NEET PG 2023 application process begins, information brochure released, Details
New Delhi: Through a recent notice, the National Board of Examinations (NBE) has invited applications for NEET PG 2023 exam. The online submission of applications will begin from today 7th January, 2023 and will be available till 27th January 2023.
As of Information till now, This will be the last NEET PG exam that will be held as the government plans to introduce NExT exam from next year
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. NEET PG is mandatory even for foreign nationals seeking admission in medical courses in India.
The concerned candidates can view the important dates, eligibility criteria, and other important details below:
Important dates
| Processes | Timelines |
| Online Submission of Applications | 7th January 2023 (3 PM Onwards) to 27th January 2023 (Till 11:55 PM) |
| Edit Window for All Payment Success Applications (Any information/documents can be edited except Name, Nationality, Email, Mobile number, and Test City) | 30th January 2023 to 3rd February 2023 |
| Final and Selective Edit Window to rectify Deficient/Incorrect Images (No further opportunity shall be given) 1. Photograph 2. Signatures 3. Thumb Impression | 14th February 2023 to 17th February 2023 |
| Issue of Admit Card | 27th February 2023 |
| Examination Date | 5th March 2023 |
| Declaration of Result | By 31st March 2023 |
| The cut-off date for completion of internship towards eligibility for NEET-PG 2023 | 31st March 2023 |
Availability of seats and counseling:
• A separate handbook informing details of the counseling process and applicable reservation shall be released by the designated counseling authority for NEET-PG 2023.
• The Counseling for 50% seats of All India Quota will be conducted by MCC of DGHS
• The counseling for 100% seats of Deemed/Central Universities will be conducted by MCC of DGHS.
• The Counseling for 100% all India open DNB seats will be conducted by MCC of DGHS.
Scope of NEET-PG
NEET-PG 2023 shall be the single eligibility cum entrance examination for admission to MD/MS/PG Diploma Courses for the academic session 2023-24 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, Direct 6 years DrNB Courses, and Post MBBS NBEMS Diploma Courses
The following Medical institutions are not covered by centralized admissions for MD/MS seats through NEET- PG for 2023-24 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 2023-24.
Information for Candidates
1. NEET-PG 2023 is the eligibility-cum-ranking examination for admission to various MD/ MS/ PG Diploma courses of 2023-24 admission session.
2. NEET-PG 2023 will be conducted by NBEMS. Candidates may note that the role of NBEMS is limited to the conduct of NEET-PG, declaration of the result, and handing over the result to the designated counseling authority. NBEMS has no role in counseling and allotment of PG seats. Verification of documents and eligibility determination of the candidates shall be undertaken at the time of counseling/admission process by concerned authority.
3. Candidate may kindly note that appearance in NEET-PG does not confer any automatic rights to secure a Post graduate MD/MS/Post Graduate Diploma seat. The selection and admission to Postgraduate seats in any medical institutions recognized for running MD/ MS/Post Graduate Diploma courses as per the National Medical Commission (NMC) Act, 2019 and the repealed Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 is subject to fulfilling the admission criteria, eligibility, medical fitness, and such criteria as may be prescribed by the respective universities, medical institutions, the NMC, State/Central Government.
4. Candidates are advised to read the Information Bulletin carefully and go through the instructions regarding submission of online application form given in the information bulletin as well as on NEET-PG 2023 index page on NBEMS website https://nbe.edu.in before starting online submission process for NEET-PG 2023.
5. Candidates are deemed to have read, agreed, and accepted the Information Bulletin and the terms and conditions in the Information Bulletin for NEET-PG 2023 on completing the online submission of application form.
6. Candidate should ensure that all the information entered during the online submission of application form is correct and factual. Information provided by the candidates in the online application form shall be treated as correct and NBEMS will not entertain, under any circumstances, any request for change in the information provided by the candidates. The option of editing certain information entered in the application form shall be available to the candidates during the edit window. Please refer Chapter on Instructions to fill Application Form for details regarding Edit Window.
