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New Delhi – A recent announcement by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) regarding the NEET-PG 2025 examination has ignited a wave of discontent among medical aspirants and the wider medical community. The NBEMS, in a notice dated March 17th, declared that the NEET-PG 2025, scheduled for June 15th, will be conducted in two shifts, with final scores determined through a normalization process.
This decision has triggered widespread concern and anxiety on social media platforms, with many questioning the NBEMS’s capacity to manage the exam effectively across two shifts. Medical activists, influencers, and leaders from various doctors’ associations have since rallied to voice the students’ grievances, demanding a rollback of the two-shift system.
Dr. Dhruv Chauhan, National Convener of the Indian Medical Association-Junior Doctors’ Network (IMA-JDN), initiated a strong online protest on X (formerly Twitter) on March 18th. He also offered legal assistance to candidates seeking to challenge the NBEMS decision.
Leaders from prominent medical associations, including Dr. Rohan Krishnan, Chief Patron of the Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA), and Dr. Jakir Khan, National Director of the Doctors’ Welfare Federation (DWF), have penned letters to the NBEMS urging a reconsideration of the two-shift format. Medical activist Dr. Vivek Pandey also took to X, mobilizing doctors and NEET-PG aspirants to submit grievances to the NBEMS, advocating for a single-shift examination.
The controversy stems from the previous NEET-PG 2024, which was also conducted in two shifts.Candidates alleged significant discrepancies in scores, claiming the normalization process was flawed and biased due to varying difficulty levels between shifts.5 The NBEMS’s lack of transparency, specifically the non-disclosure of answer keys, question papers, raw scores, and the normalization methodology, led to a protracted legal battle, with a petition filed in the Supreme Court of India.
The decision by NBEMS to repeat the two-shift format and normalization process for NEET-PG 2025 has reignited fears among aspirants. They are concerned that the issues and anxieties experienced during the 2024 examination will be repeated. The medical community is now awaiting a response from the NBEMS, hoping for a resolution that addresses the concerns of the affected students.
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