FET Pattern 2024: Check Marking Scheme & Exam Duration

Fellowship Entrance Test 2024 ( FET )

Mukul Kumar Mishra
Updated on Nov 3, 2025 15:08 IST

By Mukul Kumar Mishra

FET 2024 exam pattern was released by the National Board of Examinations. The exam pattern of FET 2024 comprises crucial details like mode of the exam, medium, duration, the total number of questions, and the marking scheme. Students should have an idea about FET 2024 exam pattern so that they can make a strategy for the exam accordingly. Exam was conducted on February 23, 2025 in online mode. Total duration of the examination was 105 minutes. Read on to know more about exam pattern of FET 2024.

Table of content
  • FET 2024 Exam Pattern: Highlights
  • FET 2024 Exam Pattern: In Detail
  • FET 2024 Exam Pattern: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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FET 2024 Exam Pattern: Highlights

Feature

Details

Mode of the Examination

Computer-based test

Medium

English

Duration

105 minutes

Total number of questions

100

Type of questions

MCQ

Negative marking

Yes

Sections in the question paper

Two

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FET 2024 Exam Pattern: In Detail

Mode of the examination

FET is conducted online. Students are allotted desktop at the exam centre. Answers have to be marked and submit online. Single-best answer type questions are asked in the exam, which means that students have to mark only one answer for each question.

Clubbing

NBE has clubbed certain courses which have the same eligibility requirement. These courses will be treated as one while filling the application form of FET 2024. Also, candidates can choose only one Fellowship course/clubbed course while filling the FET 2024 application form.

                                                                                                        Clubbed courses

 

a. Paediatric Hemato-Oncology

b. Pediatric Gastroenterology

c. Paediatric Nephrology

a. Reproductive Medicine

b. Maternal and Foetal Medicine

a. Spine Surgery

b. Sports Medicine

c. Arthroplasty

a. Paediatric Anaesthesia

b. Onco-Anaesthesia

c. Transplant Anaesthesia

d. Trauma Anaesthesia & Critical Care e. Pain Medicine

a. Interventional Cardiology

b. Cardiac Electrophysiology

a. Minimal Access Surgery

 b. Bariatric Surgery

a. Fetal Radiology

b. Breast Imaging

c. Musculoskeletal Radiology

 

FET 2024 Pattern and Question Paper

The question paper for each Fellowship course will be different.  However, the question paper for the clubbed courses will be the same. Part-A of the question paper for any fellowship course/clubbed group shall comprise of MCQs from the eligible feeder broad/ super specialty course(s).

FET 2024 question paper will have 100 questions. These will be divided into two sections, Part A and Part B. The distribution of questions in these two sections is given below.

Distribution of the questions

Part A: 40 percent of the questions in FET 2024 question paper will be from the feeder broad specialty course. Candidates will get 45 minutes to attempt this section.

If there is a single feeder broad specialty course for a particular super-specialty, the questions in Part A will only be from the specialty course determining the eligibility.

For example, the only feeder broad specialty for Fellowship Courses in Body MR Imaging, Cross Sectional Body Imaging and Breast Imaging is MD/DNB Radiodiagnosis. Therefore, Part A, in this case, will comprise questions from Radiodiagnosis only. The questions will be of PG exit level.

Part B: 60 percent of the questions in FET 2024 question paper will be from the chosen Fellowship course. Candidates will get 60 minutes to attempt this section. The questions will be basic entry-level questions and will also cover topics from clinical scenarios.

Marking Scheme

  • For every correct response, candidates will be awarded four marks
  • For every incorrect response, one mark shall be deducted
  • No marks shall be awarded/deducted for unattempted questions
  • Questions marked will be treated as answered and will be marked accordingly
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FET 2024 Exam Pattern: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Check some of the FAQs related to FET 2024 exam pattern here

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Will FET 2024 exam be held in pen and paper mode?
A: 

FET 2024 exam was conducted in computer-based mode on February 23, 2025. The question paper comprised 100 questions and candidates were given 105 minutes to answer them. All the questions were multiple choice type. Negative marking was not there in the exam. NBE has released detailed FET 2024 exam pattern along with the information brochure on the official website.

Q:   I had marked two answers for review in FET, which happened to be correct. Will I get marks for them?
A: 

Yes, the answers marked for review will be considered and shall be marked in accordance with the marking scheme. Candidates get marks if the question in review was right or wrong. In this particular case, candidates will get full marks. Candidates are advised to read exam pattern and official brochure carefully to get clarity about such things.

Q:   Will I have to attempt each section separately in FET, or I can switch between sections?
A: 

No, you will not be allowed to switch between sections in FET exam. Only after you complete the first section will you be able to proceed to the next. A total of 100 multiple choice questions are asked in FET exam and candidates get 105 minutes to answer them. The exam is held in computer-based mode at designated test centres across the country.

Q:   Will FET exam be held in Hindi medium?
A: 

No. Candidates can't appear FET exam in Hindi medium. English will be the only choice for candidates. Check highlights of FET exam in the table given below:

Feature

Details

Mode of the Examination

Computer-based test

Medium

English

Duration

105 minutes

Total number of questions

100

Type of questions

MCQ

Negative marking

Yes

Sections in the question paper

Two

Q:   Has NBE released FET 2024 exam pattern?
A: 

Yes. NBE released FET 2024 exam pattern through official information brochure. Exam pattern comprises details regarding mode, medium, total number of questions, allotted time, and marking scheme. Exam will be held in English language in computer-based mode. Question paper for FET 2024 comprises 100 multiple choice questions and candidates get 105 minutes to answer them.

Q:   How many questions are asked in FET exam?
A: 

According to existing FET exam pattern, the total number of questions asked in the exam is 100. NBE, the exam conducting body releases exam pattern along with the official brochure which contains crucial details including mode, medium, total number of questions and its type, marking scheme etc. Candidates get 105 minutes to answer 100 multiple choice questions.

Q:   Is there provision of negative marking in FET?
A: 

Yes. There is a provision of negative marking in FET exam. According to exam pattern released in the brochure, 1 mark will be deducted for every wrong response. Students will get 4 marks for every right response.

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