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NEET PG · 2022

NEET PG 2022: Exam Date, Cut-off & Paper Status

NEET PG 2022 was first set for 12 March 2022, moved to 21 May 2022, and declared on 1 June, eleven days after the exam. Every candidate who appeared got full marks for two questions found technically incorrect. The qualifying percentiles were lowered in October 2022. We found no public release of the question paper in NBEMS's records.

Timeline Cut-offs

Overview

What happened in NEET PG 2022

NBEMS invited applications on 15 January 2022 for an exam on 12 March 2022, with the result due by 31 March. On 4 February 2022, following a Ministry of Health and Family Welfare letter of 3 February, it moved the exam to 21 May 2022 and extended the application window to 25 March. The notice does not give a reason for the change.

The eligibility rules moved too. The bulletin required internship to be completed by 31 May 2022; on 16 February NBEMS extended this to 31 July 2022, again on a Ministry letter. A later edit window let applicants update their nationality, category, EWS and PwD details.

The exam was held on 21 May 2022 from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM, with 200 questions as in 2021. NBEMS declared scores and ranks on 1 June 2022, and said that after reviewing every question, two had been found technically incorrect or to have more than one correct option, so all candidates who appeared received full marks for both. The merit list for All India 50% quota seats followed on 13 July 2022, and the qualifying percentiles were lowered on 20 October 2022.

Labels used on this page: Official = an NBEMS document; Reported = a news report; Unverified = not confirmed in either. Eligibility, the general marking scheme and preparation guidance are on the NEET PG previous year papers page.

Timeline

NEET PG 2022 timeline

Official notices for NEET PG 2022, in date order
DateEventSource
15 Jan 2022Applications invited (to 4 February); exam set for 12 March 2022, result by 31 March 2022Official — NBEMS notice, 15 Jan 2022; Information Bulletin
4 Feb 2022Exam rescheduled to 21 May 2022 (9:00 AM to 12:30 PM) following a Ministry of Health and Family Welfare letter of 3 Feb 2022; applications open to 25 March; result by 20 June 2022Official — NBEMS notice, 4 Feb 2022
16 Feb 2022Internship cut-off extended from 31 May 2022 to 31 July 2022, following a Ministry letter of 15 Feb 2022Official — NBEMS notice, 16 Feb 2022; Information Bulletin
29 Mar 2022Edit window opens for applicants to update nationality, category, EWS and PwD statusOfficial — NBEMS notice, 29 Mar 2022
10 May 2022Admit cards to be issued batch-wise for the exam on 21 May 2022Official — NBEMS notice, 10 May 2022
21 May 2022Exam held, 9:00 AM to 12:30 PMOfficial — NBEMS notices, 10 May and 13 Jul 2022
1 Jun 2022Scores, ranks and qualifying cut-offs declared; full marks awarded to all for two questions found technically incorrectOfficial — NBEMS notice, 1 Jun 2022
13 Jul 2022Merit list for All India 50% quota seats declaredOfficial — NBEMS notice, 13 Jul 2022
20 Oct 2022Qualifying percentiles lowered, following a Ministry letter of 17 Oct 2022Official — NBEMS notice, 20 Oct 2022

Quick facts

NEET PG 2022 quick facts

Key facts about how NEET PG 2022 was run
ItemNEET PG 2022Source
Conducting bodyNational Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS)Official — NBEMS notices
Admission sessionMD / MS / PG Diploma, 2022 sessionOfficial — NBEMS notices, 1 Jun and 13 Jul 2022
Exam21 May 2022, 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM, computer-based, single sessionOfficial — Information Bulletin; NBEMS notices, 4 Feb and 10 May 2022
Result1 June 2022, eleven days after the examOfficial — NBEMS notice, 1 Jun 2022
Questions found incorrectTwo, found technically incorrect or to have more than one correct option; full marks to every candidate who appeared, whether or not they attempted themOfficial — NBEMS notice, 1 Jun 2022
NRI, foreign national, OCI and PIO candidatesTreated as General for the qualifying criteria and for MCC counselling, whatever category they choseOfficial — NBEMS notice, 1 Jun 2022
All India 50% quotaFrom 2022, candidates from every state and union territory, including Jammu & Kashmir, take part in All India quota seats, per an MCC letter of 30 Jun 2022Official — NBEMS notice, 13 Jul 2022

Exam pattern

NEET PG 2022 exam pattern

The 2022 scheme was the same as 2021's: 200 questions in 3 hours 30 minutes, with no parts or time-bound sections.

