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Oct 21, 2024
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The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) recently amended the exam pattern for admissions to DM DrNB Medical Oncology and DM DrNB Critical Care Medicine. Medical postgraduates appearing for the NEET Super Speciality (SS) 2025 exam and opting for broad specialities such as General Medicine, Anaesthesiology, Radiotherapy, among others, will have to attempt a separate question paper group. An official from NMC suggests that steps have been taken to streamline the eligibility criteria for the admission process into the super speciality courses. This pattern has been introduced only for admissions to DM/DrNB Medical Oncology, and DM DrNB Critical Care Medicine. Dr B Srinivas, secretary, National Medical Commission (NMC) says, A panel consisting of experts from the related fields, medical institutions and PGMEB members was formed to decide the eligibility criteria for admission into various super speciality courses. After this, the decision was made to bring in these changes. The decision to add a separate question paper group was then informed to NBEMS, which is responsible for conducting the NEET SS exam.
Dr Srinivas says, Previously, postgraduate students had questions about the limited eligibility for super speciality course admissions. This step has been taken to expand their admission opportunities. Students are concerned that changes in the exam pattern increase the hustle for post graduates. Dr Srinivas says, There will be a separate day for the postgraduates to арpear for the additional question paper group, meanwhile, the existing question paper group consisting of 150 questions will be required to be finished within 150 minutes (2 hours and 30 minutes).
There are approximately 6,000 super speciality seats in India, including 4,421 DM and MCh and 1,969 DrNB seats. Around 45,000 candidates qualify medical postgraduation courses every year and around 15,000 To 17,000 candidates appear in NEET SS annually. As many as 800 TO 1,000 seats remain vacant every year. To reduce such seat wastage, the NMC in 2021 broadened the eligibility options for admission to super speciality courses. The introduction of a separate question paper group is one of the similar steps taken by the NMC. Dr Srinivas says, The step will indirectly help in reducing the seat wastage since it will allow more number of candidates to take admissions into Oncology and Critical Care Medicine.
Published on: Time Of India
Date:21.10.2024
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