Govt Postpones NEET PG Exam By 6-8 Weeks

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has decided to postpone NEET PG 2022 by at least six to eight weeks since it clashes with the NEET PG 2021 counselling. It told the National Board of Examinations (NBE) about its decision and act accordingly.

Dr B Srinivas, Assistant Director General (Medical Education) and Member Secretary of the Medical Counselling Committee, in a communication sent to Dr M Bajpai, executive director of NBE, said that a lot of representations were being received from medical doctors requesting to postpone the NEET-PG 2022 examination as it was clashing with the NEET PG 2021 counselling. Moreover, many of the interns would not be able to participate in the PG counselling 2022 in May-June, Dr Srinivas said, NDTV reported.

Notably, on January 25, six MBBS graduates had filed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking postponement of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) scheduled on March 12 for admissions in postgraduate medical courses, claiming that many MBBS graduates would not be able to take up the examination due to non-completion of the mandatory internship period.