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    NEET PG 2026 Exam Expected Date: Tentative Exam Schedule & Eligibility Criteria

    NEET PG 2026 Exam Expected Date: Tentative Exam Schedule & Eligibility Criteria

    Deep PathakUpdated on 11 Dec 2025, 10:02 AM IST

    The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) will announce the official NEET PG 2026 exam date soon at natboard.edu.in or nbe.edu.in. The NEET PG exam is generally conducted in mid-year and considering the past year trends, the NEET PG 2026 expected date is August 2026. Admission to postgraduate courses like MD, MS are granted through NEET PG exam, and hence it is important to know the NEET PG 2026 expected exam date. Read the full article to know comprehensively about the NEET PG 2026 tentative exam date.

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    1. NEET PG 2026 expected date
    2. When will NEET PG 2026 be held?
    3. NEET PG exam date: Historical trends
    4. NEET PG exam date 2026: Eligibility criteria
    NEET PG 2026 Exam Expected Date: Tentative Exam Schedule & Eligibility Criteria
    NEET PG 2026 expected date

    NEET PG 2026 expected date

    The NBEMS has not announced the NEET PG 2026 tentative exam date in its upcoming exam calendar. However, based on the previous year’s trends, the expected NEET PG 2026 exam date is provided below.

    NEET PG 2026 tentative date

    EventTentative Date

    Release of official notification

    February-March 2026

    Online registration starts

    First week of March 2026

    Last date for application submission

    Last week of March 2026

    Correction window

    April 2026

    Admit card release

    Last week of July 2026

    NEET PG 2026 exam date

    First or second week of August 2026

    Result declaration

    Last week of August 2026

    Counselling begins

    September 2026

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    When will NEET PG 2026 be held?

    Many students are now wondering, “When will NEET PG 2026 be held?”. While the exact NEET PG 2026 exam date will only be available after the official declaration by NBEMS, the NEET PG 2026 exam date is expected to be in August 2026. This NEET PG 2026 expected exam date is based on the previous year trends where the postgraduate exam has been conducted around the August month in the last two years.

    NEET PG exam date: Historical trends

    To predict the expected date of NEET PG exam 2026, it is important to analyse the past year trends of the exam date. The last 5 year’s exam date of NEET PG exam is provided in the table below, which suggests the exam is generally held in mid-months.

    Last 5 year’s NEET PG exam date

    YearExam Date

    2021

    September 11, 2021

    2022

    May 21, 2022

    2023

    March 5, 2023

    2024

    August 11, 2024

    2025

    August 3, 2025

    NEET PG exam date 2026: Eligibility criteria

    To be eligible for the exam, candidates need to fulfil the following NEET PG eligibility criteria -

    • Candidates must possess an MBBS degree or a provisional MBBS pass certificate from an institution recognised by the National Medical Commission (NMC) or the erstwhile Medical Council of India (MCI). Foreign medical graduates (FMGs) must hold a degree recognised by the NMC.

    • Applicants must have completed a one-year compulsory rotating internship by the deadline set by the NBEMS.

    • Candidates must hold a permanent or provisional registration certificate issued by the NMC, MCI, or a State Medical Council (SMC). For FMGs, a valid registration in India is required, along with permanent or provisional registration from their home country if applicable

    • FMGs must have qualified the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) conducted by NBEMS. They also need to complete the one-year internship and obtain valid registration in India.

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    Questions related to NEET PG

    On Question asked by student community

    Have a question related to NEET PG ?

    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.

    • You can check the NEET PG College Predictor here: Careers360 NEET PG College Predictor

    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.

    • Round 1: Final allotment result is available.
    • Round 2: MCC has published the Round 2 result and schedule.
    • 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