NEET PG is a Master’s level entrance examination which you can participate in after completion of your M.B.B.S. degree. This examination is conducted by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Science every year to offer candidates admission into various medical universities for master’s degree courses. In this article, we will discuss NEET PG 2023 Examination Pattern & Syllabus, Recommended Books, preparation tips, etc.

NEET PG Examination Pattern
The question asked in the NEET PG examination will be Computer-based MCQ questions. Each correct answer will gain 4 marks and for a wrong answer, 1 mark will be dedicated. A total of 200 questions will be asked in the NEET PG Entrance examination. The following are the examination pattern for the NEET PG entrance examination-
Part-A
Subject | Subject-Wise Weightage of Questions |
Anatomy | 17 |
Physiology | 17 |
Biochemistry | 16 |
Part-B
Subject | Subject-Wise Weightage of Questions |
Pathology | 25 |
Pharmacology | 20 |
Microbiology | 20 |
Forensic Medicine | 10 |
Social and Preventive Medicine | 25 |
Part-C
Subject | Subject-Wise Weightage of Questions |
General Medicine Including Dermatology & Venereology & Psychiatry | 45 |
General Surgery Including Orthopaedics, Anaesthesia and Radiodiagnosis | 45 |
Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 30 |
Paediatrics | 10 |
ENT | 10 |
Ophthalmology | 10 |
NEET PG Syllabus
The following is the examination syllabus for the NEET PG Entrance examination-
Pre-clinical Subjects
- Anatomy
- Physiology
- Biochemistry
Para-Clinical Subjects
- Pharmacology
- Microbiology
- Pathology
- Forensic Medicine
- Social and Preventive Medicine
Clinical Subjects
- Medicine Dermatology and Venereology
- Surgery, Orthopaedics and Anaesthesia,
- Radiodiagnosis
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Paediatrics
- Ophthalmology
- ENT
NEET PG Recommended Books
The following are the recommended books for the preparations for the NEET PG entrance examination-
Subjects | Author’s Name | Book Name |
Microbiology | Rachana Chaurasia & Anshul Jain | Self-Assessment & Review Microbiology & Immunology |
Pathology | Robbins & Vinay Kumar | Pathologic Basis of Disease |
Pharmacology | Gobind Rai Garg & Sparsh Gupta | Review of Pharmacology |
Forensic Medicine | Arvind Arora | Self-Assessment & Review of Basic Subjects (Anatomy & Forensic Medicine) |
Paediatrics | O P Ghai | Essential Pediatrics |
Anatomy | Rachana Chaurasiya | Self-Assessment and Review of Microbiology and Immunology |
Social and Preventive medicine | Vivek Jain. | Review of Preventive & Social Medicine (Including Bio-Statistics) |
Medicine Dermatology And Venereology | Saumya Shukla, Anurag Shukla. | Across: A Complete Review of Short Subjects Volume – 1, Dermatology (Skin and Venereal Diseases), Anaesthesia, Radiotherapy, Nuclear Medicine, Radiodiagnosis, Psychiatry, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics |
Surgery, ENT, Orthopaedics, Anaesthesia | Shibbu George | Smart Study Series: ENT and Head & Neck Surgery |
Radiodiagnosis and Radiotherapy | Narender Rohilla | Smart Study Series Radiology |
Ophthalmology | Across | Across: A Complete Review of Short Sub (Skin, Anae.Radi.Nuclear Med.Psych, Opthal, Ortho) |
Obstetrics and Gynaecology | Amit Tripathi/ Ashish Gupta/ Arvind Arora. | Review of Post Graduate Medical Entrance Examinations (Medicine, Gynae & Obs. Paediatrics, Ophthalmology, Psychiatry, Radiology) Vol 3 |
Psychiatry | Mohan Sunil Kumar | Smart Study Series: Psychiatry |
Physiology | Vivek Nalgirkar | Smart Study Series: Physiology |
Biochemistry | Rebecca James Perumcheril | Self-Assessment and Review of Biochemistry |
FAQ
A total of 200 questions will be asked and the total weightage of the examination is 800 marks making each question to be 4 marks.
NEET PG examination syllabus is prepared by the National Board of Examination in Medical Science under the Graduate Medical Education Regulations issued by the National Medical Commission.
NEET PG basically has three sections- Pre-Clinical, Para-Clinical and Clinical Subjects.
Yes, the NEET PG entrance examination does have a negative marking of 1 mark dedication for the wrong answer.