Supreme Court Shakes Up NEET PG 2025: Single-Shift Order Causes Postponement
Medical students who planned their year around the NEET PG 2025 exam got a tough surprise this June. Just 12 days before the big test, the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) announced the date was off. The reason? The Supreme Court stepped in and said the exam had to be held in just one shift, not two, after last year’s messy experience with the dual-shift format.
If you’ve followed the NEET PG saga, you know candidates aren’t unfamiliar with sudden reschedules. But this time, the decision hit over 2 lakh students. Many had booked travel, arranged accommodation, or even moved cities just to sit for this exam on June 15, 2025. Now, everyone’s in limbo.
Why Did This Happen? Exam Fairness Takes Center Stage
The tension over the two-shift system started last year. In 2024, NEET PG was postponed three times—creating chaos. When it finally happened, the exam was split into a morning and afternoon session. Students instantly spotted a problem: some got easy questions, others didn’t. NBEMS tried to ‘normalize’ scores, but no one seemed convinced it was fair.
Legal challenges appeared rapidly—the courts were flooded with appeals from frustrated students claiming the process was stacked against them. Eventually, the Supreme Court agreed there was a real problem. The message was clear: one exam, one shift, equal footing.
Student groups, especially the Student Federation of India (SFI), are now pointing fingers at NBEMS. Their claim? The board’s track record speaks for itself: late decisions, repeated rescheduling, and last-minute chaos. Their frustration isn’t just about this year but a pattern of what they call mismanagement.
Right now, there’s no new NEET PG 2025 exam date. The NBEMS has promised updated schedules, city information slips, and new admit cards ‘soon’, but what counts as ‘soon’ is anyone’s guess. With each year bringing fresh hiccups, India’s future doctors are again left in the dark, juggling studies and uncertainty, waiting for the system to catch up with their reality.