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NEET PG 2024 Exam Pattern REVISED, NMC Issues Official Notice; Here’s All You Need To Know

The NEET PG 2024 is scheduled to take place on June 23, 2024 and a little more than a month before the medical entrance test, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has revised the examination pattern and has added mandatory time-bound sections in MCQ-based examinations.

Updated: May 5, 2024 2:07 PM IST

By Ananya Srivastava

NEET PG 2024 New Exam Pattern

New Delhi: The students who aspire to enter the profession of medicine and become doctors, are expected to clear the competitive examinations to enter the medical colleges and pursue the profession of their choice. This entrance examination is the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) which is conducted at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Postgraduate, NEET PG 2024 Exam Date is June 23, 2024 and a little over a month before the examination, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has revised the NEET PG 2024 Exam Pattern and has added mandatory time-bound sections in the MCQ-based examinations. Read to know what does it mean, the difference it makes and what does the official notice by NMC actually say…

NEET PG 2024 Exam Pattern Revised By NMC

As mentioned earlier, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued an official notice dated May 4, 2024 which is about ‘Introduction of Mandatory Time-Bound Sections In MCQ Examinations’ for NEET PG 2024. This decision has been made by the national Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS). Here’s what this change means. According to the official notice, this change of introducing time-bound sections has not just been done for NEET PG 2024 but also for NEET MDS, NEET SS, FMGE, DNB-PDCET, GPAT, DPEE, FDST and FET. This is being done to ‘enhance the security and sanctity of the exams in light of emerging threats during the examination process’.

NEET PG 2024 Exam Pattern – Changes Introduced

Take a look at the changes that have been introduced, quoted as per the official notice by NBEMS..

The question paper in these examinations will be divided into multiple time bound sections. For example, in NEET-PG 2024, if there are five time-bound sections (A, B, C, D & E) in the question paper, each section will have 40 questions and 42 minutes of time allotted.

Candidates will be restricted from proceeding to the next section until they complete the allotted time for the previous section.

Additionally, candidates will not be allowed to review the questions or modify their responses for a section after the completion of its allotted time.

The questions for the next section will start automatically after the completion of the allotted time for the previous section.

Candidates are given the option to mark any question, whether attempted or not, for review. This means that candidates can go through these marked questions in a section again before the allotted time for that section ends.

It is important to note that questions marked for review will be evaluated according to the marking scheme as mentioned in the Information Bulletin of the respective examination.

The actual number of time-restricted sections in an examination may vary based on the total number of questions in the question paper and operational feasibility in creating such sections.

Why Was NEET PG 2024 Preponed?

The NEET PG 2024 Exam Date was preponed; earlier the examination was scheduled to take place on July 7 but it was then pulled up to June 23, 2024. In a response to an RTI application filed by Dr Vivek Pandey, the NMC has revealed the reason for preponement. According to the response, the NEET PG 2024 Exam has been preponed because of the RathYatra festival. As shared by Dr Vivek Pandey on the social media platform ‘X’ (formerly known as Twitter), “As per RTI reply by NMC, NEET PG 2024, originally set for 7 july. Then moved to June 23 due to festival of RathYatra on 7 july 2024.”

Rain for next two days may lower heat, raise humidity

TNN | May 7, 2024, 07.28 AM IST

CHENNAI: IMD has forecast light to moderate rainfall for the next two days that may keep the day temperatures in check. This, however, would increase the humidity to up to 85%, making it sweaty. Private forecasters said the intensity of rainfall may increase over interior areas and showers may last for three to four days.

Regional Weather Forecasting Centre director N Senthamarai Kannan said the rain activity would be due to a trough, an elongated area of relatively low pressure, extending from east Vidarbha to south Tamil Nadu. "There is a possibility of thunderstorm here and there in the city for the next two to three days. Day temperatures may be near normal," he said.

Mahesh Palawat, chief meteorologist, Skymet Weather, said the trough would lead to a change in wind direction to southeasterlies from southwest Bay of Bengal leading to a drop in temperatures but rise in humidity. "The city may get some isolated spells. Rain intensity may be more over interior Tamil Nadu. This trend may last for three to four days," he said.

