NEET-PG is an eligibility-cum-ranking examination prescribed as the single entrance examination for admission to various MD/MS and PG Diploma Courses as per Section 61(2) of the National Medical Commission Act, 2019 read with 10 (D) of Indian Medical Council Act, 1956.
No other entrance examination, either at the state or the Institution level, shall be valid for entry to MD/MS/PG Diploma courses. Qualifying NEET-PG is mandatory for entry to MD/MS/PG Diploma courses under various Universities/ Institutions in the country. NEETPG is mandatory even for foreign nationals seeking admission in medical courses in India.
Scope of NEET-PG
NEET-PG 2021 shall be the single eligibility cum entrance examination for admission to MD/MS/PG Diploma Courses for the academic session 2021 which will include the following:
1. All India 50% quota seats for all States/Union territories of India.
2. State quota seats for all States/Union territories of India.
3. All Private Medical Colleges, Institutions & Universities/Deemed Universities all across the country
4. Armed Forces Medical Services Institutions.
5. Post MBBS DNB Courses and Post MBBS NBE Diploma Courses
The following Medical institutions are not covered by centralized admissions for MD/MS seats through NEET- PG for 2021 session:
1. AIIMS, New Delhi and other AIIMS
2. PGIMER, Chandigarh
3. JIPMER, Puducherry
4. NIMHANS, Bengaluru
5. Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum
No State Government/Private Medical college/Universities shall be conducting any separate entrance for admission to their MD/MS/PG Diploma Courses for the admission session 2021
About National Board of Examinations
The Government of India established the National Board of Examinations (NBE) in 1975 with the objective of improving the quality of the Medical Education by establishing high and uniform standards of postgraduate examinations in modern medicine on an All India Basis and utilizing existing healthcare infrastructure for capacity building.
The prime objectives of NBE is to elevate the standards of post graduate medical education in modern medicine and conducting examinations of high standard on an all India basis.
NBE provides a common national standard for evaluation of minimum level of attainment of the knowledge and competencies of post graduate and post doctoral training.
NBE conducts the following examinations:
Name of Examination | Remarks |
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NEET - PG | Single window entrance examination for admission to MD/MS/PG Diploma and Post MBBS DNB Courses & NBE Diploma Courses |
NEET - MDS | Single window entrance examination for admission to MDS Courses |
NEET - SS | Single window entrance examination for admission to DM/MCh and (Post MD/MS/DNB) DNB Superspecialty Courses |
PDCET (Post Diploma CET) | Single window entrance examination for admission to Post Diploma DNB Broad specialty Courses |
FELLOWSHIP ENTRANCE TEST (FET) | Single window entrance examination for admission to various Fellowship (FNB) Courses of NBE |
FMGE | Screening Test for Foreign Medical Graduates conducted as per Screening Test Regulations, 2002 |
FDGE | Screening Test for Foreign Dental Graduates |
MRE/DRE | Medical Registration Examination/Dental Registration Examination for Republic of Mauritius |
FELLOWSHIP EXIT EXAMINATION (FEE) | Exit Examination for award of FNB (Fellow of National Board ) Qualifications in various subspecialties |
DNB FINAL (Theory & Practical) | Exit Examination for award of DNB Broad & Super Specialty Qualifications |