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NMC releases NExT Regulations 2023, Check out gazette details
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New Delhi: The confusion and doubts of medical students regarding the much-speculated National Exit Test (NExT) are likely to come to an end now as the National Medical Commission has published the "NMC, National Exit Test Regulations, 2023" in the official Gazette of India on June 28, 2023.
"These Regulations shall come into force at once from the date of their publication in the official Gazette," mentioned the apex medical commission. NMC has made these regulations in exercise of the overall powers conferred upon the Commission in general and particularly vide Section 15 read with Section 57 of the National Medical Commission Act, 2019.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that NMC on December 28, 2022 had released the draft regulations related to National Exit Test (NExT) clearly specifying that it will serve as both a licentiate exam for the purpose of practice of modern medicine for both Indian Medicos and Foreign Medical Graduates and also as a gateway entrance Examination for admission to courses Postgraduate Medical Education.
Releasing the Draft, NMC had invited comments from stakeholders on the proposed Regulations. Now, the final NMC National Exit Test Regulations, 2023 have been notified in the Official Gazette on June 28, 2023. This comes after recently NMC organised an webinar to address the concerns and doubts of medical students regarding the National Exit Test. Meanwhile, NMC has also released the Information Brochure for the exam, announcing that All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi will be in charge of conducting the examination.
These newly notified NMC, National Exit Test Regulations, 2023 include different topics including the purpose of NExT, who can appear in the examination, etc. Apart from these, NMC in these Regulations have discussed about broad outline and general features of the NExT, details about NExT Step 1, NExT Step 2, and different factors regarding NExT score such as the nature of Scoring, Minimum Scores to pass, Calculation of NExT step 1 scores, Utility of NExT scores etc.
Further, these Regulations include Information regarding NExT Step 1 including its objective, distribution of items and knowledge level of questions, papers and distribution of subjects etc. These Regulations also specified about proposed time scheduled of papers, Information regarding NExT Step 2 such as its objectives, evaluation methods, distribution of subjects etc. They also include the time schedule of NExT exam and associated events.
The breakup of the new Regulations is as follows:
1. The Commission or an appropriate body or authority or institution as approved by the Commission shall conduct the National Exit Test as specified hereunder.
Papers | Subjects | No of Items | Duration |
| Medicine & allied subjects | 120 Items | 3.0 hours |
| Surgery & allied subjects | 120 Items | 3.0 hours |
| Obstetrics & Gynaecology | 120 Items | 3.0 hours |
| Paediatrics | 60 Items | 1.5 hours |
| Otorhinolaryngology | 60 Items | 1.5 hours |
| Ophthalmology | 60 Items | 1.5 hours |
Day | Subject | Duration | Break | Subject | Duration |
| Medicine & allied subjects | 3.0 hours | 2.0 hours | Paediatrics | 1.5 hours |
| Rest Day No Examination | ||||
| Surgery & allied subjects | 3.0 hours | 2.0 hours | Otorhinolaryngology | 1.5 hours |
| Rest Day: No Examination | ||||
| Obstetrics &Gynaecology | 3.0 hours | 2.0 hours | Ophthalmology | 1.5 hours |
Sl. No. | Event | Date of Exam / Commencement | Date of Result/ Completion |
1. | NExT Step I | May/November | 1st week June/December |
3. | III MBBS /FINAL MBBS PART 2 Practical / Clinical University | 1st Week June/December | 3rd Week June / December |
Examination | |||
4 | Internship | 1stJanuary/July | 31st December/30th June following year |
| NExT Step 2 Regular | 3rd Week June/ Dec | 4th week of June/Dec |
| NExT Step 2 Supplementary | 1st week Sep/March | 3rd week Sep/March |
| Post Graduate Admission | May-June (Counselling) | 30th June |
| Postgraduate Course | 1st July/ 1st week January |
https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/next-regulations-gazette-213265.pdf
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Barsha completed her Master's in English from the University of Burdwan, West Bengal in 2018. Having a knack for Journalism she joined Medical Dialogues back in 2020. She mainly covers news about medico legal cases, NMC/DCI updates, medical education issues including the latest updates about medical and dental colleges in India. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in.