NEET-PG 2022 Postponed, NBE to Announce New Dates For Medical Entrance Test Soon

NEET PG 2022 Postponed:The Union Health Ministry on Friday directed the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) to postpone the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Postgraduate (NEET PG 2022) by six to eight weeks.

NEET-PG 2022 Postponed Latest News Update: The Union Health Ministry on Friday directed the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) to postpone the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Postgraduate (NEET PG 2022) by six to eight weeks. “…lot of representation were being received from medical doctors regarding a request to delay NEET-PG 2022 examination date i.e March 12, 2022 as published. Since it is clashing with the NEET-PG 2022 counseling. Also, many of the interns would not be able to participate in the PG Counselling 2022 by the month of May/June 2022. Keeping the facts in view, Union Health Ministry has taken the decision to postpone NEET-PG 2022 by 6-8 weeks or suitably”, read the health ministry’s circular.

Reacting to the decision, NSUI President Neeraj Kundan said, “NEET-PG Exam has been postponed. NSUI from the very beginning had been highlighting the issues and fighting for the same. This is a victory for the medical fraternity and everyone who worked hard for it!”

Student Power ✌️
One more victory for NSUI ✌️#NEET PG Exam has been postponed ✌️
.@nsui from the very beginning had been highlighting the issues and fighting for the same.

This is a victory for the medical fraternity and the everyone who worked hard for it!#NEETPG2022 pic.twitter.com/3RxzhPHH42

— Neeraj Kundan (@Neerajkundan) February 4, 2022

For the unversed, there was constant demand of medical graduates to defer the NEET PG 2022 Exams as it was clashing with counseling dates. The exam was scheduled to be held on March 12. The NBE is yet to comment on the postponement of NEET PG 2022

The health ministry’s decision to postpone exams comes ahead of the Supreme Court’s hearing. For the unversed, the apex court was scheduled to hear a plea seeking postponement of the postgraduate medical entrance exam – NEET PG 2022 today. It had also claimed that medical graduates would not be able to take up the examination due to non-completion of the mandatory internship period, thus the deadline of completion of the internship should be extended from May 31.

“The petitioners (with 1500 candidates) had mentioned that they were in Covid duties in the year 2021 and therefore their internship was postponed. They have submitted that they are victims of circumstances and that they were not informed at any time that serving in Covid duties would tantamount to a situation where they will not be eligible to appear for the NEET-PG,” the lawyer for the petitioners told PTI.