With the sudden rise in COVID-19 cases in the country due to the second wave, all the entrance exams in the countries were postponed. The medical entrance tests were also postponed and it was decided that these exams will not be held before August.
We have collated a list of dates of various medical entrance exams for you:
NEET PG 2021
The exam will be in online mode and is likely to be conducted in September. The centre had earlier postponed the exams by a month to give students more time for preparation. The Karnataka High Court recently declined a plea challenging the centre’s decision stating that the judgment would be based on an opinion from experts.
NEET UG 2021
The exam is likely to be conducted on August 1. However, it may get postponed. The registration is likely to begin in the first week of July.
The ministry of education will soon take a decision on the same issue.
With no recent update, students now want to know if NEET UG will be held as per the schedule announced earlier. Several students on Twitter, have also urged the government to declare the status of the exam.
NEET MDS
The Supreme Court on Friday sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea filed by nine BDS doctors seeking a direction to the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) to release counselling dates at the earliest for the NEET-MDS( National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test for Masters of Dental Science) admissions for which exams were held on December 16 last year.
INI CET 2021
Earlier scheduled to be conducted on June 16, AIIMS INI CET will now be held on July 22.
INI CET 2021 was originally scheduled for May 8 but was later postponed along with the NEET PG 2021, due to the pandemic. However, on May 27, the new dates were announced. The exam was then slated to be conducted on June 16, 2021.
However, 23 MBBS doctors had filed a petition in Supreme Court seeking postponement of the Institutes of National Importance Combined Entrance Test (INI CET 2021) which is conducted by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. The exam was then postponed again.
The apex court heard the petition and directed the AIIMS to postpone the exam at least by a month.
AIAPGET 2021
In the wake of rising COVID-19 cases, National Testing Agency (NTA) had postponed AIAPGET 2021 exam for three months in May. The All India Ayush Post Graduate Entrance Examination 2021 was scheduled to be held on June 7, 2021. The National Testing Agency (NTA) has not yet announced the exam date yet.
DNB PDCET 2021
The exam has been postponed following the recent COVID-19 curbs issued in different parts of the country. The exam was scheduled for May 9.
