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NEET SS 2024: Notification, Application Form, Exam Dates, Eligibility, Syllabus, Pattern, Result, Cut off.

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Sachin Gupta

Associate Content Manager | Updated On - Apr 29, 2024

NEET SS 2024: NEET Super Specialty (NEET SS) is conducted every year by NBE for admission to D.M/ M.Ch/ DNB SS seats. You can pursue NEET SS 2024 after completing your post-graduation in MS/MD or DNB. 

As per the latest updates, NEET SS dates and schedule has not been released yet. We will update you as soon as the conducting authorities announce the decision.

The minimum qualifying NEET SS 2024 cut off is 50th percentile. Last year, NEET SS Cut off was revised across all 13 groups. NEET SS 2024 Cut off for the Medical group is revised from 272 to 188, the Surgical group cut off from 285 to 225 and the OB-GYN group cut off from 357 to 305. Check NEET SS Cut off 2024

However, after the second round of counselling, there are around 400 vacant seats for DM, MCh, DrNB. Doctors and aspirants are demanding to reduce NEET SS cut off percentile to zero and conduct a mop-up round to fill the vacant seats. 

  • A total of 2,447 seats in 156 government medical colleges, private, deemed and Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) will be filled based on NEET SS 2024 scores.
  • MCC conducted two rounds of NEET SS 2024 Counselling. Candidates can participate in 32 super specialties. Check NEET SS 2024 Counselling process

HIGHLIGHT:According to the sources NEET SS 2024 might not take place this year.

NEET SS Exam Dates

NEET SS 2024 Exam Dates

Event Date (tentative)
NEET SS Registration Start Dates July 27, 2024
Last date to submit the Application form August 16, 2024
NEET SS Application Form Correction August 19, 2024
NEET SS Application Form Correction Last Date August 21, 2024
NEET SS Application Form Correction(Final) August 26, 2024
NEET SS Application Form Correction(Final) Last Date August 28, 2024
Release of Admit Card September 23, 2024
Date of examination

September 29 & 30, 2024

NEET SS 2024 Result October 15, 2024 
Commencement of counseling  November 8, 2024
NEET SS Eligibility

NEET SS 2024: Eligibility Criteria

The basic eligibility criteria to appear in NEET SS 2024 as prescribed by the National Board of Examinations are mentioned below:

  • Candidates must hold a postgraduate degree(MS/MD/DNB) or equivalent from a recognized institution.
  • Candidates appearing for the postgraduate exam in 2024 are also eligible for NEET SS 2024
  • Candidates must be registered with MCI(Medical Council of India) or any State Medical Council. 

Eligibility Criteria(Foreign Nationals)

Foreign candidates are not required to be registered with the Medical Council of India. However, they shall be registered with the respective authorities of their own country. At the time of admission, MCI may issue a temporary registration to the foreign candidates for the period equivalent to the tenure of the course.

NEET SS Application process

NEET SS 2024 Application Form

Candidates shall complete the entire application process online including the submission online. No hard copy of the application form is required to be sent through post/courier.

  • The application process involves filling in personal details, academic details and uploading scanned copies of photograph, signature, and thumb impression
  • The application fee shall be paid online after filling out the application form
  • The amount of application fee is INR 4250/- that can be paid using online modes of payment like debit/credit card and net banking
  • Candidates shall make sure that the payment procedure has been successfully completed as without the payment the application will not be accepted.
  • There are no bifurcations for the amount of the application fee in context to the category of the candidate and it will be the same for everyone.

NEET SS 2024 Form Correction

NEET SS 2024 Form Correction can be done by following these steps: 

  • Step 1: Visit the official website i.e natboard.edu.in
  • Step 2: Click on NEET SS 2024
  • Step 3: Login into your account using the login credentials. 
  • Step 4: Make edits and submit the form. 

Candidates will not be allowed to make edits to the following details, however, all other remaining particulars can be edited. 

  • Name of the candidate
  • Email ID
  • Nationality
  • Test city. 
NEET SS Admit Card

NEET SS 2024 Admit Card

The admit card for NEET SS 2024 has been released online. The admit card can be downloaded from the official website only and no hard copy of admit card will be sent through post to any candidate.

  • Without an admit card no candidate shall be allowed to enter the examination center to take the examination.
  • Admit cards can be downloaded from the official website by entering the user id and password generated at the time of filling out the application form.
  • Admit card is one of the most important documents as it contains the details of the schedule and venue of examination and all the personal details of the candidates.
  • The admit card also contains the details of the preferred specialty for which the candidate is appearing in the examination.
NEET SS Exam Pattern

NEET SS 2024 Exam Pattern

As per NEET SS 2024 exam pattern, the paper is group based and questions are asked only from the broad specialty primary feeder. Every candidate can choose any of the super specialty as per feeder subject.NEET SS 2024 exam pattern has been mentioned below: 

  • The question paper shall be separately prepared for single and combined specialties.
  • The questions will be in an MCQ pattern having 4 options for each question.
  • There will be two sections of the question paper and the medium of examination will be English.
  • The total number of questions will be 150 and each question will carry 4 marks.
  • One mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer as a penalty.
  • The duration of the examination will be 2 hours 30 minutes.

