NEET PG Syllabus 2023: Subject-Wise Syllabus PDF Download

NEET PG syllabus 2023 is prescribed by the National Board of Examination (NBE). Therefore, candidates should carefully go through the syllabus and all the important topics from which questions can be asked in the upcoming years. By going through the NEET PG syllabus 2023 and exam pattern, candidates can plan their preparation process well.

 Latest Update on NEET PG

• Mar 26, 2023: NEET PG Scorecard 2023 has been released today, Mar 26, 2023, on the official website.
• Mar 15, 2023: NEET PG Counselling 2023 is expected to start from Jul 15, 2023.

NEET PG Mock Test 2023

NEET PG Exam Pattern 2023

As per the syllabus, candidates must be able to source all the best reference books for NEET PG 2023 preparation. Find the list of NEET PG subjects that belongs to the syllabus PDF in the article below.

Table of Contents

• NEET PG Syllabus 2023 Details
• NEET PG Exam Subject Wise Syllabus
• NEET PG Syllabus 2023- Subject-Wise Breakdown
• NEET PG Syllabus 2023 Dental Sciences
• Importance of Knowing NEET PG Syllabus
• NEET PG Exam Pattern 2023
• NEET PG 2023 Reference Books
• NEET PG 2023 Subject-Wise Distribution of Marks

NEET PG Syllabus 2023 Details

Candidates should refer to all the points mentioned regarding the NEET PG syllabus 2023. In addition, the candidates can check the topic-wise breakdown of the syllabus in the table mentioned below and go through NEET PG eligibility as well.

NEET PG Syllabus 2023 consists of three sections: Pre-clinical, Para-clinical, and clinical. NBE has also released the marks distribution of each topic in terms of the marks. The questions are framed from a total of 14 subjects. Read the points below to understand the NEET PG syllabus 2023.

NEET PG 2023 Pre-Clinical Syllabus

The subjects under the pre-clinical section as per NEET PG syllabus 2023 are as follows:

• Anatomy
• Physiology
• Biochemistry

NEET PG Para-Clinical Syllabus 2023

The subjects under the para-clinical section as per NEET PG syllabus 2023 are as follows:

• Pharmacology
• Microbiology
• Pathology
• Forensic Medicine
• Social and Preventive Medicine

NEET PG 2023 Clinical Syllabus

The subjects under the clinical section as per NEET PG syllabus 2023 are as follows:

• Medicine, Dermatology, and Venereology
• Surgery, Orthopaedics, and Anaesthesia
• Radiodiagnosis
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Paediatrics
• Ophthalmology
• ENT

NEET PG Exam Subject-Wise Syllabus

NEET PG Exam Subject-wise syllabus details are as follows:  

NEET PG 2023 Exam Subject-Wise Syllabus

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NEET PG Syllabus 2023 - Subject-Wise Breakdown

The syllabus consists of subjects that fall in the graduation-level syllabus for MBBS and BDS courses as per NEET PG Pattern which is given below. The questions will be mostly asked from pre-clinical, para-clinical, and clinical subjects. A summary of NEET PG 2023 syllabus of all the subjects is given below.

