NEET PG 2021: National Board of Examinations (NBE) has released the NEET PG 2021 application form, exam date and notification on nbe.edu.in. NEET PG 2021 exam to be conducted on April 18, 2021. NEET PG 2021 application form will available from January 25, 2021 to February 14, 2021.
Update: NEET PG 2021 exam will conduct on April 18, 2021 and the result to be declared on May 5, 2021. Candidates can apply online for NEET PG 2021 from Jan 25, 2021 to Feb 14, 2021 on nbe.edu.in.
NEET PG 2021 Registration Process – Check Here
NEET PG Apply Online 2021 link – Apply Now
NEET PG 2021 Syllabus and Pattern – Check Here
NEET PG 2021 Result – Check Here
NEET PG 2021 Counselling – Check Here
NEET PG online test will be held in a single session and had a total of 300 multiple choice questions for 1200 marks. The overall duration of the test was 210 minutes. It was held for a total of 1200 marks. 4 marks were awarded for answering each correct question and 1 mark deducted from the candidate’s overall score for each incorrect answer.
- Eligible MBBS candidates should fill in the NEET PG application form 2021 by providing valid details and paying registration fee from January 25, 2021 to February 14, 2021.
- NEET PG 2021 exam will be conducted April 18, 2021.
- The NEET PG admit card for online computer based test can be downloaded from April 13, 2021 to till the exam date – April 18, 2021.
- NBE will release NEET PG result likely on May 5, 2021. A merit list will also publish with candidate’s roll number, score and rank.
Go through the article NEET PG 2021 for more information on schedule, registration, exam pattern, syllabus, result, cutoff and counselling.
NEET PG 2021 Notification
Official NEET PG 2021 Notification pdf has released on nbe.edu.in by National Board of Examinations. Candidates must have completed internship on or before June 30, 2021 to apply online for NEET PG exam 2021. Interested MBBS candidates can apply by visiting on the website between January 25, 2021 and February 14, 2021. Do read the instructions carefully before apply online for the NEET PG 2021 exam.
Overview of NEET PG 2021
| Exam Name | NEET PG 2021 |
| Conducting Body | National Board of Examination (NBE) |
| Official Website | nbe.edu.in |
| Exam Level | National Level |
| Exam Date | April 18, 2021. |
| Courses Offered | MD/MS/MDS/PG Diploma |
| Eligibility | MBBS |
| Mode of Application | Online |
| Exam Mode | Computer Based Test |
| NEET PG Helpdesk | 1800 266 7075 (Toll-Free) |
The exam centers of NEET 2021 is the venue of examination in various cities where the online entrance examination will be held. NBE has finalized 162 NEET PG exam centers for conducting the entrance examination. Candidates have to choose the preferred NEET PG 2021 exam centres as per their convenience while filling the application form. The choice of NEET PG exam centers 2021 will be done on the basis of first come first serve basis. Along with it, candidates also have to select the day and slot of NEET PG 2021.
Aspirants securing minimum cutoff score for All India Quota seats will be called for NEET PG 2021 counselling process for admission to around 6200 MD/MS seats. For remaining 50% state quota seats, the designated state admission committee will conduct the counselling session.
NEET PG 2021 Eligibility Criteria
Candidates interested in applying for NEET PG 2021 were set the following eligibility conditions by the conducting authority. Check important NEET PG eligibility criteria 2021 below.
- The candidate must be a citizen of India.
- A candidate must have passed MBBS degree and should also have provisional or permanent registration certificate issued by Medical Council of India (MCI) or State Medical Council (SMC).
- Candidates must have completed one-year mandatory rotating internship on or before June 30, 2021.
Candidates who will not be eligible
- The candidates who are completing their internship or likely to complete after June 30, 2021 will not be eligible to apply for NEET PG 2021.
- Candidates who will not have permanent registration with Medical Council of India (MCI) or State Medical Council (SMC) will not be allowed to register.
NEET PG 2021 Application Form
NBE has released NEET PG application form 2021 on January 25, 2021 and the last date to submit application form is February 14, 2021. Registration fee is ₹3750 for general/OBC and ₹2750 for SC/ST/Other category candidates.Find out the step by step process and direct link to apply online for NEET PG exam 2021.
The NEET PG 2021 application form can be filled in the following steps:
Step 1: NEET PG 2021 registration by creating a profile and providing necessary details
Step 2: Filling the NEET PG application form with all the required details and documents
Step 3: Paying the online NEET PG application fee
Step 4: Selection of exam centers
Step 5: Uploading of images as per the specifications
Step 6: Viewing and printing of the NEET PG confirmation page.
Aspirants must fill their Aadhaar card details in the application form of NEET PG 2021. The candidates who don’t have an Aadhaar card must enroll for the same and enter the enrollment ID number while filling the application form.
