FORDA calls for postponement of NEET PG 2023 internship completion deadline

FORDA has said that the last date of internship completion for NEET PG 2023, which is mentioned as March 31, 2023, needs to be postponed.

The Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association (FORDA) raised the concern that the internship completion deadline for NEET PG 2023 makes the majority of interns ineligible.

FORDA INDIA tweet reads, "NEETPG bulletin drops bombshell: internship completion date set for March,31 ‘23. >50% of interns ineligible, their career at stake. States altogether are’nt eligible. Will lead to demands of postponement and last minute chaos. Urgent resolution needed."

As per the bulletin released on January 7, the deadline for internship completion for the entrance exam is March 31, 2023. FORDA said the decision has rendered a majority of current interns' across the country ineligible.

"This is especially devastating for interns in states such as Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and many others, who have been altogether disqualified under this new rule as most of the states currently have interns who will attain their completion after the aforementioned date," reads FORDA INDIA's letter to Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.

“This unexpected implementation has the potential to engender a plethora of mental agony and unrest amongst the students, who are already discomposed and frazzled by the already significant delays and challenges afflicting medical education in India,” added the letter.

NEET PG 2023 exam will be held on March 5, 2023. NBE has started the registration process for the medical entrance exam on January 7, 3 pm onwards. The last date to submit the application is January 27, 2023. NEET PG 2023 is being conducted for admission into 19,953 MD seats, 10,821 MS seats, and 1,979 PG Diploma seats offered by various medical colleges in India.

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