New medical licensing exam NexT from 2023; to replace NEET-PG

The National Exit Test (NExT), a proposed examination for final-year MBBS students in India to obtain a licence to practise will be held from next year onwards. Only those who pass this new exam would be able to practise allopathic medicine in the country.

The plan is to conduct the NExT exam for the candidates who complete their MBBS course in 2023. There will be a mock test beforehand to make the candidates familiar with the examination pattern.