NEET PG¶
Evidence status: 🟡 secondary (checked 2026-09-28). Every number below matches the NBEMS NEET-PG 2026 Information Bulletin and NBEMS notices (exam date, single shift, 180 questions, 720 marks, five timed sections, +4/−1 marking, cut-offs). The 2026 bulletin itself is linked from the NBEMS exam page but hosted on Google Drive, which is not an official domain, so this page cannot be marked
official. Always read the current notice before you apply or pay a fee.
NEET PG is the single entrance for MD, MS, PG diploma, post-MBBS DNB, direct 6-year DrNB and NBEMS diploma seats. It is taken by MBBS graduates (or provisional pass holders with NMC/state registration) who have completed, or will complete by the cut-off date, one year of internship.
At a glance¶
| Conducted by | National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) |
| Mode | Computer-based, single shift, 3 hours 30 minutes (09:00–12:30) |
| Total | 180 questions, 720 marks (2026 cycle; earlier cycles had 200 questions / 800 marks) |
| Eligibility | MBBS + one-year internship (2026 cut-off: 30 Sept 2026; see bulletin for the current cycle) |
| 2026 cycle | Exam 30 Aug 2026 (re-exam for two Jaipur centres 5 Sept 2026); result declared 24 Sept 2026 |
Official sources¶
- NBEMS NEET-PG exam page (overview, eligibility, scope, bulletin links): https://www.natboard.edu.in/viewnbeexam?exam=neetpg
- NEET-PG 2026 result notice, 24 Sept 2026 (exam dates, turnout, cut-offs out of 720): https://natboard.edu.in/viewNotice.php?NBE=RVN5QUxxUG1OY1lVdlZtK2V4emg0Zz09
- Tentative schedule notice, 22 Jan 2026 (computer-based platform, exam 30 Aug 2026, internship cut-off 30 Sept 2026): https://www.natboard.edu.in/viewNotice.php?NBE=Vmpnd2Y3amF1TXRacVd5ci9pQ3lHUT09
- Test-day advisory for NEET-PG 2026, 29 Aug 2026 (single shift 09:00–12:30, reporting times): https://natboard.edu.in/viewNotice.php?NBE=ZjIzUHJzZjZ5Y3UwTk1RN1ZvL0lTdz09
- Re-examination notice for Jaipur centres, 1 Sept 2026 (re-exam 5 Sept 2026, 03:00–06:30 PM): https://natboard.edu.in/viewNotice.php?NBE=dk9NamtNai9WZEQ3T1dhY2w4cmtiZz09
- NEET-PG 2025 information bulletin (prior cycle; shows the earlier 200-question scheme, not the current one): https://nbe.edu.in/IB/IB%20NEET-PG%202025.pdf
Exam pattern¶
Five separately timed sections (Groups A–E) of 36 questions each, 42 minutes per section. When a section's time ends, the next starts automatically and you cannot go back. Marking: +4 correct, −1 wrong, 0 unanswered. Qualifying cut-offs for 2026 (out of 720): General/EWS 262 (50th percentile), General-PwBD 244 (45th percentile), SC/ST/OBC 226 (40th percentile).
Syllabus¶
Subjects of the MBBS curriculum (pre-clinical, para-clinical and clinical), as per NMC/erstwhile MCI regulations, as notified by NBEMS. AIIMS New Delhi and other AIIMS, PGIMER Chandigarh, JIPMER Puducherry, NIMHANS Bengaluru and SCTIMST Trivandrum are not covered by NEET-PG admissions.
How to prepare (free, in order)¶
- Practise with timed sections of 36 questions in 42 minutes: you cannot return to earlier ones.
- Revise the full MBBS curriculum with weightage to clinical subjects, plus image-based questions.
- Use the NBEMS demo test on natboard.edu.in before exam day to learn the computer-based format.
Free resources¶
- Shared modules for this exam: MBBS subjects (pre-clinical, para-clinical, clinical)
- Every exam that shares these modules: overlap map