List of Medical Entrance Exams in India for 2025

With the intent to simplify admission to medical courses in India, many changes have been made in the past few years. This article on ‘Medical entrance exams in India’ aims to update medical aspirants with these changes and help them understand which entrance exam to take.

List of Medical Entrance Exams in India

Medicine and allied sciences have gained popularity over the past few years. The medical entrance exams in India have more and more takers every year. With the implementation of NEET as the sole entrance exam for undergraduate medical courses, other MBBS entrance exams have been scrapped. On the other hand, the number of postgraduate entrance exams for medicine is higher. To help medical aspirants make informed decisions, we have compiled all the medical exams in India at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

A list of the top medical entrance exams in India for the current year has been given below. Candidates who want to know more about the respective examination can find more about it in the section below this list.

List of Medical Entrance Exams in India

The following table brings the list of Medical entrance exams of India along with the courses offered and the conducting body.

List of Medical Entrance Exams After 12th

Let us take a look at the details of the top medical entrance exams after Class 12 in India, including the important dates. The list also includes some of the top postgraduate medical entrance exams in India. 

NEET UG

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test or NEET is conducted by NTA for admission to various undergraduate medical courses in India, such as MBBS, BDS, BSc Nursing, etc. Over 20 lakh candidates appear for the exam every year across India and abroad. Since 2021, NEET scores are also used for BSc Nursing admission.  Aspirants can check the table below to know the NEET exam dates.

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NEET is a paper-and-pencil-based or offline test conducted for 180 minutes or three hours. The exam consists of three subjects, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Each subject carries 45 questions of four marks, and one mark is removed for each wrong answer. The total marks of NEET is 720. The exam is conducted in 13 languages - English, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Urdu.

Important dates for NEET 2025

The table below brings the tentative dates for NEET 2025. 

NEET PG

National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Post-Graduation is conducted by NBE for admission to MD, MS, PG Diploma, DNB and post-MBBS courses in India. It is one of the most popular entrance exams after completing MBBS. NEET PG scores are widely accepted for admission to these courses. The exam is conducted in computer-based mode for 3.5 hours. There are 200 multiple-choice questions (MCQs). Each correct answer will fetch four marks whereas for each wrong answer, one mark will be removed. The question paper is divided into three sections with a varying number of questions. The medium of questions is English.

Important dates for NEET PG 2025

The exam was conducted on August 3, 2025. The following table brings the tentative dates for NEET PG 2025.

NEET MDS

National Eligibility cum Entrance Examination for MDS courses, or NEET MDS, is another examination conducted by NBE. NEET MDS is conducted once every year for admissions to postgraduate dental courses in India. It is another top medical exam after the MBBS degree. NEET MDS is a computer-based test of three hours duration carrying 240 MCQs. Each question carries four marks, and there is a negative marking of one mark for each wrong answer.

Important dates for NEET MDS 2025

Aspirants can check NEET MDS exam dates in the table below.

INI CET

INI CET is conducted by AIIMS, Delhi for admission to its postgraduate courses. Apart from MD and MS courses, the exam scores are also used for admission to the six-year DM and MCh courses offered at AIIMS, JIPMER, PGIMER and NIMHANS. Admission to the MDS courses in this institute is also through the same entrance test. It is conducted twice a year, in November and May. After NEET PG and NEET MDS, INI CET is one of the top medical entrance exams in India for the postgraduate level.

Important dates for INI CET 2026 (January session)

Aspirants can check the table below to know the INI CET dates.

FMGE

Foreign Medical Graduate Examination, popularly known as FMGE, is conducted by NBE. FMGE is a licensing examination conducted for those who wish to practice medicine in India, but have completed their primary medical qualification from outside India. FMGE is conducted twice a year. One must note that clearing this examination will not lead to admission but to a practising license. 

The mode of this exam is online. FMGE is conducted for 300 minutes. The total number of questions for the exam is 300, each carrying one mark. There is no negative marking scheme in the exam. The exam will be conducted in two phases of 2.5 hours duration each. 

Important dates for FMGE 2025

Aspirants can check the table below to know the FMGE dates for the December session.

AIAPGET

All India AYUSH Postgraduate Entrance Test, or AIAPGET, is conducted by NTA annually. AIAPGET is an entrance test conducted for admissions to postgraduate AYUSH courses in India. Qualifying for the AIAPGET exam will give the candidates admission to MS, MD or PG diploma courses in either of the following AYUSH disciplines: Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy. It is another top medical entrance exam in India for candidates willing to pursue a medical career in Ayurveda or alternative medicine. 

AIAPGET is conducted for two hours in a computer-based mode. The question paper will comprise 120 multiple-choice questions carrying a total of 480 marks. The exam will be conducted in two shifts. Each question carries four marks, and there is one mark of negative marking for each wrong answer. 

Important dates for AIAPGET 2025 

Aspirants can check the table below to know the AIAPGET dates for 2025

DNB PDCET

Diplomate of National Board Post Diploma Centralized Entrance Test, abbreviated as DNB PDCET, is a ranking examination conducted by NBE. As the name suggests, DNB PDCET is conducted for admission to DNB courses in India. However, the applicants must possess a postgraduate diploma to apply for the DNB PDCET exam. 

DNB PDCET is conducted once a year in a computer-based mode for two hours. Each question carries four marks and there is a negative marking of one mark for each wrong response.  

Important dates for DNB PDCET 2025

Aspirants can check the table below to know the DNB PDCET dates.

NEET SS

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Super Speciality Courses) or NEET SS is conducted by NBE for admission to various DM/MCh courses. NEET SS scores are accepted by all private medical colleges/universities, deemed universities and the Armed Forces Medical Services institutions. However, the following institutions do not accept the scores of NEET SS and conduct a separate entrance test for admissions to their super-speciality courses: AIIMS, PGIMER, JIPMER, NIMHANS, and SCTIMST. NEET SS is one of the medical entrance exams taken after completing the PG course for super specialisation. 

NEET SS is conducted annually in a computer-based mode for a 3.5-hour duration. There are 100 questions in total, carrying four marks each. There is a negative marking of one mark for each wrong answer. The medium or language of the question paper is English only. 

Important dates for NEET SS 2025

Aspirants can check the table below to know the tentative NEET SS dates.

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