NEET PG 2025 Over: Will NBEMS issue answer key, raw marks? MCC counselling explained

The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test - Postgraduate (NEET PG 2025) exam is over. The National Board of Examinations in Medical Science (NBEMS) conducted the NEET PG exam 2025 for over 2 lakh candidates across India from 9 am to 12.30 pm. This year, the board is expected to publish the NEET PG answer key and raw marks of the candidates as per the Supreme Court directive. NEET PG 2025 LIVE

The national-level postgraduate medical exam was conducted in a single shift. Only candidates with a valid NEET PG admit card were allowed entry. The NBEMS had issued a stricter exam-day advisory this year, prohibiting candidates from carrying rough paper and calculators.

Until last year, the NEET PG exam content, such as question paper and answer key, were not made publicly available. However, the change in exam pattern in addition to the last-minute changes sparked controversies and stoked suspicion over the transparency and integrity of the exam. Non-disclosure of the NEET PG raw marks further complicated the rank list and state merit list preparations, with several legal cases delaying the counselling.

NEET 2025: 10 directives issued by Supreme Court

Referring to the difficulties faced by the candidates last year, petitions were filed in the Supreme Court seeking a more transparent exam and counselling process. Following this, the Supreme Court bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan issued 10 directives.

• A nationally-synchronized counselling schedule for MCC All India Quota (AIQ) and state counselling.
• Publish NEET PG answer key and raw scores to ensure greater transparency.
• Disclose fee structure for private and deemed university medical colleges.
• A centralized fee regulation system under the supervision of the National Medical Commission (NMC).
• Strict penalties for seat blocking, such as forfeiture of the security deposit, disqualification from future NEET PG exams for repeat offenders.
• Aadhaar-based tracking of seats to eliminate multiple seat holdings and false representations.
• State authorities will be held accountable for violation of rules.
• To publish a standardized counselling code of conduct across all states.
• NBEMS to set up an independent oversight mechanism under NMC to conduct annual audits of counselling processes.

MCC NEET PG counselling 2025

Although the Supreme Court directed the board to disclose the answer key details, the NBEMS has not yet clarified whether it will issue the NEET PG provisional answer key 2025. It is yet to announce the answer key challenge fee details and the process. The NEET PG result and final answer key will be uploaded on the official website, natboard.edu.in. The NEET PG result date 2025 is September 3.

Based on the NEET PG rank, candidates will be eligible to participate in MCC NEET PG counselling or state counselling. The MCC conducts counselling for 50% AIQ seats, 100% seats in central universities and deemed universities. There will be four rounds of counselling - round 1, round 2, round 3, stray vacancy round.