Temperatures may be around maximum of 38°C-39°C and minimum of 29°C-30°C. The sky may remain partly cloudy. Relative humidity over coastal areas may be around 55%-85% till May 10. The average maximum temperature in the city in May is 37.3°C. There will always be two-degree difference between Nungambakkam and Meenambakkam stations due to their distance from the coast. May also brings an average of 43mm rainfall over an average 1.6 days.

On Monday, Nungambakkam and Meenambakkam recorded 35.9°C and 39.1°C. Humidity levels, which were at 75% and 67% at the two stations at 8.30am, shot up to 79% and 71%. This made the 'feel temperature' as high as 53°C over some parts of the city.

4 medical students arrested in Bihar for appearing as proxies for NEET aspirants

4 medical students arrested in Bihar for appearing as proxies for NEET aspirants

Four MBBS students who appeared in place of NEET aspirants in the medical entrance exam were detained in Bihar's Purnea.

According to the Purnea Police, the accused confessed to their crime during questioning. (Screengrab)

New Delhi,UPDATED: May 6, 2024 23:52 IST

Written By: Sudeep Lavania

Four medical students arrested for appearing in NEET exam in place of others.The accused admit to appearing in place of aspirants.Further investigation in the case is underway

Four medical students were arrested in Bihar's Purnea for allegedly appearing in place of other NEET aspirants in the medical entrance exam on May 5, Sunday.

According to the police, Kamlesh Kumar, Nitish Kumar, Saurabh and Mayank Chaudhary appeared in place of other NEET aspirants at the city's DAV college in the second shift of the exam.

The exam started at 2 pm and the invigilator of the examination hall reported to the police about the proxies after suspecting their activities.

Upon receiving the complaint, the police detained the four men. During questioning, they accepted that they were appearing in place of aspirants, police said.

Speaking about the case, the Purnea SP Aamir Jawaid said, "For people were arrested yesterday during the NEET exam who were appearing in place of other students... All of them are already medical students and are studying in different semesters. Further investigation in the case is underway".

Earlier in a similar incident, an MBBS student who appeared in place of a NEET aspirant in the medical entrance exam was also detained along with five others, including the candidate, in Rajasthan's Bharatpur.

The exam witnessed an unprecedented surge in registrations, with a staggering 24 lakh students enrolling, marking a historic high. Among these, more than 10 lakh were male students, while over 13 lakh were female students.

(With Inputs from Amit Singh in Purnea)

COVID Duty By PG Doctors Should Be Considered Bond Service: Madras High Court Directs Thanjavur Medical College To Return Original Certificates

Upasana Sajeev

6 May 2024 3:48 PM

While directing the Thanjavur Medical College to return the original certificates of a PG Doctor, the Madras High Court underlined that the COVID duty performed by the PG doctors should be treated as part of the bond period.

Justice GR Swaminathan thus took a different view than that of a single judge of the Madras High Court recently. The court also observed that educational certificates were not marketable commodities under Section 171 of the Indian Contracts Act 1872. The court thus directed the Directorate of Medical Education to formally relieve the petitioner for the bonded service.

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“It is declared that the Covid duty performed by the petitioner shall be treated as bond service. It is stated that the petitioner's original certificates are with the fifth respondent. I have been consistently holding that one's educational certificates cannot be retained for any reason as no lien can be claimed thereon. Educational certificates are not marketable commodities within the meaning of Section 171 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872,” the court said.

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The court was hearing a plea by Wanhor Sungoh who had completed his PG Course in Government Thanjavur Medical College in April 2022. At the time of joining the course, Sungoh was a non-service candidate and had executed a bond undertaking to serve two years after completing the course. This bond period was then reduced to one year.

The court noted that the issue involved was no longer res integra and the court had previously ordered for Covid duty to be set off against compulsory bond service period.

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Though the Additional Advocate General informed the court about the recent order, the court also noted that the first bench of Madras High Court had taken the view that Covid duty should be considered a bond service. The court was thus inclined to allow relief to the petitioner and ordered accordingly.

Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr.Suhrith Parthasarathy

Counsel for the Respondent: Mr.M.Sarangan Additional Government Pleader

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Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 187

Case Title: Dr.Wanbor Sungoh v State

Case No: W.P(MD)No.9966 of 2024