NEET PG 2021 Important Dates
NEET PG 2021 exam will be conducted in computer based mode on April 18, 2021. The table below provides the list of important dates of NEET PG 2021 specified by NBE.
| S.No. | Events | NEET PG Dates |
| 1. | NEET PG 2021 registration starts | January 25, 2021 |
| 2. | Last date to submit NEET PG 2021 application form | February 14, 2021 |
| 3. | Release of NEET PG 2021 admit card | April 13, 2021 |
| 4. | NEET PG 2021 exam date | April 18, 2021 |
| 5. | Announcement of NEET PG 2021 result | May 5, 2021 |
Let us look at NEET PG 2021 exam date and other important dates:
- NEET PG 2021 exam to be held on April 18, 2021
- The exam was conducted in single slot in 162 cities all over India.
- NEET PG application form 2021 will available from Jan 25, 2021 to Feb 14, 2021.
- Once the online registration of NEET PG 2021 will be done, the admit card will be available from April 13, 2021.
- NEET PG 2021 contained 300 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and only 03 hours 30 minutes will be allotted to solve the MCQs
- The result of NEET PG 2021 was declared on May 5, 2021.
- The candidates who will appear for entrance test must secure minimum qualifying marks as prescribed by authority to qualify the test.
- As per the cutoff scores, a merit list will be prepared including All India Rank, name, scores, category etc.
- NEET PG counselling will commence from June for 50% All India Quota seats on the basis of merit rank.
NEET PG Syllabus 2021
NEET PG Syllabus 2021 has clinical, pre-clinical and para-clinical subjects. Each subject has different weightage and topics. Check below the topics in each subject and subject wise weightage.
NEET PG 2021 Syllabus – Subjects
01. Pre-clinical Subjects
- Anatomy
- Physiology
- Biochemistry
02. Para-Clinical Subjects
- Pharmacology
- Microbiology
- Pathology
- Forensic Medicine
- Social and Preventive Medicine
03. Clinical Subjects
- Medicine Dermatology and Venereology
- Surgery, Orthopaedics and Anaesthesia,
- Radiodiagnosis
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Paediatrics
- Ophthalmology
- ENT
NEET PG 2021 Syllabus – Subject Wise Weightage
| Subject | Subject-wise weightage of Ques. |
|---|---|
| Anatomy | 15 |
| Physiology | 15 |
| Biochemistry | 15 |
| Pharmacology | 20 |
| Microbiology | 20 |
| Pathology | 25 |
| Forensic Medicine | 10 |
| Social and Preventive Medicine | 25 |
| Medicine Dermatology and Venereology | 37 |
| Surgery, ENT, Orthopedics & Anesthesia | 46 |
| Radiodiagnosis & Radiotherapy | 12 |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | 25 |
| Paediatrics | 15 |
| Ophthalmology | 10 |
| Psychiatry | 10 |
| Grand Total | 300 Questions |
NEET PG 2021 Admit Card
Candidates who have registered can download NEET PG 2021 admit card from April 13, 2021. Aspirants need to enter candidate ID, password and captcha code. Candidates can download NEET PG admit card 2021 at nbe.edu.in by login with User name/ ID and password. The candidates should follow below simple steps to download NEET PG 2021 admit card:
- Go to nbe.edu.in or click on direct NEET PG admit card download link.
- Enter your NEET PG user name/ID and password.
- Enter captcha code then click on submit button.
- Your NEET PG Admit Card 2021 will appear on the screen.
- Download and take printout of your admit card.
The link to download NEET PG 2021 admit card is available above on this page. Candidates have to paste their passport size photograph on the printed copy of NEET PG 2021 admit card as per the specifications. The admit card must be carried by candidates to the exam centre for verification purpose. Along with the admit card, candidates must carry any of the following valid Photo ID:
- Passport
- PAN card
- Voter ID
- Driving license
- Aadhaar card
Note: Before downloading NEET PG admit card, candidates must verify the following details mentioned in it:
- Name
- Category
- PH status
- Date of birth
- Gender
NEET PG 2021 Exam Pattern
The NEET PG test was be held on a computer-based platform in a single session. A negative marking scheme has been introduced for the NEET PG 2021 session i.e. 1 mark will be deducted from the final score for each answer. NEET PG exam included 300 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and 4 marks will be added for every correct answer. Know more about the NEET PG exam pattern 2021 from the table below.
