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ABHAY ANAND
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New Delhi, Updated on Aug 20, 2024 10:22 IST

The NEET PG result for 2,28,540 candidates and the cut-off percentile for PG medical courses, including MD and MS, will then be made public this week.

NEET PG 2024: An announcement on the NEET PG 2024 results is anticipated shortly. By logging in with their registration number and password, candidates can view their results on the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) official website. The NEET PG 2024 answer key will shortly be made available by the board. The NEET PG result for 2,28,540 candidates and the cut-off percentile for PG medical courses, including MD and MS, will then be made public. Additionally, the official website [natboard.edu.in](http://natboard.edu.in) will host the answer key challenge window.

NEET PG cut-off trend

After the conclusion of counseling, the Union Health Ministry announced in December 2023 that there were 247 open PG medical seats. Medical organizations and NEET PG applicants petitioned the NMC to reduce the cut-off percentile by ten to fifteen points due to the large number of empty seats. A thirty percent cut was recommended by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) to fill open positions in clinical and non-clinical courses. The NMC recommended that the qualifying percentile for NEET PG 2023 be set to "zero" for all categories. This suggestion was accepted by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on September 20. The NEET PG cut-off from the year prior, before its adjustment, is shown below.

Category

Minimum Qualifying Marks

Cutoff scores

General/EWS

50 Percentile

291

General-PwBD

45 Percentile

274

SC,ST,OBC(PwBD of SC,ST,OBC)

40 Percentile

257

When did the test take place?

Instead of the customary one-shift structure, the NEET PG 2024 exam was administered in two shifts on August 11. Two shifts were worked: the first from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and the second from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. 2,28,540 candidates in all took the exam this year, which was administered in two shifts at 416 venues spread over 170 cities throughout the country.

The board published a notice shortly after the NEET PG 2024 tests were over, outlining the normalization process used by the medical exam board to prepare the results. The date of the NEET PG 2024 tentative answer keys' publication, however, has not been verified by the board. It is recommended that candidates monitor the official website while they wait for the tentative answer keys. They can download the NEET PG 2024 answer keys by following the simple instructions provided below as soon as they become available.

According to Gaurav Tyagi, Founder of Career Xpert: “Candidates can check their scores on the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) official website by entering their registration number and password. The NEET PG 2024 results are anticipated to be revealed soon. The cut-off percentage for postgraduate medical courses and the answer key will be made available shortly. Following the announcement of 247 open PG medical seats by the Union Health Ministry last year, medical associations and NEET PG aspirants petitioned for a decrease in the cut-off percentile. On August 11, NEET PG 2024 was administered in two shifts to 2,28,540 applicants who took the test in 170 places.” 

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Q:   What are the qualifying cut off for NEET PG?
A:

Qualifying cut off vary as per the category. Candidates of unreserved category have to score little more than their counterparts of reserved category to qualify for NEET PG exam. Check the categorywise qualifying cut off in the table given below:

Category

NEET PG cutoff qualifying percentile

NEET PG cut off scores 2025

Unreserved (UR)

50th percentile

276

SC/ST/OBC

40th percentile

235

UR PWD

45th percentile

255

 

Q:   Does NBE reduce NEET PG cut off in any case?
A:

Yes. NBE reduces NEET PG cut off in case seats remain vacant after counseling rounds. Reducation of cut off makes more number of candidates eligible to participate in the counselling who were earlier ineligible due to low score. Last year, NBE reduced cut off twice. For 2023-24 session, NBE had reduced cut off to zero for all category. For 2022-23 session, the cut off was reduced by 25 percentile for each category. 

 

Q:   Who releases cut off for NEET PG?
A:

National Board of Examinations (NBE) releases cut off for NEET PG. It must be noted the cut off is releases along with NEET PG result. Candidates have to score minimum cut off to qualify for the exam. The minimum cut off is different for different category. For the general category, the minimum qualifying cut off is 50 percentile marks while for SC/ST, the qualifying cut off is 40. The cut off depends on a number of factors including the difficulty level of the exam, number of candidates appeared etc.

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