NEET PG 2022 scheme of examination
ItemNEET PG 2022Source
Questions200 single-correct MCQs, English onlyOfficial — NEET-PG 2022 Information Bulletin, section 5.3
Duration3 hours 30 minutesOfficial — Information Bulletin, section 5.3
Marking+4 for a correct answer, −1 (25%) for an incorrect answer, 0 for an unattempted questionOfficial — Information Bulletin, sections 5.4–5.5
Maximum marks800Official — NBEMS notice, 1 Jun 2022 (cut-offs out of 800)
Mark for reviewAllowed; marked questions are scored by the normal schemeOfficial — Information Bulletin, section 5.6
Parts, time-bound sections or subject-wise distributionNone given in the 2022 bulletinOfficial — NEET-PG 2022 Information Bulletin

Results

NEET PG 2022 qualifying cut-offs

Maximum marks were 800. The original qualifying cut-offs came with the result on 1 June 2022, and the same scores applied to All India 50% quota seats. The revised cut-offs came on 20 October 2022; ranks did not change. These are qualifying cut-offs, not counselling closing ranks.

Original and revised NEET PG 2022 qualifying cut-offs by category
CategoryOriginal qualifying cut-off (1 Jun 2022)Revised qualifying cut-off (20 Oct 2022)
General / EWS50th percentile = 27525th percentile = 201
UR-PwD45th percentile = 26020th percentile = 186
SC/ST/OBC (including PwD of SC/ST/OBC)40th percentile = 24515th percentile = 169

Sources: NBEMS notices of 1 June, 13 July and 20 October 2022 (Official). The October notice follows a Ministry of Health and Family Welfare letter of 17 October 2022 and states there is no change in ranks. For how qualifying cut-offs differ from MCC closing ranks, see the main NEET PG previous year papers page.

Paper status

NEET PG 2022 paper and answer key status

Nothing from NEET PG 2022 is available to download as far as we could find. Revisable does not offer recall-based versions.

  • None found

    Complete question paper

    We found no public release of the 2022 paper in NBEMS's notices for that year. The 2022 bulletin (clause 9.7) describes the exam content as confidential and proprietary, but that clause alone does not prove the paper was never released.

    Not available — no public release found in NBEMS's records.

  • None found

    Answer key

    NBEMS's result notice says faculty reviewed every question and two were found technically incorrect. We found no answer key among NBEMS's 2022 notices.

    Not available — none found.

  • None found

    Question-wise record in candidate login

    NBEMS first announced question-wise records (question IDs, correct option, the candidate's response and score) for NEET PG 2025. We found none for 2022.

    Not available — first announced for NEET PG 2025.

What 2022 shows

What NEET PG 2022 shows about the exam process

  1. Dates and eligibility can move after you apply

    In 2022 the exam moved by more than two months and the internship cut-off by two months after applications had opened. Keep checking NBEMS's notices, not only the bulletin, until the exam.

  2. Eligibility can widen after the result

    The qualifying percentiles were lowered more than four months after the result. A lowered cut-off makes more candidates eligible for counselling; it does not change anyone's rank.

FAQ

NEET PG 2022: frequently asked questions

When was NEET PG 2022 held?

On 21 May 2022, from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM. It was originally set for 12 March 2022; NBEMS rescheduled it on 4 February 2022 following a Ministry of Health and Family Welfare letter of 3 February. The notice does not give a reason.

When was the NEET PG 2022 result declared?

On 1 June 2022, with each candidate's score and rank. The merit list for All India 50% quota seats followed on 13 July 2022.

What were the NEET PG 2022 qualifying cut-offs?

Out of 800, announced on 1 June 2022: 275 for General/EWS at the 50th percentile, 260 for UR-PwD at the 45th, and 245 for SC/ST/OBC (including PwD) at the 40th. On 20 October 2022 they were lowered to 201 (25th percentile), 186 (20th) and 169 (15th).

Were any NEET PG 2022 questions declared incorrect?

Yes. NBEMS's result notice says two questions were found to be technically incorrect or to have more than one correct option, and full marks for both were given to every candidate who appeared, whether or not they attempted them. The notice does not identify the questions.

Was the internship cut-off extended for NEET PG 2022?

Yes. The bulletin required internship to be completed by 31 May 2022. NBEMS's notice of 16 February 2022 extended this to 31 July 2022, following a Ministry of Health and Family Welfare letter of 15 February 2022.

Is the NEET PG 2022 question paper available?

We found no public release of it in NBEMS's records, and no answer key. The 2022 bulletin describes exam content as confidential and proprietary. Papers offered online as the 2022 paper are not NBEMS documents as far as we could find, and Revisable does not publish or link to them.

References

References for NEET PG 2022

Year-wise

NEET PG exams by year

  1. 2015 AIPGMEE 2015 Reported only · paper status unverified
  2. 2016 AIPGMEE 2016 Reported only · paper status unverified
  3. 2017 NEET PG 2017 Reported only · paper status unverified
  4. 2018 NEET PG 2018 Period page 2018–2020
  5. 2019 NEET PG 2019 Period page 2018–2020
  6. 2020 NEET PG 2020 Period page 2018–2020
  7. 2021 NEET PG 2021 Exam guide · no public paper found
  8. 2022 NEET PG 2022 Exam guide · no public paper found
  9. 2023 NEET PG 2023 Exam guide · no public paper found
  10. 2024 NEET PG 2024 Exam guide · no public paper found
  11. 2025 NEET PG 2025 Exam guide · no public paper found
  12. 2026 NEET PG 2026 Exam guide · no public paper found

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