About NEET SS

About NEET SS:

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Super Speciality Courses or NEET SS 2020 is conducted by the National Board of Education for admission to various DM/ MCh courses. NEET-SS is an eligibility-cum-ranking examination prescribed as the single entrance examination for admission to various DM/MCh courses. According to the Indian Medical Council Act, 2016, no other entrance test is valid for admission to DM/ MCh courses in India.

Qualifying NEET-SS is mandatory for entry to DM/MCh courses under various Universities/ Institutions in the country.

Note: NEET SS 2020 is expected to be held in the last week of June. The official exam notification along with the date schedule for NEET SS 2020 may be released in May-2020. The registrations for NEET SS 2020 will start from the first week of May. The entire process of registration and application of the NEET SS 2020 will be held online only. The last date to submit the application form of entrance test will be in the last week of May. The results for NEET SS 2020 will also be released on only online mode.

Scope of NEET-SS 2020

Scope of NEET-SS:

NEET-SS 2020 shall be the single eligibility cum entrance examination for admission to Super Specialty Courses for the academic session 2020 which will include the following:

i. All DM/MCh Courses in the country including all Private Medical Colleges/ Institutions/ Universities/ Deemed Universities.

ii. All DM/MCh courses at Armed Forces Medical Services Institutions

The following Medical institutions are not covered for admission to DM/MCh courses through NEET-SS for 2020 session:

i. AIIMS, New Delhi

ii. PGIMER, Chandigarh

iii. JIPMER, Puducherry

iv. NIMHANS, Bengaluru

v. Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram

Overview NEET-SS 2020

Overview of NEET SS 2020:

Important Date NEET SS 2020

NEET SS 2020 - Important dates and events:

Examination Fee

Examination fee:

Amount:

NEET- SS Exam Rs. 3750/- (For All) excluding payment gateway charges as may be applicable.

How to pay:

The prescribed exam fee should be remitted through payment gateway provided using a Credit Card or a Debit Card issued by banks in India or through Internet Banking. For more information, please visit the website www.nbe.edu.in

Candidates remaining absent from the examination or ineligible will forfeit their examination fee. Candidates are advised to read the rule position carefully and satisfy the terms and conditions for fulfillment of eligibility criteria before proceeding for payment of fees.

Note: Fee shall neither be refunded nor carried forward if the application for NEET-SS is rejected/ineligible or candidate is unable to appear in the examination.

NEET SS 2020- Eligibility Criteria

NEET SS 2020 Eligibility Criteria:

A) Candidates who are in possession of recognized post graduate medical degree (MD/MS/DNB)/Provisional Pass Certificate or an equivalent recognized qualification or likely to be in possession of the same by 15th July, 2020 in accordance with eligible broad specialty qualifications for super specialty courses as mentioned in the Information Bulletin, can apply for NEET-SS 2020.

Note: Candidates found to be ineligible at any stage of NEET-SS 2020 will not be permitted to appear in the examination. In an unlikely event of any ineligible candidate appearing and/or being successful in NEET SS 2020, the result/ candidature of such candidate shall be cancelled and/or is deemed to be cancelled as and when the ineligibility is detected.

 - Requests for appearing in NEET-SS 2020 from candidates who are qualifying and/or getting the results of their MD/MS/DNB qualifications after 15th July, 2020 shall be summarily rejected.

- The cutoff date for qualifying of MD/MS/DNB towards determination of eligibility for appearing in NEET-SS 2020 shall be 15th July, 2020.

- Appearing in NEET-SS 2020 does not confer any automatic rights upon the candidate for admission to DM/MCh courses.

- Registration with M.C.I./State Medical Council is mandatory and its documentary proof should be furnished at the test Centre on the examination day.

B) Eligibility Criteria for Foreign Nationals:

Foreign nationals can appear in NEET-SS 2020 without MCI registration. The Medical Council of India may, on payment of the prescribed fee for registration, grant temporary registration for the duration of the Post-Doctoral course limited to the medical college/institution to which he/she is admitted for the time being exclusively for pursuing postdoctoral studies.