7. NBEMS itself does not edit /modify/alter any information entered by the candidates at the time of online submission of application form under any circumstances. There is no provision of accessing the application form to make any changes in the information provided in the application form after closure of edit window. Such requests to make any changes shall not be entertained. Candidates, however, shall be able to rectify the deficiencies in their application (if so communicated by NBEMS) regarding images uploaded, by the prescribed cut-off dates.
8. Please refer Chapter on Instructions to Fill NEET-PG Application Form. Candidates are advised to review their applications submitted and rectify the deficiencies, if found any, within the window as detailed below. Candidates may note that deficiency in the application form pertaining to images uploaded may be communicated to them by NBEMS, however, it shall be the sole responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application submitted is complete in all aspects as per the information bulletin. If any deficiency in the application which was not communicated by NBEMS to the applicant before conduct of the examination, is noted at any later stage, this would not create any equity in favour of the candidate and confer any rights on to the candidates for grant of eligibility for the examination.
a. Edit Window: Candidates who have successfully submitted their payment for the application during Application Submission window shall only be allowed to edit their applications during 30th January 2023 to 3 February 2023. No new application can be registered or payment can be made during edit window. However, the balance fee required, if any, in case of change in candidate category and/or PwD status can be paid during the edit window. Any information/document can be changed/corrected during the edit window except for Name, Test City, Nationality, Mobile Number, and Email ID. Information can be edited any number of times before the closure of the window. The last submitted information will be saved in records.
b. Final Edit Window: Deficiency related to images uploaded (photograph, Signature, Thumb Impression) shall be intimated to the concerned candidates and same can be corrected during the final edit window i.e. 14th February 2023 to 17th February 2023. No further opportunity shall be given to make corrections. Candidates are advised to submit the images in their application as per prescribed image upload guidelines. Failure to submit images as per guidelines and/or failure to rectify the images shall invite rejection of the application.
9. Application for NEET-PG 2023 can only be submitted online through NBEMS website https://nbe.edu.in and https://natboard.edu.in There is no other methodology for application submission. Application submitted through any other mode shall be summarily rejected.
10. A candidate can submit NEET-PG 2023 application form only once. Any candidate found to have submitted more than one application form for NEET-PG 2023 may be debarred from NEET-PG, his/her candidature may be cancelled and further action as deemed appropriate by NBEMS shall be taken.
11. Candidates who fail to submit duly completed applications with requisite documents and/or fail to rectify the deficiencies in their applications by the last date prescribed for rectification shall be declared ineligible. Admit Card shall not be issued to candidates who are declared ineligible before conduct of examination. In such cases, the entire fees will be forfeited.
12. Applications of candidates producing false or fabricated records will not be considered and such candidates will be further debarred from appearing in the future examinations of NBEMS. Action as deemed appropriate by NBEMS will be taken if false or fabricated records/ information is submitted or any unfair means are used.
13. Candidates are advised to ensure that no mandatory column in the online application form is left blank. In the event of rejection of the application form, no correspondence/request for re-consideration will be entertained.
14. Candidates should ensure before applying for the examination that their MBBS degree is recognized as per provisions of the NMC Act, 2019 and the Indian Medical Council Act. If it is found at any time that MBBS degree is not recognized, the candidature / result of the candidate shall be cancelled/ deemed to be cancelled.
15. Candidates should go through this bulletin carefully for eligibility criteria before applying. Queries pertaining to eligibility and other issues will only be entertained if the information requested is not given in the bulletin of information or NBEMS website. No Queries of the Guardians/ Parents will be entertained on telephone with regard to the eligibility and disclosure of the results.
16. Submission of incomplete online application form not in accordance with prescribed instructions shall invite rejection of the application. In such cases, the examination fee shall not be refunded.
