The National Exit Test (NeXT) proposed by the National Medical Commission is set to replace the Foreign Medical Graduates Examination (FMGE) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET PG).
As per a social media post, the National Medical Commission (NMC) is planning to conduct the National Exit Test (NeXT) for final year MBBS students from 2023, though no official announcement has been made in this regard so far.
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NeXT will be an online exam and the question paper will be based on the syllabus of undergraduate medical programmes. The NeXT question paper will consist of multiple choice questions-type questions.
The social media post read, “With regard to implementation of NeXT, Chairperson, NMC apprised that broad modalities of the NeXT exam had been worked out. The exam would be held in two steps – Step 1 and Step 2. The exam would be held in 2023.”
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NEET PG 2021 will be held on September 11 at designated centres across the country. Earlier the exam, scheduled for April 18, was postponed for at least four months. NEET PG is conducted for providing admissions to various MD (Doctor of Medicine)/ MS (Master of Surgery) and PG Diploma courses across the country. The National Board of Examinations (NBE) conducts the exam once a year in computer-based mode. The scores are also used for taking admissions into postgraduate MBBS DNB courses. Multiple Choice Questions
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 2 hours ago
It depends on your caste too if your sc/st then clinical branch, if not then you can get non clinical branches in government and private colleges as well.
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No, but if your caste is SC or ST their may be chances of getting.
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It's available on the site.
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Beginner-Level 3
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You need to clear FMGE exam to continue with PG in India, NEET PG is for locals, FMGE is for other students.
FMGE entrance exam is conducted every 6 months.
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Beginner-Level 1
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State agencies conduct counselling for 50% quota seats. Rest 50% seats are allotted through All India Quotsa which is conducted by Medical counselling Committee (MCC). Candidates do have to fill application form to become part of state counselling process.
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Candidates have to pay both non refundable and refundable fees during registration for NEET PG counselling. Refundable fees are security deposit. Check the various kinds of fees submitted for NEET PG counselling in the table given below:
Payment scheme for different categories | Non Refundable (Fees in INR) | Refundable (Security Deposit in INR) | ||
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| Unreserved | Reserved | Unreserved | Reserved |
AIQ | 1000 | 500 | 25000 | 10000 |
Deemed Universities | 5000 | 5000 | 2,00,000 | 2,00,000 |
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For every counselling round, reporting deadline is provided in the counselling schedule. Candidates can submit fees and report till the given deadline. Though candidates can report till last day, but they are advised to report before the deadline due to different schedule of holiday/working hours in
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Beginner-Level 2
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Candidates do have to generate password while making registration for NEET PG counselling. The password can be reset again by candidate. It must be noted the password must be saved till admission process gets over and must not be shared to anyone. Password generation is an important step for online
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Candidates need to enter all those details which were submitted while submitting NEET PG application form. Some information can be filled from admit card issued before exam. This is the reason candidates are advised to save copy of application form and admit card. Both these documents are needed at
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Which branch will I get for PG courses with a rank of 61000?