The National Eligibility Entrance Test, Postgraduate or NEET (PG) is a national-level qualifying and ranking examination conducted by the NBE (National Board of Examination) for the students willing to study various postgraduate Doctor of Medicine (MD), Master of Surgery (MS) and diploma courses from the government or private medical colleges across the country. Interested candidates who have completed their MBBS degree and fulfill the NEET PG eligibility criteria have submitted their application forms for the exam. The NEET PG 2024 New Exam was held on 11th August 2024 in 2 shifts. Candidates can refer to the article for details regarding the NEET PG exam. 

NEET PG 2024- Exam Highlights

 The NEET 2024 Exam is conducted as a computer-based-test conducted for 3 hours and 30 minutes. Interested students are granted admission to their preferred medical courses based on the NEET PG 2024 exam results. The counselling and seat allotment are conducted by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The specifications for NEET PG 2024 are detailed in a tabular form below:

NEET PG 2024- Exam Highlights
Exam NameNEET PG 2024
Full FormNational Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Post Graduate
Conducting BodyNational Board of Examinations (NBE)
Frequency of ConductOnce a year
Exam LevelNational Level Exam
NEET PG Exam Date 202411th August 2024
Language of the examEnglish
Mode of ExamOnline
Mode of CounsellingOnline / Offline
Participating Colleges487
NEET PG Exam City 2024185 cities
Exam Duration3 Hours 30 Minutes
Official websitenbe.edu.in/natboard.edu.in
Contact Details

Helpline number-022-61087595

Email ID-helpdesknbeexam@natboard.edu.in

NEET PG 2024 Exam Date 

National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Post Graduate Exam 2024 is rescheduled to be held on 11th August 2024. The exam will be held at various exam centers allotted to 180 exam cities across the country. The exam date, timing, venue and other details regarding the exam has been released along with the admit card on 08th August 2024 at nbe.edu.in/natboard.edu.in. 

NEET PG 2024- Important Dates

NBE conducts the NEET UG & NEET PG Exam every year for medical students. Here are the Important Dates regarding the NEET PG 2024 exam. NEET PG Exam 2024 was postponed and now the exam has been rescheduled for 11th August 2024. Candidates wishing to appear for the NEET PG Exam 2024  must bookmark these important NEET 2024 Event dates for convenience.

NEET PG 2024 Important Dates
EventsDates
Release of NEET PG Application Form 202416th April 2024 (3 pm)
Last date for NEET PG Application 20246th May 2024 (11:55 pm)
NEET PG Application correction window 202410th May to 16th May 2024
Edit window to rectify incorrect images28th May to 3rd June 2024 and final from 7th June to 10th June 2024
NEET PG Admit Card 202408th August 2024
NEET PG 2024 Exam date11th August 2024
NEET PG Result 202423rd August 2024
Online registration for the first round of counsellingTo be notified
Last Date for NEET PG 2024 CounsellingTo be notified
NEET PG 2024 New SessionTo be notified

NEET PG 2024 Result Out

The result of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Post Graduate Exam 2024 has been released on 23rd August 2024. The result link has been made available on the official website nbe.edu.in/natboard.edu.in. Candidates can check and download the results from the official website National Board of Examinations (NBE).

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NEET PG 2024 Online Application Form

The NEET PG 2024 application process involves steps such as registration, filling up details in the application form, paying the exam fee, and uploading documents. The candidates who have been preparing for the NEET PG Exam are required to submit their online application form before the deadline to attempt the exam. The last date for the NEET PG 2024 Application process is 06th May 2024. Only the candidates who successfully register for the NEET PG 2024 Exam by filling up the application form will be allowed to appear for the exam.

NEET PG Registration Form 2024 Link (Inactive) 

Steps to Fill NEET PG 2024 Application Form

Application forms CANNOT be submitted offline / printed copy by post. Submission of the application form for appearing in the NEET-PG 2024 is to be undertaken online at the website www.nbe.edu.in. The following sequence shall be observed while filing the online application form:

Step 1: Fill out the user registration form to generate the User ID/Application ID and password.

Step 2: User ID and Password will be sent through SMS and Email.

Step 3: Complete the application form and upload your Photograph, Scanned signature, Thumb impression & Prescribed documents.

Step 4:  Choose your Test City and pay the Examination Fee.

Step 5:  Agree to the declaration and submit the Application.

Step 6:  Take a printout of the filled Application form with Transaction printed on it for records.

