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    NEET PG 2025 Marks Discrepancy: Score Reductions & Possible Causes

    NEET PG 2025 Marks Discrepancy: Score Reductions & Possible Causes

    Deep PathakUpdated on 21 Aug 2025, 03:35 PM IST

    The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) declared the result of NEET PG 2025 exam on August 19 for over 2 lakh students who appeared for the postgraduate exam. The NEET PG 2025 result has caused a lot of anger among medical students in India, as many have noticed big differences between the scores they expected and the scores they actually received. This NEET PG 2025 marks discrepancy is gaining attraction and has once again raised the need for the release of answer key of NEET PG by NBE.

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    1. NEET PG 2025 marks discrepancy: Shocking score reductions
    2. NEET PG 2025 score discrepancy: Possible causes
    3. Impact of marks discrepancy in NEET PG 2025
    4. NEET PG exam 2025 marks discrepancy: What can candidates do?
    NEET PG 2025 Marks Discrepancy: Score Reductions & Possible Causes
    NEET PG 2025 Marks Discrepancy

    This NEET PG marks discrepancy was also noticed in 2024, but many claimed that it was because of the normalisation factor which was implemented because of the multiple-shift exam. This year however, the NEET PG 2025 exam was conducted in a single shift, which removes the normalisation factor from this marks discrepancy. Based on various NEET PG 2025 recalls, most of the students were expecting higher marks than what they actually got. This article explores the NEET PG 2025 marks discrepancy controversy, candidate experiences, potential causes, and ongoing efforts for transparency.

    NEET PG 2025 marks discrepancy: Shocking score reductions

    Many candidates across social media platforms like “Reddit” and “X” are claiming that their scores have reduced significantly in the NEET PG result 2025. This discrepancy in NEET PG marks 2025 is ranging from 50 to 200 marks compared to their expected marks based on the various recalls and unofficial answer keys.

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    NEET PG 2025 score discrepancy: Possible causes

    Below are some of the reasons due to which this discrepancy in NEET PG marks 2025 might have been occurred -

    1. Technical glitches during exam day

    Some candidates reported technical issues during the NEET PG 2025 exam day. Several candidates reported mid-exam computer glitches, due to which their marked responses might not have been recorded by the system.

    2. Inaccurate NEET PG questions recall

    NBEMS follows a Non-disclosure agreement (NDA), which disallows candidates to share any kind of information related to the questions asked in the exam. However, based on anonymous students' reviews, various coaching institutes release the NEET PG recall questions. These unofficial NEET PG recalls are the only option left for students to evaluate their performance. However, there are high chances of these recalls being inaccurate, and students may not have scored as much as they were expecting.

    Impact of marks discrepancy in NEET PG 2025

    This discrepancy in the NEET PG 2025 marks has impacted the trust of students in the NBE. The absence of a NEET PG answer key or challenge process has led to widespread calls for transparency. The controversy has deepened the distrust of the students in the NBE’s exam process, with many speculating foul play.

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    The NBE’s strict NDA, which prohibits discussing exam questions, is further adding fuel to this fire. The NBE could simply dismiss these discrepancy complaints based on the recall questions by citing the NDA.

    NEET PG exam 2025 marks discrepancy: What can candidates do?

    • File RTIs: Candidates can attempt to file RTIs through the official portal and demand for the NEET PG answer key. If NBE provides the recorded response and answer key for NEET PG 2025, it can clear the confusion of this discrepancy in marks.

    • Explore legal options: The best way to bring transparency in the NEET PG exam is to seek legal options. The Supreme Court of India had earlier directed NBE to publish raw scores, answer keys, and normalisation process for transparency in multi-shift NEET PG exam. However, this time NBE conducted the exam in a single shift, avoiding the Supreme Court judgement. Students can once again file a petition for the release of answer keys in the single-shift NEET PG exam too.

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