NBE Invites Applications For NEET SS 2023, know how to register, details on eligibility criteria, fee, exam scheme here

Delhi: The National Board of Examinations (NBE) has invited applications for the NEET SS 2023 from eligible candidates seeking admissions to DM, MCh and DNB SS courses this academic year.

The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) shall conduct the NEET-SS 2023 on 9th and 10th September 2023 at various examination centers across the country. The different groups shall be examined on 9th and 10th September 2023.

The concerned candidates are advised to note the following details for application process, eligibility criteria, fee, scheme of examination and its centres for admission to various DM, MCh and DNB SS courses being offered at medical institutions across the country.

Application form for NEET-SS 2023 can be submitted only online at https://natboard.edu.in from 27th July 2023 (3PM onwards) to 16th August 2023 (till 11:55 PM). Candidates are advised to read the belowmentioned details carefully as pe the released information bulletin before filling up the form to avoid rejection of applications.

Important Dates:

Eligibility Criteria

The applicant must meet/fulfil the following criteria:

Candidates who are in possession of recognized post graduate medical Degree/Provisional Pass Certificate (MD/MS/DNB) or an equivalent recognized qualification or likely to be in possession of the same by 30th September 2023 in accordance with eligible feeder specialty qualifications for super specialty courses as mentioned in Annexure B of this Information Bulletin can apply for NEET-SS 2023.

Candidates found to be ineligible at any stage of NEET-SS 2023 will not be permitted to appear in the examination. In an unlikely event of any ineligible candidate appearing and/or being successful in NEET-SS 2023, the result/ candidature of such candidate shall be cancelled and/or is deemed to be cancelled as and when the ineligibility is detected.

The cutoff date for qualifying MD/MS/DNB Broad Specialty/ eligible feeder qualification towards determination of eligibility for appearing in NEET-SS 2023 shall be 30th September 2023.

Requests for appearing in NEET-SS 2023 from candidates who are qualifying and/or getting the results of their MD/MS/DNB qualifications/eligible feeder qualifications after 30th September 2023 shall be summarily rejected.

Registration with NMC/State Medical Council is mandatory and its documentary proof should be furnished at the test Centre on the examination day.

Foreign Nationals: Foreign Nationals including Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders can appear in NEET-SS 2023 without registration with the National Medical Commission (NMC). The NMC may, on payment of the prescribed fee for registration, grant temporary registration for the duration of the Post Doctoral course limited to the medical college / institution to which he/she is admitted for the time being exclusively for pursuing postdoctoral 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/her own country where from he has obtained his PG Medical qualification, and is duly recognised by the corresponding Medical Council or concerned authority.

Note: In compliance of the Hon'ble Supreme court order dated 03.02.2023 in W.P. No. 891 of 2021, OCI will be entitled to the rights and privileges which had been conferred on them earlier to the notification dt 04/03/2021.

Candidates already pursuing or have joined a Doctoral Course (DM/MCh/DrNB) through NEET-SS are not eligible for admission to DrNB Superspecialty courses through NEET-SS 2023 for the entire duration prescribed for the course already joined by them earlier. This shall be irrespective of their resignation or discontinuation from the said course due to any reason.

Eligibility of candidates issued admit card for the examination shall be purely provisional. Appearing in NEET-SS 2023 does not confer any automatic rights upon the candidate for admission to DM/MCh/DrNB Super Specialty courses.

Candidates may note that the role of NBEMS is limited to the conduct of NEET-SS, declaration of the result and handing over the result to the designated counseling authority. NBEMS has no role in counseling and allotment of Superspecialty seats. Verification of documents and eligibility determination of the candidates shall be undertaken at the time of counseling/admission process by concerned authority.

Scheme of NEET SS Examination

NEET-SS 2023 shall be conducted as a computer based examination. The different groups shall be examined in the morning or afternoon shifts on 9th September 2023 and 10th September 2023 as per details given below.

The list of Super specialty courses for which NEET-SS 2023 shall be conducted can be seen at Annexure C along with prior entry qualifications i.e. feeder broad/super specialty qualifications eligible for a particular super specialty course.

