Notification for NEET PG 2013 had been issued recently and the process of online submission of form has already began from 4th October, with last date of online registration/form submission for NEET PG 2013 as 12th November, 2012. There has been a huge rush of applicant to fill the form for this new PG Medical entrance exam and as per this story from TOI, over 38000 PG-aspirants have submitted NEET PG 2013 within the first 24 hours.
This blog post is being made to help you know about NEET-PG 2013 and apply for the same with information on eligibility & application forms quoted from the notification. In another blog article titled: NEET PG Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Sample papers & Books, I would provide you the prep materials for this exam.
You can click here to download NEET PG 2013 Bulletin-cum-Brochure-cum-Notification.
What is NEET PG:
NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) PG (Post Graduate) is the new avatar of All India Post Graduate Medical Entrance Examination (AIPGMEE). It is being held for the first time in 2013, just like NEET-UG for MBBS entrance, which too will be held for the first time from year 2013 onwards.
NEET-PG is being conducted by National Board of Examinations (NBE) for MD/MS/PG Diploma courses for all the medical colleges under MCI. The NEET-PG 2013 will be a computer-based test (CBT) and you can appear in this exam by booking a slot (during registration) in any of the 10 test-window dates between 23rd November and 6th December 2012. Prometric is the testing partner of NEET-PG and it shall administer NEET-PG on behalf of NBE.
You can find more about NEET-PG, including latest notifications from this NEET-PG official website.
List of colleges participating in NEET PG & number of seats:
Since NEET-PG would be applicable for PG medical admissions in all MCI recognised colleges, you can find the list of colleges state-wise in this MCI College-list webpage. From this page, I could find there are 314 medical colleges for 3996 courses and total number of seats is 17872.
You can also click here to download the list of colleges participating in NEET PG with number of seats and name of courses.
However, AIIMS & JIPMER PG Entrance exams would be held separately from NEET PG.
Mode & Exam Pattern of NEET PG:
As said, NEET-PG is a computer-based test (CBT). Do not confuse it Internet-based test (IBT). You will not be logged on to Internet while appearing in NEET-PG and you can not take this exam from any cyber-café or from your home. You have to appear in NEET-PG in the specified test venues and in the computer specified for you in that test venue.
NEET-PG consists of 240 Objective type (multiple choice) questions from 14 medical subjects, which has to be answered in 3 hours (180 minutes). Prior to the actual start of test, you would be given a 15 minute tutorial to get yourself used to NEET-PG CBT environment.
There is no negative marking in NEET-PG. You can find more about NEET-PG pattern and prep materials in my subsequent blog article titled: : NEET PG Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Sample papers & Books
NEET PG 2013 test centre/venue:
NEET PG 2013 will be held in at selected test centres in following 33 cities all over India:
Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Coimbatore, Dehradun, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Greater Noida, Gurgaon, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jammu, Jamshedpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Navi Mumbai, New Delhi, Noida, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Trivandrum, Varanasi, Vishakhapatnam.
You can find the name, address of the test centres within the above cities by clicking the name of the test city in this webpage.
Eligibility for NEET PG:
You should be an MBBS degree holder and should have completed the mandatory 1-year internship or likely to complete the same on or before 31st March, 2013.
NEET PG Cut-Off/Minimum qualifying criteria:
You need to be within following percentile cut-off to qualify in NEET PG:
1. General 50% Percentile
2. SC/ST/OBC 40% Percentile
3. PWD 45% Percentile
NEET PG 2013 Online Form:
You can apply for NEET PG 2013 only through online form – there is no offline form.
NEET-PG Exam fee is as follows:
For SC/ST/PWD candidates: Rs. 2750/-
For General/OBC candidates: Rs. 3750/-
Prior to submission of NEET PG 2013 Online form, you have to purchase Composite Information Bulletin-cum-Examination Fee Voucher from the selected branches of Axis Bank, list of which can be found in this webpage. Although last date to submit form for NEET PG 2013 is 12th November 2012, you can buy the Bulletin-cum-Fee Voucher from Axis bank branches only till 10th November 2012.
Click her to download instructions on how to apply for NEET PG 2013
If you have gone through the above documents carefully, please click here to find the Online form for NEET PG 2013.
NEET PG 2013 Admit Card:
As you complete your online Registration and Scheduling for NEET-PG 2013, you will get a a computer generated acknowledgement on screen which will also be sent at your registered e-mail ID. NEET-PG 2013 Admit card is nothing but a print out of this acknowledgment.
Important Dates for NEET PG 2013
Online Registration and Scheduling for NEET-PG 2013 : 4th October-12th November 2012
NEET-PG 2013 exam dates: 23rd November - 6th December 2012. 24th.
(25th, 28th November and 2nd December are non-testing days in above test window dates).
NEET-PG 2013 Result date : By 31st January 2013
Hope with above information on notification, form & eligibility on NEET PG 2013, you can apply confidently. How do you prepare for the exam? To find the prep material for NEET PG 2013, please visit my subsequent blog article titled: : NEET PG Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Sample papers & Books.