It has been in the News that NExT is going to replace the National Eligibility Entrance Test for Postgraduate (NEET PG) exam

Until the guidelines were released, candidates had no clarity about NExT 2023. Now, even after these new guidelines have been released, a few students and experts feel that the guidelines are still not clear. Overall, these new guidelines have received mixed responses from experts and candidates

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has announced the National Exit Test (NExT). It was designed to provide authenticity to the MBBS graduates so they can pursue medicine in India. The NMC NExT exam will be held once a year. The authorities have drafted the regulation as well that has to be followed in order to conduct the exam. It was officially released on 28th Dec 2022. All the candidates who want to pursue medicine are required to qualify for the exam, including the students who completed their education abroad.

the appeals are invited by the authorities from the candidates regarding any issue regarding the upcoming exam. The candidates have a limited of 30 days to raise the issue. – The authorities released an official notice where they can share the issues. The id is comments.regulations@nmc.org.in. The candidates who have any issues can send a mail with the subject as Comments on draft regulations regarding National Exit Test (NExT)

NMC NExT Exam Pattern 2023

NMC NExT Exam is expected to replace the other major medical exam, NEET and FMGE. The NExT exam pattern is provided online. The candidates can check and do the preparation. About the NExT exam, There will be two exams, named steps. Step 1 exam will be theory, whereas step 2 will be a practical exam. Exam one will be through the CBT mode

There will be around 6 parts of the exam paper that will cover the subjects of III year and Final MBBS. The National Exit Test (NExT) will have theory questions. It will be a Multiple Choice question-based test. Step 2 will be a practical exam that is going to cover 7 subjects to evaluate the students. Other exams that are conducted in this regard will soon be removed gradually

Next Step 1 Papers

• Medicine and allied disciplines
• Surgery and allied disciplines
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Paediatrics
• Otorhinolaryngology
• Ophthalmology
• Applied aspects of all subjects covered under I and II MBBS
• Applied aspects of all subjects covered under III or Final MBBS (Part 1)

NMC NExT Registration 2023

The NExT exam is made compulsory for MBBS candidates. After this, only you will be able to get an internship in a hospital. Exam for PG medical students to acquire a license to practice medicine in India.

 

The candidates will gain the rank as per their performance in the exam. The candidates will have to do the registration online. The exact process is not shared on the official portal, but it will be similar to related medical exams. Those who have any issues regarding the NExT exam shall report at the id provided above.

Take-home points:

All the students who have completed their MBBS or are in the final year of MBBS can appear for NExT Exam

This exam will be conducted once every year

There are no fixed attempts but the students will have to clear it till they finish their medical study or MBBS

Next Step 1 will be a theoretical examination

Step 1 will be held in CBT mode

There will be 6 subjects in Step 1 (mostly the MBBS syllabus)

There will be multiple choice questions in Step 1

Step 2 will be a practical and viva voce exam