The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Govt of India and the National Medical Commission (NMC) have approved the following scheme of NEET-SS 2023:

Group based exam: The examination will be group based examination and the examination paper will consist of questions from only broad specialty primary feeder and each candidate can opt for any of the super specialty as per feeder subject, unlike previous pattern of examination, where each candidate could have opted for only two super specialties and the examination paper consisted of 60% questions from super specialty and 40% questions from feeder broad specialty.

All DM/MCh/DrNB Courses offered for admission through NEET-SS 2023 are grouped into 13 different groups as detailed under for the purpose of administering the question paper. There shall be a common question paper for admission to all the superspecialty courses covered in a particular group. Accordingly, there shall be 13 different question papers.

Candidates from all eligible feeder specialty subjects shall be required to appear in the question paper of respective group, if they are willing to opt for a superspecialty seat in any of the super specialty courses covered in that group. A candidate can opt for appearing in the question papers of as many groups for which his/her PG specialty qualification is an eligible feeder qualification.

Primary Feeder Specialties: Each group shall have a primary feeder broad specialty subject as listed below in Table 1. The questions in the paper for any group will cover the General/ Basic component and all sub-specialty/systems/components of respective primary feeder broad specialty subject.

Question Paper: Total number of questions in a question paper shall be 150 to be attempted in 2 ½ hours duration (150 minutes). The question paper will consist of questions from the General/Basic component of the primary feeder broad specialty subject and from all sub-specialty/systems/component of that primary feeder broad specialty subject. All the 150 questions would be from the Curriculum of the Post Graduate Exit level of the primary feeder broad specialty subject.

Multiple Eligible Broad Specialty Feeder: Wherever more than one broad specialties are eligible feeder for admission to a super specialty subject, candidates of all such eligible feeder specialties shall be required to appear in the question paper of respective group. For eg.

a) The eligible feeder broad specialties for DM/DrNB Endocrinology are General Medicine and Paediatrics. Since admissions to DM/DrNB Endocrinology is covered in Medical group, therefore, Paediatrics candidates shall also have to appear in the question paper of Medical Group along with the candidates of General Medicine.

b) Similarly, General Surgery and ENT both are feeder specialties for MCh Head & Neck Surgery which is covered in ENT group. Therefore, both General Surgery & ENT candidates will have to appear in the Question Paper for ENT Group to apply for admission to MCh Head & Neck Surgery.

c) General Medicine, Paediatrics, Respiratory Medicine, Anaesthesia and Emergency Medicine are all eligible feeder specialties for DM/DrNB Critical Care Medicine which is covered in Medical Group. Therefore, candidates of all these subjects will have to appear in the Question Paper for Medical Group to apply for admission to Critical Care Medicine.

d) By appearing in the question paper of a group and on qualifying the examination, a candidate shall be eligible to exercise his/her choices in the counseling only for those superspecialty subjects covered in said group for which his/ her broad specialty is an eligible feeder. For e.g Emergency Medicine candidates shall be able to exercise their choice only for DM/DrNB Critical Care Medicine and DM/DrNB Medical Genetics seats in the counseling by appearing in the question paper of Medical group.

Marking Scheme: There shall be 25% negative marking for incorrect answers. No marks will be deducted for unattempted questions. Allocation of marks for each MCQ shall be as follows:

Examination Fee

*Excluding charges as may be applicable by various payment gateways. GST has been EXEMPTED as per Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Govt of India circular no 151/07/2021-GST dated 17.06.2021

Candidate shall be required to pay the examination fee as mentioned above for each group in which he/she chooses to appear. For eg. A candidate with MD Paediatrics qualification who chooses to appear in question papers for both Medical and Paediatric Groups shall be required to pay Rs. 4250 + 4250 = 8500/- towards examination fee. Please refer chapter on details of scheme of examination

Applications forms once submitted cannot be withdrawn. Fee shall neither be carried forward to a future date nor refunded under any circumstances. Application once submitted cannot be withdrawn. Any claim for refund, adjustment or carrying forward of Application fee will not be entertained.

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.

Examination fees in respect of candidates who are absent or have been declared ineligible due to any reason will be forfeited. Candidates are advised to read the information bulletin for NEETSS 2023 carefully and pay examination fee only if they fulfil eligibility criteria prescibed in the bulletin.

