NEET PG 2024 Results Spark Controversy, Candidates Claims Major Discrepancies In Normalisation Process

The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) released the result for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Postgraduate (NEET PG) 2024 on August 23, 2024. After the result declaration, many candidates started asking questions about the transparency of result preparation, especially the candidates who attended the second shift of the exam on August 11, 2024. Candidates believed that due to the improper use of the normalisation method, their ranks have significantly decreased as expected. Numerous candidates have compared their answers with the unofficial answer keys provided by their coaching institutes and have achieved better scores than those provided by the NBEMS. Candidates are dissatisfied with their performance and the rank they achieved, hence candidates are now demanding NBEMS to provide their raw scores along with the official releases of the answer key.

Candidates are raising questions on the normalisation process this year used by the NBEMS to prepare the NEET PG 2024 Results is not used properly, hence candidates are not provided the ranks as per the raw scores they gained in the examination. However, the normalisation policy adopted by NBEMS was earlier challenged by the petitioners in front of the Supreme Court and now once again the normalisation policy has been challenged by the candidates who are raising doubts against the NEET PG 2024 exam paper transparency.

One of the medical students, Dr. Ayush expressed his frustration saying, “I was expecting a score around 480-490 based on calculations from various sources, but I received a rank of 37,000. Last year, with the same marks, my rank was 18,000-19,000. This year’s paper was more difficult, so I anticipated a rank of around 15,000. This feels like a big scam.”

Another aspirant Niteesh said, “I was planning to retake the NEET exam anyway, but what’s shocking is the rank inflation compared to last year’s trends. Based on answer keys from multiple sources, I had 115-120 correct answers out of 170 attempted questions, but my rank is 1.45 lakh. Even with increased competition, my rank should have been less than 75,000, but it has doubled.”

Aaftab, another student said, “My rank is much lower than expected compared to the previous 2-3 years. I want NBE to release the raw score and normalised score and an official answer key,”

Karishma said, “Based on the unofficial answer key, I was expecting a rank below 35,000, but unfortunately, I received a rank three times higher than expected. I know many candidates from the second shift who scored better ranks with lower scores. I don’t believe the normalisation process was fair. We have invested more than a year into NEET PG, dealing with preponements and pattern changes, and now the results are messed up as well. We’re all stuck, and we need a fair exam.”

Usually, the NEET PG exam is conducted in a single shift but this year the exam was scheduled to be conducted in two shifts. Before the exam, candidates demanded to organise the paper in a single shift only due to the unfaith of the normalisation process.

The NEET PG exam is a national-level examination conducted in Computer Based Test Mode. This year, 2024, the NEET PG 2024 exam was held across 416 centres in 170 cities. Candidates selected in the NEET PG 2024 exam will be awarded admission into the 26,168 Doctor of Medicine (MD), 13,649 Master of Surgery (MS), 922 PG Diploma, and 1,338 DNB CET seats.