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NEET PG 2025 Counselling: SC directs NBE to disclose answer key policy

The top court was hearing a batch of petitions raising various issues concerning the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Postgraduate exams, particularly focusing on the disclosure of answer keys as a matter of transparency.

2 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Nov 10, 2025 09:37 AM IST

NEET PG 2025: Round 1 Choice-filling extends (Image: AI Generated via Sora)

NEET PG 2025 Counselling: The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has extended the choice-filling deadline for Round 1 of NEET PG counselling for the 2025 academic year until further orders, giving medical aspirants additional time to finalise their preferred colleges and courses.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on Friday directed the National Board of Examinations (NBE) to disclose its policy on publishing answer keys for NEET PG exams, with a bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Vipul Pancholi asking the NBE counsel to file an affidavit clarifying its stand on the matter.

The MCC announcement, posted on its official website, stated that candidates should regularly check for updates. According to the earlier released tentative schedule, choice filling and locking were originally scheduled from 28th October to 5th November 2025 for the 50 per cent All India Quota (AIQ), 100 per cent Deemed/Central Universities, and AFMS institutions.

NEET PG 2025 SC Hearing: What is the case before the Supreme Court?

The top court was hearing a batch of petitions raising various issues concerning the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Postgraduate exams, particularly focusing on the disclosure of answer keys as a matter of transparency. During the hearing, the NBE’s counsel submitted that these petitions are being pushed by coaching institutes seeking access to answer keys for question booklets, arguing that this would compromise the quality of the examination.

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On September 26, a bench comprising Justices J B Pardiwala and K V Viswanathan had issued notices to the Centre and the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences on petitions seeking publication of answer keys for NEET-PG 2025. Earlier, on April 29, the apex court had directed the publication of raw scores, answer keys and normalisation formula for transparency. Previously, candidates had no access to answer keys or raw score details, leading to concerns about the fairness of the normalisation process.

(With PTI inputs)