NEET PG 2020 exam analysis by students
National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Post-Graduation 2026 ( NEET PG )
Questions from Medicine, Surgery, Anaesthesia, Radiology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Paediatrics dominated NEET PG 2020 question paper, say candidates who appeared for the exam. Read below NEET PG 2020 exam analysis by candidates themselves.
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for postgraduate courses (NEET PG) was conducted on January 5, across 162 cities in India. The question paper of NEET PG 2020 comprised 300 questions, divided into three sections. The total duration of NEET PG 2020 was 3 hours and 30 minutes.
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Shiksha.com approached a few candidates who appeared for the exam to get insights into the NEET PG question paper. Test-takers share their exam-day experience and NEET PG exam analysis. Readers must note that the test-takers of NEET PG are covered by a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), barring them from disclosing the contents of the question paper. Hence, the exact questions asked in the examination are unknown.
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NEET PG Exam Analysis: Students' Reaction
Dr Mukherjee, a young NEET PG aspirant, feels that as opposed to the previous year, this year’s question paper was very clinical (practical). Nearly 80% of the NEET PG 2020 question paper was based on clinical knowledge, which is why students found it lengthy. Many questions could not be solved based on memory and needed practical knowledge of the subjects. Candidates who had mugged up facts believing that it would help found themselves in a difficult situation.
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Dr Kumar says that the NEET PG 2020 question paper was focused on clinical scenarios. There were a lot of image-based questions related to instruments, investigation films and ultrasounds. When asked about the difficulty level of NEET PG 2020, he said that the overall difficulty level of the question paper was medium.
NEET PG 2020 Exam Analysis: Subject-wise Weightage
Maximum questions in the question paper of NEET PG 2020 were from General Medicine, Preventive and Social Medicine, and Pharmacology. Other favourites in NEET PG 2020 question paper were questions from General Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Least number of questions were from Forensic Medicine, Ophthalmology and ENT. All these combined together did not have more than 10 questions. Ophthalmology and ENT combined had around six questions on them.
NEET PG 2020 Exam Analysis: Changes vis-a-vis Last Year
According to Dr Kumar, there were a lot of changes in this year’s question paper when compared to the previous years. Until last year the question paper of NEET PG was fact-based and comprised many direct questions (one-liners). However, NEET PG 2020 question paper had fewer one-liners/direct questions and more of conceptual/image-based questions.
Subjects such as Anatomy and Pharmacology have always been theory-oriented, however, this year even these subjects had conceptual/clinical questions. Forensic Medicine, too, had image-based questions this year.
NEET PG 2020 Exam Analysis: Topics/Types of Questions
| Subject |
Topics/types of questions |
|---|---|
| Medicine |
Grading, classification types, image-based, management of disease according to lab findings or pathology slides Emergencies, their management. next best investigation, confirmatory tests, the drug of choice Staging of cancer (Lung) |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology |
Partographs, USG based findings and clinical scenarios |
| Forensic Medicine |
IPcC, CrPC, post mortem findings and images |
| Community medicine |
Biostatistics, communicable/non-communicable diseases (causative agent, primary/secondary host, modes of prevention, health programmes, and diagnostic clinical findings of a disease) |
| Paediatrics |
Clinical based Side effects of drugs |
| Orthopaedics |
Questions based on a given x-ray (image) |
| Radiology |
MRCP image of the liver |
| Biochemistry |
Theory-based direct questions |
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 6 days ago
Yes, MP NEET PG is required for admission to the PG-level courses at LNCT University. Admissions at this university are strictly based on entrance examinations.
To qualify for the MP NEET PG, students need to have valid ranks in the NEET PG entrance examination and then participate in the counsellin
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Answered 6 days ago
The LNCT University MP NEET PG cutoff 2026 will be released after the NEET PG cutoff 2026 is announced. Considering the LNCT University cutoff 2025 for the MD and MS courses, the overall cutoff ranged from 10519 to 114451 for the General AI category.
Hence, going by this range, we can say that the c
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Yes, you can get admission to LNCT University if you belong to the General AI category. This category had the overall cutoff ranging between 10519 and 114451 for various MD courses. Hence, a rank of 12000 could get you a seat at this university.
Only the most sought after course, MD in Radiodiagnosi
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No, you cannot appear in regional language in NEET PG exam. According to the NEET PG pattern, the examination is conducted in the English language only. All aspirants must refer to the question papers of previous years for NEET PG 2026 preparation.
The examination will be held online (computer-based)
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Answered 2 weeks ago
Yes, the candidates should note that the examination fee will be calculated and generated only after the selection of examination centre in the NEET PG application form.
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Answered 2 weeks ago
No, NBE will not send the NEET PG 2026 admit card via post. The admit card will be uploaded online on the official website of NBE, and candidates will have to download it through their registration login credentials.
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Answered 2 weeks ago
NEET PG application process starts with registration. Process for NEET PG registration have been provided below:
- Go to NBEMS portal
- Click on "NEET-PG" - Click on "New Registration" & enter the following details
- Name of Candidate Date of Birth Gender (Male/Female) Nationality (Indian/Others)
- Mobile Numbe
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 2 weeks ago
No, the candidates will not be required to upload all their documents with the NEET PG 2026 online application but the application form require the number and details of various documents in the application form hence it will be handy to keep them before filling the applications.
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Answered 2 weeks ago
The candidates should keep the following documents ready before applying for the NEET PG 2026 Exam:
- Primary Medical Qualification Certificate for Full Name
- High School Marksheet/Certificate for the Date of Birth
- 1 Photo Id proof which the candidates will be required to carry at the examination Centre
- Sc
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Answered 2 weeks ago
The NBEMS will release the NEET PG 2026 information bulletin on the official website and the applications will start as per the dates mentioned in the brochure. The last date to apply for NEET PG 2026 will also be mentioned in the exam notification.
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