NEET PG 2024 Exam Analysis (Out) For Shift 1 & 2 Paper Review, Difficulty Level

NEET PG 2024 Exam Analysis (Out) For Shift 1 & 2 Paper Review, Difficulty Level

Edited By Manisha Tiwari | Updated on Jan 10, 2025 10:01 AM IST | #NEET PG
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The National Board of Examinations (NBE) conducted the NEET PG 2024 exam in computer-based mode on August 11, 2024. As per the NEET PG 2024 review by Marrow, the difficulty level of the exam was on the tougher side. The NEET PG 2024 difficulty level of shift 1 was slightly tougher in comparison to shift 2. Final year clinical subjects were emphasised the most, followed by short subjects, with preclinical subjects receiving less focus. Surgical topics were a key focus but with a unique twist. Check this article to know the NEET PG 2024 review in detail.

NEET PG 2024 Exam Analysis (Out) For Shift 1 & 2 Paper Review, Difficulty Level
NEET PG 2024 Exam Analysis (Out) For Shift 1 & 2 Paper Review, Difficulty Level

In the previous session of NEET PG, a total of 2,08,898 candidates appeared for the exam at 902 examination centres spread across 277 cities. As per the NEET PG exam pattern, candidates had to answer a total of 200 multiple-choice questions. The total marks for the NEET PG 2024 question paper were 800. NEET PG 2024 exam was conducted for admission to 13,886 Master of Surgery (MS), 26,699 Doctor of Medicine (MD), and 922 PG Diploma seats. Read the full article to know more about the NEET PG examination review.

NEET PG 2024 review

Candidates can check the paper pattern of NEET PG 2024 from the table mentioned below.

NEET PG 2024 paper pattern

Particulars

Details

Mode of NEET PG 2024 Examination

Computer-based Test

Duration of Examination

3 hours 30 minutes

Medium of the Question paper

English

Number of Questions

200

Type of Questions

Multiple Choice Questions

Marking Pattern

Correct Answer: +4 marks, Incorrect Answer: - 1 marks, Unanswered Question: 0 marks

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NEET PG review 2024 by Marrow

The NEET PG exam review provided here is based on the analysis received from the Marrow. Candidates can get the detailed NEET PG analysis of both shifts below.

NEET PG 2024 paper review - Shift 1

  • Difficulty Level: Significantly tougher compared to last year.
  • Subject Emphasis: Heavily focused on clinical subjects with fewer preclinical questions.
  • Integration: Even preclinical questions had a clinical twist, making the exam feel highly integrated.
  • High-Yield Topics: The majority of questions were from high-yield topics, though there were about 10-15 unusual questions that weren't typically seen in NEET-PG.
  • Image-Based Questions: A substantial number of image-based questions were asked.
  • Pattern: The exam felt more aligned with the INI-CET pattern than the traditional NEET-PG format.
  • Organization: Sections were organized to an extent, with subjects like surgery and ophthalmology grouped together, and PSM and Paediatrics in another section.
  • Previous Year Repeats: A few questions were repeated from FMGE and INI-CET exams.
  • A few topics that were asked in the first session: Hematological malignancies, Malaria, Genital infections
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NEET PG 2024 paper analysis - Shift 2

  • Difficulty Level: Medium to tough.
  • Topic Repetition: Some topics had 2-3 questions each, showing similarity across the exam.
  • Image-Based Questions: The majority of questions were image-based.
  • Section Organization: Short subjects were often grouped together, while subjects like OBG, medicine, and surgery were evenly distributed in all sections.
  • Subject Emphasis: A higher number of questions were seen in OBG and radiology.
  • Pattern: Similar to Session 1, the exam felt more like an INI-CET paper than a traditional NEET-PG paper.
  • Community Medicine: questions felt straightforward.
  • Forensic Medicine: No questions related to BNS, BNSS, or BSA in forensic medicine.
  • A few topics that were asked in the second session: Culture media, Iron Deficiency Anemia
  • A lot of conceptual questions were asked.
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NEET PG 2024 difficulty level

The overall difficulty level of the NEET PG 2024 exam was moderate to difficult. The clinical subjects of the final year were given more weightage, followed by short subjects, with preclinical subjects receiving less focus. Surgical topics were asked with some twists. For instance, ENT included questions on incisions rather than general surgery topics.

NEET PG exam analysis - Previous year

Exam analysis of NEET PG previous year's session by various coaching experts and aspirants who have appeared in the exam is available here.

NEET PG 2023 exam analysis by Marrow

  • In NEET PG 2023 exam, there were multiple questions on the same topic, such as Vitamin-B, Arthritis, TORCH infection, CMV, and STDs.
  • There were quite a few conceptual questions which were lengthy & in-depth.
  • A significant number of questions were integrated and were having subject overlap. For example, Questions came from the Gynaecology-Paediatrics combination, Surgery-Pharma combination, Orthopaedics-Radiology combination etc.
  • Subjects like OBG, Microbiology, Biochemistry, and Medicine were more focused in the NEET PG 2023 question paper.
  • Less number of questions from Dermatology, Anatomy & Ortho, and Anaesthesia was asked in the NEET PG exam 2023.
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NEET PG 2023 Exam Analysis by Aspirants

According to a candidate named, Nikita, the exam was easy and had many previous year topics. Another candidate, Praksash said that 80% of the test consisted of the previous year's paper and topics. According to the students' reactions, some found the question paper to be easy while several students said that the paper was moderately difficult.

