Overview
NExT stands for the National Exit Test is a proposed exam for all undergraduate healthcare courses like MBBS, BHMS, BAMS, BSMS, and BUMS. It will be a compulsory test to get a licence to start medical practice in India or study postgraduate medical courses in India or abroad. In addition, it is expected to replace the existing NEET PG and FMGE exams in future. All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, AIIMS New Delhi, is going to conduct this licensing cum admission test from August 2025 or 2026. As a postgraduate medical student or candidate with an MBBS degree, you need to stay in touch with the official website of the National Medical Commission (NMC)
Registration
As per the available information on the NMC website, AIIMS Delhi will conduct the NExT exam. The exam is in the proposal status, but not active. However, its registration process will start in February to May if there is an implementation in this regard. You can keep visiting the NMC official website or AIIMS Delhi website to stay updated on this proposed exam.
Eligibility Criteria
Candidates willing to study postgraduate medical courses or start their medical practice in India need to appear at this licensing cum admission test. You are eligible for this exam if you:
- Hold a primary medical degree like MBBS and BAMS with at least 50% marks from a recognised Indian or foreign medical institution
- Are an Indian citizen
- Are an NRI with an undergraduate healthcare degree and willing to start your medical practice in India
- Need to complete an internship of 12 months or one year in India or abroad
Exam Pattern
As per expectations and the NMC website information, the NExT exam will be held in two steps – Step 1 and Step 2. The Step 1 will be theoretical while the Step 2 will be practical or internship exams. It will have 540 multiple choice questions from the 19 subjects taught at undergraduate medical programs like MBBS, BAMS, and BHMS. Visiting the official websites of NMC and AIIMS Delhi will be beneficial for you to stay updated on the NExT exam pattern related queries and information.
Exam Syllabus
There is no chance of implementation on the NExT as it is a proposed exam. So, saying anything about the NExT exam syllabus is not good. However, the NExT will cover the following medical topics if the NMC or AIIMS Delhi conducts this exam in 2024, 2025, or the forthcoming years:
- Medicine & allied subjects
- Paediatrics
- Surgery & allied subjects
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Ophthalmology
Exam Date
As the NExT is a proposed exam, it is hard to say anything about exam dates. However, you can consider the following table as tentative NExT exam dates for a respective year:
| Events | Exam Date | Exam Result |
|---|---|---|
|
NEXT Step 1 Regular |
May/November |
1st week of June/December |
|
3rd year MBBS /Final MBBS PART 2 Practical/Clinical University Examination |
1st week of June/ December |
3rd week of June/December |
|
Internship |
1st January/July |
31st December/30th June following year |
|
NEXT Step 2 Regular |
3rd week of June/December |
Last week of June/December |
|
NEXT Step 2 Supplementary |
1st week September/March |
3rd week September/March |
|
Postgraduate Admission |
May-June (Counselling) |
30-Jun-2024 |
|
Postgraduate course |
1st week July/1st week January |
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Test Centers
The National Exit Test or NExT exam is a proposed licensing cum admission test for doctors willing to start their medical practice or earn a postgraduate healthcare degree from a recognised Indian or foreign medical college/university. It has been postponed several times last year and there is little chance of the occurrence of this exam in 2024 or the forthcoming year. So, visiting the official websites of NMC and AIIMS Delhi will be good for you in this regard.
FMGE 2024: Exam Centres
- Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar
- Ajmer
- Aligarh
- Agartala
- Aizwal
- Bikaner
- Bengaluru
- Bhopal
- Bhubaneshwar
- Coimbatore
- Chandigarh/Mohali
- Chennai
- Dehradun
- Delhi/NCR
- Ernakulum
- Guwahati
- Gangtok
- Hamirpur
- Hyderabad
- Imphal
- Jammu
- Jodhpur
- Kannur
- Kohima
- Kolkata
- Kollam
- Kottayam
- Kozhikode
- Lucknow
- Madurai
- Meerut
- Mehsana
- Mumbai/Navi Mumbai/Thane
- Muzaffarnagar
- Medgaon
- Nagpur
- Naharlagun
- Pune
- Patiala
- Patna
- Roorkee
- Raipur
- Ranchi
- Shillong
- Srinagar
- Thrissur
- Tiruchirappalli
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Visakhapatnam
- Vellore
Frequently Asked Questions
The NExT or National Exit Test will be an admission cum licensing exam for candidates with an Indian or foreign healthcare undergraduate degree who are willing to study postgraduate healthcare courses or start medical practice in India.