17. Candidate found ineligible at any stage of NEET-PG 2023 Examination, will not be permitted to appear in the examination. In an unlikely event of any ineligible candidate appearing and/or passing the NEET-PG 2023 examination, the results/candidature of such candidate shall be cancelled and/or is deemed to be cancelled, even if result has been declared or score card has been issued.
18. NBEMS reserves the right to withdraw permission, if any, granted inadvertently to any candidate who is not eligible to appear in the NEET-PG 2023 Examinations even though the admit card/roll number has been issued or name/roll number is displayed on NBEMS website.
19. Fee shall neither be carried forward to a future exams nor refunded under any circumstances. Application once submitted can not be withdrawn.
20. Candidates’ eligibility is purely provisional & is subjected to the fulfilment of eligibility criteria as prescribed in this Information Bulletin.
21. Instructions in the Information Bulletin are liable to change based on decisions taken by the NBEMS /MoHFW/ NMC/DGHS from time to time. There is no equity or any rights that are /or deemed to be arising in favour of candidate. Candidates are required to refer to the latest bulletin or corrigendum that may be issued to incorporate these changes. Refer NBEMS website https://natboard.edu.in and https:// nbe.edu.in for latest updates or corrigendum.
22. The existing schedule, pattern, policy and guidelines are for ready reference only but in no way, they are or are ought to be treated as representative or acknowledgment of fact that NBEMS is bound to follow the same in future. NBEMS reserves its absolute right to alter, amend, modify or apply any or some of the instructions/ guidelines contained in this information bulletin.
23. In case of any ambiguity in interpretation of any of the instructions/ terms/ rules/criteria regarding the determination of eligibility/conduct of examinations/ registration of candidates/information contained herein, the interpretation of the NBEMS shall be final and binding in nature. In case of any discrepancy in the information contained in English and Hindi version of the bulletin, the information mentioned in English language shall be considered final.
24. Request shall not be entertained for change in date/center of examination under any circumstances. Candidates are advised not to canvass for such representation.
25. Admit Cards for NEET-PG 2023 shall be available to downloaded at NBEMS website https://nbe.edu.in from 27th February 2023 onwards. Candidates found ineligible before conduct of the examination shall not be issued admit cards.
26. Result of NEET-PG 2023 shall be displayed on NBEMS websites https:// natboard.edu.in and https://nbe.edu.in
27. NEET-PG 2023 shall be conducted by NBEMS at various exam centres engaged for the purpose. Candidates are advised to familiarise themselves with the route and location of the exam centre. Please refer Chapter on details of Test Day Procedures.
28. The examination test centre staff on duty is authorized to verify the identity of candidates and may take steps to verify and record the identity of candidates. Candidates are required to extend requisite cooperation.
29. Possession/ Use of mobile phones/Electronic devices is strictly prohibited in the premises of NBEMS test Centres. Candidates shall be liable for penal action for Possession/ Use of Mobile phones/ Electronic devices. Please go through guidelines detailed in Chapter on use of unfair means in the examination.
30. Demo Test: A demo test shall be available for the benefit of candidates to familiarise themselves with the Computer Based Test format at website https://nbe.edu.in Candidates will be able to access the Demo test tentatively from 20th February 2023 onwards.
31. ।The candidates should communicate with NBEMS regarding matters related to NEET-PG 2023 as per prescribed Protocols only, detailed under Chapter on Communication Protocols.
32. Candidates are encouraged to communicate for NEET-PG 2023 through “helpdesk” tab which can be accessed after the applicant login to its application account. The correspondence through post should be addressed to the Executive Director, National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, Medical Enclave, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029. Candidates are requested to superscribe the envelope with the subject matter of the correspondence for expeditious processing.
33. The Registration for NEET-PG 2023 at the time of Counseling to be conducted by designated counseling authority (MCC) will be as per the details of candidates submitted in NBEMS NEET-PG 2023 Application Form and will be pre-populated in the Registration Form for counseling. Hence, candidates are advised to maintain their same Registration details e.g. mobile number, Email ID etc. as provided in the NBEMS NEET-PG 2023 application form.