NEET PG 2022 exam analysis by Aakash+BYJU’S

Overall review of NEET PG 2022 exam

Overall, the NEET PG 2022 was a straightforward exam – with cherry red macula & Torres bodies & crumpled paper appearances & G6PD deficiencies. A few tricky questions: is the child with tender hepatomegaly & mild jaundice having icteric leptospirosis? There’s nothing to suggest DHF / Chikungunya & it’s definitely not hepatic encephalopathy!

Detailed analysis of NEET PG 2022 exam

As per the experts of Aakash:

  • A lot of OBGYNs! Again, mostly straightforward. IUCD – contradictions; manual sweep for retained placenta; mid-pelvis (IBQ).
  • As expected, several questions on contraception.
  • A couple of questions on ectopic pregnancy.
  • 75 image-based questions – but about 30 of those didn’t really need an image – like the one on hemolytic anemia having splenomegaly as the accompanying clinical finding.
  • Many clinical scenarios – again a lot of them where the clinical scenario wasn’t relevant at all: for example, the 4-line description of cholera case, only to turn around and ask the receptor for the toxin!
  • Quite a lot of questions from molecular biology & biochemistry – straightforward facts.
  • Surgery was simple – exploratory laparotomy for perforation-peritonitis & stab wound; intussception.
  • Tricky question on the inhaled foreign body: flexible bronchoscopy is risky in a hypoxemic patient & foreign body removal is easier with rigid bronchoscopy. Reduced air entry was the answer.
  • Scleromalacia perforans – the one important ocular complication of RA.
  • HLA-DQ2 seen in celiac disease.

Final verdict on NEET PG 2022 exam

Do the PYP-topics thoroughly:

  • Cholera

  • Contraception

  • Enzyme deficiencies

  • DKA

  • PCSK9 inhibitors

  • Warfarin-induced skin necrosis / HIT

  • TEG

  • PET-CT

  • Perforation-peritonitis

  • Psoriasis

  • BCC – HPE

  • Malakoplakia

  • HPV

  • Sarcoidosis

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NEET 2022 exam analysis by Marrow

  • The NEET PG 2022 question paper was easy to moderate one.
  • The questions were direct and a lot of questions were having subject overlap.
  • Subjects like ENT, obs gyne, and mycology were more focused on the NEET PG question paper.
  • Around 95% were clinical scenario questions, even for pre- & paraclinical subjects
  • The spread of topics in the NEET PG paper 2022 was consistent & as expected.
  • Most questions in NEET PG 2022 were straightforward in the presentation of facts. Only about 6-8 questions had a few vague descriptions
  • COVID19 related questions were primarily in the paraclinical space.
  • A fewer number of questions from subjects like surgery/medicine/peds were asked in the NEET PG 2022 question paper.

NEET PG 2022 exam analysis by aspirants

According to Priya Sinha, NEET PG 2022 exam was easy to moderate. A lot of questions were asked from microbiology and pathology and the duration of the exam was enough to complete the test.

Another NEET PG 2022 aspirant, Amit Jaiswal said, “exam was easy and questions were expected, however, the pattern of the questions is different from the previous year. Around 10 to 20 questions are out of the box”.

Deepika Kaushik who took the postgraduate exam for the second time said, the clinical sections had the maximum number of questions. Only the 30 to 40 questions are event-based. The overall difficulty level of the NEET PG 2022 question paper was easy.

NEET PG 2021 exam analysis by Aakash and Career Xpert

The NEET PG 2021 question paper includes 40% of questions from a mixture of clinical topics, 20% image-based questions, and 40% one-liner factual questions.

  • No multiple correct or match the following pattern of questions.

  • In comparison to INI CET, the exam was easy, even after the reduction of questions to 200.

  • High yield subjects that formed a major bulk of the paper were Medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, PSM, pharmacology, and pathology.

  • In short subjects, questions were scoring and answerable if the basic knowledge of the subject was gained.

  • Many NEET PG 2021 questions were from high-yield expected topics like optic pathway lesions (ophthalmology), leprosy, STD and immunobullous disorders (dermatology), vitamin deficiency (biochemistry), and waste disposal (PSM).

  • As per the NEET PG exam review 2021, many students were expecting questions on Covid but not even a single question related to covid was asked.

  • Integrated questions related to 1st and 2nd prof subjects were on the easier side. Many of these had giveaway options.

  • Direct repeat questions were less than 5 per cent.