Example Scenarios:

Admit Card & Test Day Procedures

Admit Card: Admit cards shall be made live on National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences website www.https:// natboard.edu.in on 4th September 2023. Admit cards will not be issued to candidates found ineligible.

Candidates will be informed through SMS/Email alerts and website notice regarding availability of the admit card on National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences website. Admit card will not be sent to the candidates by Post/Email.

Candidates are required to download their admit card from the NBEMS website and affix firmly their latest passport size photograph in the space provided on the admit card. The photograph must meet following specifications:

• Size of photograph : Minimum 35x45 mm (and not larger than the box printed on 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 plain white background

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

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

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

• The photograph must not have kinks, scratches and stains

TEST DAY PROCEDURES: National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences shall be conducting the Computer Based Test (CBT) in safe and secure environment. National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences reserves its rights to review the test day processes of conduct of CBT in wake of changing scenario of COVID-19 pandemic.

Staggered Entry of Candidates as per Time Slots given in the

Admit Cards: Candidates are required to report at the ‘Reporting Counter’ of test venue at as per time indicated in their admit cards.

To avoid crowding at the test venue entry, there will be staggered time slots for candidates to report. Candidates will be required to report at the exam venue as per the time slot informed via SMS on their registered mobile number one day prior to exam date. The reporting counter will close 30 minutes prior to the test start time. This will allow time for security checks, identity verification and checking in for examination.

Candidates reporting late or beyond the prescribed time shall not be allowed to appear in the exam under any circumstances. NBEMS shall not be responsible for any delayed arrival of the candidate in reaching the centre due to any reason.

Test Centre Location: Exact address and location of the test centres shall be indicated in the admit card. Candidates are advised to familiarise themselves with the test centre locations at least one day prior to the examination day and ensure that they report for the exam as per scheduled time only.

Please note that only the candidates who have been issued admit card will be allowed entry inside the examination centre premises subject to fulfilment of documentary requirements.

Friends or relatives accompanying the candidates will not be allowed entry in the examination centre premises under any circumstances and will not be allowed to contact the candidate while the examination process is ongoing.

Barcode/QR Code Reader at Entry Points: The candidate will flash the admit card and ID proof for verification to the exam functionary standing across the table with barcode/QR code reader. Candidate shall be informed about the assigned lab number. At no time will the exam functionary touch any document of the candidate.

Identity checks will be made upon arrival at the test centre to ensure that there are no unauthorized candidates appearing for the exam.

Candidates MUST bring to the test centre the following documents:

Printed copy of Barcoded/QR Coded Admit card with his/her photograph pasted on it.

Photocopy of Permanent SMC/MCI/NMC registration, to be retained by the test centre &

Any one of the below mentioned Govt issued photo IDs**(must be original and valid/non-expired):

✤ PAN Card

✤ Driving License

✤ Voter ID

✤ Passport

✤ Aadhaar Card (with Photograph)

In case, any candidate reports to the test center with e-Aadhaar Card with Aadhaar number printed on it as proof of identity, the eAadhaar Card should be a good quality colour print out with clearly visible photograph. The photograph should not have kinks, scratches and stains, and should definitely match with the candidate presenting the e-Aadhaar Card. Decision of NBEMS in this regard shall be final”.

** The name on the photo identification must match with the name as shown on the Admit Card. If name has changed due to marriage etc, candidate must show the relevant document to substantiate claim for change in name (Marriage Certificate/Divorcee Decree/ Legal Name Change Document/ Gazette notification for name change).

Candidates without valid ID proof shall not be allowed to enter the examination premises.

Unfair means case shall be registered against the candidates producing false/forged documents/ID Proofs.

SECURITY AT THE TEST CENTRE: Candidates will not be allowed to take the following items beyond security check point under any circumstances:

• Any stationery item like textual material (printed or written), notes, Plastic Pouch, Calculator, Pen, Writing Pad, Pen Drives, Eraser, etc..

• Any electronic device like Mobile Phone, Bluetooth, Earphones, Microphone, Pager, wrist watch/Health Band, Calculator, Electronic Pen/ Scanner etc.

