NEET MDS 2022: Centre postpones exam by 4-6 weeks

Centre has postponed NEET MDS 2022 exam by 4-6 weeks following students's demand. The exam was scheduled to be held on March 6. The cutoff date for internship has also been extended.

NEET MDS 2022 exam has been postponed by 4-6 week. The exam was scheduled to be held on March 6. NBE will release the revised date soon on its official website. The Centre has also decided to extend the internship cutoff date to July 31. The existing cutoff date to appear for NEET MDS 2022 exam was March 31.

The decision to postpone the exam date has been taken following students’ demand. They were urging the government to defer the exam date alike NEET PG 2022. As NEET MDS 2021 session was started in November last year due to COVID-19, it will be difficult to adjust fresh batch if exam is held as per the original schedule, students believed. NBE had also postponed NEET PG 2022 exam by 6-8 week. The exam is now scheduled to be held on May 21.

NEET MDS or National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Masters of Dental Surgery is an entrance exam conducted for providing admissions to all the postgraduate dental courses. Candidates have to qualify the exam to get admission to PG course in Dentistry. The exam is held anually in online mode. The application process has already been completed as per the original schedule. Registration for NEET MDS 2022 had started on January 4 and the last date to submit application form was January 24.