Provided further that temporary registration to such foreign national shall be subject to the condition that such person is duly registered with appropriate registering authority in his own country where from he has obtained his PG Medical qualification, and is duly recognized by the corresponding Medical Council or concerned authority.

Scheme of Examination

Scheme of Examination:

NEET-SS 2020 shall be conducted in a single day as a computer-based examination will be on Last week of June, 2020.

• A candidate can choose a maximum of two super specialty courses for which his/her broad specialty qualification is eligible, at the time of online submission of the application form.

• Pattern of examination: 40% of the questions shall be from all the eligible feeder broad specialty course(s) and the remaining 60% shall be from the super specialty course selected by the candidate at the time of online submission of application form.

• NBE may club certain super specialties in which the number of seats offered is less.

Schematic representation of NEET-SS question paper:

Allocation of time for NEET-SS 2019 shall be as follows:

Syllabus

Syllabus:

Question Paper:

There shall be a separate question paper for each super specialty course /clubbed group. Total number of questions in each question paper shall be 100 which shall be divided into two Parts; Part A & Part B.

All the questions shall be at PG Exit level.

Part - A of the question paper:

Part-A of the question paper for any super specialty course shall comprise of MCQs from the eligible feeder broad specialty course(s). In case, there is only a single feeder broad specialty course for a particular super specialty, Part A in such a case will comprise of questions from only one broad specialty. For eg.MS/DNB General Surgery is the only feeder broad specialty for MCh Urology, therefore Part A of Urology question paper will comprise of questions from General Surgery.

For Super specialty courses having multiple feeder broad specialty courses, Part-A will comprise of questions from all the eligible feeder broad specialty courses. For example, the eligible feeder broad specialties for super specialty course in Cardiology are General Medicine, Pediatrics and Respiratory Medicine. Therefore, Part-A of Cardiology question paper shall comprise of questions from all the three feeder broad specialty courses i.e. General Medicine, Pediatrics & Respiratory Medicine.

Part- B of the question paper:

It shall comprise of 60 questions pertaining to the concerned super specialty. The questions shall be of PG Exit level and shall cover topics from clinical practice and basic sciences as applied to the concerned super specialty.

Clubbing:

Certain DM/MCh which have less number of seats and have a single common feeder broad specialty course have been clubbed together. Each clubbed group of super specialties shall be treated as one for the purpose of online submission of the application form and generation of the question paper.

For example, Neonatology, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Nephrology, Pediatric Oncology & Pediatric Hepatology have been clubbed together with Pediatrics being the single common feeder Broad Specialty qualification and all these clubbed specialties will be treated as a single unit for the purpose of online submission of application form and examination. Therefore, part A of the question paper for the clubbed super specialties shall comprise of questions from the single eligible feeder broad specialty and the part B shall comprise questions from all the clubbed super specialties.

All DM/MCh Courses which have been clubbed are tabulated below:

A candidate can opt for only two super specialty courses/clubbed group at the time of online submission of the application form based on his/her eligibility for the concerned super specialty course. Broad specialty qualifications eligible for admission to a particular super specialty course shall be as per Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000 notified by Medical Council of India and its amendment from time to time.

Note: Candidates are advised to refer to MCI website for information regarding availability of seats/ prior entry requirement for any super specialty course(s) they wish to apply.

Super Specialty Courses - Feeder Qualification

Super Specialty courses for which a particular Broad Specialty is a feeder qualification:

Note: It is hereby clarified that the prior entry qualifications shall be strictly in accordance with PGME Regulations, 2000 and its amendments notified by MCI and any clarification from MCI in this regard.

Candidates are advised to refer to MCI website for latest information regarding Institutes offering DM/MCh courses and availability of seats.

List of DM or MCh Courses - Prior Entry Qualifications

List of DM/MCh Courses with their Prior Entry Qualifications:

- It is hereby clarified that the prior entry qualifications shall be strictly in accordance with PGME Regulations, 2000 and its amendments notified by MCI and any clarification from MCI in this regard.

- Candidates are advised to refer to MCI website for latest information regarding Institutes offering DM/MCh courses and availability of seats.