        NEET PG 2023 Subject-Wise Syllabus List

Subject	Sub Topics
NEET PG Syllabus 2023: Topics for Pre-Clinical Subjects
Anatomy	Gross Anatomy, Osteology, Muscular System, Arthrology, Cardiovascular System, Respiratory System, Digestive System, Genito-Urinary System, Endocrine System & Individual Endocrine Glands, Nervous System & its components, Special Sensory Organs, Lymphatic System, Surface Anatomy, Cross-Sectional Anatomy Cross-sections of thorax, abdomen & pelvis to know interrelationship of organs & structures, Microanatomy.
Physiology	General Physiology, Nerve–Muscle, Blood, Respiratory System, Cardiovascular System Gastrointestinal System Nutrition, Environmental Physiology, Reproduction, Kidney, Neurophysiology The sensory system, Motor system The visceral and motivational system, EEG, sleep and higher nervous functions, Special Senses, Yoga
Biochemistry	Biological cells, Biomolecules, Enzymes, Metabolic pathways, their regulation, and metabolic interrelationships Carbohydrate metabolism, metabolism of Amino acid, Lipid, TCA cycle, and biological oxidation, proteinoids. Regulation of the metabolic pathways, Food assimilation, and nutrition, Hormones, Molecular Biology, pH, Buffer physiological buffer systems Immunology, Environmental biochemistry, cancer and cancer makers
NEET PG Syllabus 2023: Topics to be Covered for Para-Clinical Subjects
Pharmacology	General Pharmacology, Autonomic nervous system & Peripheral nervous system, Central nervous system Autacoids, Cardiovascular, Gastrointestinal and respiratory system Hormones, Chemotherapy Immunomodulators, Drug therapy of glaucoma cataract, Treatment of poisoning
Microbiology	Introduction to Microbiology, Bacteriology, parasitology, Virology, and Mycology, Bacterial Staining and Cultivation Common Tests for Bacterial Identification Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Infection Common Laboratory Methods for Diagnosis of Fungal Infections, Collection of Transport of Sample Host-Parasite relationship. Bacterial AND Viral Genetics, Immunity to infection Immunodiagnostic, Vaccines, Sterilization and disinfection, Bacteriology of water and air Microorganisms associated with gastrointestinal infections (Bacteria, parasites, viruses, and fungi). Gastrointestinal infections are caused by parasites.
Pathology	Introduction to Pathology, Cell Injury, Amyloidosis and Calcification, Inflammation and Repair, Circulatory Disturbances Growth Disturbances and Neoplasia, Immunopathology, Infectious Diseases, Miscellaneous Disorders, Cardiovascular Pathology, Respiratory Pathology, Urinary Tract Pathology, Pathology of the Gastro-Intestinal Tract, Hematopathology, Liver and Biliary Tract Pathology Lymphoreticular System, Reproductive System, Osteopathology, Endocrine Pathology, Neuropathology
Forensic Medicine	Forensic Pathology, Clinical forensic medicine, Medical Jurisprudence, Forensic Psychiatry Forensic Sciences, General, clinical, environmental, and analytical toxicology.
Social and Preventive Medicine	History of Public Health, Concepts in Public Health, Epidemiology and Research Methodology Epidemiology of Specific Diseases, Entomology, Biostatistics, Health Planning, and Public Health Administration Nutrition, Environmental Health, Demography, Mental Health and Education Technology, Environmental Sanitation, Demography, and Family Planning, Mental Health Recent Advancements in Public Health and Miscellaneous topics, Sociology, School, Occupational, Urban Health
NEET PG Syllabus 2023: Topics to be Covered for Clinical Subjects
Medicine Dermatology & Venereology	Common clinical disorders, drug therapeutics, diagnostic and investigative procedures. Disorders of Pigmentation, Allergic disorders, Papulosquamous disorders, Papule vesicular disorders. Leprosy, Fungal infections, Scabies, Pediculosis, STD, Malignant Skin disease.
Surgery, ENT, Orthopaedics, and Anaesthesia	Diagnose with reasonable accuracy all surgical illnesses including emergencies, Surgical knowledge of head, spine, chest abdominal, and pelvic injury, know about various surgical techniques such as venesection, tracheostomy, and endotracheal intubation, circumcision, a biopsy of surface tumours. Comprehensive diagnosis of common Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) diseases including emergencies and malignant neoplasm of the head and neck, use of a head mirror, otoscope and indirect laryngoscopy, possess knowledge of various ENT rehabilitative programs. Therapeutic Orthopedics, knowledge of Splinting, Manual reduction of common fractures and dislocations, recognize metabolic bone diseases. Acquire knowledge of a pre-anaesthetic checkup and pre-anaesthetic medications; simple general anaesthetic procedures, anaesthetic records, cardio-pulmonary brain resuscitation (C.P.B.R.) methods.
Radiodiagnosis and Radiotherapy	Identify and diagnose all aspects of Emergency Room Radiology, Basic hazards & precautions in Radio-diagnostic practices, need for various radio-diagnostic tools in medical practice, learn about various imaging techniques, including isotopes C.T., Ultrasound, M.R.I., and D.S.A., know about radioactive isotopes and their physical properties, identify symptoms & signs of various cancers & steps of investigations management
Obstetrics and Gynaecology	Basic Sciences-Normal & abnormal development, structure and function of female & male urogenital systems, endocrinology of the reproductive system, Gametogenesis, fertilization Role of hormones in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Humoral and cellular immunology in Obstetrics & Gynecology Physiology of normal pregnancy, diagnosis of pregnancy, Anemia in Pregnancy, Carcinoma Cervix, epidemiology, staging diagnostic procedure Treatment of Menopause and related problems, Contraception, Neonatology, and Recent Advances.
Pediatrics	Contraception, Neonatology and Recent Advances, Growth and development, Nutrition, Immunization, Infectious Diseases, Hematology Respiratory system, Gastro-Intestinal Tract, Central Nervous System Cardiovascular system, Genito-Urinary System, Neonatology, Pediatrics Emergencies, Fluid-Electrolyte Genetics, Behavioral Problems, Pediatrics Surgical Problems, Therapeutics.
Ophthalmology	Anatomy and development of the eye, Clinical methods in ophthalmology Optics and refraction, Disease of the conjunctiva, Disease of the cornea, Disease of the sclera, Disease of the Uveal tract, lens, Glaucoma, vitreous, Retina, Vision and neuro-ophthalmology, Strabismus and Nystagmus The disease of the lids. A disease of the lacrimal apparatus, Disease of the orbit, Ocular injuries, Basic principles of ocular therapy Systemic ophthalmology Community Ophthalmology Miscellaneous Topics
Psychiatry	Behavioral Sciences, Cognitive process, and memory, thinking & problem solving Intelligence: General concepts & techniques for assessment, Personality (Principles of Personality development) & objective testing of Personality, Introduction, and classification of Psychiatric disorder, Aetiology of Psychiatric disorders Drug and Alcohol dependence, Personality disorders, Counselling & psychological therapies Psychological testing

