NExT exam from 2029? NMC’s new CBME guidelines include a national exit test for students of the 2024-25 batch
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NExT Exam would be carried out in 2029, since the National Medical Commission has included it as one of the phases of the university exams for the current generation. While it is true that the implementation of the National Exit Test must be clarified, the new CBME guidelines issued by National Center for Medicine NMC has proposed the two-stage NExT examination for students of the graduating class of 2024-25. NMC has released the new guidelines for maintaining Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) in MBBS.
In the CBME guidelines, NMC has proposed NExT Step 1 for newly admitted students in March 2029, while NExT Step 2 will be conducted after the completion of their internship i.e. March 2030. As of now, the document mentions that NExT for MBBS will be conducted as per the guidelines.
The generic academic calendar for the 2024-25 cohort provides that the proposed NExT Step 2 exam will be held at the end of the mandatory internship, i.e. one year after taking the NExT Step 1 exam, in February. Please see the phased university exam according to the new guidelines below.
NExT exam update: phased university exam
- Phase I It will be carried out at the end of Phase I training (in the 12th month of said training), in the subjects of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry.
- Phase II examination It will be carried out at the end of Phase II training (12th month of said training), in the subjects of Pathology, Microbiology and Pharmacology.
- Phase III exam, part 1 It will be carried out at the end of Phase III Part 1 of the training (12th month of said training) in the subjects of Community Medicine, Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology.
- Phase III Part 2 / National Exit Test (NExT) as per NExT regulations– The (Final) professional examination will be held at the end of the 17th/18th month of said training, in the subjects of General Medicine, General Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics and related subjects according to NExT Regulations.
As per the eligibility criteria, MBBS students will be required to maintain at least 75% attendance in the elective subjects and submit the record book maintained during the elective subjects to appear for the MBBS examination of the University/NExT.
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