• All ornaments like bracelets, Ring, Earrings, Nose-pin, Chain/Necklace, Pendants, Necklace with pendants, Badge, Brooch etc.

• Other items like Wallet, Goggles, Handbags, Belt, Cap, WaterBottle etc.

• Any eatable item opened or packed, soft drinks, water bottle etc.

• Any other item which could be used for unfair means, for hidingcommunication devices like wireless/Bluetooth device, spy camera etc

Candidates will be permitted to carry certain items brought by them to the examination lab:

• Exam related documents (Admit card, ID Card etc) Please read the admit card carefully for items permitted to carry inside the examination centres.

No arrangement will be made at the centres for keeping any articles/items belonging to the candidates. In case any candidate is found in possession of any of the barred items inside the centre beyond the security check point, it will be considered as use of unfair means and action will be taken against the candidate in accordance with the relevant provisions. To avoid any hardship candidates are advised not to bring prohibited items along with them at the test Centre.

Frisking (HHMD) will be done.

Finger Biometrics of candidates shall be captured at the time of registration for the test at test venue. In addition, Photograph of the candidates shall also be captured at the time of registration for the test and at each bio-break. It is essential to upload a recent photograph in the application as per image upload guidelines prescribed so as to avoid any possible mismatch when Face ID of the candidate is verified against exam day images. Candidates are requested to cooperate with this essential activity to avoid any cases of impersonation. This is a security feature which will ensure that only genuine candidate appear for the exam. Any candidate not adhering to the aforementioned security measures will not be allowed to take the test. Manual Attendance with signature shall also be done.

After verification of ID and capture of Face ID, candidates will be escorted to the designated computer terminal at the test centre ensuring social distancing and a Invigilator will assist the candidate for check-in process of the test.

Candidates are required to keep their admit card and photo identification with them at all times during the conduct of examination.

Candidates are required to listen to the invigilator’s instructions to begin the exam. Each workstation will be blocked from three sides – front, left and right. Candidates are advised not to look around at other candidates as there will be surveillance cameras also that will record video.

Any suspicious or disruptive behaviour on part of the candidate may lead to cancellation of candidature. For any issues during the exam, candidate may raise his or her hand to notify Invigilator.

Staggered exit of candidates from test centres: Upon completion of the examination, candidates will be directed to leave the test venue in a staggered manner which will be communicated by the respective centre in-charges in order to avoid crowding at the test venue exit. The exit process is likely to be completed over a period of 1 to 1:30 hrs. Hence all candidates are urged to exercise patience.

In case of any technical disruption during the test, rest assured that a registered candidate will get complete allocated examination time.

Centres for NEET SS Examination

The tentative list of cities where NEET-SS 2023 shall be conducted is as follows:

The exact venue will be informed to the candidates through admit cards. The Candidates shall make their own arrangement for travel/boarding etc.

At the time of online submission of application form, the applicant candidate will be required to choose the city in which he/she wants to take the test. The choice of city will depend on availability of the test centres in a particular city and the allotment shall be done on first come first serve basis.

During submission of online application form, candidate will be able to see only those cities where testing seats remain available. While the city will be chosen by the candidate himself / herself at the time of online submission of application form, allotment of test centre/venue in the chosen city shall be done by NBEMS.

In case testing seat is not available in the State/UT in which the candidate prefers to appear in NEET-SS 2023, he/she is strongly advised to choose the option OTHERS from the list of States/UTs at the time of selection of the State/UT during online submission of application form. NBEMS will make all efforts to ensure that the candidate is allotted a testing centre in a state nearest to the State of correspondence address of the candidate.

In case testing seat is not available in the State/UT in which the candidate prefers to appear in NEET-SS 2023, and the candidate choses some other available city instead of choosing the option “OTHERS”, the choice of city will not be changed at later stage and the candidate will be required to take the test in the city chosen by him/her.

The list of test cities is purely tentative. In an extraordinary situation where the particular city chosen by the candidates could not be considered for conduct of examination due to security audit issues at test centres or other logistic issues/unforeseen reasons, candidates who would have opted for such test cities shall be accommodated at test centres in nearby cities available. Such change of test cities, if any, shall be intimated through email in advance to concerned candidates. NBEMS reserves its right to allocate test centre anywhere in the country irrespective of the test city chosen by the candidate to maintain the sanctity of examination.

