The long awaited merit list for the 2025 National Eligibility cum Entrance Test has been released by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS). Postgraduate students are covered under the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, particularly for 50% of the All India Quota (AIQ) seats. MD, MS, and other programs cover postgraduate candidates. Through degree, DNB, DrNB (direct six-year), and NBEMS diploma programs, Postgraduate Studies (NEET-PG) offers chances for people in India wishing to advance their medical education. Already available is the merit list, which includes the NEET-PG scores and information that candidates will need for the next stages of the admissions process. at natboard.edu.in on the NBEMS website. 

Just a few days after the one-shift exam on August 3, the NEET-PG results were released on August 19. The Medical Counseling Committee next to be scheduled The AIQ merit list, which now ranks eligible applicants, enables the (MCC) counseling process. 

Applicants for the NEET-PG are now awaiting the release of their own AIQ scorecards, which NBEMS is expected to publish shortly, likely in early September. Available for six months download from the NBEMS website, these scorecards—crucial for AIQ treatment—will be essential. 

Candidates may prepare for the MCC’s counseling sessions by looking at the merit list. Manages 50% of the AIQ seats online, the Medical Counseling Committee is under the control of the Directorate General of Health Services. Counseling for employment offered by the MCC is available in prestigious institutions, central universities, the Armed Forces Medical Services, and the ESIC. Along with a mop-up session for any open openings, there are four counseling sessions. 

For the present, the governments of the state and union territory will oversee merit lists and counseling for their respective state quota seats. To ensure fair admissions in the remaining 50% of seats, these officials will employ their own legislative processes, reservation protocols, and eligibility requirements.

With more than 242,000 participants taking the NEET-PG 2025 result over India, it was the largest single-shift postgraduate medical examination ever undertaken in the country. NBEMS issued the minimum qualifying scores as well as the results. The 50th percentile was the minimum score for General and EWS candidates; this is the minimum. Twenty-six points make up a possible 800. With a 45th percentile threshold or 255 points in the General PwBD category, applicants in the SC, ST, and OBC categories (including PwBD) were eligible. At least 235 points, which corresponds to the 40th percentile or higher. Individuals who satisfied these cut-offs qualified for counselling and entry on the AIQ merits list. 

This development signifies a significant point in the NEET-PG admission process. Candidates might concentrate with more clarity on the MCC’s counseling schedule since their places on the AIQ merit list are now guaranteed. Registration, fee payment, choice filling, seat allocation, and reporting to assigned schools will all be part of the counseling, which will be conducted remotely. In order to reflect the changing seat matrix and candidate preferences, the structured process is expected to go over several phases. 

As the merit list is published, attention now shifts to the countdown toward seat selection and counseling enrollment. NEET-PG 2025 applicants are presently in the most important point in their education.