34. The jurisdiction for court cases/disputes shall be at New Delhi only
Examination Fee
1. Examination Fee:
| Category of Candidate | Examination Fee |
| General, OBC and EWS | Rs. 4250/- |
| SC, ST, PWD | Rs. 3250/- |
Excluding charges as may be applicable by various payment gateways.
2. Applications forms once submitted cannot be withdrawn. Fee shall neither be carried forward to a future date nor refunded under any circumstances. Any claim for refund, adjustment or carrying forward of Application fee will not be entertained.
3. How to pay: The prescribed exam fee should be remitted through payment gateway provided using a Credit Card or a Debit Card issued by banks in India or other modes as may be made available and have been provided on the web page. Fee can not be deposited through any mode other than the payment gateway available while submitting online application form submission.
4. Examination fees in respect of candidates who are absent or have been declared ineligible due to any reason shall be forfeited. Candidates are advised to read the information bulletin for NEET-PG 2023 carefully and satisfy the terms and conditions for fulfilment of eligibility criteria before proceeding for payment of fees.
5. Kindly ensure that the payment made for examination fee is successful and confirmation of the same can be seen in the application form under payment status reflected as “S” (for successful). In case the status is shown as pending, the payment might be stuck with your bank and might be cleared at a later date. The application submission process in not completed till such time the status of payment is reflected as “s” in application form. NBEMS shall not be responsible for rejection of your application due to delay in settlement of the payment by your bank to NBEMS.
6. It is at the discretion of the applicant to make another payment for completing the application submission process. In an event of receipt of duplicate/multiple examination fees towards the same application ID, NBEMS shall refund the excess fees received for an application retaining the prescribed examination fee, after closure of application window.
Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria for admission to MD/MS/PG Diploma Courses is as follows:
1. Candidates in possession of MBBS degree or Provisional MBBS Pass Certificate recognized as per the provisions of the NMC Act, 2019 and the repealed Indian Medical Council Act 1956 and possessing permanent or provisional registration certificate of MBBS qualification issued by the NMC/ the erstwhile Medical Council of India or State Medical Council and have completed one year of internship or are likely to complete the internship on or before 31st March 2023, may apply for NEET-PG 2023 through online application system at website https://nbe.edu.in or https://natboard.edu.in.
2. Candidates found to be ineligible at any stage of NEET-PG 2023 will not be permitted to appear in the examination and/or counseling. In an unlikely event of any ineligible candidate appearing and/or being successful in the NEET-PG 2023, the results/ candidature of such candidate shall be cancelled and/or are deemed to be cancelled.
3. Requests for appearing in NEET-PG 2023 from candidates completing internship after 31st March 2023 or having qualifications that are not recognized as per the NMC Act, 2019 and the repealed IMC Act, 1956 shall be summarily rejected. Candidates are further advised not to canvass for the same.
4. The dates indicated by candidates with regard to 12 months Compulsory Rotating Resident Internship in the application form (i.e. internship starting and completion date) shall be treated as final and candidates will be required to submit the original Compulsory Rotating Resident Internship completion certificate at the time of counseling/admission in allotted Medical College/ Institute.
5. The cut off dates for the recognition of the Medical Colleges, from where the candidates have passed their MBBS Degree Course and completed compulsory rotatory Internship for the year 2023 will be as prescribed by the NMC. The Colleges recognized after the cut- off date prescribed by the NMC will not be considered.
6. Registration with the NMC/ the erstwhile Medical Council of India or State Medical Council is necessary and its documentary proof should be furnished by the candidates on the day of examination and at the time of counseling/admission.
7. Some of the Universities/Institutions are having regulations that candidates who are already pursuing the PG Course in their University or in another University are not eligible for admission till they complete the course. The candidates who are already pursuing PG Courses either through All India Quota or State Quota and are applying for a seat under All India Quota/State quota seats may confirm the eligibility conditions of that University in this regard. NBEMS/ MoHFW/Designated Counseling Authority shall not be responsible if such candidates are refused for admission. Such candidates may opt for the subject and the college at their own risk and cost.