All the questions will be in MCQ pattern. Every question will have four options out of which one will be the correct answer and the remaining three will be incorrect. For every correct answer, 4 marks will be awarded and 1 mark will be deducted as a penalty for each incorrect answer. Total number of questions are 150 and time allotted for the paper is 2 hours 30 minutes. 

  • The candidates can attempt any question randomly as there are no sectional time limit or restrictions.
  • The marking scheme for both the sections are the same and both the paper will be in the English language
  • Time management is one of the most important factors that the candidates should keep in mind while solving the paper

NEET SS 2024 Syllabus

The question paper for NEET SS 2024 is divided into two sections. The details for each part are mentioned below:

  • 40% weightage in context to marks will be in the 1st section of the question paper i.e. part A and 60% will be from part B.
  • In part A the questions will be from eligible feeder broad specialty for a particular super specialty course.
  • In part B the question will be from a concerned super-specialty or from a group of super specialties relevant to the eligibility criteria.
  • The question paper will be separate for each group or super-specialty course
  • The entire question will be at the PG Exit level.

NEET SS Syllabus for Part A

Questions in part A will cover the topics from the eligibility feeder broad specialty courses. In the case of one feeder broad specialty course from a single broad specialty the questions in part A will be framed for a single broad specialty. For those super specialty courses that have multiple feeder broad specializations or specialty courses, the questions will be framed from all feeder broad courses. For example, MS General surgery is the only feeder broad specialization for MCh urology, thus part A of the Urology paper will consist of questions from general surgery.

NEET SS Syllabus for Part B

Questions from part B have a weightage of 60% in the entire examination. It will cover the concerned super-speciality or set of clubbed specializations or speciality courses at PG Exit level. Also, it will cover from clinical practice and basic sciences as applied to the relevant super speciality.

NEET SS Exam Centers

NEET SS 2024 Examination Centers

NEET SS will be conducted at over 45 cities across the country. The list of examination centers(as per last year's data) are mentioned below:

Ahmedabad; Bhopal; Chennai Delhi
Guwahati; Indore; Jammu Kohima
Lucknow Mumbai Nasik Pune
Rajahmundry Salem Thiruvananthapuram Tirunelveli
Bangalore Bhubaneswar Coimbatore Guntur
Hubli Imphal; Kannur Kolkata
Madurai Mysuru Noida Puducherry
Rajkot Shillong Thrissur Visakhapatnam
Bhatinda Chandigarh Dehradun Gurugram
Hyderabad Jaipur Kanpur Kozhikode
Meerut Nagpur Patna; Raipur
Ranchi Srinagar Tiruchirapalli --
NEET SS Results

NEET SS 2024 Results

Results for NEET SS 2024 will be released online on the official website of NBE at natboard.edu.in.

  • The rank for each super speciality course has been released separately.
  • Candidates can check their marks scored in each section and overall score and the rank accordingly.
  • Those candidates who clear the cut off will be eligible for counselling procedure.
  • The dates and other information regarding the counselling process will be released after the declaration of results of NEET SS 2024.
  • Minimum 50th percentile shall be secured in order to qualify the examination.
  • The cut off criteria is decided by the Medical Council of India which can also change the minimum cut off boundary if required.

Specializations Under NEET SS 2024

Cardiac Anesthesia

Organ Transplant Anesthesia

Paediatric and Neonatal Anesthesia

Cardiology

Clinical Hematology

Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology

Clinical Pharmacology

Critical Care Medicine

Endocrine Surgery

Endocrinology 

Gastroenterology

Geriatric Mental Health

Gynaecological Oncology

Hand Surgery

Head and Neck Surgery

Hepato Pancreato Biliary Surgery/Surgical Gastroenterology

Hepatology 

Infectious Disease

Medical Genetics

Medical Oncology

Nephrology

Neuro Surgery

Neurology

Paediatric Neurology

Neuroradiology

Interventional radiology

Onco Pathology

Paediatric Cardiology

Neonatology 

Paediatric Gastroenterology

Paediatric Hepatology

Nephrology

Paediatric Oncology

Paediatric Surgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Pulmonary Medicine

Reproductive Medicine and Surgery

Surgical Oncology

Urology(Genito Urinary Surgery)

Vascular Surgery

Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Thoracic Surgery

Paediatric Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery

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NEET SS 2024 Cutoff

NEET SS 2024 Cutoff will be released after the declaration of the result. Check the previous year's cutoff score below. 

