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NEET PG · 2023

NEET PG 2023: Cut-off, Result & Paper Status

NEET PG 2023 was held on 5 March 2023 and declared on 14 March, nine days later, with no question found incorrect. The internship cut-off was extended twice before the exam, and in September 2023 the qualifying percentile was reduced to zero for every category. We found no public release of the question paper in NBEMS's records.

Cut-offs Paper status

Overview

What happened in NEET PG 2023

On 5 January 2023 NBEMS announced that NEET PG 2023 would be held on 5 March 2023. Applications opened on 7 January; because of a technical problem sending one-time passwords, the form was reopened from 8 January. The bulletin required internship to be completed by 31 March 2023.

That cut-off was extended twice. On 13 January 2023 it moved to 30 June 2023, after a Ministry of Health and Family Welfare email of the same date; on 7 February it moved again, to 11 August 2023, and registration reopened from 9 to 12 February 2023 for candidates finishing internship in that period.

The exam was held on 5 March 2023 with 200 questions, as in 2021 and 2022. NBEMS declared scores and ranks on 14 March 2023 and said that subject experts had reviewed every question and found none technically incorrect or ambiguous. The merit list for All India 50% quota seats followed on 16 June 2023.

On 20 September 2023, following a Ministry letter of the same date, NBEMS reduced the qualifying percentile to zero across all categories, and stated that ranks were unchanged.

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 2023 timeline

Official notices for NEET PG 2023, in date order
DateEventSource
5 Jan 2023Exam announced for 5 March 2023Official — NBEMS notice, 5 Jan 2023
7 Jan 2023Applications invited; the form is reopened from 8 January after a technical problem with one-time passwordsOfficial — NBEMS notices, 7 Jan 2023
13 Jan 2023Internship cut-off extended from 31 March 2023 to 30 June 2023; applications close on 27 January 2023Official — NBEMS notice, 13 Jan 2023; Information Bulletin
7 Feb 2023Internship cut-off extended again, to 11 August 2023; registration reopens from 9 to 12 February 2023Official — NBEMS notice, 7 Feb 2023
5 Mar 2023Exam heldOfficial — NBEMS notices, 14 Mar and 16 Jun 2023
14 Mar 2023Scores, ranks and qualifying cut-offs declared; no question found technically incorrect or ambiguousOfficial — NBEMS notice, 14 Mar 2023
25 Mar 2023Individual scorecards available from this dateOfficial — NBEMS notice, 14 Mar 2023
16 Jun 2023Merit list for All India 50% quota seats declaredOfficial — NBEMS notice, 16 Jun 2023
20 Sep 2023Qualifying percentile reduced to zero for all categories, following a Ministry letter of 20 Sep 2023; ranks unchangedOfficial — NBEMS notice, 20 Sep 2023

Quick facts

NEET PG 2023 quick facts

Key facts about how NEET PG 2023 was run
ItemNEET PG 2023Source
Conducting bodyNational Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS)Official — NBEMS notices
Admission sessionMD / MS / DNB / Diploma, 2023–24Official — NBEMS notice, 14 Mar 2023
Exam5 March 2023, computer-based, single day and single sessionOfficial — Information Bulletin; NBEMS notice, 14 Mar 2023
Result14 March 2023, nine days after the examOfficial — NBEMS notice, 14 Mar 2023
Questions found incorrectNone: subject experts found no question technically incorrect or ambiguousOfficial — NBEMS notice, 14 Mar 2023
Internship cut-off31 March 2023 in the bulletin; extended to 30 June 2023, then to 11 August 2023Official — Information Bulletin; NBEMS notices, 13 Jan and 7 Feb 2023

Exam pattern

NEET PG 2023 exam pattern

The 2023 scheme matched 2021 and 2022: 200 questions in 3 hours 30 minutes, with no parts or time-bound sections.

