NEET SS Eligibility Criteria 2025: Feeder Course Qualification and Corresponding Super Specialty
National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (Super Specialty Courses) 2025 ( NEET SS )
Admit Card - 22 Dec '25
Aspiring to appear for NEET SS 2025? Check whether or not you can apply for the examination here. Also, find out which feeder course corresponds to which super speciality course. NEET SS 2025 is scheduled to be held on December 26 and December 27, 2025. NBE released the application form for NEET SS on the official website, nbe.edu.in.
NEET SS 2025 Eligibility Criteria
NEET SS Eligibility Criteria 2025 has been announced by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, along with the release of the information bulletin on November 5, 2025. The eligibility criteria for NEET SS 2025 has remained the same as last year. The NEET SS 2025 exam will be held on December 26 and December 27, 2025. The registration dates for NEET SS 2025 are scheduled from November 5, 2025, 3 PM, to November 25, 2025, 11.55 PM.
Aspirants of NEET SS 2025 are advised to check the eligibility conditions of the examination before applying for it. Candidates must also note that if found ineligible, their NEET SS application form will be cancelled and the fee will be forfeited. If somehow such candidates succeed in concealing their ineligibility during the admission process, their admission/degree will be cancelled whenever the truth is revealed.
Check the NEET SS eligibility criteria for Indian Nationals.
- Candidates must possess a postgraduate degree (MD/MS/DNB) from a recognised medical institute
- They should complete his/her postgraduate medical degree by January 31, 2026
- They must also be registered with the National Medical Council (NMC) or any other State Medical Council (SMC)
- NEET SS Eligibility Criteria for Foreign Nationals
- NEET SS 2025 Eligibility Criteria: Feeder Qualification
- NEET SS Eligibility Criteria for DNB Super Speciality Course
NEET SS Eligibility Criteria for Foreign Nationals
According to the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), the exam conducting authority, the NEET SS merit is generated on the basis of marks obtained by the candidate and application of the prescribed tie-breaking criteria. Equating/scaling and normalisation process is not applied, even though the exam is conducted in multiple days and slots, and for multiple subjects or course groups.
To appear in NEET SS, aspirants should hold a postgraduate degree (MD/MS/DNB) or any equivalent examination. Only those who will complete their postgraduate degree on or before January 31, 2026, will be eligible for NEET SS 2025. He/ she must be registered with the Medical Council of India or State Medical Council. Candidates need to score the minimum cutoff percentile to qualify for the exam. The minimum qualifying cutoff is 50 percentile. NEET SS 2025 result will be released online for candidates who appeared for the exam. NBE will upload the NEET SS result 2025 for 15 super specialities or groups.
Foreign Nationals who wish to apply for NEET SS 2025 do not require a registration certificate from MCI. However, they must be registered with the concerned authority in the country from which they have obtained their postgraduate medical qualification. Such candidates will be granted a temporary registration, upon payment of the requisite fee, if they get admission through NEET SS 2025. The validity for this registration will be only up to the duration of the course that he/she has been allotted. They must have also cleared the FMGE exam.
NEET SS 2025 Eligibility Criteria: Feeder Qualification
NBEMS states that 13 out of 15 groups shall have a primary feeder broad speciality subject as listed below.
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| NEET SS Question Paper Group |
Primary Eligible Feeder Course |
|---|---|
| Medical Group |
MD/DNB General Medicine |
| Surgical Group |
MS/DNB General Surgery |
| Paediatric Group |
MD/DNB Paediatrics |
| Obstetrics & Gynaecology Group |
MD/MS/DNB Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
| Orthopaedics Group |
MS/DNB Orthopaedics |
| Anaesthesia Group |
MD/DNB Anesthesiology |
| Radiodiagnosis Group |
MD/DNB Radiology |
| Respiratory Medicine Group |
MD/DNB Respiratory Medicine |
| Microbiology Group |
MD/DNB Microbiology |
| Pathology Group |
Pathology Group |
| Psychiatry Group |
MD/DNB Psychiatry |
| Pharmacology Group |
MD/DNB Pharmacology |
| ENT Group |
MS/DNB ENT |
NEET SS Eligibility Criteria for DNB Super Speciality Course
The score of NEET SS 2025 will also be used for admission to the Diplomate of National Board (DNB) courses that are offered by NBE. In the table given below are listed the DNB courses offered by NBE alongside the entry qualification required for each of these courses. Candidates who are interested in pursuing a DNB Super Speciality course can refer to the table below to know the NEET SS eligibility criteria for a particular speciality.
