New Delhi, February 4: The Union health ministry on Friday postponed the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-PG) 2022 by 6-8 weeks. The NEET-PG exam was scheduled to take place on March 12 & is taken by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) for admission to postgraduate medical courses.
Further, as of now no revised exam schedule has yet been announced by the ministry.
A petition was filed by six MBBS students seeking for the postponement of the scheduled NEET-PG exam date and the petitioners have also asked for an extension of the internship deadline.
Petitions claim that MBBS graduates, who could not do their internship due to their Covid duty would be rendered ineligible from appearing for NEET PG 2022. Thus, they are seeking an extension in the internship deadline and subsequently the exam. NEET PG internship competition deadline is set at May 31.
The decision comes ahead of the Supreme court’s hearing on the plea for the postponement of the NEET PG exam today (February 4).
