NEET PG 2025 Cannot Be Held in Two Shifts: SC Directs NBE to Conduct Single Shift Exam
NEET PG 2025 Supreme Court hearing has taken a new turn in the exam pattern of the PG level medical entrance examination as the Apex Court has directed NBE to conduct NEET PG exam in a single shift.
The Supreme Court of India has directed the National Board of Examination not to conduct the NEET PG 2025 in two shifts. The Apex Court has observed that the 2 Shifts will create 'Arbitrariness'. In order to ensure transparency of the examination, the Apex Court ordered the NBE to set up NEET PG 2025 in a single shift. The Court indicated that there was still enough time to prepare for the June 15 exam by making the required preparations.
The SC bench, comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sanjay Kumar, and NV Anjaria, during the hearing heard a number of petitions contesting the National Board of Examinations' (NBE) decision to conduct the NEET PG 2025 exam in two shifts, as reported by Live Law.
The bench cited "Holding the examination in two shifts creates arbitrariness and also does not keep all the candidates at the same level. Any two question papers can never be said to be of an identical level of difficulty or ease."
Commonly asked questions
Yes. NBE has released the revised list of NEET PG 2025 cities post exam postponement. There are 233 test cities for NEET PG 2025 exam. The application window reopened to choose exam city from the list. The application window was open from June 13 to June 17, 2025. NEET PG exam centre 2025 were allotted with NEET PG 2025 admit card on July 31, 2025. Candidates must note the admit card has to be downloaded from the official website with login details.
NBE released NEET PG 2025 test city allotment on July 21, 2025. Candidates have to declare preferences of test city while applying online for the exam. Candidates will get to know allotted test city throug city intimation slip. NBE had reopened application window to choose NEET PG 2025 city from June 13 to June 17, 2025. After test city slip, NEET PG 2025 admit card is released online. Candidates will find name and address of exact test centre in the admit card. The admit card has been uploaded on July 31, 2025.
The Court remarked, while rejecting the NBE's claim that there weren't enough centres to conduct exams in a single shift, saying, "The test will be administered nationwide, not just in one place. We are unwilling to accept that the examining board was unable to locate enough centres to conduct the examination in a single shift across the entire nation, especially in light of the country's technical developments."
Take Necessary Steps to Conduct Exam in Single Shift: SC to NBE
During the hearing, the Apex Court also mentioned the need for and application of the normalisation process. The bench said, "Normalisation should be reserved for exceptional circumstances and must not become a regular practice each year." The NEET PG 2025 will be conducted on June 15, 2025, The court highlighted that there is plenty of time to make arrangements for the single shift examination.
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