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New Delhi, 21 March 2025 (Friday) — In his letter dated 20th March 2025, Kodikunnil Suresh, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from Mavelikkara (Kerala), raises concerns about the conduct of the NEETPG 2025 examination. Addressed to the Hon’ble Minister of Education and Health and Family Welfare – Shri Dharmendra Pradhan and Shri JP Nadda, Government of India, he highlights the urgent need for transparency and fairness in the exam process.
The letter underscores the potential issues arising from conducting NEETPG in multiple shifts, such as variations in difficulty levels and the risk of question leaks. Kodikunnil Suresh stresses that these factors can disadvantage certain candidates unless a clear and robust normalization mechanism is in place.
To mitigate these concerns, he proposes a set of measures including transparent score normalization criteria, tighter security to prevent malpractices, and improved technical support to address any glitches. Additionally, the letter calls for the timely release of official answer keys like done in NEETUG and the establishment of a grievance redressal mechanism to handle disputes or errors promptly.
Overall, he emphasizes that the goal is to safeguard the principles of fairness and equal opportunity for all NEETPG aspirants. He appeals to the ministry to intervene and ensure the proposed guidelines are implemented, thereby fostering trust in the examination system.
The NBE, through its notice dated 17th March 2025, announced that NEET-PG 2025 will be conducted on 15th June 2025 (Sunday) in two shifts. However, this decision has raised concerns among aspirants and experts alike.
A similar two-shift format was implemented for NEET-PG 2024, but it faced widespread backlash due to multiple delays caused by government interventions and ongoing litigations. Stakeholders across the medical community criticized the process, highlighting issues related to fairness, transparency, and logistical challenges.
Speaking with The Medical Bulletin, Medical Health Influencer and National Coordinator, Indian Medical Association, Junior Doctors’ Network, Dr Dhruv Chauhan, said the exam is conducted in two shifts because of a lack of enough exam centres with proper security measures.
He added that the inability of the National Medical Commission (NMC) to conduct fair exams is putting a burden on doctors across the country, and remarked that the government wants to conduct One Nation, One Election, but not One Nation, One Exam.
Similarly various other medical associations has also criticised this move.
The Medical Bulletin
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