What is NEET PG Exam? National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Post Graduate (NEET-PG) is a competitive entrance exam conducted by the National Board of Examinations (NBE). NBE is an autonomous body established in 1975 under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India. It was established as a Society under Delhi Society registration act, to standardising postgraduate medical education and examination in India. NEET-PG is an eligibility-cum-ranking examination prescribed as the single entrance examination to various MD/MS and PG Diploma Courses as per Section (10) of Indian Medical Council Act 1956. It is a single window entrance examination for PG courses. No other entrance examination, either at state or institution level, shall be valid for entry to MD/MS/PG Diploma courses as per the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 w.e.f. 2021 admission session. NEET-PG 2025 shall be a single eligibility cum entrance examination namely National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for admission to Postgraduate Medical Courses for the academic session 2025 which will include the following: All India 50% quota seats for MD/MS/PG Diploma courses (all states except Andhra Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Telangana) State quota seats for MD/MS/PG Diploma courses for all States/Union territories of India (including the states of Andhra Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Telangana) MD/MS/PG Diploma courses at all Private Medical Colleges, Institutions & Universities/Deemed Universities all across the country MD/MS/PG Diploma courses at Armed Forces Medical Services Institutions. DNB Broad speciality courses (April 2025 Admission Session) NEET PG 2025 Exam National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Post Graduate (NEET-PG) Organiser National Board of Examinations (NBE) Exam Mode Online Admission Master of Surgery (MS) Doctor of Medicine (MD) PG Diploma seats Question Type Multiple Choice Seats Approx 19,000 Exam Date May 21, 2025 Official Website www.natboard.edu.in Note: Registration and submission of application form for appearing in the NEET-PG 2025 are to be undertaken online at the website https://nbe.edu.in/. Application forms cannot be submitted in the offline/printed copy by post. The following Medical institutions are not covered by centralized admissions for MD/MS seats through NEET-PG for 2025 session: AIIMS, New Delhi and Other AIIMS PGIMER, Chandigarh JIPMER, Puducherry NIMHANS, Bengaluru Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram PG seats of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are likely to be included in 50% All India Quota Seats 2019 subject to confirmation by the respective State Governments to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India.
Category | Quota | Mode | Gender | Amount |
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OBC, General | Online | Transgender, Male, Female | ₹ 1700 | |
SC, ST | Online | Transgender, Male, Female | ₹ 1000 | |
OBC, General, SC, ST | PWD | Online | Transgender, Male, Female | ₹ 1600 |
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NEET PG Eligibility Criteria
The candidates in possession MBBS degree or Provisional MBBS Pass Certificate recognised as per the provisions of the Indian Medical Council Act 1956 and possess permanent or provisional registration certificate of MBBS qualification issued by the Medical Council of India or State Medical Council and have completed one year of internship or are likely to complete the internship on or before May 31, 2025, may apply for NEET-PG 2025 through online application system at https://nbe.edu.in Eligibility Criteria For All India 50% Quota Seats: The candidates who have studied/qualified MBBS from the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Jammu & Kashmir are not eligible for All India 50% Quota seats. However, the candidates who were nominated by the Government of India (under central pool seats) to do MBBS from Medical Colleges in erstwhile Andhra Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir shall be eligible for All India 50% quota seats. Such candidates must submit a duly signed affidavit declaring that he/she was nominated by the Government of India (under central pool seats) to do MBBS from Medical Colleges in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Jammu & Kashmir. The affidavit is to be sent to the following address along with the print out of the acknowledgement of online application form for NEET-PG 2025 latest by 21st of November 2021. It the candidates fail to submit the affidavit as indicated will not be considered for participation in All India 50% quota counselling. Address: Deputy Director (Examinations) National Board of Examinations, Medical Enclave, Ansari Nagar, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, (Ring Road), New Delhi - 110 029 Candidates who have done their MBBS from Jammu & Kashmir but fail to submit the affidavit as indicated above will not considered for participation in All India 50% quota counseling. Eligibility Criteria For Foreign Medical Graduates: The candidates from Indian citizens or overseas citizens of India who have obtained their Primary Medical Qualifications from Medical Colleges outside India should have qualified the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (Screening Test) which is conducted by National Board of Examinations. Further, they should have been registered with MCI/SMC and should have completed their internship or likely to complete their internship on or before May 31, 2025. Foreign Medical Graduates are required to bring their FMGE Pass certificate issued by NBE on their testing day. Eligibility Criteria For Foreign Nationals Graduates: For Foreign Nationals, it is not mandatory to have temporary registration with National Medical Commission (NMC)at the time of writing NEET-PG. So, the Foreign Nationals can write NEET-PG without MCI registration. The MCI may, on payment of the prescribed fee for registration, grant temporary registration for the duration of the Post Graduate course limited to the medical college/institution to which he/she is admitted for the time being exclusively for pursuing postgraduate studies. Provided further that temporary registration to such foreign national shall be subject to the condition that such person is duly registered with appropriate registering authority in his own country where from he has obtained his Basic Medical qualification and is duly recognized by the corresponding Medical Council or concerned authority. A candidate can submit his/her online application form and appear for NEET-PG 2025 only once for admission to the academic year 2021-2025. Candidates submitting multiple application forms will not be allowed to appear in NEET-PG.