NEET PG 2024 Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification - Candidates are required to possess an MBBS degree or Provisional MBBS Pass Certificate recognised by the Indian Medical Council Act 1956

Certificate of Registration - Candidates must have MBBS qualification registration (permanent/provisional). This registration is supposed to be issued by MCI or State Medical Council (SMC) or Medical Council of India (MCI)

Internship - As per the eligibility criteria of NEET PG candidate must complete their one-year internship on or before 11th August, 2024.

NEET PG 2024 Application Fee

To complete the NEET PG Application Form candiadtes are required to pay an application fee as per category. Candidates from the General, EWS, and OBC categories have to pay Rs. Rs. 3500/- and candidates from SC, ST, and PWD are required to pay Rs. 2500/-.

CategoryFee Amount 
General, EWS and OBCRs. 3500/-
SC, ST and PWDRs. 2500/-

Fees shall neither be refunded nor carried forward if the application for NEET PG 2024 is rejected/the candidature is found to be ineligible or the candidate is unable to appear in the examination.

NEET PG 2024 Edit/ Correction Window

Candidates who successfully submit their application form during the Application Submission window will also be allowed to edit their applications. No new applications will be registered during the edit window. All editable fields in the application form will be opened for the candidate to make any corrections if so required. Details of the field that could not be edited are mentioned below.

Information entered in the application form can be changed during the “Edit Window” However, the following fields in the application form shall remain non-editable:

• Name of the Candidate

• Email ID

• Nationality

• Test City

If a candidate updates his/her category or PWD status during the edit window which requires him/her to make any payment of the difference in Examination Fee to the National Board of Examination the difference of examination fee needs to be deposited through demand draft drawn in favour of National Board of Examinations, payable at New Delhi before the date of issuance of admit cards.

No editing in the information provided shall be permissible in the application form, once the edit window is over.

NEET PG 2024 Admit Card

NEET PG 2024 Admit Card will be released 1-2 weeks before the examination. NEET PG 2024 Admit Cards will be available on the official website. The candidates will be required to download their admit card from the NBE website and affix firmly their latest passport-size photograph in the space provided on the admit card. 

The photograph must meet the following specifications:

• Size of photograph: Minimum 35 x 45 mm (and not larger than the box printed on the admit card for pasting the photograph) with at least 75% area on the photograph should be occupied with the face & head of the candidate.

• It should be a Colour photograph with a white background

• The photograph needs to display a full front view of the face with a neutral expression. No Caps, Stethoscopes, Goggles, or Ornaments are to be worn.

• The photograph should not have reflection or shadow on the face with red eyes.

• The photograph needs to be printed on high-quality paper with at least 600 dpi Resolution.

• The photograph must not have kinks, scratches and stains.

NEET 2024 Exam Centre

NBE will release the list of NEET PG 2024 exam centres. Candidates can refer to the table given below which contains list of cities where the NEET PG exam was held last year:

S.NoCityS.NoCity
1Adoni51Durg
2Agartala52Durgapur
3Agra53Eluru
4Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar54Ernakulam
5Ahmednagar55Erode
6Aizawl56Gadag
7Ajmer57Gorakhpur
8Aligarh58Gudur
9Amalapuram59Guntur
10Ambala60Guwahati
11Amravati61Gwalior
12Amritsar62Haldwani
13Anand63Hamirpur (HP)
14Anantapur64Hassan
15Angul65Hazaribagh
16Arrah66Hyderabad
17Asansol67Indore
18Aurangabad (MH)68Jabalpur
19Balasore69Jagtial
20Bankura70Jaipur
21Bapatla71Jalgaon
22Bareilly72Jammu
23Bargarh73Jamnagar
24Bathinda74Jamshedpur
25Belagavi(Belgaum)75Jhansi
26Bengaluru76Jodhpur
27Berhampore (WB)77Jorhat
28Berhampur-Ganjam78Kadapa
29Bhagalpur79Kakinada
30Bhavnagar80Kallakurichi
31Bhilai Nagar81Kalyani
32Bhimavaram82Kanchipuram
33Bhopal83Kannur
34Bhubaneswar84Kanpur
35Bikaner85Karimnagar
36Bilaspur (CG)86Karur
37Chandrapur87Kasaragod
38Chennai88Kavali
39Chikkamagaluru89Khammam
40Chittoor90Kolhapur
41Coimbatore91Kolkata
42Coonoor92Kollam
43Cuddalore93Kottayam
44Cuttack94Kozhikode
45Darbhanga95Kurnool
46Delhi/Ncr96Lucknow
47Dhanbad97Machilipatnam
48Dharwad/Hubballi(Hubli)98Madurai
49Dhenkanal99Mahabubnagar
50Dibrugarh100Malappuram
101Mandya144Salem
102Mangaluru(Mangalore)145Samba
103Markapur146Sambalpur
104Meerut147Sangli
105Mehsana148Sathupally
106Moradabad149Satna
107Mumbai/Navimumbai150Shillong
108Muzaffarnagar151Shivamogga(Shimoga)
109Muzaffarpur152Sikar
110Muzaffarpur153Silchar
111Mylavaram154Siliguri
112Mysuru(Mysore)155Sindhudurg
113Nagpur156Sivaganka
114Naharlagun157Srinagar
115Nanded158Surampalem
116Nandyala159Surat
117Narasaraopet160Suryapet
118Nellore161Tadepalligudem
119Ongole162Tadipatri
120Palakkad163Tezpur
121Palghar164Thiruvananthapuram
122Panaji/Madgaon165Thrissur
123Pandharpur166Tiruchirappalli
124Paschim Medinipur167Tirunelveli
125Pathanamthitta168Tirupathi
126Patiala/Fatehgarh Sahib169Tirupur
127Patna170Tiruvallur
128Peddapalli171Tiruvannamalai
129Port Blair172Tiruvuru
130Prayagraj173Tumakuru(Tumkur)
131Proddatur174Udaipur
132Puducherry175Udupi
133Pune176Ujjain
134Purba Medinipur177Vadodara
135Purnea178Varanasi
136Puttur (AP)179Vellore
137Raipur180Vijayawada
138Rajahmundry181Viluppuram
139Rajkot182Visakhapatnam
140Ranchi183Vizianagaram
141Ratnagiri184Warangal
142Rayachoty185Yemmiganur
143Rourkela  

