The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for Postgraduate courses (NEET-PG) serves as a gateway for medical graduates through which admission to MD/ MS and PD Diploma courses is granted in India. However, the 2024-2025 NEET PG admission cycle has been delayed, causing significant distress among approximately 80,000 aspiring postgraduate medical students. This delay in NEET PG admission has created a sense of uncertainty among medical students as the exam date of NEET PG 2025 is coming closer. Read the full article to know comprehensive details about the NEET PD admission delay and other important information.
Yes, candidates who are eligible to appear for NEET PG Counselling 2025 will have to fill fresh choices for the round 3 counselling process.
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The delay in NEET PG admission can be traced back to the exam date of NEET PG. Firstly, the exam date of NEET PG 2024 got postponed and later on, the NEET PG result was announced on August 23, 2024. Then the All India NEET PG counselling got delayed with the continuous reduction in NEET PG qualifying percentile and other reasons.
Despite the passage of over six months, as of March 2025, the NEET PG admission process for the 2024-2025 session remains incomplete. This prolonged delay has left thousands of candidates in a state of uncertainty, disrupting their academic and professional timelines.
The reasons behind the delay in NEET PG admissions are discussed below.
One of the main reasons for this delay in NEET PG admission is the prolonged delay in NEET PG 2024 counselling. The MCC is still conducting the counselling to fill out the remaining vacant seats, which has led to the NEET PG admission delay.
The NEET PG 2024 exam experienced multiple scheduling changes, including preponement, postponements and last-minute rescheduling. These disruptions led to late exam and result declaration and ultimately delayed the admission process of NEET PG.
The NEET PG 2024 exam was conducted in two shifts, leading to concerns about difference in difficulty levels. The normalisation process and lack of transparency regarding raw scores and NEET PG answer keys prompted legal challenges, which further delayed the admission process of NEET PG.
The NEET PG 2025 exam date is June 15, 2025. However, the NEET PG 2024 counselling is still ongoing, which has delayed the admission for NEET PG 2024-25 session. With this delay in the admission process of NEET PG 2024 it is expected that the exam date of NEET PG 2025 will be postponed.
The admissions for 2024-25 session are likely to be completed by April 2025, which only leaves a month for NBE to release the NEET PG application form, provide two correction windows, release the admit card, and conclude the exam on June 15, 2025. With only a little time left before the tentative exam date of NEET PG 2025, it is pretty clear that the NEET PG 2025 exam will be postponed.
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This delay in NEET PG admission has left many students with uncertainty for their future career path delay. However, the impact of this delay in NEET PG admission goes beyond just academic issues. Many candidates on social media have shared that they are facing financial difficulties because of the extended wait for job opportunities.
For example, Dr. Shruti Pansare from Pune voiced her worries about her future, mentioning that the financial stress and uncertainty of the admission process are negatively influencing her personal life plans.
On Question asked by student community
Yes, MCC can reduce the NEET PG cutoff if many seats remain vacant during counselling. The decision depends on seat availability in each round. Cutoff reduction does not happen every year. Candidates should keep checking the official MCC website for updates.
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Here is a link for NEET PG 2025 merit-list. Tap on the link mentioned below to open it:
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For BJ Medical College in Ahmedabad, the cut off in 2024 for open category ranked around 1500 to 1600 for general surgery, 1200 to 1300 for orthopaedics and higher for ENT.
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BJMC Ahmedabad Cutoff 2026: Check Previous Year’s Closing Cut Off Score/Trends
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With a rank of 1760 in the NTRUHS PG management quota (B-category) and belonging to the AU region, getting a clinical seat is possible but mostly in the mid or lower-demand branches. High-demand clinical courses like Radiology, Dermatology and General Medicine generally close at much lower ranks, but
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