Admit Card and Test day Documentary Requirements

Admit Card and Test day Documentary Requirements:

• The examination shall be conducted around fourth week of June, 2020. It will be a single day exam conducted in a single session.
• At the time of online submission of application form, candidate will be required to choose the city in which he/she wants to take the test. The choice of city will depend on availability of the test centres in a particular city and the allotment shall be done on first come first serve basis.

In case testing seat is not available in the State in which you prefer to appear in NEET-SS 2020, you can choose the option Others from the list of States at the time of selection of the State during online submission of application form.

NBE will make all efforts to ensure that the candidate is allotted a testing centre in the State of correspondence address of the candidate. In case testing seat is not available in the concerned State due to logistic, administrative and other reasons, testing centre in a nearby State shall be allocated. Such candidates shall be informed about their testing city within 15 days of the close of the registration window.

Note: Candidates will be informed regarding their test venue approximately 7 days before the examination day

• Requests for change of testing centre/ city shall not be entertained. Candidates are advised not to canvass for the same.
• At the end of online submission of application form, the candidate will get a computer-generated acknowledgment at the registered email id of the candidate.
• Candidates are required to download their admit card from the website and affix their latest passport size photograph in the space provided on the admit card. Admit card will not be sent to the candidates by Post.
• The photograph should have the following specifications:

Specifications for Photograph

a. A photograph of minimum 35x45 mm with at least 75% coverage of face & head of the candidate.

b. A caption indicating name of candidate and date of capturing photograph should be there at the bottom of photo.

c. Background of the Photograph: white

d. The photograph needs to display full front view of the face. Please look directly into the camera with a neutral expression.

e. Please avoid photograph with reflection or shadow on the face with red eyes.

f. The photograph needs to be printed on a high-quality paper with at least 600 dpi resolutions.

g. The colours must possess the natural appearance and skin tone.

h. The photograph must not have kinks, scratches and stains

Candidates Must bring to the test centre the following documents:

Unfair means case shall be registered against the candidates submitting false/forged documents:

a. Printed copy of the Admit Card with Photo of the candidate pasted on it.

b. Photocopy of Permanent / Provisional SMC/MCI registration, to be retained by the test centre

c. Any one of the authorized photo IDs (must be original, valid and non-expired)

i. PAN Card

ii. Voters’ ID card

iii. Driving License

iv. Passport

v. Aadhaar Card (with photograph)

NEET SS 2020 admission process

NEET SS 2020 Admission Process:

The admission process for super specialty courses starts with the official exam notification of NEET SS 2020. This notification will be accompanied by the NEET SS 2020 application form. The application form has to be filled only online and registration on the official website of NBE is mandatory to access the form.  To complete the application process, candidates will have to pay a non-refundable fee of Rs 3750/- for UN category.

All the candidates who complete the application process within time and are eligible for NEET SS 2020, will be issued the admit card for the entrance examination. NEET SS 2020 admit card will also be uploaded online and candidates will have to login with credential to the accounts created during the registration process to download it.

Candidates then need to appear for the entrance test which is scheduled to take place in the month of June 2020. NEET SS 2020 result will be announced for various broad specialties. Candidates can check and download their result online. These results will be handed over to the MCC, DGHS and MoHFW, the bodies responsible for NEET SS counselling and admission process.

The time schedule for completion of admission process for Super Specialty Medical Courses as per PGME Regulations notified by Medical Council of India is as follows:

NEET SS 2020- Exam Centres

NEET SS 2020 exam centres:

Test Centre Location: Exact address and location of the test centre shall be indicated in the admit card. Candidates are advised to familiarize themselves with the test centre locations at least one day prior to the examination day and ensure that they report for the test as per scheduled time only. Candidates are required to plan their travel accordingly.

• All candidates at the centre shall be frisked by security guards and biometric information shall be captured.
• Identity checks will be made upon arrival at the test centre to ensure that there are no unauthorized candidates appearing for the test. Candidates are required to cooperate with the security checks.

