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NEET PG · 2024

NEET PG 2024: Exam, Result, Cut-offs & Paper Status

NEET PG 2024 was held on 11 August 2024 in two shifts, after several date changes and a postponement the day before its scheduled June date. It was the first NEET PG with time-bound sections, its qualifying cut-offs were published as percentiles only, and they were lowered twice in 2025. We found no public release of the question paper by NBEMS.

Paper status Cut-offs

Overview

What happened in NEET PG 2024

NEET PG 2024 decided admissions to MD, MS, DNB and Diploma courses for the 2024–25 session. It was first notified for 3 March 2024, moved to 7 July, and set for 23 June in the information bulletin. On 22 June, NBEMS announced that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had decided to postpone it "as a precautionary measure", a decision NBEMS said was taken "in the best interests of the students and to maintain the sanctity of examination process".

On 5 July NBEMS rescheduled the exam to 11 August 2024, in two shifts. Because candidates in different shifts sat different papers, NBEMS prepared the result using the process AIIMS New Delhi uses for its exams held in more than one shift, including INI-CET. The result came out on 23 August 2024, with the qualifying cut-offs stated as percentiles and no equivalent scores.

The qualifying percentiles were lowered twice afterwards, in January and February 2025, on directions from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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 2024 timeline

Official notices and events for NEET PG 2024, in date order
DateEventSource
9 Nov 2023NEET PG 2024 tentatively notified for 3 March 2024Official — as referred to in NBEMS notice, 9 Jan 2024
9 Jan 2024Rescheduled to 7 July 2024 after a National Medical Commission letter; eligibility cut-off date set at 15 August 2024Official — NBEMS notice, 9 Jan 2024
16 Apr 2024Applications open (to 6 May 2024); the information bulletin schedules the exam for 23 June 2024Official — NEET-PG 2024 Information Bulletin
4 May 2024Mandatory time-bound sections introduced for NEET PG 2024 and later NBEMS computer-based testsOfficial — NBEMS notice, 4 May 2024
22 Jun 2024Exam due on 23 June postponed on a decision of the Ministry of Health and Family WelfareOfficial — NBEMS notice, 22 Jun 2024
5 Jul 2024Rescheduled to 11 August 2024 in two shifts; eligibility cut-off date stays 15 August 2024Official — NBEMS notice, 5 Jul 2024
9 Aug 2024NBEMS says the result will be prepared using the AIIMS New Delhi process for multi-shift examsOfficial — NBEMS notice dated 9 Aug 2024
11 Aug 2024Exam held in two shiftsOfficial — NBEMS notice, 23 Aug 2024
23 Aug 2024Result declared, with qualifying cut-offs as percentilesOfficial — NBEMS notice, 23 Aug 2024
30 Aug 2024Individual scorecards available from this dateOfficial — NBEMS notice, 23 Aug 2024
4 Sep 2024Result for All India 50% quota seats declaredOfficial — NBEMS notice, 4 Sep 2024
6 Jan 2025Qualifying percentiles lowered (first revision)Official — NBEMS notice, 6 Jan 2025
25 Feb 2025Qualifying percentiles lowered to the 5th percentile for all categories (second revision)Official — NBEMS notice, 25 Feb 2025

Exam overview

NEET PG 2024 examination overview

Key facts about how NEET PG 2024 was run
ItemNEET PG 2024Source
Conducting bodyNational Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS)Official
Admission sessionMD / MS / DNB / Diploma, 2024–25Official — NBEMS notice, 23 Aug 2024
Mode and shiftsComputer-based test, two shifts on 11 August 2024Official — NBEMS notices, 5 Jul and 23 Aug 2024
Results across two shiftsPrepared using the process AIIMS New Delhi uses for multi-shift exams, including INI-CET (AIIMS notice no. 35/2023)Official — NBEMS notice dated 9 Aug 2024
Post-exam question reviewEvery question reviewed by subject experts; none found technically incorrectOfficial — NBEMS notice, 23 Aug 2024

Exam pattern

NEET PG 2024 exam pattern

The 2024 paper kept the 200-question format used since 2021 and added time-bound sections. NBEMS did not officially confirm how the 2024 paper was divided between sections.

