What NExT? Decoding the Changing Medical Education Journey of National Exit Test with Dr. Mukesh Bhatia

One of the hottest topics in the medical field right now is the news that the NEET PG exam and combined final year exam has been abolished by the Union Ministry and National Medical Commission. Additionally, NEXT exam, which is the National Exit Text, will be conducted for passing the graduate licensing exam as well as for admission to postgraduate medical courses.

The National Exit Test (NEXT) will be replacing the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET-PG) Examination from the coming academic year. The entire process will be online and centralised, and the NMC has released proposed draft regulations related to the exam.

Although the draft provided all the details related to the NExT exam detailing its objective, applicability, its bifurcation into STEP 1 and STEP 2 and how these two steps examinations be conducted as well as the calculations and validity and the uses of the NeXT scores, it did not specify which body will conduct the exam.

In today’s health perspective episode, we have Dr. Mukesh Bhatia is who is the founder and chairman of DBMCI and he going to discuss this topic in details.