The Union Health Ministry has asked the National Board of Examinations (NBE) to postpone NEET PG 2022 by six to eight weeks since it clashes with the NEET PG 2021 counselling.
On January 25, six MBBS graduates had filed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking postponement of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) scheduled on March 12, claiming that many like them would not be able to take up the examination due to non-completion of the mandatory internship period.
The Assistant Director General (Medical Education) and Member Secretary of the Medical Counselling Committee, Dr B Srinivas, in a communication sent to Dr M Bajpai, the Executive Director of NBE, said that several representations were received from medical doctors requesting postponement of the NEET-PG 2022 examination as it is clashing with the NEET PG 2021 counselling.
Also, many interns would not be able to participate in the PG counselling 2022 in May-June, Srinivas said. “Keeping the above facts in view, the HFM (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) has taken the decision to postpone NEET PG 2022 by 6-8 weeks or suitably. Hence, the decision made by the HFM may be complied with,” the communication sent on February 3 stated.