Will NEET PG 2021 be held in August?
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As the corona wave is receding, candidates want exam conducting authority to conduct NEET PG 2021 exam in early August. They fear another wave of covid may strike which will further delay the NEET PG 2021 exam. Read to know more.
Covid-19 has led to an environment of uncertainty and confusion for students who are clueless about the date of the entrance exams. A series of entrance exams including NEET PG 2021, INI CET 2021 and Jee Main were earlier postponed as corona cases were on the rise in different parts of the country.
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Now, when the situation is coming back to normal, students want the exam conducting body to announce the revised schedule as earliest as possible.
On May 3, NEET PG 2021 exam was postponed for at least four months from its original date, April 15. The official notification from PMO said that NEET PG 2021 exam will not be conducted before August 31, 2021. The decision was taken to ensure enough medical personnel to tackle the rising number of covid cases.
Conduct NEET PG 2021 exam in early August, students demand
NEET PG 2021 candidates seem to be disappointed with the government’s decision to postpone the exam till August 31. They believe that the third wave of covid may strike which will lead to further postponement of NEET PG 2021 exam. In that case, the whole academic year will be wasted. Taking to Twitter, students are requesting the exam conducting body to conduct NEET PG 2021 exam before August 31.
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One of the aspirants said, “Release the date of NEET PG as soon as possible and take back the orders of postponing it till 31st august! It doesn’t make any sense as the cases are low right now and nobody knows about the future! So it’s the right time to take NEET PG.”
When the final year PG university exam can be conducted in this current time, why NEET PG can’t another aspirant asked.
Please schedule the exam date to bring back doctors in the stream. In the future, we may need them, a tweet from Dr Sushma Prabha said.
'Shortage of doctors will be a big issue if the third wave strikes'
Reportedly a mutant version of the corona, Delta plus, has emerged in Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh and some other states. Around 40 cases have been reported from various parts of the country. Experts believe that the third wave of covid-19 may hit India in 6-8 weeks.
In this light, NEET PG 2021 candidates are making a strong appeal to prepone the schedule before August 31. They appeal to conduct NEET PG 2021 exam in early August. One of the students said that the public will face major frustration due to a shortage of doctors if the third wave strikes.
“Due to this unexpected postponement now the cutoff is gonna be very high!! plz consider keeping the NEET PG 2021 in early August before 3rd wave hits us. Plz, sir my humble request!! Help me achive my dream plz,” another aspirant tweeted tagging Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered a week ago
Yes, the NEET PG exam is tough. The exam is designed to test the knowledge of MBBS graduates in 19 subjects. Moreover, the number of seats are limited.
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Answered a week ago
Yes, this is a decent rank in NEET PG. Candidates have a high chance of getting admission to the clinical seat in medical colleges.
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Answered 2 weeks ago
Yes, NEET PG city intimation slip was released on August 11, 2026. Candidates can check the city intimation slip through login portal. They can know the exam city name through the NEET PG city intimation slip.
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Answered 2 weeks ago
Yes, NBEMS released the NEET PG admit card on August 26. They will have to provide the login details to access the admit card online.
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Answered 3 weeks ago
According to the past year data, the last round NEET PG closing rank for MD/MS admission at IUL Lucknow ranged between 4097 and 7174 in the year 2025. The most difficult branch to get admission to was MS Ophthalmology and the most-the easiest one was MS in ENT.
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Answered 4 weeks ago
Yes, for postgraduate medical courses like MD and MS, colleges accept NEET PG scores. For super-specialty courses, NEET SS is required. MBBS admission, however, is based only on NEET UG.
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Answered a month ago
No. NEET-PG is mandatory for all MD admissions in India across all colleges, government, private, deemed, and central institutions. There is no alternative entrance exam or direct admission route for MD. Even foreign nationals of Indian origin need to qualify in the relevant entrance process.
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