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NEET PG · 2025

NEET PG 2025: Exam, Result, Cut-offs & Paper Status

NEET PG 2025 was planned for 15 June 2025 in two shifts. After a Supreme Court order it was held in a single shift on 3 August 2025, so scores were not normalised. NBEMS announced question-ID-based records for candidates' logins, and lowered the qualifying percentiles in January 2026. We found no public release of the question paper.

Timeline Cut-offs

Overview

What happened in NEET PG 2025

NBEMS announced on 17 March 2025 that NEET PG 2025 would be held on 15 June 2025 in two shifts. The information bulletin, issued from 17 April, set out how scores from the two shifts would be normalised, and divided the paper into five time-bound sections of 40 questions and 42 minutes each.

On 30 May 2025 the Supreme Court, in W.P. No. 456/2025, directed that the exam be held in one shift. On 2 June NBEMS said it would comply and postponed the 15 June date to arrange more test centres, adding that the new date would be notified once the Court approved it. On 7 June it announced 3 August 2025, in a single shift, and asked every candidate to choose an exam city again.

The exam was held on 3 August 2025, from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM. NBEMS declared scores and ranks on 19 August 2025, said normalisation had not been applied because the exam was held in a single shift, and reported that no question had been found technically incorrect. On 21 August it announced that, following a Supreme Court order of 29 April 2025, each candidate would be able to see question ID numbers, the correct answers and their own responses in their login.

On 13 January 2026 NBEMS lowered the qualifying percentiles for the third round of counselling for the 2025–26 session.

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 2025 timeline

Official notices and reported events for NEET PG 2025, in date order
DateEventSource
17 Mar 2025Exam set for 15 June 2025 on a computer-based platform, in two shiftsOfficial — NBEMS notice, 17 Mar 2025
16 Apr 2025Information bulletin available from 17 April; applications 17 April to 7 May 2025; result by 15 July 2025Official — NBEMS notice, 16 Apr 2025
30 May 2025Supreme Court directs that NEET-PG 2025 be held in one shift (W.P. No. 456/2025)Official — as quoted in NBEMS notices of 2 Jun and 19 Aug 2025
2 Jun 2025NBEMS will hold the exam in a single shift; the 15 June date is postponed to arrange more test centres; the new date to follow the Court's approvalOfficial — NBEMS notice and clarification, 2 Jun 2025
7 Jun 2025Exam set for 3 August 2025 in a single shift; candidates to re-submit their exam city from 13 to 17 June; result by 3 September 2025Official — NBEMS notice, 7 Jun 2025
21 Jul 2025Test city intimated to candidates by emailOfficial — NBEMS notice, 18 Jul 2025
30 Jul 2025Admit cards from 31 July; exam on 3 August, 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM, single shiftOfficial — NBEMS notice, 30 Jul 2025
3 Aug 2025Exam heldOfficial — NBEMS notice, 19 Aug 2025
19 Aug 2025Scores, ranks and qualifying cut-offs declared; normalisation not applied; no question found technically incorrectOfficial — NBEMS notice, 19 Aug 2025
21 Aug 2025NBEMS announces candidate-login records of question ID numbers, correct answers and the candidate's responses, following a Supreme Court order of 29 Apr 2025Official — NBEMS notices, 21 Aug 2025
27 Aug 2025Merit list for All India 50% quota seats declaredOfficial — NBEMS notice, 27 Aug 2025
29 Aug 2025Individual scorecards available from this dateOfficial — NBEMS notice, 19 Aug 2025
30 Aug 2025Medical Dialogues reports that NBEMS has released the scorecards and the question-ID records, without the questions themselves (date of the report, not of the release)Reported — Medical Dialogues, 30 Aug 2025
13 Jan 2026Qualifying percentiles lowered for the third round of counselling, following a Ministry of Health and Family Welfare letter of 9 Jan 2026Official — NBEMS notice, 13 Jan 2026

Quick facts

NEET PG 2025 quick facts

Key facts about how NEET PG 2025 was run
ItemNEET PG 2025Source
Conducting bodyNational Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS)Official — NBEMS notices
Admission sessionMD / MS / DNB / DrNB (direct 6-year) / PG Medical Diploma, 2025–26Official — NBEMS notice, 19 Aug 2025
Exam3 August 2025, 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM, computer-based, single shiftOfficial — NBEMS notices, 7 Jun and 30 Jul 2025
Why a single shiftSupreme Court orders of 30 May 2025 in W.P. No. 456/2025Official — NBEMS notices, 2 Jun and 19 Aug 2025
NormalisationNot applied, because the exam was held in a single shiftOfficial — NBEMS notice, 19 Aug 2025
Questions found incorrectNone found technically incorrect after review by faculty membersOfficial — NBEMS notice, 19 Aug 2025
Internship cut-off31 July 2025Official — NEET-PG 2025 Information Bulletin
Candidates appearingOver 2.42 lakhReported — India TV, 19 Aug 2025; not in the NBEMS notices we read

Exam pattern

NEET PG 2025 exam pattern

The 2025 bulletin kept the 200-question paper and set out five time-bound sections. It was written for two shifts; NBEMS's later notices moved the exam to one.