Security at the Test Centre:

Candidates will not be allowed to take the following items inside the examination center under any circumstances. All the candidates will be subjected to compulsory frisking before entering the examination center:

a. Any stationery item like textual material (printed or written), notes, Plastic Pouch, Calculator, Pen, Writing Pad, Pen Drives, Eraser, etc.

b. Any electronic device like Mobile Phone, Bluetooth, Earphones, Microphone, Pager, wrist watch/Health Band, Calculator, Electronic Pen/Scanner etc.

c. All ornaments like bracelets, Ring, Earrings, Nose-pin, Chain/Necklace, Pendants, Necklace with pendants, Badge, Brooch etc.

d. Other items like Wallet, Goggles, Handbags, Belt, Cap etc.

e. Any eatable item opened or packed, soft drinks, water bottle etc.

f. Any other item which could be used for unfair means, for hiding communication devices like wireless/Bluetooth device, spy camera etc.

Instructions for filling Application Form

Instructions for filling Application Form:

• Online submission of application form for NEET- SS 2020 for admission to DM/MCh courses for 2020 session is available at website www.nbe.edu.in
• Online submission of application form for NEET SS- 2020 begins take place in November 2020 onwards. The last date for submission of online application form in last week of November, 2020 (11:55 PM)
• Candidate may note that there is no option for submitting the form other than the online mode, offline applications or printed copies will not be accepted.
• Candidates are advised to go through the instructions given before proceeding to fill up the online application.

At the end of online submission of application form, the candidate will get a computer-generated acknowledgement. This acknowledgment shall also be sent at the registered e-mail ID of the candidate. All fields marked * in the online application form are mandatory.

• Candidates must preserve hard copy of application form for future reference. Information such as personal details, educational qualification etc. provided by the candidates in the online application form shall be treated as correct and NBE will not entertain, under any circumstances, any request for change in the information provided by the candidates. The option of editing certain information entered in the application form shall be available to the candidates after the last date of online submission of application form for a period of 3-5 days.

NBE does not edit/modify/alter any information entered by the candidates at the time of online submission of application form under any circumstances.

Candidates may note that the following data of the application form are noneditable.

1. Name of the Candidate

2. Mobile No.

3. Email address

4. Testing City

Online Submission of Application Form

Steps in online submission of application form:

The following sequence shall be observed while filing the online application form:

a. Fill the registration form for obtaining User ID and Password.

b. User ID and Password will be sent through SMS and Email ID.

c. Fill the application form and Upload your photograph & signature.

d. Choose your Test City.

e. Submission of fees.

f. Take a print out of the filled Application form with Transaction ID printed on it.

Reservation

Reservation:

As per judgment of the Constitution Bench of Supreme Court of India Writ Petition (C) No. 350 of 1998, there is no reservation of seats for super specialty DM/M.Ch. courses.

Results

Results:

Qualifying Criteria:

Candidates placed at the 50th percentile or above shall be declared as qualified in NEET-SS in their respective specialty.

Date of Declaration of Result:

The result for NEET-SS 2020 will be declared by second week of July, 2020. The result shall be available at NBE website: www.nbe.edu.in

Validity of NEET-SS 2020 Result:

The validity of the result of NEET-SS 2020 shall be only for the current admission session i.e. 2019 admission session for DM/M.Ch courses and cannot be carried forward for the next session of admissions for DM/MCh courses.

Kindly note that the registration of admissions for DM/M.Ch courses is governed by Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations issued by Medical Council of India with prior approval of Central Government and the Judgments of Hon'ble Supreme Court of India.

Tie Breaker Criteria:

In the event of candidates obtaining the same score for a particular super specialty course, the following tie-breaking criteria will be applied to determine inter-se merit in descending order of application till a unique inter-se merit is determined for all such candidates:

1. Candidate having lesser number of negative responses in the overall paper will be placed at higher merit position.

2. Candidate obtaining higher score in Part B of the question paper will be placed at higher merit position.

3. Candidate having lesser number of negative responses in Part B of the question paper will be placed at higher merit position.

4. Older candidate will be placed at higher merit position.

Publication of Merit List:

NBE shall declare specialty wise merit list i.e. there will be a separate merit list for each Super Specialty course. There shall not be any equating/scaling and normalization. The merit shall be generated strictly on the basis of marks obtained by the candidate and application of the prescribed tie breaking criteria.

