NEET-PG 2025 postponed; exam to be held in single shift; check details

The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has postponed the NEET-PG 2025 examination, originally scheduled for 15 June 2025, in a move to expand test infrastructure and comply with a recent directive from the Supreme Court of India.

The decision comes in the wake of a legal challenge (W.P. No. 456/2025 — Aditi & Others vs NBEMS), where the apex court instructed the board to conduct the postgraduate medical entrance test in a single shift. The Court stressed the need to ensure transparency, standardisation, and the security of examination centres.

In response, NBEMS announced that NEET-PG 2025 will be conducted in one session nationwide, rather than in multiple shifts as done previously. To implement this, more test centres and logistical resources are required, prompting the rescheduling of the exam.

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A revised date for NEET-PG 2025 will be notified soon, the board stated. The postponement impacts thousands of aspiring postgraduate medical students, who must now wait for an updated schedule as NBEMS works to meet the Court’s requirements.

Two Shifts Creates Arbitrariness

In a significant order, the Supreme Court on Friday issued directions that the post-graduate medical entrance exam scheduled on June 15 be conducted in a single shift, saying holding it in two shifts "creates arbitrariness".

A bench headed by Justice Vikram Nath directed the authorities to make arrangements for holding NEET-PG 2025 exam in one shift and to ensure that complete transparency is maintained and secured centres are identified.

"Any two question papers can never be said to be having an identical level of difficulty or ease," said the bench, also comprising Justices Sanjay Kumar and N V Anjaria.