Efforts are underway to ensure that the National Exit Test (NExT) is conducted by the National Medical Commission (NMC) in the first half of 2023, as per the roadmap, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday.
To test the procedure and remove anxiety among medical students, a mock run is also being planned, which will be conducted in 2022, the Ministry said in a statement here after the Union Minister of Health Mansukh Mandaviya chaired a review meeting with the National Medical Commission.
It was also discussed that the results of NExT (Step 1 and 2) will be used for qualifying the final M.B.B.S. exam, get the license to practise modern medicine in India and for merit-based allocation of PG seats in Broad specialties.
During the review meeting, ways to make NExT an examination of world-class standard was also discussed and deliberated. The importance of the NExt Exam lies in the fact that it will be the same for everyone whether trained in India or any part of the world and hence, it will solve the problem of foreign medical graduates (FMGs)/ Mutual recognition, the Ministry said.
The NMC has been established by an Act of Parliament known as the National Medical Commission Act, 2019, which came into force on 25.9.2020 with the objective of improving access to quality and affordable medical education, ensuring adequate and high-quality medical professionals in all parts of India and provide equitable and universal health care, the statement said.