NEET PG 2025 scheme of examination
ItemNEET PG 2025Source
Questions200 MCQs, 4 options each, English onlyOfficial — NEET-PG 2025 Information Bulletin, section 5.5
Duration3 hours 30 minutesOfficial — Information Bulletin, section 5.5
Marking+4 for a correct answer, −1 (25%) for an incorrect answer, 0 for an unattempted questionOfficial — Information Bulletin, section 5.6
Maximum marks800Official — NBEMS notice, 19 Aug 2025 (cut-offs out of 800)
Time-bound sectionsFive sections (Groups A–E) of 40 questions, 42 minutes each, with no going back to a closed section; the bulletin notes the number of sections may varyOfficial — Information Bulletin, section 5.8
ShiftsTwo in the bulletin; one as held, on Supreme Court directionsOfficial — Information Bulletin, section 5.1; NBEMS notice, 7 Jun 2025

Results

NEET PG 2025 qualifying cut-offs

Maximum marks were 800. The original qualifying cut-offs came with the result on 19 August 2025 and applied to All India 50% quota seats. The revised cut-offs came on 13 January 2026 for the third round of counselling for the 2025–26 session; ranks did not change. A score of −40 is possible because of negative marking. These are qualifying cut-offs, not counselling closing ranks.

Original and revised NEET PG 2025 qualifying cut-offs by category
CategoryOriginal qualifying cut-off (19 Aug 2025)Revised qualifying cut-off (13 Jan 2026)
General/EWS50th percentile = 2767th percentile = 103
General PwBD45th percentile = 2555th percentile = 90
SC/ST/OBC (including PwBD of SC/ST/OBC)40th percentile = 2350th percentile = −40

Sources: NBEMS notices of 19 August 2025, 27 August 2025 and 13 January 2026 (Official). The January 2026 notice follows a Ministry of Health and Family Welfare letter of 9 January 2026. For how qualifying cut-offs differ from MCC closing ranks, see the main NEET PG previous year papers page.

Paper status

NEET PG 2025 paper and answer record status

There is no NEET PG 2025 question paper or public answer document 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 2025 paper in NBEMS's notices. The 2025 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.

  • Official / Reported

    Question-wise record in candidate login

    NBEMS's notices of 21 August 2025, titled "Answer Key of NEET-PG 2025 shall be published shortly", say each candidate would see question ID numbers, the correct answers and their own responses, arranged by the master question paper. That the records went live is reported (Medical Dialogues, 30 August 2025); we found no NBEMS notice confirming it. They do not show the questions.

    Not available — candidate login only; not a public download.

What 2025 shows

What NEET PG 2025 changed for later candidates

  1. A single shift, so no normalisation

    Because the exam moved to one shift, NBEMS did not normalise scores, unlike 2024. NEET PG 2026 was also held in a single shift and its results were published as raw scores.

  2. Records by question ID, not the paper

    From 2025 NBEMS has announced question-wise records in each candidate's login, identified by question ID number. They let you see your own responses against the correct ones, but not the questions themselves.

FAQ

NEET PG 2025: frequently asked questions

When was NEET PG 2025 held?

On 3 August 2025, from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM, in a single shift. It had been set for 15 June 2025 in two shifts; NBEMS postponed it on 2 June 2025 to arrange more test centres after the Supreme Court directed a single shift, and announced the new date on 7 June.

Why was NEET PG 2025 held in one shift?

NBEMS's notices say it followed the Supreme Court's orders of 30 May 2025 in W.P. No. 456/2025, which directed that the exam be held in one shift. Because of this, the normalisation of scores described in the bulletin was not applied.

What were the NEET PG 2025 qualifying cut-offs?

Out of 800, announced on 19 August 2025: 276 for General/EWS at the 50th percentile, 255 for General PwBD at the 45th, and 235 for SC/ST/OBC (including PwBD) at the 40th. On 13 January 2026, for the third round of counselling, they were lowered to 103 (7th percentile), 90 (5th) and −40 (0th).

Was there an answer key for NEET PG 2025?

NBEMS's notices of 21 August 2025, titled as answer-key notices, said each candidate would see question ID numbers, the correct answers and their own responses in their login, following a Supreme Court order of 29 April 2025. That is not a public document with the questions. Its release was reported on 30 August 2025; we found no NBEMS notice confirming it.

Were any NEET PG 2025 questions declared incorrect?

No. NBEMS's result notice says faculty members reviewed every question after the exam and found none technically incorrect.

Is the NEET PG 2025 question paper available?

We found no public release of it in NBEMS's records. The 2025 bulletin describes exam content as confidential and proprietary. Papers offered online as the 2025 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 2025

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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