NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS

Dated : 19th April 2018

Subject: Scheme of NEET-SS 2018.

1. NEET-SS shall be conducted by NBE in the 1st week of July 2018 as a computer
based test on a single day.

2. MoHFW vide lettter No. F.No.V.11025/35/2012-MEP(Pt.) dated 25/01/2018 and

V.11025/35/2012-MEP(Pt.) dated 10/04/2018 has asked NBE to conduct NEET-
SS 2018 in the following manner:

 A candidate can choose a maximum of two super specialty courses for

which his/her broad specialty qualification is eligible, at the time of online
submission of the application form.

 Pattern of examination: 40% of the questions shall be from all the eligible
feeder broad specialty course(s) and the remaining 60% shall be from the
super specialty course selected by the candidate at the time online
submission of application form.

 NBE may club certain super specialties in which the number of seats
offered are less.

3. Schematic representation of NEET-SS question paper:

Question Paper for NEET-SS

PART A PART B

40% WEIGHTAGE 60% WEIGHTAGE

Questions from the eligible Questions from the

feeder broad concerned super specialty
specialty/specialties for a or group of clubbed super
particular super specialty specialties (at PG exit level)
course

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 Question Paper No. of MCQs Time Allocated
Part –A 40 40 mins
Part –B 60 60 mins

Total No. of questions in any Super Specialty question paper is 100. All the questions
shall be at PG Exit level (MD/MS/DNB).

Part – A of the question paper:

Part-A of the question paper for any super specialty course shall comprise of MCQs
from the eligible feeder broad specialty course(s). In case, there is only a single feeder
broad specialty course for a particular super specialty, Part A in such a case will
comprise of questions from only one broad specialty. For eg. MS/DNB General Surgery
is the feeder broad specialty for MCh Urology, therefore Part A of Urology question
paper will comprise of questions from General Surgery. The list of eligible feeder broad
specialty courses for various super specialty courses is tabulated below:

Prior Requirement as per PG Medical

SL Name of Super Specialty Course Education Regulations, 2000 notified
No Course Type by MCI
1 Cardiac Anaesthesia DM MD /DNB (Anaesthesia)
MD /DNB (General Medicine)
2 Cardiology DM MD /DNB(Paediatrics)
MD /DNB(Respiratory Medicine)
3 Child & Adolescent Psychiatry DM MD/DNB (Psychiatry)
MD /DNB (General Medicine)
4 Clinical Haematology DM MD/DNB (Paediatrics)
MD /DNB (Pathology)
Clinical Immunology & MD /DNB (General Medicine)
5 DM
Rheumatology MD /DNB (Paediatrics)
6 Clinical Pharmacology DM MD /DNB (Pharmacology)
MD/DNB (Emergency Medicine)
MD /DNB (General Medicine)
7 Critical Care Medicine** DM MD /DNB(Respiratory Medicine)
MD /DNB (Anaesthesia)
MD /DNB (Paediatrics)
8 Endocrinology DM MD /DNB (General Medicine)

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9 Gastroenterology DM MD /DNB (General Medicine)
MD /DNB (General Medicine)
10 Geriatric Mental Health ** DM
MD/DNB (Psychiatry)
MD /DNB (General Medicine)
11 Hepatology DM
MD /DNB (Paediatrics)
MD /DNB (General Medicine)
MD /DNB (Paediatrics)
12 Infectious Disease DM
MD /DNB (Respiratory Medicine)
MD (Tropical Medicine)
13 Interventional Radiology DM MD /DNB (Radio-Diagnosis)
MD /DNB (General Medicine)
14 Medical Genetics** DM MD/MS/DNB (Obst. & Gynae)
MD /DNB (Paediatrics)
MD /DNB (General Medicine)
15 Medical Oncology DM MS /DNB (Radiotherapy)
MD /DNB (Paediatrics)
16 Neonatology DM MD /DNB (Paediatrics)
MD /DNB (General Medicine)
17 Nephrology DM
MD /DNB (Paediatrics)
18 Neuro Radiology** DM MD /DNB (Radio-Diagnosis)
MD /DNB (General Medicine)
19 Neurology DM
MD /DNB (Paediatrics)
20 Onco-Pathology DM MD/DNB (Pathology)
Organ Transplant Anaesthesia
21 DM MD /DNB (Anaesthesia)
& Critical Care**
Paediatric and Neonatal
22 DM MD /DNB (Anaesthesia)
Anaesthesia**
23 Paediatric Hepatology ** DM MD /DNB (Paediatrics)
24 Paediatric Nephrology ** DM MD /DNB (Paediatrics)
25 Paediatric Oncology ** DM MD /DNB (Paediatrics)
26 Pediatric Cardiology DM MD /DNB (Paediatrics)
27 Pediatric Gastroenterology DM MD /DNB (Paediatrics)
MD /DNB (General Medicine)
28 Pulmonary Medicine DM MD /DNB (Paediatrics)
MD /DNB (Respiratory Medicine)
29 Virology** DM MD/DNB (Microbiology)
Cardio Vascular and Thoracic
30 MCh MS /DNB (General Surgery)
Surgery
31 Endocrine Surgery MCh MS /DNB (General Surgery)
32 Gynaecological Oncology MCh MD/MS/DNB (Obst. & Gynae)
MS /DNB (General Surgery)
33 Hand Surgery** MCh MS/DNB (Orthopaedics)
MCh /DNB Plastic Surgery)
MS/DNB (ENT)
34 Head and Neck Surgery MCh
MS /DNB (General Surgery)

