The NEET-MDS 2022 may be postponed by four to six weeks and the date of completion of a compulsory rotating internship for eligibility for admission to MDS courses may be fixed at July 31, 2022 instead of March 31, 2022, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday.
“It has been decided by the Competent Authority that the date for the conduct of NEET-MDS examination, 2022 may be postponed by 4-6 weeks and preferably around the same date as that for NEET-PG 2022: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare,” the health ministry said.
“It is informed that the matter has been examined in this Ministry and in order to bring parity between the NEET-MDS 2022 and NEET-PG 2022 examination, it has been decided by the Competent Authority that the date for the conduct of NEET-MDS examination 2022 may be postponed by 4-6 weeks and preferably around the same date as that for NEET-PG 2022,” reads the Union Health Ministry’s letter.
The ministry had earlier received representation from the United Doctors Front Association for the extension of exam NEET-MDS 2022 date by 4-6 weeks and to extend the date of completion of a compulsory rotating internship for eligibility for admission to MDS courses beyond March 31, 2022.
Courtesy : The Indian Express