The National Board of Examination in Medical Science (NBEMS) has postponed the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for Master of Dental Surgery (NEET MDS 2024). As per the official notification, the NEET MDS 2024 will now be conducted on March 18.

NBEMS uploaded an official notification at the official website — natboard.edu.in.

The cut-off date for the purpose of eligibility to appear in the NEET MDS 2024 will be March 31, 2024. Earlier, the exam was scheduled to be tentatively conducted on February 9, 2024.

The question paper will consist of 240 multiple choice questions — Parts A and B consisting of 100 and 140 questions, respectively. Candidates will be awarded 4 marks for every correct answer and 1 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.

Last year, the entrance test was scheduled to be conducted on March 1 and the results were declared around the end of March.

Meanwhile, NBEMS also postponed the NEET PG 2024 exam. According to the schedule released on January 9, the NEET PG 2024 exam will be conducted on July 7, 2024. The cut-off date for the purpose of eligibility to appear in the NEET PG 2024 will be August 15, 2024.