Candidates will be informed regarding their test venue through the admit card only, as and when admit cards are made live.

Requests for change of testing centre / city shall not be entertained. Candidates are advised not to canvass for the same.

Instructions to Fill Online NEETSS 2023 Application Form

New User Registration: All candidates desirous of applying for NEET-SS 2023 shall be required to create an online profile of themselves to generate a UserID and Password.

Applicant Login: This User ID and Password so created will allow the candidate to login as an applicant for NEET-SS 2023 and register an online application. The “Go To Application” link will allow the applicant to continue with the application submission immediately after user creation.

If the Login password is lost, it can be retrieved by clicking “Forgot Your Password”.

Name of Candidate: Please mention your full name as in Post Graduate Medical Qualification Certificate. Name as entered by the candidate while creating his/her User ID shall be reflected in a non-editable format in his/her examination application form. No change in the name shall be permissible under any circumstances after submission of an application. The candidate shall be required to produce his/her Govt issued ID proof bearing same name at the test centre on the test day to seek entry. It is strongly advised not to submit an application with an error in the candidate’s name as it shall not be allowed to be edited after application submission. If the user has entered his/her name wrongly while registering the user, please create another user with correct name.

Father’s and Mother’s Name: Please mention the full name of your Father and Mother carefully while registering the user.

New User Registration: All candidates desirous of applying for NEET-SS 2023 shall be required to create an online profile of themselves to generate a UserID and Password.

Applicant Login: This User ID and Password so created will allow the candidate to login as an applicant for NEET-SS 2023 and register an online application. The “Go To Application” link will allow the applicant to continue with the application submission immediately after user creation.

If the Login password is lost, it can be retrieved by clicking “Forgot Your Password”.

Name of Candidate: Please mention your full name as in Post Graduate Medical Qualification Certificate. Name as entered by the candidate while creating his/her User ID shall be reflected in a non-editable format in his/her examination application form. No change in the name shall be permissible under any circumstances after submission of an application. The candidate shall be required to produce his/her Govt issued ID proof bearing same name at the test centre on the test day to seek entry. It is strongly advised not to submit an application with an error in the candidate’s name as it shall not be allowed to be edited after application submission. If the user has entered his/her name wrongly while registering the user, please create another user with correct name.

Father’s and Mother’s Name: Please mention the full name of your Father and Mother carefully while registering the user.

Gender and Date of Birth: Indicate your gender and Day, Month & Year of your birth. Please enter the correct date of birth carefully while registering the user..

Nationality: Please enter country of your citizenship. An Indian Citizen should indicate, if he/she is an NRI.

Email ID: Email ID chosen by the applicant candidate shall be verified through a system generated OTP for user creation. Same email ID can not be used for registration of any other user concurrently. Please note that all email correspondence with the applicant candidate shall be done at this email ID only. Email chosen by the applicant candidate shall be the primary means to communicate with the candidate for examination purposes. Information related to examinations shall be sent at this email ID. Candidates shall also be able to communicate with National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences through this registered email only. Correspondence received from any other email ID of the candidate shall not be entertained. Therefore, candidates are advised to choose the email ID carefully.

Mobile No: Please provide the desired mobile number for receiving Examinations related communications sent through SMS. Mobile number chosen by the applicant candidate shall NOT be the primary means to communicate with the candidate for examination purposes.

The UserID/Application ID and password so generated shall be sent to the registered email ID of the candidate for future records.

he index page of NEET-SS 2023 at National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences website https://natboard.edu.in provides a quick link, “Applicant Login”. The online application form for NEET-SS 2023 can be accessed through this quick link after successful login.

The candidate can login using his/her User ID and Password.

The application submission process can be completed either in a single sitting or in multiple sittings, as per the candidate's choice, during the application submission window. However, once an application is successfully completed & submitted, it shall be available for editing certain field only during the “edit window”.

Candidates are advised not to complete their application registration process in a haste so as to avoid any errors in providing information.

