NEET SS 2024 exam: The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has released the tentative schedule for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) – Superspecialty. Candidates who are preparing for NEET SS 2024 can check the complete schedule on the official website.
As per the information shared by the board, the NEET SS 2024 exam will be conducted on 29th and 30th March 2025 at various examination centres across the country. The applicants have been advised to refer to the NBEMS website time to time for final schedule of examination to be published in the Information Bulletin for NEET-SS 2024.
Read official NEET SS 2024 tentative schedule
NEET SS 2024-25 Exam Pattern
NEET SS 2024 exam will be conducted in a computer-based mode for 2.5 hours of 150 minutes. There are 13 groups or super speciality subjects that are tested and candidates will have to choose their question paper groups during the application process.
NEET SS 2024 Marking
The exam will carry 400 marks as every question has one mark allotted to it. There will be negative marks for incorrect responses and 4 marks for correct answers. There will be no marks for unattempted questions.
Syllabus
NEET SS exam paper comprises questions from basic components of the primary feeder broad speciality subject and all sub-speciality/systems/components.
| Question paper Group | Primary Eligible Feeder Specialty, Others | Super specialty courses |
| Medical Group | MD/DNB General Medicine |
Cardiology Clinical Haematology Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology Critical Care Medicine Endocrinology Medical Gastroenterology Hepatology Infectious Diseases
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| Surgical Group | MS/DNB General Surgery | Cardiovascular & thoracic Surgery Paediatric Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery Paediatric Surgery Surgical Gastroenterology Hepato Pancreato Biliary Surgery Neurosurgery Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Urology Vascular Surgery Surgical Oncology Endocrine Surgery Thoracic Surgery |
| Paediatric Group | MD/DNB Paediatrics | Neonatology Paediatric Hepatology Paediatric Nephrology Paediatric Oncology Paediatric Neurology Paediatric Cardiology Paediatric Gastroenterology Paediatric Critical Care |
| Obstetrics & Gynaecology Group | MD/MS/DNB Obstetrics & Gynaecology | Gynaecological Oncology Reproductive Medicine & Surgery |
| Orthopaedics Group | MS/DNB Orthopaedics | Hand Surgery Paediatric Orthopaedics |
| Anaesthesia Group | MD/DNB Anesthesiology | Cardiac Anaesthesia Neuroanesthesia Organ Transplant Anaesthesia & Critical Care Paediatric & Neonatal Anaesthesia |
| Radiodiagnosis Group | MD/DNB Radiology | Neuro Radiology Interventional Radiology |
| Respiratory Medicine Group | MD/DNB Respiratory Medicine | Pulmonary Medicine |
| Microbiology Group | MD/DNB Microbiology | Virology |
| Pathology Group | MD/DNB Pathology | Onco-Pathology |
| Psychiatry Group | MD/DNB Psychiatry |
Geriatric Mental Health Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
| Pharmacology Group | MD/DNB Pharmacology |
Clinical Pharmacology
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| ENT Group | MS/DNB ENT | Head & Neck Surgery |
What is NEET SS?
The full form of NEET SS is the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Super Speciality Courses). The exam is conducted by the National Board of Education for admission to various DM/ MCh and DNB courses.
