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NEET PG 2020: NBE opens Edit Window for application forms
New Delhi: Providing a golden opportunity to PG medical aspirants who somehow made errors while filling up their NEET PG 2020 application form, the National Board of Examinations (NBE) has activated the edit window
The NBE received the applications from 1st November 2019 to 21st November 2019. Now, candidates who had mistakenly put any inaccurate information in the online application forms for NEET PG 2020 can edit their application forms at the official website of NBE.
An 'edit window' shall be opened from 3rd to 7th December 2019 for updating selective editable information to applicants who have successfully applied during the aforesaid application window. New applications cannot be submitted during the edit window.
National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for entrance to PG medical courses– NEET PG is an eligibility-cum-ranking examination prescribed as the only gateway for admission to various MD/MS and PG Diploma Courses across the country. This year, candidates who are vying for admission to DNB Post MBBS will also have to appear for NEET PG 2020.
As per the NBE, no separate DNB CET shall be conducted for admission to DNB Post MBBS (Broad Specialty & Direct 6 Years Superspecialty) Courses.
The following information in the application forms cannot be edited during the 'edit window':
Name of the Candidate
Mobile Number
Email ID
Testing City
Nationality
Requests have been received from applicants to allow updation in following fields due to incorrect entries made by the applicants:
1. Date of Birth
2. Gender
3. Category of the Candidate
4. Physical Disability Status
5. EWS status
The applicants shall, therefore, be able to edit these 5 fields as well within the 'edit window'.
5. Photographs, Signatures and Thumb Impression should only be uploaded as per prescribed Image upload guidelines.
6. Submission of incomplete applications, incorrect information, upload of illegible/unclear/incorrect images shall invite rejection of applications.
7. Please be apprised that NBE does not edit /modify/alter any information entered by the candidates at the time of online submission of application form under any circumstances.
8. Communication Protocol: For any query/clarification/assistance related to NEET PG 2020 admission session, please write to NBE only at neetpg@nbe.edu.in or NBE Candidate Care helpdesk at details indicated in NEET PG 2020 Admission Session information bulletin.
9. The email addressed to NBE should mention the name of the sender, application ID, correspondence address and mobile number. Emails sent at any other email IDs shall not be processed.
Important Dates
1 | Online submission of application form | 1 November – 21 November 2019 |
2 | Examination Date | 5 January 2020 |
3 | Declaration of Results | By 31 January 2020 |
Read Also: Application window for NEET PG 2020 now ON; Here are Eligibility Criteria
NEET PG 2020 Registration
Candidates can register for NEET-PG through an online portal from 1st November 2019 to 21st November. 2019. Candidates can choose the exam city through the online registration system on first come first serve basis.
Examination Fee
General/OBC Candidates 3750/-
SC/ST/PWD/(PH) Candidates 2750/-
The fee for the examination has to be remitted through payment gateway, at the time of online submission of the application form, using a credit card or debit card issued by Banks in India or through internet banking.
How to pay
The prescribed exam fee should be remitted through payment gateway provided using a Credit Card or a Debit Card issued by banks in India or through Internet Banking. For more information, please visit the website (www.nbe.edu.in).
Candidates remaining absent from the examination or declared ineligible will forfeit their examination fee. Candidates are advised to read the rule position carefully and satisfy the terms and conditions for the fulfilment of eligibility criteria before proceeding for payment of fees.
FEES SHALL NEITHER BE REFUNDED NOR CARRIED FORWARD IF THE APPLICATION FOR NEET-PG 2020 IS REJECTED/CANDIDATURE IS FOUND TO BE INELIGIBLE OR CANDIDATE IS UNABLE TO APPEAR IN THE EXAMINATION
NEET PG 2020 EXAM PATTERN
The exam shall be conducted on a single day in a single session
Allocation of time for the NEET-PG 2020 shall be as follows
Activities | Session (3:30 PM to 7:00 PM) |
Allow Candidates to enter the examination centre 01:30 PM and commence Biometric Registration | 01:30 PM |
Entry closes at Examination Center | 03:00 PM |
Grant access for Candidate Login | 03:15 PM |
Candidates log in to read instructions | 03:20 PM |
Exam Start Time | 03:30 PM |
Exam End Time | 07:00 PM |
Syllabus: The syllabus for NEET-PG shall comprise of subjects/knowledge areas as per the Graduate Medical Education Regulations issued by Medical Council of India with prior approval of Government of India. Kindly refer to the MCI website www.mciindia.org for the complete document.
NEET-PG shall be a multiple choice questions exam delivered on a computer-based platform (CBT).
The examination comprises of 300 Multiple Choices, single correct response questions in English language only. Time allotted is 3hr 30 min. The question paper shall be divided into 3 parts (Part A, B and C) each containing 50, 100, 150 MCQs respectively. The distribution of MCQs in these parts shall be as per para 7.
Negative marking: There shall be 25% negative marking for incorrect answers No marks will be deducted for unattempted questions
Allocation of Marks for each MCQ:
S.No. | Response | Marks |
1 | Correct Response | 4 marks |
2 | Incorrect Response | 1 mark shall be deducted |
3 | Unattempted Question | Zero |
During the examination, candidates are given an option to mark any question, whether attempted or not, for review which means that candidate has been given an option to go through these questions again before the examination time ends. Candidates may note that such questions which are marked for review shall be evaluated as per the marking scheme indicated above.
SUBJECT-WISE DISTRIBUTION OF QUESTIONS FOR NEET- PG 2020
S.N. | SUBJECT | SUBJECT WISE WEIGHTAGE OF QUESTIONS (IN NOS.)* |
Part A | ||
1 | ANATOMY | 17 |
2 | PHYSIOLOGY | 17 |
3 | BIOCHEMISTRY | 16 |
Part B | ||
4 | PATHOLOGY | 25 |
5 | PHARMACOLOGY | 20 |
6 | MICROBIOLOGY | 20 |
7 | FORENSIC MEDICINE | 10 |
8 | SOCIAL AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE | 25 |
Part C | ||
9 | GENERAL MEDICINE INCLUDING DERMATOLOGY & VENERELOGY & PSYCHIATRY | 45 |
10 | GENERAL SURGERY INCLUDING ORTHOPEDICS, ANAESTHESIA & RADIO DIAGNOSIS | 45 |
11 | OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY | 30 |
12 | PAEDIATRICS | 10 |
13 | ENT | 10 |
14 | OPHTHALMOLOGY | 10 |
GRAND TOTAL | 300 |
Note: The syllabus of the above topics shall be as per the latest Graduate Medical Education Regulations notified by the Medical Council of India with prior approval of the Govt. of India. For Graduate Medical Education Regulations please refer www.mciindia.org
*The weight of MCQs in each speciality is indicative and purely provisional. NBE reserves its rights to alter/modify/ amend the same in consultation with MCI / DGHS / MoHFW
For all details about NEET PG 2020, check out the page of National Board of Examinations at Medical Dialogues.
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