MBBS students confused about new qualifying exam, say ‘try NExT year’

The National Medical Commission (NMC) recently announced that the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, will conduct the National Exit Test (NExT). The Commission had also hinted earlier that the NExT is scheduled to begin with the batch passing out in 2024. Following the announcement, AIIMS also issued a timeline and started the registration process for a mock test on July 28. However, in a viral video of an event at AIIMS Raipur on July 6, Union Health Minister Mansukh L Mandaviya was heard saying the NExT would not be conducted for the 2019 batch.

This statement by the health minister and the silence from the NMC have further confused medical students. While some students have been organising protests, others have taken to social media platforms to voice their concerns.“What has caused the main chaos and panic is the way this exam was implemented. Authorities should have considered that MBBS students start preparing for NEET PG in the third year of MBBS.

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