NEET-PG 2024 To Be Held in August, New Date To Be Announced Today By NBEMS: Source

The National Board of Examinations for Medical Sciences is set to announce the new date for conducting the NEET-PG 2024 today, July 2. The medical entrance exam which was initially scheduled to be held on June 23 was postponed 12 hours before the exam. Union education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan had on Saturday announced that the revised date for conducting NEET-PG will be out by Tuesday. 

As per NBEMS sources, NEET-PG will be held in August. However, the official notification is awaited. 

Earlier this week, NBEMS president, Abhijat Sheth had assured that the new date for conducting the exam will be announced  in a week. In a meeting with  Anilkumar J Nayak, honorary secretary general of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Thursday, Sheth assured that the exam date will be announced shortly. 

“Unlike NEET UG aspirants those appearing for NEET PG examination are full-fledged doctors either at work in the hospitals or studying intensively under several coaching centres. The disruption in NEET PG not only affects the doctors and their services but also dislocates patient care at several centres. IMA acknowledged the fact NBE has been an institution of excellence and has an unblemished record in conducting examinations across the board for medical graduates,” Nayak had said.

A review meeting between NBEMS and union health ministry officials was held last week to review the situation and the feedback received by the government. NEET-PG was postponed as a precautionary measure in the light of NEET-UG and UGC-NET paper leak cases.