NEET PG 2024 scheme of examination
ItemNEET PG 2024Source
Questions200 MCQs, 4 options each, English onlyOfficial — NEET-PG 2024 Information Bulletin
Duration3 hours 30 minutesOfficial — NEET-PG 2024 Information Bulletin
Time-bound sectionsMandatory. Candidates could not move on until a section's time ended, and could not review or change a section's answers afterwardsOfficial — NBEMS notice, 4 May 2024
Number of sections and questions per sectionNot officially confirmed for 2024Unverified
Marking+4 for a correct answer, −1 for an incorrect answer, 0 for an unattempted questionOfficial — NEET-PG 2024 Information Bulletin
Maximum marks800Derived — 200 × 4
Subject-wise distributionNone given in the 2024 bulletinOfficial — NEET-PG 2024 Information Bulletin

The 4 May 2024 notice says the bulletin's scheme of examination "should therefore be read accordingly".

Results

NEET PG 2024 qualifying cut-offs

Maximum marks were 800. NBEMS published the 2024 qualifying cut-offs as percentiles only, with no equivalent scores, and both later revisions were also stated as percentiles. Ranks did not change. These are qualifying cut-offs, not counselling closing ranks.

Original and revised NEET PG 2024 qualifying percentiles by category
CategoryWith the result (23 Aug 2024)First revision (6 Jan 2025)Second revision (25 Feb 2025)
General/EWS50th percentile15th percentile5th percentile
General-PwBD (UR-PwBD in the 2025 notices)45th percentile10th percentile5th percentile
SC/ST/OBC (including PwBD of SC/ST/OBC)40th percentile10th percentile5th percentile

Sources: NBEMS notices of 23 August 2024, 6 January 2025 and 25 February 2025 (all Official). The February 2025 notice gives the 5th percentile once for all three categories. For how qualifying cut-offs differ from MCC closing ranks, and cut-offs for every year, see the main NEET PG previous year papers page.

Paper status

NEET PG 2024 paper and answer key status

Nothing from NEET PG 2024 is available to download: we found no public release of the question paper or an answer key by NBEMS. Revisable does not offer recall-based versions.

  • None found

    Complete question paper (either shift)

    The 2024 bulletin (clause 9.7) describes the exam content as confidential and owned by NBEMS, and we found no public release of either shift's paper in NBEMS's notices. That is not proof that it was never released.

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

  • Reported

    Answer key

    No answer key was published for 2024; candidates' groups asked for one after the result (Careers360, 25 Aug 2024). NBEMS's result notice said only that subject experts had reviewed every question.

    Not available — none published for 2024.

  • Official

    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, following a Supreme Court order of 29 April 2025. We found none for 2024.

    Not available — first announced for NEET PG 2025.

Preparation insights

What NEET PG 2024 changed for later candidates

  1. Time-bound sections started here

    Since 2024 you cannot return to a section once its time is up. NEET PG 2025 and 2026 both used five 42-minute sections, so practise timing section by section rather than across the whole paper.

  2. Two shifts were not repeated in 2025 or 2026

    NEET PG 2025 and 2026 were each held in a single shift, NBEMS did not apply the multi-shift process to the 2025 result, and it published 2026 results as raw scores. Bear that in mind when comparing 2024 with later years.

FAQ

NEET PG 2024: frequently asked questions

Did NBEMS release the NEET PG 2024 question paper?

We found no public release of either shift's paper by NBEMS, and the 2024 bulletin describes exam content as confidential and proprietary. Papers offered online as the 2024 paper are not NBEMS documents; the ones we looked at describe themselves as recall-based.

Was there an answer key for NEET PG 2024?

No answer key was published for NEET PG 2024 (Reported). NBEMS's result notice said only that subject experts had reviewed every question and found none technically incorrect. Question-wise records in the candidate login were first announced for NEET PG 2025.

Was NEET PG 2024 held in one shift or two?

Two. NBEMS held NEET PG 2024 on 11 August 2024 in two shifts and prepared the result using the process AIIMS New Delhi uses for its exams held in more than one shift, including INI-CET.

Why was NEET PG 2024 postponed?

The exam was due on 23 June 2024. On 22 June, NBEMS announced that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had decided to postpone it as a precautionary measure, in the best interests of the students and to maintain the sanctity of the examination process. On 5 July NBEMS rescheduled it to 11 August 2024.

What were the NEET PG 2024 qualifying cut-offs?

With the result on 23 August 2024: the 50th percentile for General/EWS, 45th for General-PwBD and 40th for SC/ST/OBC (including PwBD), with no equivalent scores published. They were lowered to the 15th, 10th and 10th percentiles on 6 January 2025, and to the 5th percentile for all three categories on 25 February 2025.

How many questions were in NEET PG 2024?

200 multiple choice questions in 3 hours 30 minutes, for a maximum of 800 marks. The paper was divided into time-bound sections, but NBEMS did not officially confirm the number of sections or questions per section for 2024.

References

References for NEET PG 2024

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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