NEET-PG 2025 Postponed, To Be Conducted In One Shift As Per Supreme Court's Order

Postponing the NEET-PG 2025 Exam, the National Board of Education has today clarified that the exam will be held in a single shift after the Supreme Court directed NBE not to hold the exam in two shifts as it will create arbitrariness.

The official statement of NBE states : 

"Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in W.P. No. 456/2025 (Aditi & Ors Versus National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences & Ors) has ordered that:

"We, accordingly, direct the respondents to make necessary arrangements for holding the NEET-PG 2025, examination in one shift, duly ensuring that complete transparency is maintained and secure centres are identified and commissioned,"

Accordingly, NBEMS will conduct NEET-PG 2025 in a Single Shift."

The exam was earlier to be held on June 15; however, due to the Court's directions, it has been shifted to a later date. NBE has said the new exam date will be notified soon. 

" NEET-PG 2025 scheduled to be held on 15.06.2025 has been postponed to arrange for more Test Centres and required infrastructure. The revised date for conduct of NEET-PG 2025 shall be notified shortly."  

Notably, the Supreme Court bench of Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sanjay Kumar, and Justice NV Anjaria directed the NBE to make arrangements to hold NEET-PG 2025 in a single shift, ensuring transparency. The Court observed that there was still time left to make necessary arrangements for the exam scheduled to be held on June 15.

"Holding examination in two shifts creates arbitrariness and also does not keep all the candidates at the same level. Any two question papers can never be said to be of an identical level of difficulty or ease. There has to be a variation", the Court observed in its order.

Rejecting the argument of the NBE that there were not enough centres to hold the exam in a single shift, the Court observed:

"The exam is to be held all over the country, not just one city. We are not ready to accept that in entire country and considering the technological advancements in this country, the examining body could not find enough centres to hold the examination and one shift."

The bench passed the order while hearing a batch of petitions challenging the decision of the National Board of Examinations (NBE) to conduct NEET-PG 2025 in two shifts.