NEET PG 2024: Confidential Letter By NBEMS Allegedly Leaked A Week Before Exam

The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Postgraduate (NEET PG) 2024 is slated to be held on August 11. Now, a week before the exam, the All FMGs Association (AFA) has alleged that a confidential letter containing details about exam centres has been leaked online. The letter signed by Dr Abhijeet Sen, President of the National Examination Board for Medical Sciences (NBEMS) also features details about number of candidates, exam timings, etc.

The letter has been addressed to the District Magistrates of the regions where NEET PG exam centres are located. It has asked the respective District Administration to support the smooth conduct of the examination.

“National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has been entrusted with the responsibility to conduct NEET PG 2024 examination. I am writing to seek the support of your esteemed office for the smooth conduct of this very high-stakes examination which assumes national importance and will be now be conducted by NBEMS on PAN India basis for 228542 candidates at 376 examination centres in 169 cities,” reads the confidential letter shared by AFA on microblogging site X.

“It appears that a confidential letter from NBEMS has been leaked in public, containing information about the exam shift and the number of students taking the exam. If a confidential letter can be leaked, can we be confident about the security of the NEET PG paper?,” reads the post shared by AFA online.

Meanwhile, NBEMS has issued the exam city slip and is expected to release the NEET PG Admit Card 2024 soon on the official website, natboard.edu.in. The NEET PG Exam City Slip was sent to the mobile numbers of the candidates. Several candidates took to social media to express their disappointment with the exam city allotment. This year around 2,406,079 candidates have registered for the exam.