  • Instead of focusing on rare syndromes and complex clinical scenario-based questions, students who had knowledge of simple facts and who could apply basic concepts will definitely crack the exam.

  • The clinical scenarios were straightforward too – if the image was tough, the clinical scenario was a give-away

NEET PG 2021 section-wise Difficulty Level

The exam was divided into three sections and each section has its own difficulty level which is mentioned below.

Part A

The section was easy compared to last year.

Part B

The section was moderate and a bit more difficult than last year.

Part C

Part C was said to be extremely length and was the toughest section of the paper.

NEET 2020 exam analysis by medical aspirants

According to the students, “Part A & B of the exam were of moderate level, however part C was extremely difficult and lengthy. The test had maximum number of clinical-case based questions than expected."

The subjects with highest weightage were Medicine, OBGY, Pharmacology, Surgery and the topics which was most difficult were PSM, Cartilage & Partograph. Despite the concerns over frauds, the officials kept a tight check on the security at every centre.

According to The Times of India report Dr. Sakthivel, from Anna Nagar, said "Questions from obstetrics & gynaecology (Obes. & Gyna.), Surgery and Ophthalmology were much more difficult and many didn't appear in previous year question papers." On the contrary, basic science (anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology and microbiology) was easy and helped in focussing more on tougher questions.

Technical Glitches in NEET PG 2020

Many students faced technical issues during the exam which made students furious towards the authority. As the exam happens once a year, it was disappointing for students to face such issues. A medical student, in fact, burst out her anger on social media and posted a tweet regarding this technical glitch. She has to change her seat 7 to 8 times because of the technical issue with her computer

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. What was the difficulty level of the NEET PG 2024?

The NEET PG 2024 exam was of a moderate to difficult level

2. Which shift of NEET PG 2024 was more tough?

As per the reviews received from the students, the shift 1 was more difficult in comparison to shift 2.

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Questions related to NEET PG

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Hello,

You should aim for a NEET PG score of roughly 620 for paediatrics and 580 for orthopaedics in order to be admitted to Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI) under the SC category as an MD Paediatrics or MS Orthopaedics student. These projections are based on cutoffs from prior years and could change based on variables like exam difficulty and seat availability. To increase your chances, it is advised that you take part in both Karnataka State Quota and All India Quota counselling. Keeping abreast of official counselling notifications will assist you in making well-informed choices throughout the admissions process.
All the best.

NEET PG 2024 cutoff


hello,

College, course and category all affected the NEET PG 2023 All India Quota (AIQ) cut-offs. In government medical colleges, the respected MD Radiodiagnosis and MS General Surgery courses had ranking positions in the top 1,000. In particular, certain government-run medical colleges stopped MS Surgery at any score above 150 in the AIR exam. Some colleges and reservation categories saw MD Emergency Medicine and MD Pathology ranking as low as AIR 6,000, while others had lower closing ranks, as high as AIR 20,000. All the leading institutions reported high competition for the clinical cut-offs.


Hello,

If you made a mistake in the registration number but uploaded the correct permanent registration certificate with the right number, usually your form won’t be rejected.

The certificate you uploaded is the key proof. However, to be safe, you should contact the NEET PG helpdesk or the exam authority and inform them about the mistake. They can guide you on what to do next.

Hope it helps !

Hello there,

Here are the NEET PG 2024 closing ranks and marks for MD Chest Medicine (Pulmonary Medicine) and MD Psychiatry in government medical colleges in West Bengal :

MD Chest Medicine (Pulmonary Medicine) – Government Colleges

  • Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata :

    • Round 2 Closing Rank : 10450

    • Category : EWS (Economically Weaker Section)

    • Marks : Not specified

  • Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (IPGMER), Kolkata :

    • Round 1 Closing Rank : 5510

    • Category : General (UR)

    • Marks : Not specified

  • Burdwan Medical College :

    • Round 2 Closing Rank : 4782

    • Category : General (UR)

    • Marks : Not specified

  • Command Hospital EC, Alipore, Kolkata :

    • Round 1 Closing Rank : 4729

    • Category : General (UR)

    • Marks : Not specified

      MD Psychiatry – Government Colleges

  • Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata :

    • Round 1 Closing Rank : 5510

    • Category : General (UR)

    • Marks : Not specified

  • Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (IPGMER), Kolkata :

    • Round 1 Closing Rank : 83810

    • Category : General (UR)

    • Marks : Not specified

  • School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata :

    • Round 1 Closing Rank : 101647

    • Category : SC (Scheduled Caste)

    • Marks : Not specified

  • Institute of Child Health, Kolkata :

    • Round 1 Closing Rank : 71560

    • Category : General (UR)

    • Marks : Not specified


Note : The exact marks corresponding to these closing ranks are not specified in the available sources. For precise information, it's advisable to refer to the official NEET PG 2024 seat allotment results or contact the respective medical colleges directly.


I hope this answer helps you. If you have more queries, feel free to share your questions with us, and we will be happy to assist you.

Thank you, and I wish you all the best in your bright future.


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