Candidates securing 50th percentile or more in each super specialty specific merit list shall be declared as qualified.

NEET SS for DNB Super Speciality Course

NEET SS for DNB Super Speciality Course:

NBE shall be utilizing the merit list of NEET-SS for admission to DNB Super Specialty Courses, from July2019 admission session onwards.

NBE offers the following DNB Super Specialty Courses (along with their prior entry qualifications):

*Subject to availability of seats at the time of centralized merit-based counselling.

- In certain DNB Super specialty courses, there is a minor variation in nomenclature with corresponding DM/MCh Courses. The list of such DNB Super specialty courses is given below along with their corresponding DM/MCh Courses:

- There are two DNB Super specialty courses for which there is no corresponding DM/MCh Course in NEET-SS 2019. Candidates interested in these following courses at the time of submission of online application form.

Note:  Prior entry qualification for DNB Super Specialty Courses will be the same as for corresponding DM/MCh Courses and any change in feeder entry qualification for any DM/MCh Course(s) will be automatically applicable for the corresponding DNB Super Specialty Course(s).

Candidates desirous of a seat in the above-mentioned DNB Super Specialty Courses in July 2020 Admission session will be required to register themselves for NEET-SS 2020 and submit the online application form, once the same is notified.

NEET-SS for Fellowship Courses of National Board of Examination

NEET-SS for Fellowship Courses of National Board of Examination:

- The merit list of NEET-SS will be utilized for admission to several FNB Fellowship courses.

- The list of all Fellowship Courses, their eligible prior entry qualifications and their corresponding Super Specialty DM/MCh Courses in NEET-SS 2020 whose merit list will be utilized for Fellowship Courses is as follows:

Note: Candidate who has opted for any of the above-mentioned Super specialty Courses will be also automatically eligible for the corresponding Fellowship Courses as mentioned above. This eligibility for Fellowship courses is in addition to their eligibility for Super specialty Courses.

- However, there is no corresponding DM/MCh Super specialty courses in NEET-SS 2020 for the following Fellowship courses and a separate Fellowship Entrance Test will be conducted in August 2019 after NEET-SS for these Fellowship Courses and further details will be notified in due course:

1. Interventional Cardiology

2. Liver Transplantation

3. Spine Surgery

4. Sports Medicine

5. Vitreoretinal Surgery

6. Trauma Care

7. Arthroplasty*

8. Body MR Imaging*

9. Cross Sectional Body Imaging*

10. Breast Imaging*

11. Paediatric Dermatology*

12. Dermatopathology*

13. Neurovascular Intervention*

          *Subject to availability of seats

NEET SS Exam Day Guidelines

NEET SS 2020 exam day guidelines:

• Candidates must report at least two hours prior to the commencement of the examination
• Candidates will have to undergo security checks, identity verification, image capture, and biometric verification
• Entry inside the examination hall will close 30 minutes prior to the commencement of the examination
• The following items are prohibited inside the examination hall Textual material, notes, pencil box, calculator, pen, eraser, mobile phone, earphones, bluetooth, microphone, pager, Ornaments like bracelets, rings, badge, brooch, bags, belt, wallet, goggles, including eatables and beverages

NEET SS 2020 - FAQs

NEET SS 2020 frequently asked questions (FAQs):

Question: I am 42 years old; can I apply for NEET SS 2020?

Answer: There is no age limit for the candidates appearing for NEET SS. Therefore, you can apply for the NEET SS examination.

Question: I will complete my MD in December 2020. Can I still appear for NEET SS 2020?

Answer: No, you cannot apply for NEET SS. To be eligible for NEET SS 2020, one needs to complete his/ her postgraduate qualification by July 15, 2020.

Question: Are there any other entrance examinations for admission to DM/ MCh courses?

Answer: Yes, the following institutes conduct their own private entrance tests for admission to DM/ MCh:

AIIMS, New Delhi

PGIMER, Chandigarh

JIPMER, Puducherry

NIMHANS, Bengaluru

SCTIMST, Thiruvananthapuram