8. The definition of NRI for admission to Deemed University shall be as per Hon’ble Supreme Court order dated 22/08/2017 in WP 689/2017.
9. Eligibility of candidates issued admit card for the examination shall be purely provisional. Appearance in NEET-PG 2023 does not confer any automatic rights upon the candidate for admission to MD/MS/ PG Diploma courses.
10. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES: Indian citizens or overseas citizens of India who have obtained their Primary Medical Qualifications from Medical Colleges outside India should have qualified the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (Screening Test) as per Screening Test Regulations, 2002 which is conducted by National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences. Further, they should have been registered with the NMC/ the erstwhile Medical Council of India or State Medical Council and should have completed their internship or likely to complete their internship on or before 31st March 2023.
11. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR FOREIGN NATIONALS:
a. Their basic Medical Qualification equivalent to MBBS should be recognized by the National Medical Commission.
b. Foreign Nationals desirous of appearing in NEET-PG and those, who are required to have security clearance as per the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) requirements, shall obtain the security clearance from Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India before applying for NEET-PG examination. The security clearance shall be required to be submitted while applying for NEET-PG examination.
c. The National Medical Commission may, on payment of the prescribed fee for registration, grant temporary registration for the duration of the Post Graduate course limited to the medical college/institution to which he/she is admitted for the time being exclusively for pursuing postgraduate studies. Provided further that temporary registration to such foreign national shall be subject to the condition that such person is duly registered with appropriate registering authority in his own country where from he has obtained his Basic Medical qualification, and is duly recognized by the corresponding Medical Council or concerned authority and Permission/No Objection Certificate from the medical council of that country to allow undertaking Post Graduation in India has also been obtained.
12. Candidates are advised not to canvass with NBEMS for eligibility in NEET-PG or issuance of admit card. Queries, if any, can be submitted through Communication Web Portal only. Canvassing in any form shall invite rejection of the application.
Scheme of NEET-PG 2023
1. NEET-PG 2023 shall be conducted in a single day & single session as a computer-based examination on 5th March 2023.
2. Syllabus: The syllabus for the exam shall comprise of subject/knowledge area as per Graduate Medical Education Regulations issued by the erstwhile Medical Council of India with prior approval of the Govt of India.
3. The examination shall be a multiple choice questions test delivered using computers network (CBT) as per scheme prescribed.
4. The exam comprises of 200 Multiple Choice Questions with each question having 4 response options/ distractors in English language only. Candidates are required to select the correct/best/most appropriate response/answer out of the 4 response options provided in each question. Time allotted is 3 hrs 30 minutes.
5. Marking Scheme: Allocation of marks for each MCQ shall be as follows:
| S.NO. | RESPONSE | MARKS |
| 1 | Correct Response | 4 Marks |
| 2 | Incorrect Response | 1 Mark shall be deducted |
| 3 | Unattempted Question | Zero |
6. There shall be 25% negative marking for incorrect answers. No marks will be deducted for unattempted questions.
7. During the examination candidates are given an option to mark any question, whether attempted or not, for review which means that candidate has been given an option to go through these questions again before the examination time ends. Candidates may note that such questions which are marked for review shall be evaluated as per the marking scheme mentioned above.
8. Allocation of time for NEET-PG 2023 shall be as follows:
| Activities | Time |
| Allow Candidates to enter the examination centre and Commence Registration for the test | 07:00 AM |
| Entry closes at Examination Center | 08:30 AM |
| Grant access for Candidate Login | 08:45 AM |
| Candidates log in to read instructions | 08:50 AM |
| Exam Start Time | 09:00 AM |
| Exam End Time | 12:30 PM |
9. Overview of Computer-Based Test
For more details, check out the official notice on the link given below:
https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/neet-pg-2023-196684.pdf
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