NEET PG 2025: NBEMS Email Rejects Single-Shift Plea, Confirms Two-Shift Exam, Ignites Aspirant Fury
The two-shift system, first implemented in NEET PG 2024, drew criticism for score normalization challenges and variations in question difficulty, issues that aspirants fear will mar NEET PG 2025.
An email from the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), shared by Dr. Lakshya Mittal (@drlakshyamittal) on X, has triggered widespread outrage among medical aspirants by dismissing a plea for a single-shift NEET PG 2025 and confirming the exam will be conducted in two shifts on June 15.
The curt response, addressing the Unified Doctors Front (UDF), sidesteps concerns about fairness and transparency, directing candidates to the NBEMS website, and has fueled a growing demand for a fairer exam format.
The email, dated April 17, 2025, reads, “This is with reference to your letter Ref. No. utt/shift/240/25129 dated 17.03.2025 regarding the above-mentioned subject. Please note that NEET-PG 2025 shall be conducted in two shifts. For more information, you are requested to refer to the NEET-PG 2025 Information Bulletin available on the NBEMS website.” Dr. Mittal, sharing the email, labeled the response “disappointing and unacceptable,” calling on the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (@MoHFW_INDIA) to overturn the decision.
He wrote, “When Hon’ble @PMOIndia envisions One Nation, One Election, why not One Nation, One NEET-PG Shift?” The hashtag #OneShiftNEETPG has since gained traction, amplifying aspirants’ discontent.
Candidates have rallied online to voice their frustration. @medicomessi highlighted logistical issues, tweeting, “Once again they removed many tier 2 cities from test centre lists like last year making hundreds of candidates to travel farther distance for exam.” Similarly, @drnemoatlantis stressed the need for equity, stating, “for fair exam in #NEETPG2025, it must be conducted in single shift.” The two-shift system, first implemented in NEET PG 2024, drew criticism for score normalization challenges and variations in question difficulty, issues that aspirants fear will mar NEET PG 2025.
The backlash intensified with users like @anonymousxdr, who remarked, “Ready for another scam,” and @Shital77024408, who urged, “Sir help us please. These letters they don’t even care about! We need to fight in court or need to protest.” @RNTkisena called for direct action, tweeting, “Aupcharikta patrvyavhar karne ka vakt chala gaya kab ka docsab.. Direct meeting karao.”
500 plus marks is considered a decent score in NEET PG exam. If a candidate score 535 marks that means his/her rank will be somewhere around 1000-2000. With that score, there is a chance to get admission in government college. Good score also depends on difficulty level of the question paper. If the question paper is difficult then cut off will be low. In 2023-24 session, general category cut off was 291 while the cut off for SC/ST was 257. Overall 500 plus marks will enable you to get admission in good college for PG course.
Candidates may or may not get test city of their choice in NEET PG. Though the exam conducting body tries to allot candidate the exam city of their preference but sometimes it is not possible as the allotment is done on first come first serve basis. The choice of city also depends on availability of the test centres in a particular city. It must be noted once allotted the test city can't be changed in any circumastances.
With an estimated 2.4 lakh candidates set to appear for NEET PG 2025, concerns about the two-shift format’s impact on scoring consistency and career-defining rankings loom large. Aspirants argue a single-shift exam, as conducted in prior years, would ensure fairness. As applications open today, April 18, candidates are pressing authorities, including @MoHFW_INDIA, to reconsider NBEMS’s stance.
NBEMS has yet to address the mounting criticism, but the unified push from the medical community, rallying under #JusticeForDoctors, signals a fierce battle ahead for NEET PG 2025’s exam structure. With results expected by July 15, the call for transparency continues to resonate across social media.
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