National Exit Test

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The Health Ministry announced that the National Exit Test (NExT) will be held from 2024.

About NExT:

• NExT will be a single examination that would replace final-year MBBS examinations and the National Eligibility Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET PG) entrance exam.
• It will act as a qualifying test for granting registration to doctors as well as the basis for postgraduate seat allocation.
• NExT 1: The first part will replace the university-level final examinations. NExT 1 will be the basis for provisional registration with medical councils, which is needed for the one-year mandatory internship.
• NExT 2:  It will be a practical paper that will be held after students have completed their internship. It will be a practical test also focused on assessing clinical skills.
• The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, is likely to conduct the exam which will test both the clinical and practical learning of the students.

News Source: The Hindu

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