NEET PG study guide
NEET PG · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
NEET PG is the single national entrance examination used for admission to postgraduate medical degree and diploma programmes in India - MD, MS, PG Diploma and the corresponding NBEMS diploma routes - and it is also the gate for many government-service and institutional posts that recruit on the basis of a PG entrance rank. It is written for MBBS graduates who hold (or are completing) permanent registration with a State Medical Council or the NMC, and who want to move from internship into specialty training. The NEET PG study guide has 10 sections and about 2,884 words.
01Pre-clinical Sciences: Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry
NEET PG treats the pre-clinical subjects as applied science, not pure recall. Anatomy questions hinge on relations, nerve supply, embryological derivatives and imaging landmarks; physiology on renal, respiratory and cardiovascular regulation with simple calculations; biochemistry on rate-limiting enzymes, vitamin cofactors and inborn errors.
340 words, about 2 min02Pathology: Mechanisms, Morphology and Laboratory Diagnosis
Pathology questions ask you to convert a morphological or laboratory description into a diagnosis, then into a mechanism. High-yield areas are cell injury and apoptosis, neoplasia (grading versus staging, tumour markers, paraneoplastic syndromes), haematology (iron studies, haemolytic anaemias, leukaemia phenotypes) and renal or systemic pathology.
313 words, about 2 min03Microbiology: Sterilisation, Culture and Serology
Microbiology in NEET PG rewards precise laboratory detail: which sterilisation method suits which material, which medium selects which organism, and which serological pattern defines the stage of infection. Bacteriology, virology, mycology and parasitology all appear, but hepatitis B serology, culture media and toxin mechanisms recur most often.
296 words, about 1 min04Pharmacology: Pharmacokinetics, Autonomics and Therapeutics
Pharmacology questions combine numerical pharmacokinetics with clinical drug choice and adverse effects. Expect loading-dose calculations, half-life reasoning, autonomic receptor pharmacology, antimicrobial spectrum and toxicology antidotes.
250 words, about 1 min05Forensic Medicine: Thanatology, Injury and Medico-legal Reasoning
Forensic medicine tests your ability to reason from postmortem findings to cause, mechanism and manner of death, and to apply the law to clinical situations. Thanatology, asphyxial deaths, wound ballistics, poisoning and identification are the recurring themes.
292 words, about 1 min06Community Medicine and Public Health: Measurement and Epidemiology
Community medicine rewards clean arithmetic and precise definitions. The examiner tests measures of disease frequency, validity of screening tests, study design and bias, plus national programme details and cold-chain rules.
268 words, about 1 min07Medicine and Allied Specialties: Acute Presentations
Medicine questions cluster around time-critical decisions: acute coronary syndrome, stroke thrombolysis, diabetic emergencies, thyroid disease, sodium disorders and sepsis. Dermatology, psychiatry and paediatrics contribute pattern recognition and drug safety points.
259 words, about 1 min08Surgery and Allied Specialties: Trauma, Burns and Perioperative Care
Surgery questions favour resuscitation physiology, decision thresholds and complications. Trauma, burns, compartment syndrome, hernia, thyroid and breast disease, orthopaedic emergencies, anaesthetic crises and the red eye are the dependable areas.
289 words, about 1 min09Obstetrics and Gynaecology: Antenatal, Intrapartum and Emergency Care
Obstetrics and gynaecology questions centre on hypertensive disorders, haemorrhage, contraception and gynaecological oncology. The examiner expects precise thresholds, drug regimens and contraindications.
267 words, about 1 min10Medical Ethics, Patient Safety and Professionalism
Ethics questions test the application of law and professional norms to a short scenario. Consent, confidentiality, the PCPNDT Act, the MTP Act, negligence and reporting duties are the main areas.
310 words, about 2 min