NEET PG 2025 SC Hearing on Answer Key, Rank List Scheduled for Sept 12; Know Details
The NEET PG 2025 Supreme Court hearing on answer key, rank list issues, and transparency matter has been scheduled for September 12, 2025. Meanwhile, the SC bench dismissed the plea to stop the NEET PG AIQ counselling process 2025.
NEET PG 2025 SC Hearing Update: The Supreme Court of India will hear the NEET PG 2025 transparency plea on September 12. The plea demanding the release of the NEET PG question paper 2025 instead of the question ID for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for postgraduates (NEET-PG) will be heard by the SC bench on Friday, September 12, 2025, as per media reports.
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The petition to release NEET PG question paper 2025, seeking more transparency in the entrance examination, has been filed by medical aspirants and advocacy groups in the Supreme Court. The petitioners claimed their concerns over the non-release of full question papers and complete answer keys. Further, the petitioners also allegedly pointed out discrepancies in the scores released by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS).
NEET PG 2025: Answer Key Released For First Time
NBEMS has released the NEET PG 2025 answer key for the first time in session 2025. Soon after the release of the answer key, students started calling out the NEET PG answer key 2025 as 'Ambiguous' and urged SC to intervene. The matter was escalated to the Supreme Court after students demanded more transparency in the NEET PG exam process. The SC bench, comprising CJI Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran, heard the petition and later transferred the petition to a bench led by Justice Pardiwala, who further directed NBE for more transparency in the NEET PG 2025 exam process.
The petitioners highlighted that the NBEMS only release the question ID instead of the complete questions asked in the NEET PG question paper 2025. The petitioners claimed that the method of releasing the NEET PG answer key 2025 is unclear, and very difficult to verify the answers.
The petitioner further argued that releasing question IDs instead of questions violates the purpose of releasing the answer key. It further violates Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India by not addressing transparency in the exam process.
Meanwhile, the medical fraternity is afraid that the NEET PG 2025 counselling process may be delayed due to the scheduled petition. However, it is expected that the MCC will announce the NEET PG 2025 counselling dates and schedule shortly at mcc.nic.in.
Yes, the unofficial answer key is reliable as it is prepared by an expert panel of coaching institutes. Having said that, the unofficial answer key may not be 100% correct as it is prepared on the basis of memory based questions asked from exam taking candidates. Candidates must note NBE doesn't release the official answer key for the exam. NEET PG answer key helps candidates to predict a tentative score with the help of marking scheme.
NEET PG answer key helps candidates to predict tentative score in the exam. Candidates do get an idea whether they will get high or low rank in the exam. If a candidate get high score in the answer key, he/she can shortlist top colleges/institutes for admission. If the answer key gets him low score, candidates can look for other alternatives. In short, the answer key helps candidates to make forward planning about the future course of action related to their career.
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Till this year, the official NEET PG answer key was not released by National Board of Examinations (NBE). NEET PG 2025 answer key along with response sheet and question ID was uploaded online and candidates will have to download it. The unofficial answer key for NEET PG is released a couple of days after the exam by some coaching centres. These answer key is based on responses of exam taking candidates. The answer key is prepared by experts on the basis of momory-based questions. The answer key helps candidates to predict the tentative score in the exam.