NBE has requested the Supreme Court to reschedule NEET PG 2025 to August 3, citing tech partner TCS’s availability. The move aims to ensure fair and secure conduct of the exam.
New Delhi: Today, on June 03, the National Board of Examinations (NBE) has moved the Supreme Court of India with an urgent application seeking permission to reschedule the NEET PG 2025 examination to 3rd August 2025.
This move is aimed at ensuring that the exam is conducted in a fair, secure, and efficient manner for all aspirants.
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The application, which was both drawn and filed by Mrinal Kumar Sharma on 3rd June 2025, emphasizes that the decision is being taken in a genuine and responsible manner, keeping in mind the best interest of the candidates.
The NBE has stated,
“That this application is made bona fide and in the interest of fair, secure and effective conduct of the NEET – PG 2025 examination.”
In the prayer section of the application, the NBE has respectfully requested the Hon’ble Supreme Court to allow them to conduct the NEET PG 2025 examination on 3rd August 2025.
This date has been identified as the earliest feasible option, as provided by their technology partner, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).
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The official prayer reads:
“a. Allow the present application and permit the Applicant to schedule the NEET PG 2025 on 03.08.2025 which is the earliest possible available date given by its technology partner i.e., TCS; and/or”
“b. pass any other / further order as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit in the facts and circumstances of the present application.”
The application ends with a humble appeal to the Hon’ble Court for a favourable decision,
stating:
“AND FOR THIS ACT OF KINDNESS, THE APPLICANT AS IN DUTY BOUND SHALL EVER PRAY”
This plea from the NBE is expected to bring much-needed clarity to lakhs of medical aspirants across the country who have been eagerly awaiting updates regarding the exam schedule.
The rescheduling is especially important after the recent uncertainties around medical entrance exams and the growing need to maintain transparency, security, and preparedness in the conduct of such large-scale national examinations.
Background of the Case
On June 02, the NEET PG 2025 examination has been officially postponed after the Supreme Court of India directed the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) to conduct the exam in a single shift.
The apex court gave this order while hearing a petition filed by Aditi and Others against NBEMS, where the main concern was the unfairness caused by holding the exam in two separate shifts.
Originally, the NEET PG exam was scheduled to take place on 15 June 2025, and NBEMS had planned to conduct it in two shifts.
The official notice reads,
”Honable Supreme Court of India in W.P. No. 456/2025 (Aditi & Ors Versus National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences & Ors) has ordered that ”we accordingly, direct the respondents to make necessary arrangements for holding the NEET PG 2025, examination in one shift, duly ensuring that complete transparency is maintained and secure centres are identified and commissioned.”
it added,
”Accordingly, NBEMS will conduct NEET PG 2025 in a single shift. NEET PG 2025, scheduled to be conducted on June 15, has been postponed to arrange more test centres and required infrastructure. The revised date for the conduct of NEET PG shall be notified shortly”
The Supreme Court of India directed the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBE) to conduct the NEET PG 2025 examination in a single shift.
A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath, PV Sanjay Kumar, and NV Anjaria passed the order, rejecting the NBE’s argument that conducting the exam in a single shift would create safety and security concerns due to a lack of examination centres.
The Court questioned the NBE’s logic, pointing out that the undergraduate exam (NEET UG) was successfully conducted in a single shift.
The Bench clearly stated “NEET UG was also held in a single shift, then why not PG?”
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During the hearing, the Court strongly supported the students’ concerns and said:
“Even if only one or two students have filed a petition, if their argument is correct then the court will have to intervene. Last year, the exam was held in two shifts under special circumstances, but this cannot become a general rule now.”
The Court emphasized that holding NEET PG in two different shifts creates unfairness.
“Having the exam in two shifts leads to arbitrariness. Conducting the exam in two shifts creates inequality and it cannot give equal opportunity to all the candidates. Processes like normalization should be applied only in special cases, not every year. Apart from this, the court said that there is no shortage of technology and resources in India, enough centers can be made for the exam in one shift across the country.”
Earlier, NBE had defended the two-shift plan by saying they used statistical methods like normalization to ensure fairness in marks. But even with that, issues were raised.
Case Title:
Aditi & Ors v. National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences & Ors, W.P. No. 456/2025
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