NEET-PG 2025 Row: Why is JP Nadda Hell-Bent on Double Shifts? Will He Listen to Doctors’ Roar?
New Delhi/Shimla: Once again, the United Doctors Front (UDF) has turned up the heat on the Union Health Ministry, urging Union Minister JP Nadda to drop the controversial plan of conducting NEET-PG 2025 in two shifts. Doctors want one shift.
The government wants two. The tug-of-war is back—and louder than ever.
This isn’t just another academic debate. This is about the future of lakhs of doctors and the credibility of India’s premier medical exam.
And while the Health Ministry remains stubbornly silent, over 96% of NEET-PG aspirants have spoken loud and clear through a public poll on X: “We want a single shift—One Nation, One Exam!”
So, what’s pushing JP Nadda to stick to a double-shift format despite public backlash?
Critics say it’s bureaucratic convenience disguised as policy. A double shift saves time and resources, but at the cost of student trust, transparency, and legal headaches.
UDF, led by National President Dr. Lakshya Mittal, isn’t buying it.
> “Aspirants’ voices must be heard. The overwhelming support for a single shift reflects ground reality.
We urge the Health Ministry to intervene and restore fairness,” said Dr. Mittal.
Last year’s NEET-PG 2024 saw a mess of “normalization errors” that triggered legal hassles and left candidates anxious.
With AI-powered question setting and digital evaluations in place, experts argue there’s no excuse now for a double shift.
The core of the doctors’ argument?
Normalization is a mathematical patch, not a solution.
Legal chaos from unequal difficulty levels.
Psychological stress and loss of candidate confidence.
UDF isn’t just knocking politely—they’re banging the doors of power. Letters, protests, public surveys—they’ve done it all.
But will JP Nadda, the political heavyweight from Himachal, finally blink?
If the Health Ministry continues to ignore the 96% voice, it risks not just exams—but trust in the system.
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