The National Board of Examinations (NBE) announced the NEET PG 2026 exam date at natboard.edu.in. As per the official notice, the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Postgraduate Exam will be held on August 30, 2026. The cutoff date for the completion of the internship is September 30, 2026. The NEET PG medical exam will be held for admission to around 26,168 Doctor of Medicine (MD), 13,649 Master of Surgery (MS), and 922 PG Diploma in 6,102 government, private, deemed/central universities. Read the article below to know more details on the NEET PG 2026 exam date by NBE.
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Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
Exam Name | NEET PG |
Full Form | National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Postgraduate |
Conducting Body | National Board of Examinations (NBE) |
Duration | 3 hours 30 minutes |
Mode | Compter Based |
Language of the exam | English |
Frequency | Once a year |
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According to NBE’s notice, the NEET PG 2026 exam will be held on August 30 in a computer-based mode, wherein candidates have to attempt a total of 200 multiple-choice questions in three hours and thirty minutes. Looking at previous years' trends, the NEET PG 2026 exam date can be revised in the future.
The table below mentions the year-wise exam dates for NEET PG.
Exam Year | NEET PG Exam Date |
|---|---|
2026 | August 30, 2026 |
2025 | August 3, 2025 |
2024 | 23 June 2024 |
2023 | 5 March 2023 |
2022 | 21 May 2022 |
2021 | 11 September 2021 |
2020 | 5 January 2020 |
2019 | 6 January 2019 |
2018 | 7 January 2018 |
2017 | 7 January 2017 |
2016 | 6 December 2016 |
2015 | 7 December 2015 |
Looking at past year trends, there is a clear possibility that the NEET PG 2026 exam schedule may change. In multiple previous years, the exam date was revised or postponed due to reasons such as administrative decisions, court cases, counselling delays, or policy-level updates by the authorities. These recurring changes indicate that schedule revisions are not unusual. Therefore, candidates should remain flexible in their preparation, avoid relying solely on tentative dates, and regularly follow official announcements for the latest and most accurate updates.
On Question asked by student community
Hello Aspirant,
Yes. If you are looking for a book/guide covering NEET PG colleges across India, including MD/MS seats, fees, marks/cut-offs and counselling information, Careers360 provides NEET PG counselling resources and college-predictor reports.
If you specifically
Hey there,
Yes. If you mean the official NEET PG 2025 MCC All India Quota cutoff/allotment lists, MCC has published the results for Round 1, Round 2 and Round 3.
MD Dermatology is one of the most competitive branches in NEET PG. In the 2025 counselling, government medical colleges generally required a very good NEET PG rank.
For the General category under All India Quota, some examples of 2025 closing ranks were:
Government Medical College, Kozhikode – around 20
VMMC
Hello Student,
For SVIMS Tirupati, the 2024 closing All India rank for MD Nuclear Medicine was 16,008, while the 2022 closing rank was 6,816. The 2024 opening rank was 5,276. Cutoffs can vary by year, category and counselling round, so these figures should be treated as previous-year references rather than
Hey there,
NEET PG stands for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test – Postgraduate.
It is the entrance examination for admission to MD, MS and PG Diploma medical courses in India.
Thanks and all the best,
Nischal
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