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 MCh/DNB (Plastic & Reconstructive
Surgery)
MCh/DNB (Surgical Oncology)
MCh /DNB (Neuro Surgery)
HepatoPancreato Biliary
35 MCh MS /DNB (General Surgery)
Surgery
36 Neuro Surgery MCh MS /DNB (General Surgery)
Paediatric Cardiothoracic
37 MCh MS /DNB (General Surgery)
Vascular Surgery**
38 Paediatric Surgery MCh MS /DNB (General Surgery)
Plastic & Reconstructive
39 MCh MS /DNB (General Surgery)
Surgery
Reproductive Medicine & MD/MS/DNB (Obst. & Gynae)
40 MCh
Surgery** MS /DNB (General Surgery)
Surgical Gastroenterology/G.I.
41 MCh MS /DNB (General Surgery)
Surgery
MS /DNB (General Surgery)
MS /DNB (ENT)
42 Surgical Oncology MCh
MS /DNB (Orthopaedics)
MD /DNB (Obst. & Gynae.)
43 Thoracic Surgery MCh MS /DNB (General Surgery)
Urology/Genito-Urinary
44 MCh MS /DNB (General Surgery)
Surgery
45 Vascular Surgery MCh MS /DNB (General Surgery)
** Prior entry requirement subject to final decision to be taken by MCI in this regard

For Super specialty courses having multiple feeder broad specialty courses, Part-A will
comprise of questions from all the eligible feeder broad specialty courses. For eg. Part -
A of Cardiology question paper shall comprise of questions from all the three feeder
broad specialty courses i.e. General Medicine, Pediatrics & Respiratory Medicine.

Part – B of the question paper:Itshall comprise of 60 questions pertaining to the

concerned super specialty. The questions shall be of PG Exit level and shall cover
topics from clinical practice and basic sciences as applied to the concerned super
specialty.
4. Clubbing :
Certain Super Specialties which have less number of seats and have a single common
feeder broad specialty course have been clubbed together. Each clubbed group of
super specialties shall be treated as one for the purpose of online submission of the
application form and generation of the question paper. For eg. Neonatology, Pediatric
Gastroenterology, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Nephrology, Pediatric Oncology,
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Pediatric Hepatology have been clubbed together with Pediatrics being the single
common feeder Broad Specialty qualification and all these clubbed specialties will be
treated as a single unit for the purpose of online submission of application form and
examination. Therefore, part A of the question paper for the clubbed super specialties
shall comprise of questions from the single eligible feeder broad specialty and the part B
shall comprise questions from all the clubbed super specialties.

All Super Specialty courses which have been clubbed are tabulated below:

S.No. Name of the Super Specialty Courses which have

been clubbed together

1. a. Neuro Radiology
b. Interventional Radiology

2. a. Cardiac Anesthesia
b. Organ Transplant Anaesthesia& Critical
Care
c. Paediatric and Neonatal Anaesthesia

3. a. Neonatology
b. Pediatric Gastroenterology
c. Pediatric Cardiology
d. Paediatric Nephrology
e. Paediatric Oncology
f.Paediatric Hepatology

4. a. Surgical Gastroenterology/G.I. Surgery

b. HepatoPancreato Biliary Surgery

5. a. Vascular Surgery
b. Cardio Vascular and Thoracic Surgery
c. Thoracic Surgery
d. Paediatric Cardiothoracic Vascular
Surgery

5. A candidate can opt for only two super specialty courses/clubbed group at the
time of online submission of the application form based on his/her eligibility for
the concerned super specialty course. Broad specialty qualifications eligible for
admission to a particular super specialty course shall be as per Post Graduate
Medical Education Regulations, 2000 notified by Medical Council of
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 India.Candidates are advised to refer to MCI website for information
regarding availability of seats/prior entry requirement for any super
specialty course(s) they wish to apply.

6. Result:There shall be a separate merit list for each super specialty course /
clubbed group. There shall not be any equating / normalization/ percentile
calculation. The merit list shall be based on the marks obtained by the candidate
after applying the tie-breaking criteria which will be indicated in the Information
Bulletin.

7. The information bulletin for NEET-SS 2018 shall be notified shortly. Candidates
are advised to read the information bulletin thoroughly once the same is notified.

NBE
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