NEET SS 2022 Cut off Scores

Groups Revised Cut off Scores Original Cut off Scores
Anesthesia 248 293
ENT 261 329
Medical 188 272
Microbiology 264 345
Obstetrics and Gynaecology 305 357
Orthopaedics 240 311
Pediatric 217 280
Pathology 255 342
Pharmacology 250 288
Psychiatry 320 359
Radio Diagnosis 279 337
Respiratory Medicine 284 347
Surgical 225 285

NEET SS Cut off Scores 2020-2019

S.NO. SUPERSPECIALTY COURSE and CLUBBED GROUP 2020  2019
1. CARDIAC ANESTHESIA/ ORGAN TRANSPLANT ANESTHESIA AND CRITICAL CARE/PAEDIATRIC AND NEONATAL ANESTHESIA/NEURO-ANAESTHESIA 219 206
2. CARDIOLOGY 161 153
3. CLINICAL HAEMATOLOGY 210 207
4. CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY AND RHEUMATOLOGY 185 170
5. CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY 180 218
6. CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE 178 191
7. ENDOCRINE SURGERY 218 212
8. ENDOCRINOLOGY 187 202
9. GASTROENTEROLOGY 182 159
10. GERIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH 210 217
11. GYNAECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGY / REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE & SURGERY 250 241
12. HAND SURGERY 181 186
13. HEAD AND NECK SURGERY 218 264
14. HEPATO PANCREATO BILIARY SURGERY/SURGICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY(G.I. SURGERY) 196 191
15. HEPATOLOGY 228 200
16. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 175 197
17. MEDICAL GENETICS 105 210
18. MEDICAL ONCOLOGY 181 163
19. NEPHROLOGY 213 185 
20. NEUROSURGERY 165 153
21. NEUROLOGY/PAEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY 158 182
22. NEURORADIOLOGY/INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY 266 247
23. ONCO-PATHOLOGY 175 224
24. PAEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY/NEONATOLOGY/PAEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY/PAEDIATRIC HEPATOLOGY/PAEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY/PAEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY/PAEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE 199 193
25. PAEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS 227 224
26. PAEDIATRIC SURGERY 237 230
27. PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY 166 159
28. PULMONARY MEDICINE 222 184 
29. SURGICAL ONCOLOGY 188 222
30. UROLOGY(GENITO-URINARY SURGERY) 192 165
31. VASCULAR SURGERY/CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGERY/THORACIC SURGERY/PAEDIATRIC CARDIOTHORACIC VASCULAR SURGERY 205 191
32. VIROLOGY 292 288
Frequently Asked Questions

NEET SS 2024 Counselling

The medical counselling committee will declare NEET SS 2024 counselling schedule on the official website – mcc.nic.in. Last year around 3400 candidates have qualified in the first round of counselling. The committee will also issue the allotment letters to all the selected candidates. The allotment letters will be available online on the official website of MCC. The first round counseling result can be checked by following the steps mentioned below:

  • Visit the official website of MCC i.e. mcc.nic.in
  • Enter roll number and security pin
  • Click on ‘submit and then click on ‘final result for DM, McH, and DNB SS’
  • The allotment list will appear on the screen
  • Download the file

NEET SS 2024 Counselling: Documents Required

The authority will release the official notice requesting all the colleges or participating institutes to make sure that the candidates submit these documents while reporting for admission. 

  • Provisional Allotment Letter issued by MCC
  • Result/Rank letter issued by NBE
  • MD/MS.DNB Degree Certificate in the concerned specialty
  • Higher School/ Higher Secondary Certificate/ Birth Certificates as proof of date of birth
  • Identification proofs (ID Proof) 

NEET SS 2024 Counselling: Desirable documents

  • Admit Card issued by NBE
  • MBBS Degree Certificate/ Provisional Certificate
  • Permanent Registration Certificate of MBBS/MS/DNB issued by MCI or NBE/State Medical Council

NEET SS 2024 FAQs

Ques. What is the exam date of NEET SS 2024?

Ans. NEET SS 2024 exam is tentatively scheduled on September 29 & 30.

Ques. What are the minimum eligibility criteria to appear in NEET SS 2024?

Ans. Candidates shall have a postgraduate degree(MS/MD/DNB) or equivalent from a recognized institution or appear for the same in 2024.

Ques. When can I download the admit card?

Ans. NEET SS admit cards will be released on September 23, 2024. Candidates can download their admit cards at the official website. 

Ques. I will complete my postgraduate degree in MD by December. Can I apply for NEET SS 2024?

Ans. Any candidate appearing for the final examination of the postgraduate course shall be completing all the procedures by June 2024 in order to apply for NEET SS 2024.

Ques. Can I change my NEET SS 2024 examination center?

Ans. No. The center allotted cannot be changed under any circumstances. The decision of allotment of the center is final and binding on the candidates.

Ques. When will the results for NEET SS 2024 be declared?

Ans. NEET SS 2024 results will be declared on October 15, 2024, in online mode at nbe.edu.in. 

*The article might have information for the previous academic years, which will be updated soon subject to the notification issued by the University/College.

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dr neetu pillai
If i register for the counselling process in neet ss 2023 and donot lock in any option of my choice , then is the security amount refundable.?

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