The candidate shall be required to provide information as asked under various heads. It is strongly recommended to keep the required information handy before start filing the application. Some of the salient heads in the application form are as under:

Selection of Question Paper Groups: A candidate will be able to choose amongst the available choices of Question Paper Groups for which his/her broad specialty qualification is an eligible feeder. Accordingly, the candidates will be able to choose one or morethan one group to appear in. The Examination fee shall be charged accordingly.

Upload of Prescribed Documents & Images (Photograph,Scanned Signatures and Thumb Impression): Please refer Image Upload Instructions available at NBEMS website https://natboard.edu.in and at the end of this information bulletin for details of specifications for uploading photograph, signatures and thumb impression. Images which are not as per prescribed specification shall not be considered and may lead to rejection ofthe application.

The test city can be selected from available choices on first comefirst serve basis.

After selection of test city, the candidate shall be required to paythe prescribed examination fee online. The fee can not be paid through any mode other than the payment gateway available in online application form.

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.

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.

Candidates shall be prompted to preview the entire application before submission in order to make any corrections, if so required. They shall be required to submit the application after agreeing to the “declaration”. This shall complete the entire process of application submission.

Acknowledgement of Application Submission:An acknowledgement email shall be sent to the registered email ID confirming submission of an application by the candidate.

Edit Window: Candidates who have successfully submitted their application with successful payment during Application Submission window shall only be allowed to edit their applications during 19th August 2023 to 21st August 2023.No new application can be registered during edit window.No payment can be made in the edit window.

All editable fields in the application form shall be open for the candidate to make any corrections, if so required. Details of field which can not be edited are mentioned below.

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

• Name of the Candidate

• Mobile Number

• Email ID

• Nationality

• Test City

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

NBEMS disclaims any liability that may arise due to incorrect information provided by the candidate during online application form submission.

NBEMS does not edit/modify/alter any information entered by the candidates at the time of online submission of application form under any circumstances.

Subsequent to closure of edit window, deficiency related to images uploaded in the application form shall be communicated to concerned candidates. Deficiency related to images uploaded (photograph, Signatures, Thumb Impression) can be corrected during the final edit window i.e. 26th August 2023 to 28th August 2023.

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. In such cases, the entire fees will be forfeited.

The details of candidates w.r.t. Name, mobile Number, Email ID, Nationality etc will be populated in the Registration Form of Counseling to be conducted by MCC of DGHS. Hence, candidates are advised not to change their details till the completion of counseling to avoid problem in Registration for counseling.

The following sequence shall be observed while filing the online application form:

• Fill the user registration form to generate User ID/Application ID and Password.

• User ID and Password will be sent through SMS and Email.

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

• Choose your Test City and pay Examination Fee

• Agree to the declaration and Submit Application

• Take a print out of the filled Application form with Transaction ID printed on it for records

Result & Counseling

QUALIFYING CRITERIA:

Candidates placed at the 50th percentile or above shall be declared as qualified in NEET-SS in their respective specialty.

DATE OF DECLARATION OF RESULT:

The result for NEET-SS 2023 will be declared by 30th September 2023.The result shall be available at NBEMS website: https://natboard.edu.in

The score card shall be available for download to the candidates through applicant login using NBEMS ID and Password.

Before declaration of the result, any question asked in the NEET-SS Examination can be challenged for technical errors, if any, with supportive medical literature, in not more than 2 calendar daysafter conduct of examination (i.e till 12th September 2023). No claims made beyond 2 days of conduct of examination shall be entertained under any circumstances. No claims pertaining to the difficulty level of a question shall be entertained. Such challengecan only be raised by bonafide candidates who had appeared intheexaminationthroughtheirregisteredemailIDat Communication Web Portal of NBEMS.

There will be NO re-evaluation or rechecking or re-totaling. Requests for re-evaluation/re-totaling shall not be entertained.

VALIDITY OF NEET- SS 2023 RESULT

The validity of the result of NEET-SS 2023 shall be only for the current admission session i.e. 2023-24 admission session for DM/M.Ch and DrNB Super Specialty courses and cannot be carried

forward for the next session of admissions for DM/MCh and DrNB Super Specialty courses.

