
| 65 | Darbhanga |
| 66 | Dindigul |
| 67 | Davanagere |
| 68 | Dharmapuri |
| 69 | Dhenkanal |
| 70 | Durgapur |
| 71 | Dhule |
| 72 | Ernakulam |
| 73 | Erode |
| 74 | Eluru |
| 75 | Faizabad |
| 76 | Gorakhpur |
| 77 | Gudur |
| 78 | Gwalior |
| 79 | Gondia |
| 80 | Gudlavalleru |
| 81 | Gangtok |
| 82 | Guwahati |
| 83 | Guntur |
| 84 | Hooghly |
| 85 | Haldwani |
| S.No. | Name of the city |
|---|---|
| 86 | Himatnagar |
| 87 | Hasan |
| 88 | Haldia |
| 89 | Howrah |
| 90 | Hyderabad |
| 91 | Hamirpur (HP) |
| 92 | Hazaribagh |
| 93 | Hisar |
| 94 | Idukki |
| 95 | Indore |
| 96 | Imphal |
| 97 | Jamnagar |
| 98 | Jalandhar |
| 99 | Jabalpur |
| 100 | Jhansi |
| 101 | Jamnagar |
| 102 | Jodhpur |
| 103 | Jaipur |
| 104 | Jammu |
| 105 | Jamshedpur |
| 106 | Jorhat |
| 107 | Kanchipuram |
| 108 | Karimnagar |
| 109 | Kasaragod |
| 110 | Kannur |
| 111 | Karnal |
| 112 | Khammam |
| 113 | Kohima |
| 114 | Kadappa |
| 115 | Kalyani |
| 116 | Kodad |
| 117 | Kavali |
| 118 | Kakinada |
| 119 | Karur |
| 120 | Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) |
| 121 | Kanpur |
| 122 | Kolkata |
| 123 | Kottayam |
| 124 | Kohlapur |
| 125 | Kollam |
| 126 | Kollar |
| 127 | Krishnagiri |
| 128 | Kurukshetra |
| 129 | Kurnool |
| 130 | Kozhikode |
| 131 | Ludhiana |
| 132 | Latur |
| 133 | Lucknow |
| 134 | Malappuram |
| 135 | Madurai |
| 136 | Markapur |
| 137 | Mahabubnagar |
| 138 | Meerut |
| 139 | Mapusa |
| 140 | Mandya |
| 141 | Madnapalee |
| 142 | Mehsana |
| 143 | Mathura |
| 144 | Mangaluru |
| 145 | Mumbai/Navi Mumbai |
| 146 | Mylavaram |
| 147 | Moradabad |
| 148 | Muzaffarpur |
| 149 | Mysuru (Mysore) |
| 150 | Muzaffarnagar |
| 151 | Nandayal |
| 152 | Naharlagun |
| 153 | Nanded |
| 154 | Nagpur |
| 155 | Narasaraopet |
| 156 | Namakkal |
| 157 | Nellore |
| 158 | Nashik |
| 159 | Nalgonda |
| 160 | Nizamabad |
| 161 | Nagercoil |
| 162 | Ongole |
| 163 | Pathanamthitta |
| 164 | Patna |
| 165 | Patna |
| 166 | Panaji/Madgaon |
| 167 | Perambalur |
| 168 | Panipat |
| 169 | Prayagraj |
| 170 | Pandharpur |
| S.No. | Name of the city |
|---|---|
| 171 | Port Blair |
| 172 | Perambalur |
| 173 | Puducherry |
| 174 | Pandharpur |
| 175 | Palakkad |
| 176 | Prodattur |
| 177 | Patiala/ Fatehgarh Sahib |
| 178 | Palvancha |
| 179 | Purnea |
| 180 | Puttur (AP) |
| 181 | Puthakottai |
| 182 | Puttur (Karnataka) |
| 183 | Raipur |
| 184 | Ranchi |
| 185 | Rajampet |
| 186 | Ratnagiri |
| 187 | Rajahmundry |
| 188 | Rourkela |
| 189 | Rajkot |
| 190 | Roorkee |
| 191 | Raigad |
| 192 | Sangli |
| 193 | Satara |
| 194 | Sangamner |
| 195 | Sambalpur |
| 196 | Satna |
| 197 | Silchar |
| 198 | Sathupally |
| 199 | Shimla |
| 200 | Sindhudurg |
| 201 | Samba |
| 202 | Shillong |
| 203 | Sangrur |
| 204 | Shivamogga (Shimoga) |
| 205 | Siliguri |
| 206 | Sikar |
| 207 | Salem |
| 208 | Sagar |
| 209 | Srikakulam |
| 210 | Suri |
| 211 | Surampalem |
| 212 | Sriganganagar |
| 213 | Suryapet |
| 214 | Srinagar |
| 215 | Sonipat |
| 216 | Solan |
| 217 | Surat |
| 218 | Solapur |
| 219 | Thanjavur |
| 220 | Tekkali |
| 221 | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 222 | Tirupathi |
| 223 | Tezpur |
| 224 | Tiruchirappalli |
| 225 | Thane |
| 226 | Tadapaleegudum |
| 227 | Thrissur |
| 228 | Tirunelveli |
| 229 | Thoothukudi |
| 230 | Teni |
| 231 | Tiruvallur |
| 232 | Tiruvaru |
| 233 | Tiruvanamalai |
| 234 | Tirupur |
| 235 | Tumakuru(Tumkur) |
| 236 | Udupi |
| 237 | Udaipur |
| 238 | Una |
| 239 | Ujjain |
| 240 | Vasai |
| 241 | Vijayawada |
| 242 | Vadodara |
| 243 | Vellore |
| 244 | Vizianagaram |
| 245 | Virudhunagar |
| 246 | Viluppuram |
| 247 | Visakhapatnam |
| 248 | Virar |
| 249 | Varanasi |
| 250 | Wardha |
| 251 | Warangal |
| 252 | Yavatmal |
| 253 | Yemigannur |
| 254 | Yamuna Nagar |
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, it is. The NEET PG is a postgraduate entrance exam while the NEET or NEET UG is an entrance exam for undergraduate healthcare courses such as MBBS, BDS, and BAMS. In the NEET UG, candidates have to study only science subjects (physics, chemistry, and biology) of the 12th standard. On the other hand, candidates for the NEET PG have to manage their time for internship, classroom learning at a medical college, and exam preparation.
NEET PG stands for National Eligibility cum Entrance Exam for postgraduate courses. The National Board of Examinations (NBE) conducts this test for admission to MS, MD, and postgraduate diploma courses in India. The NEET PG is a computer-based test.
The National Board of Examinations (NBE) conducts the NEET PG exam.
NEET PG syllabus has only three sections – pre clinical, para clinical, and a subject of specialisation. Every section has distinguished subjects that a NEET PG candidate has to study. Pre clinical subjects are physiology, anatomy, and biochemistry. In the para clinical section, candidates have to study pathology, microbiology, forensic medicine, pharmacology, and pathology. Clinical or specialisation subjects to choose from: ENT, obstetrics, paediatrics, orthopaedics, dermatology, medicine, radiodiagnosis.
It is not clear till date. Keep an eye on the official website of the National Board of Examinations (NBE) and all leading newspapers.
The registration process for NEET PG starts as the National Board of Examinations (NBE) announces respective dates. You can stay in touch with the official website or an educational consultant like MBBSQuora to have the latest information in this regard.