Health Ministry asks NMC to consider waiving off NExT mock test fee

After the Union Health and Family Welfare ministry has asked the National Medical Commission (NMC) to consider waiving the fees for the mock National Exit Test (NExT), deliberations have begun at NMC. NExT mock test will held on July 28 for the 2019 batch of final year MBBS students.

The NExT mock will be conducted by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi.

According to a notification issued by the premier medical institute last week, “General” category and OBC candidates will have to pay Rs 2,000 each to appear in the mock test, while an SC, ST or EWS applicant will have to pay Rs



1,000.

Persons with benchmark disabilities will not have to pay any fee to appear in the examination.

AIIMS, Delhi has been entrusted with the job of conducting the mock test. It will be a computer-based examination consisting of multiple-choice questions, sources said.

The aim of conducting the mock test is to familiarise the prospective candidates with the computer-based test, software interface and process flow at the examination centres.

The NMC issued the NExT (National Exit Test) Regulations, 2023 on Friday, stating that the exam will be held in two phases, with the NExT Step 1 and NExT Step 2 exams being held twice a year.