NEET PG Results 2024: The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test- Post graduation (NEET PG) 2024 examination was conducted on August 11. Postgraduate medical aspirants are waiting for the results and we have an update for the same.
The NEET PG 2024 results will be announced at month's end at the official website, said an official spokesperson of the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS).
The NEET PG examination saw a total of 2,16,136 candidates appearing from 416 centres spread across 170 cities in 31 states.
While in shift two, 6,087 students remained absent and 1,08,177 candidates appeared for the PG exam from the total registered candidates 1,14,264. Due to some technical reasons, one exam venue was delayed with a maximum delay time of 55 minutes and four centres were delayed below 30 minutes, NBEMS said on a statement issued on August 11.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during an Independence Day speech announced that nearly 75,000 medical seats will be created in the next five years.
“In the last 10 years, we have ensured that there are nearly 1 lakh medical seats. Nearly 25,000 youngsters go abroad for medical education, and they are having to go to such places that it astonishes me. Due to this, we have decided that in the next five years, we will create 75,000 new medical seats,” he said in an address to the nation on August 15.
PM Modi also talked about increasing the number of hospitals in the past few years and increasing the total number of medical seats to help medical aspirants achieve their dream. “We have expanded the health infrastructure by sanctioning an increase in the number of hospitals. We have also announced an increase in the number of MBBS seats in medical colleges so that our children can fulfill their dream of serving the nation as doctors,” he said.