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No. National Board of Examinations NBE released application form online and it has to be submitted there only. The application process started with online registration. Registration could be done on the official website, nbe.edu.in. It must be noted offline and any other mode of application was not be accepted. NBE released the information brochure, explaining the whole process of application. Candidates were advised to read it carefully before applying for NEET SS exam.
The expected date of completing the PG medical internship as per the NEET SS 2025 eligibility criteria is April 30, 2026. In case a candidate does not complete the internship within the said date, he or she will not be eligible to appear for the exam. However, if he or she is issued the NEET SS 2025 admit card, then the candidate will be able to appear for the exam, but during further checking of candidature or document verification, he or she will be disqualified.
| DNB Super Speciality Course |
Entry Qualification |
|---|---|
| Cardiac Anaesthesia |
MD/DNB (Anaesthesia) |
| Cardiology |
MD/DNB (General Medicine) MD/DNB (Paediatrics) MD/DNB (Respiratory Medicine) |
| Critical Care Medicine |
MD/DNB (Emergency Medicine) MD/DNB (General Medicine) MD/DNB (Respiratory Medicine) MD/DNB (Anaesthesia) MD/DNB (Paediatrics) |
| Endocrinology |
MD/DNB (General Medicine) MD/DNB (Paediatrics) |
| Gastroenterology |
MD/DNB (General Medicine) |
| Gynaecologic Oncology |
MD/MS/DNB (Obstetrics & Gynaecology) |
| Genito Urinary Surgery (Urology) |
MS/DNB(General Surgery) |
| Medical Genetics |
MD/DNB (General Medicine) MD/DNB (Paediatrics) MD/MS/DNB (Obstetrics & Gynaecology) |
| Medical Oncology |
MD/DNB (General Medicine) MD/DNB (Radiotherapy/ Radiation Oncology) |
| Neonatology |
MD/DNB (Paediatrics) |
| Nephrology |
MD/DNB (General Medicine) MD/DNB (Paediatrics) |
| Neurosurgery |
MS/DNB (General Surgery) |
| Neurology |
MD/DNB (General Medicine) MD/DNB (Paediatrics) |
| Paediatric Cardiology |
MD/DNB (Paediatrics) |
| Paediatric Surgery |
MS/DNB (General Surgery)
|
| Peripheral Vascular Surgery |
|
| Plastic Surgery |
|
| Surgical GASTROENTEROLOGY |
|
| Surgical Oncology |
|
| Thoracic Surgery |
|
| Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery |
|
| Rheumatology |
MD/DNB (General Medicine) MD/DNB (Paediatrics) |
| Endovascular & Interventional Radiology |
MD/DNB (Radiodiagnosis) |
| Haematology |
MD/DNB (General Medicine) MD/DNB (Paediatrics) MD/DNB (Biochemistry) MD/DNB (Pathology) |
| Paediatric Intensive Care |
MD/DNB (Paediatrics) |
| Neuro Anaesthesia & Critical Care |
DNB/MD (Anesthesiology) |
Critical Care Medicine Group and Medical Oncology Group, the questions will be from the topics of their respective super-speciality subjects.
Wherever more than one broad specialties is eligible feeder for admission to a super speciality subject, candidates of all such eligible feeder specialities shall be required to appear in the question paper of the respective group.
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NEET SS Notifications
The NEET SS exam is conducted for a window of two days, with two slots each day. Hence, the total number of slots in which the NEET SS exam is conducted is four. Each of the slots conducts different exam groups. The duration of the exam is 2.5 hours or 150 minutes. The table below brings the slot-wise timings of the NEET SS exam.
There are a total of 15 groups which are covered in the NEET SS exam. These groups are divided into the four slots conducted over two days.