Discussions between the Health Ministry and NMC officials indicate that the National Exit Test (NExT) is likely to be held in August 2025 for the final year MBBS students of the 2020 batch, official sources said.
The National Medical Commission (NMC) in its NExT Regulations 2023 issued in June stated the exam will be held in two phases - NExT Step 1 and NExT Step 2 - within 12 months.
NExT shall serve as a licentiate examination for medical graduates in India and determine the eligibility and ranking for admission to postgraduate medical education in the country. It will also be a screening exam for foreign medical graduates who want to practice in India.
Last month, the National Medical Commission deferred the exam for the final year MBBS students of the 2019 batch.
“Going by the deliberations being held between the health ministry and NMC officials, the NExT Step 1 is likely to be held in August 2025 for the final year MBBS students of the 2020 batch,” an official source told Press Trust of India.
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