NEET PG 2023 scheme of examination
ItemNEET PG 2023Source
Questions200 MCQs, 4 options each, English onlyOfficial — NEET-PG 2023 Information Bulletin, section 5.4
Duration3 hours 30 minutesOfficial — Information Bulletin, section 5.4
Marking+4 for a correct answer, −1 (25%) for an incorrect answer, 0 for an unattempted questionOfficial — Information Bulletin, sections 5.5–5.6
Maximum marks800Official — NBEMS notice, 14 Mar 2023 (cut-offs out of 800)
Parts, time-bound sections or subject-wise distributionNone given in the 2023 bulletinOfficial — NEET-PG 2023 Information Bulletin

Results

NEET PG 2023 qualifying cut-offs

Maximum marks were 800. The original qualifying cut-offs came with the result on 14 March 2023, and the same scores applied to All India 50% quota seats. On 20 September 2023 the qualifying percentile was reduced to zero for every category. NBEMS gave no equivalent score for the zero percentile, and the notice states that ranks did not change. These are qualifying cut-offs, not counselling closing ranks.

Original and revised NEET PG 2023 qualifying cut-offs by category
CategoryOriginal qualifying cut-off (14 Mar 2023)Revised qualifying cut-off (20 Sep 2023)
General / EWS50th percentile = 291Zero percentile (no score published)
General-PwBD45th percentile = 274Zero percentile (no score published)
SC/ST/OBC (including PwBD of SC/ST/OBC)40th percentile = 257Zero percentile (no score published)

Sources: NBEMS notices of 14 March, 16 June and 20 September 2023 (Official). For how qualifying cut-offs differ from MCC closing ranks, see the main NEET PG previous year papers page.

Paper status

NEET PG 2023 paper and answer key status

Nothing from NEET PG 2023 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 2023 paper in NBEMS's notices for that year. The 2023 bulletin describes the exam content as confidential, proprietary and owned by NBEMS, 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 subject experts reviewed every question and found none incorrect or ambiguous. We found no answer key among NBEMS's 2023 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 2023.

    Not available — first announced for NEET PG 2025.

What 2023 shows

What NEET PG 2023 shows about the exam process

  1. A zero-percentile cut-off still leaves a ranking

    Reducing the qualifying percentile to zero widened who was eligible for counselling. NBEMS stated that the ranks declared in March were unchanged, and qualifying does not by itself mean a seat.

  2. Eligibility dates can change more than once

    The internship cut-off moved twice in under a month in 2023, each time with a short window to apply. Keep checking NBEMS's notices between applying and the exam.

FAQ

NEET PG 2023: frequently asked questions

When was NEET PG 2023 held?

On 5 March 2023, as a single-session computer-based test. NBEMS had announced the date on 5 January 2023.

When was the NEET PG 2023 result declared?

On 14 March 2023, nine days after the exam, with each candidate's score and rank. Individual scorecards were available from 25 March 2023, and the merit list for All India 50% quota seats followed on 16 June 2023.

What were the NEET PG 2023 qualifying cut-offs?

Out of 800, announced on 14 March 2023: 291 for General/EWS at the 50th percentile, 274 for General-PwBD at the 45th, and 257 for SC/ST/OBC (including PwBD) at the 40th.

What did the zero-percentile cut-off in NEET PG 2023 mean?

On 20 September 2023 NBEMS said the qualifying percentile had been reduced to zero across all categories, following a Ministry of Health and Family Welfare letter. It lowered the bar for being eligible for counselling; it did not give every candidate the same score or rank. NBEMS stated that ranks were unchanged, published no equivalent cut-off score, and the notice does not give a reason.

Were any NEET PG 2023 questions declared incorrect?

No. NBEMS's result notice says subject experts reviewed every question after the exam and found none technically incorrect or ambiguous.

Is the NEET PG 2023 question paper available?

We found no public release of it in NBEMS's records, and no answer key. The 2023 bulletin describes exam content as confidential and proprietary. Papers offered online as the 2023 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 2023

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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