Kindly note that the timelines of admissions for DM/M.Ch courses is governed by Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000 issued by the National Medical Commission with prior approval of Central Government and the Judgments of Hon'ble Supreme Court of India issued time to time.

TIE BREAKER CRITERIA: In the event of candidates obtaining the same score for a particular super specialty group, the following tie-breaking criteria will be applied to determine inter-se merit in descending order till a unique inter-se merit is determined for all such candidates:

A. Candidate having greater number of correct responses in the question paper will be placed at a better merit position.

B. Candidate having lesser number of negative responses in the question paper will be placed at a better merit position.

C. Older candidate will be placed at a better merit position.

D. Candidate securing higher aggregate marks (in percentage) in all MBBS Professional Examinations will be placed at a better merit position

PUBLICATION OF MERIT LIST:

NBEMS shall declare Group wise merit list i.e. there will be a separate merit list for each Question Paper Group. There shall notbe any equating/scaling and normalization. The merit shall be generated strictly on the basis of marks obtained by the candidate and application of the prescribed tie breaking criteria.

Candidates securing 50thpercentile or more in each question paper group specific merit list shall be declared as qualified

COUNSELING:

There shall be a common counseling for all Superspecialty seats (DM, MCh and DrNB Super specialty) of NEET-SS 2023 at National Level to be conducted by the Medical Counseling Committee (MCC) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Government of India. A notification regarding the common counseling is placed at Annexure-"D". NBEMS shall not entertain queries pertaining to counseling and allotment of seats.

Candidates who are declared qualified in the Question Paper of particular group(s) and registering for participation in the common counseling shall be allowed to exercise as many choices of superspecialty courses covered in said group(s) for which their broad specialty qualification is an eligible feeder. Superspecialty seats shall be allocated strictly in accordance with the Question Paper Group specific merit position. For Eg. A General Medicine candidate who is declared qualified in the question paper of Medical Group will be able to choose from all available seats in the superspecialty subjects covered in the Medical Group.

For Schedule and scheme of counselling, applicable norms for reservation etc, please visit Medical Counseling Committee (MCC) website www.mcc.nic.inThe Email ID of the Medical Counseling Committee for addressing queries relating to counseling in Superspecialty is mccsuperspeciality@gmail.com

Candidates are advised to retain the mobile number and email ID used for the registration of NEET-SS 2023 application formtill the completion of counseling process as the same email ID and mobile number shall be used by Medical Counseling Committee (MCC) for the purpose of counseling also.

SEAT MATRIX: Candidates may visit the website of the National Medical Commission www.nmc.org.in for tentative details of DM/ MCh seats offered and website of National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences website https://natboard.edu.in for tentative details of DrNB seats accredited in various super specialty courses. However, the final matrix of seats going to be offered in the counseling for 2023 admission session shall be available on the website of Medical Counseling Committee (MCC) only. The schedule & details of counseling process shall also be notified at MCC website only.

Admissions to DrNB Super SpecialtyCoursesof NBEMS

Admissions to DrNB Superspecialty Courses (except Direct 6 Year Courses) for 2023 admission session shall be done through NEET- SS 2023. There shall be a common counseling for all Superspecialty seats (DM, MCh and DrNB Super specialty) of NEET-SS 2023 at National Level to be conducted by the Medical Counseling Committee (MCC) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Government of India.

NBEMS is offering following DrNB Super Specialty Courses for 2023-24 admission session:

* Subject to availability of NBEMS accredited seats in the specialty

Prior entry qualification for DrNB Super Specialty Courses will be the same as for corresponding DM/MCh Courses and any changein feeder entry qualification for any DM/MCh Course(s) will be automatically applicable for the corresponding DrNB Super Specialty Course(s).

Candidates desirous of a seat in the above-mentioned DrNB Super Specialty Courses in 2023-24 Admission session will be required to register themselves for NEET-SS 2023 examination and appear in the common counseling conducted by Medical Counseling Committee DGHS, MoHFW, GoI.

Candidates may visit website of the Medical Counseling Committee www.mcc.nic.in for final seat matrix of DrNB seats available in various super specialty courses for 2023-24 admission session.

For any query, please contact NBEMS Candidate Care Support at +91-7996165333 or write at its helpdesk portal available under applicant login page.

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