New Delhi: The National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has announced that the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Postgraduate (NEET PG) 2025 will be conducted in two shifts. According to an official notification released on March 17, 2025, the exam is scheduled for June 15, 2025, and will be held in a computer-based format with a structured timetable.
As per the notice, the exam will be conducted in two shifts:
- Shift 1: 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM
- Shift 2: 3:30 PM to 7:00 PM
However, the decision to hold NEET PG 2025 in two shifts has sparked concerns among PG medical aspirants. Many candidates have taken to X (formerly Twitter) to express their apprehensions, recalling the “mess” caused by last year’s normalization process and voicing their concerns over the potential challenges of this decision.One of the doctors questioned the decision and called it a flawed one. He tweeted, “NBEMS has announced NEET PG 2025 in 2025 in two shifts despite the normalization mess in 2024!… Why repeat the same mistake?.” The tweet also mentioned that the Unified Doctors Front (UDF) has officially written to Hon’ble HM Sh. J.P. Nadda Ji to reconsider and conduct NEET PG 2025 in a single shift.’
While, another doctor tweeted saying that the government can conduct One Nation One Election but cannot conduct One Nation One Exam.
Another doctor tweeted that it’s a shame that NBEMS cannot conduct the exam in a single shift.
Another user tweeted, ‘NBE has unleashed chaos again! NEET PG 2025 will be held in two shifts with normalization – a deeply flawed statistical gimmick. Are they afraid of a single-paper exam saying they can’t prevent leaks? Let’s break down why normalization is mathematically unfair and statistically.”
He further explained the normalization system. In his tweet, he mentioned, ‘Normalization relies on Mean-Standard Normalization relies on Mean-Standard Deviation (Z-score method) or percentile-based adjustments, both of which introduce bias. If Shift 1 is harder with a mean of 120 and standard deviation (SD) of 30, while Shift 2 is easier with a mean of 140 and SD of 20, a candidate scoring 150 in Shift 1 gets a normalized score of: Z1 = {150 – 120}/30 = 1
Meanwhile, a candidate scoring 160 in Shift 2 gets: Z2 = {160 – 140}/20 = 1
Despite Shift 1 being significantly tougher, both candidates end up with the same normalized rank—an insult to merit.
Another doctor tweeted that NEET PG 2024 multiple shift exam led to serious normalization issues, raising concerns about fairness and transparency.
