Supreme Court to Review NEET-PG Exam Shift Controversy

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear NEET-PG Exam Shift Challenge

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has agreed to examine a petition contesting the National Board of Examination's decision to conduct the NEET-PG exam in two separate shifts.

Scheduled for June 15, 2025, the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for Postgraduate courses (NEET-PG) will take place on a computer-based platform, with results expected by July 15.

A bench led by Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih acknowledged the lawyer's arguments and indicated that the case would be heard shortly.

Previously, on May 23, the bench had mentioned that the case would be addressed the following week, but this did not occur, prompting the lawyer to raise the issue again on Monday.

The bench confirmed it would prioritize the matter this week, emphasizing its urgency as admit cards are set to be released on June 2.

The Chief Justice assured that the case would be listed within a couple of days.

On May 5, the bench had requested responses from the NBE, the National Medical Council, and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare regarding the petition.

Recently, the Supreme Court issued a ruling aimed at preventing seat-blocking during NEET-PG counseling and mandated the publication of raw scores, answer keys, and normalization formulas for the exam.

The petition argues that conducting the NEET-PG exam in two shifts could lead to discrepancies due to differing difficulty levels, and it requests that the NBE hold the exam in a single shift to ensure a "just, fair, reasonable, and equitable" competition for all candidates.