NEET PG 2023: Internership closing date deadline prolonged to August 11, MDS until June 30

By Express News Service

NEW DELHI: The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday prolonged the closing date for MBBS aspirants to finish their necessary one-year internship from June 30 to August 11.

This is the second time the ministry has prolonged the internship closing date.

Earlier, on January 13, the closing date was prolonged from March 31 to June 30 by the National Board of Examinations for Medical Sciences (NBEMS) for the aim of making use of for the NEET PG-2023 examination.

In a tweet, the ministry mentioned, “Considering the future of more than 13,000 MBBS students across 5 States/UTs who were not eligible for #NEET PG 2023 exam due to delayed internship, MoHFW has decided to extend last date of completion of an internship for eligibility to 11th Aug 2023.”

Apart from the NEET PG2023 internship cut-off deadline extension, the ministry additionally prolonged the internship eligibility date for NEET MDS 2023 to June 30, 2023.

“More than 3000 BDS students across States/UTs were not eligible for #NEET MDS 2023 exam due to the delayed internship. To benefit them, MoHFW has decided to extend the last date of completion of the internship for eligibility to 30th June 2023. Wishing all candidates the very best,” the tweet mentioned.

However, the ministry has solely introduced revised NEET eligibility standards and never the examination date.

NEET PG 2023 is scheduled for March 5. 

ALSO READ | KNUHS MBBS interns search deferment of NEET PG examination

Despite a sequence of protests, together with social media campaigns, by NEET PG aspirants and several other docs’ associations to postpone the exams, the federal government has not relented.

On Tuesday, NEET-PG aspirants and lots of docs’ associations protested at Jantar Mantar demanding the postponement of the exams.

According to Dr Rohan Krishnan, National Chairman, of FAIMA Doctors Association, the scholars need an extension of the examination by two to 3 weeks to scale back the hole between the outcome declaration and the counselling course of.

“We want the exam to be postponed to May-June,” he mentioned.

As per the National Board of Examinations, the NEET PG 2023 outcomes might be out by March 31, and counselling will start in July 2023.

FAIMA had earlier written to the Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, saying that 10,000 NEET PG aspirants might be ineligible for the exams. Following this, the internship deadline was prolonged to June 30.

In a round on Tuesday, NBEMS mentioned, “In continuation of NBEMS discover dated January 13 and pursuant to the instructions of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare… the closing date for completion of an internship for the aim of eligibility for NEET-PG 2023 has been additional prolonged to August 11.”

The discover added that the scholars finishing their necessary internship from July 1 to August 11 are actually eligible to use to take the examination. They can fill out the varieties which might be launched on February 9 to February 12, supplied that they fulfil all different eligibility standards. 

NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Post Graduate) is a national-level entrance examination for admission to postgraduate medical programs similar to MS, MD, and PG Diploma programs. 

NEW DELHI: The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday prolonged the closing date for MBBS aspirants to finish their necessary one-year internship from June 30 to August 11.

This is the second time the ministry has prolonged the internship closing date.

Earlier, on January 13, the closing date was prolonged from March 31 to June 30 by the National Board of Examinations for Medical Sciences (NBEMS) for the aim of making use of for the NEET PG-2023 examination.

In a tweet, the ministry mentioned, “Considering the future of more than 13,000 MBBS students across 5 States/UTs who were not eligible for #NEET PG 2023 exam due to delayed internship, MoHFW has decided to extend last date of completion of an internship for eligibility to 11th Aug 2023.”

Apart from the NEET PG2023 internship cut-off deadline extension, the ministry additionally prolonged the internship eligibility date for NEET MDS 2023 to June 30, 2023.

“More than 3000 BDS students across States/UTs were not eligible for #NEET MDS 2023 exam due to the delayed internship. To benefit them, MoHFW has decided to extend the last date of completion of the internship for eligibility to 30th June 2023. Wishing all candidates the very best,” the tweet mentioned.

However, the ministry has solely introduced revised NEET eligibility standards and never the examination date.

NEET PG 2023 is scheduled for March 5. 

ALSO READ | KNUHS MBBS interns search deferment of NEET PG examination

Despite a sequence of protests, together with social media campaigns, by NEET PG aspirants and several other docs’ associations to postpone the exams, the federal government has not relented.

On Tuesday, NEET-PG aspirants and lots of docs’ associations protested at Jantar Mantar demanding the postponement of the exams.

According to Dr Rohan Krishnan, National Chairman, of FAIMA Doctors Association, the scholars need an extension of the examination by two to 3 weeks to scale back the hole between the outcome declaration and the counselling course of.

“We want the exam to be postponed to May-June,” he mentioned.

As per the National Board of Examinations, the NEET PG 2023 outcomes might be out by March 31, and counselling will start in July 2023.

FAIMA had earlier written to the Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, saying that 10,000 NEET PG aspirants might be ineligible for the exams. Following this, the internship deadline was prolonged to June 30.

In a round on Tuesday, NBEMS mentioned, “In continuation of NBEMS discover dated January 13 and pursuant to the instructions of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare… the closing date for completion of an internship for the aim of eligibility for NEET-PG 2023 has been additional prolonged to August 11.”

The discover added that the scholars finishing their necessary internship from July 1 to August 11 are actually eligible to use to take the examination. They can fill out the varieties which might be launched on February 9 to February 12, supplied that they fulfil all different eligibility standards. 

NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Post Graduate) is a national-level entrance examination for admission to postgraduate medical programs similar to MS, MD, and PG Diploma programs.