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Doctors push for NExT to replace multiple MBBS exams with one uniform test soon
Education
Published on 24 April 2026
One exam could swap several tests for MBBS grads
Doctors and faculty are urging the early rollout of the National Exit Test, NExT, to replace the current patchwork of assessments for medical graduates. The proposed exam is meant to set a single, uniform competence benchmark for future doctors while making evaluations more streamlined and clinically relevant, potentially reshaping how MBBS candidates are measured for readiness.
- Doctors want NExT introduced soon for MBBS graduates
- The test aims to replace multiple existing medical exams
- NExT would create a uniform competence standard for doctors
- Evaluations are expected to be more clinically relevant
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