| Particulars | NEET PG 2021 Exam Pattern |
| Duration of test | 3 hours 30 minutes |
| Number of questions | 300 multiple choice questions |
| Total number of marks | 1200 |
| Marking scheme | +4 marks for every correct answer |
| Negative marking | -1 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer |
| Language | English |
| Syllabus | Subjects taught during MBBS |
NEET PG Subject Wise Weightage for 2021
| Subject | Section-wise weightage |
|---|---|
| Part A | |
| Anatomy | 17 |
| Physiology | 17 |
| Biochemistry | 16 |
| Total number of questions from section A | 50 |
| Part B | |
| Pathology | 25 |
| Pharmacology | 20 |
| Microbiology | 20 |
| Forensic Medicine | 10 |
| Social and Preventive Medicine | 25 |
| Total number of questions from section B | 100 |
| Part C | |
| General Medicine Including Dermatology & Venereology & 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 from section C | 150 |
NEET PG 2021 Result
NBE will announce NEET PG 2021 result on May 5, 2021. The result to be announced only for candidates who secured minimum qualifying marks in the online entrance examination. To download score card of NEET PG 2021, candidates must enter their testing ID, date of birth and security pin in the required space. NEET PG result 2021 PDF contains the candidates roll number, score obtained and rank.
Following steps will help you to check NEET PG result 2021:
- Click on the direct link of NEET PG 2021 result PDF file.
- Open it and find your NEET PG roll number (Ctrl+F)
- It will display your roll number, score obtained out of 1200 marks and rank.
NEET PG merit list 2021 has the names of only those candidates who achieved minimum qualifying percentile in the entrance test that was conducted on April 18, 2021. The conducting authority has released the merit list of postgraduate entrance exam after applying the tie-breaking policy. Through the merit list of NEET PG 2021, NBE will conduct admission to around 35,000 seats in Masters in Surgery (MS) and Doctor of Medicine (MD) programs taught at various medical colleges across India.
NEET PG 2021 Cutoff
The cutoff of NEET PG 2021 is the minimum marks that a candidate must secure to qualify the entrance examination. NEET PG 2021 cutoff depends on various factors such as number of candidates who appeared in the exam, availability of seats, the difficulty level of entrance test etc. General category candidates should score minimum of 50 percentile to qualify the exam. Whereas, candidates from reserved category and PH category must secure a minimum of 40 and 45 percentile, respectively.
Following table shows the expected NEET PG Cut off 2021:
| Category | Minimum Eligibility | Cutoff Score |
| General (UR and EWS) | 50th Percentile | 366/ 1200 |
| SC/ ST OBC | 40th Percentile | 319/ 1200 |
| UR-PWD | 45th Percentile | 342/1200 |
NEET PG 2021 Counselling
The counselling of NEET PG 2021 will begin from June 2021, by Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) and Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The counselling will be held in online mode for the candidates who will be selected under 50% All India quota seats.
All the applicants who have qualified in NEET PG 2021 and listed in the merit list will have to register online for NEET PG counselling 2021. Such candidates also have to select their preferences of courses and colleges. As per the merit rank, preferences of colleges and courses and availability of seats, the final seat allotment result will be published.
Once the seat allotment is done, the eligible candidates must report at their allotted institute for document verification and payment of fees.
The counselling for remaining 50% state quota seats will be conducted by designated admission committee of respective states. The eligible candidates will be allotted seats as per their rank in the merit list, choices filled and seats available. After the allotment of seats, candidates have to report to college for document verification, completion of admission process and payment of fees.
NEET PG 2021 Seat Allotment
The seat allotment of NEET PG 2021 will commence after the registration of counselling in June 2021. Once the candidates shortlisted for 50% All India Quota seats are registered, the MCC will begin NEET PG seat allotment.
After the process of allotment, the result of NEET PG 2021 seat allotment will be announced. As per the All India Rank, preferences of colleges & courses and seat availability, the admission will be granted to aspirants.
In case if there are any vacant seats left after round 1, the authority will organize the second round of NEET PG seat allotment. After the allotment of seats, candidates have to report at allotted institutes for verification of documents and completion of admission process.
NEET PG 2021-FAQ
What is the last date to apply for NEET PG 2021?
The last date of NEET PG application form 2021 is February 14, 2021. Candidates should register and apply online for NEET PG before this date to get acceptance of application form.
What is NEET PG 2021 exam date?
NEET PG 2021 exam for online test will conduct on April 18, 2021.
When can i apply for NEET PG 2021?
Candidates can apply for NEET PG 2021 from January 25, 2021 to February 14, 2021 by submitting application form. NEET PG exam will be conducted in single stage across India.
Is there any negative marking in the NEET PG exam?
Yes, there is negative marking of 1 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer as a penalty in NEET PG exam.
Who are eligible for NEET PG 2021?
Interested MBBS candidates, who has completed internship by June 30, 2021 are eligible for NEET PG 2021.
How to get NEET PG 2021 admit card?
Candidates can get their NEET PG 2021 admit cards from April 13, 2021 on nbe.edu.in by login with User ID and password.
What is expected NEET PG Cut off 2021?
Expected NEET PG Cut off 2021 for general and SC/ST/OBC categories are 366 and 319 marks respectively. It may vary based on difficulty level of NEET PG exam in 2021.