NEET PG 2024 Exam Pattern

As per the NEET PG 2024 exam pattern, there will be 200 objective questions in the test. Earlier, a total of 300 questions were asked in the NEET PG exam. The duration of NEET PG 2024 is 3 hours and 30 minutes. As per the NEET PG exam pattern, the test will be conducted in a computer-based mode. The NEET PG 2024 exam will be held on 5th March 2024. The NEET PG exam will be conducted in the English language only.

Time Allocated3 Hrs. 30 min.
No. of items (questions)200 (Earlier 300)
Total Marks allocated800 (Earlier 1200)
Negative markingYes, 1 mark will be deducted for incorrect response 4 marks will be awarded for correct response.
Language of NEET PG 2024English only

NEET PG 2024 Marking Scheme

Understand the NEET PG 2024 Marking Scheme. Given below is the marking scheme for NEET PG 2024. There will be negative marking, 1 mark will be deducted for every incorrect response and 4 marks will be awarded for correct answers. 0 marks will be awarded for no response. The table below will make it clearer:

ResponseMarks
Correct answer4
Wrong answer-1
Unanswered0

NEET PG 2024 Syllabus

Section A- (Pre- Clinical) Subjects

  1. Biochemistry
  2. Physiology
  3. Anatomy

Section – B (Para Clinical) Subjects

  1. Microbiology
  2. Pharmacology
  3. Social and Preventive Medicine
  4. Forensic Medicine
  5. Pathology

Section – C (Clinical) Subjects

  1. General Medicine including Dermatology & Venereology & Psychiatry
  2. ENT
  3. General Surgery including Orthopaedics, Anaesthesia & Radiodiagnosis
  4. Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  5. Paediatrics
  6. Ophthalmology

NEET PG 2024 Overview of the Computer Based Exam

Step 1: Online Application Form Submission

Step 2: Demo Test

Step 3: Issuance of Admit Cards

Step 4: Reporting at Test Centre on Schedule Date &Time

Step 5: Security Check-in Process

Step 6: Registration for Test + Face ID & Biometric

Step 7: Examination Begins

Step 8: Examination Ends

NEET PG 2024 Result

The National Board of Examination (NBE) will release the NEET PG 2024 Results after the successful conduction of the examination. Candidates who are planning to appear for the NEET PG Exam 2024 will be able to check the NEET PG 2024 Result at the official website nbe.edu.in/natboard.edu.in. Candidates will need their application ID and password created at the time of registration to check NEET PG Result 2024. The scorecard and cut-off will be released soon after the announcement of the result. The direct link to download the NEET 2024 PG Result will be shared below.

Here are the qualifying criteria-

SNo.CategoryEligibility Criteria
General  50th Percentile
SC/ST/OBC (Including PWD of SC/ST/OBC) 40th Percentile
UR PWD 45th Percentile
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NEET PG 2024: FAQs

Ans. The new NEET PG 2024 Exam will be held on 11th August 2024 in 2 shifts.

Ans: The National Board of Examinations (NBE) is responsible for the conduction of the NEET PG 2024 Exam.