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The syllabus of NEET PG 2025 is prepared to test the knowledge of students based on the curriculum of their MBBS course. Thus, the NEET PG syllabus broadly consists of topics/subjects studied by the graduates during their MBBS course degrees. NEET PG syllabus PDF by MCI regulations, 2018 is attached below for reference to medical aspirants.
The syllabus of the NEET PG 2025 entrance examination released through the NBE brochure is divided into three parts/phases - Part A, B, and C.
Part A - Pre-clinical subjects (phase I)
Part B - Para-clinical subjects (phase II)
Part C - Clinical subjects (phase III)
The summary of subjects under each phase are further mentioned in the table below.
NEET PG syllabus
Phase I - Pre-clinical subjects |
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Phase II - Para-clinical subjects |
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Phase III - Clinical subjects |
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NEET PG subject-wise distribution of questions
There are a total of 14 different subjects, as mentioned in the table above, from which questions are asked in the postgraduate entrance exam - NEET PG. For smart preparation for the NEET PG 2025 exam, it is important for candidates to get an idea on the number of questions asked from each subject and prepare accordingly. The table below gives an overview of the subject wise distribution of questions.
NEET PG subject-wise distribution of questions
Subject |
Number of questions in NEET PG |
Phase I - Pre-clinical subjects |
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Anatomy |
17 |
Physiology |
17 |
Biochemistry |
16 |
Phase II - Para-clinical subjects |
|
Pathology |
25 |
Pharmacology |
20 |
Microbiology |
20 |
Forensic Medicine |
10 |
Social and preventive medicine |
25 |
Phase III - Clinical subjects |
|
General Medicine including dermatology, venerelogy, and psychiatry |
45 |
General surgery including orthopedics, anaesthesia, and radio diagnosis |
45 |
Obstetrics and gynaecology |
30 |
Paediatrics |
10 |
ENT |
10 |
Ophthalmology |
10 |
Total number of questions in NEET PG |
300 questions |
NEET PG preparation books
To crack a national level examination like NEET-PG, one requires in-depth knowledge of the subjects and a strong preparation base. Since the NEET PG entrance exam tests the knowledge of students based on their MBBS course curriculum, it is mandatory for NEET PG aspirants to be thorough with the standard books. Such a list of standard books for NEET PG 2025 preparation is provided below.
Subject |
Author’s name |
Book name |
Phase I - Pre-clinical subjects |
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Anatomy |
Rajesh Kaushal or MCQ book by Dr. Raviraj |
Self assessment and review of Anatomy |
Physiology |
Dr. Soumen Manna Dr. Krishna Kumar
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Review of Physiology |
Biochemistry |
Rebecca James
|
Self assessment and review of Biochemistry |
Phase II - Para-clinical subjects |
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Pathology |
Sparsh Gupta & Devesh Mishra |
Review of Pathology and Genetics |
Pharmacology |
Gobind Rai Garg and Sparsh Gupta, Ranjan Patel |
Review of Pharmacology |
Microbiology |
Rachna Chaurasia or Apurba Sastry or Ananthanarayan and Paniker's |
Review of Microbiology and immunology |
Forensic Medicine |
Arvind Arora |
Self assessment and review of basic anatomy and forensic medicine |
Phase III - Clinical subjects |
|
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Psychiatry |
Praveen Tripathi |
Review of Psychiatry |
Orthopedics |
Apurv Mehra
|
Orthopedics quick review |
Radiology |
Rajat Jain |
Review of Radiology |
Dermatology |
Saurabh Jindal |
Review of Dermatology |
Anesthesia |
Profs by Vivek Jain |
PROAFS Anesthesia for NBE |
Obstetrics and gynaecology |
Sakshi Arora |
Self assessment and review of obstetrics & Gynecology |
Paediatrics |
Taruna Mehra or OP Ghai |
Review of Pediatrics and neonatology |
ENT |
Manisha Sinha and Sachin Budhiraja |
ENT for entrance exam |
Ophthalmology |
AK Khurana Ruchi Rai |
Comprehensive Ophthalmology |
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Application Start Date | : | 9th April 2025 |
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Application End Date | : | 14th May 2025 |
Exam Date | : | 11th August 2025 |
Result Date | : | 23rd September 2025 |
Conducted By | : | NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS |
Official Website | : | http://www.nbe.edu.in |