NEET PG Syllabus 2023 Dental Sciences

Find the list of topics needed for NEET PG MDS syllabus.

• General Anatomy including Embryology and Histology.
• General Human Physiology and Biochemistry.
• Dental Anatomy, Embryology & Oral Histology.
• General Pathology and Microbiology.
• General and Dental Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
• Dental Materials.
• General Medicine.
• General Surgery.
• Oral Pathology and Oral Microbiology.
• Oral Medicine and Radiology.
• Prosthodontics and Preventive Dentistry.
• Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics.
• Periodontology.
• Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge.
• Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics.
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
• Public Health Dentistry.

Importance Of Knowing NEET PG Syllabus 

NEET PG syllabus is one of the basic resources which play a vital role in NEET exam preparation. Here are some advantages of knowing the NEET PG 2023 syllabus : 

• The syllabus helps candidates strategise and schedule things in a systematic and organised manner
• They get a knack for subjects that have to be prepared for the exam
• Knowing the syllabus of NEET PG, candidates can be aware of topics in each subject
• Students get an idea of lengthy topics and plan accordingly in terms of preparation
• With the NEET PG syllabus in mind, students can make a topic centric study plan

NEET PG 2023 Exam Pattern 

Along with NEET PG syllabus, candidates need to have a clarity about exam pattern too. The exam pattern gives an insight about the test paper helping candidates to plan in advance. NEET PG 2023 exam pattern is shown in the table below:

NEET PG Exam Pattern 2023

Particulars	Details
Mode of the Exam	Online
Medium of the Exam	English
Duration of the Exam	3.5 hours
Total Marks	800
Number of Questions	200
Type of Questions	MCQ (Mutiple Choice Questions)
Negative Marking	Yes

NEET PG 2023 Reference Books

There are various coaching institutes for NEET PG that offer online, as well as on-campus training for the exam at a nominal fee. However, not every aspirant can afford coaching lessons. Also, it isn't necessary that coaching will give a candidate an edge over a candidate that does not taken up coaching classes. With the right study schedule and preparation, candidates can get ample preparation before the date of the examination. As part of their preparation, it is advised that candidates source all the best NEET PG reference books. The best NEET PG reference books are detailed in the table below.

NEET PG Reference Books

Subject	Book	Author
Anatomy	Self-Assessment and Review or Anatomy	Rajesh Kaushal
Pharmacology	Review of Pharmacology	Gobind Rai Garg, Sparsh Gupta, Ranjan Patel
Biochemistry	Self-Assessment and Review of Biochemistry	Rebecca James
Forensic Medicine	Self-Assessment and Review of Basic Anatomy and Forensic Medicine	Arvind Arora
Pathology	Review of Pathology and Genetics	Sparsh Gupta and Devesh Mishra
Microbiology	Review of Microbiology and Immunology	Rachna Chaurasia, Apurba Sastry, Ananthanarayan or Panicker's
Paediatrics	Review of Pediatrics and Neonatology	Taruna Mehra or OP Ghai
Medicine	Complete Review of Medicine for NBE	Deepak Marwah or Mudit Khanna
Surgery	Surgery Essence	Pritesh Singh
PSM	Community Medicine (PSM)	Vivek Jain
Physiology	Review of Physiology	Dr Souman Manna or Dr Krishna Kumar
Obstetrics and Gynaecology	Self-Assessment and Review of Obstetrics and Gynaecology	Sakshi Arora
ENT	ENT for Entrance Exam	Manisha Sinha and Sachin Budhiraja
Opthalmology	Comprehensive Opthalmology	AK Khurana Ruchi Rai
Orthopaedics	Orthopedics Quick Review	Apruv Mehra
Radiology	Review of Radiology	Rajat Jain
Dermatology	Review of Dermatology	Saurabh Jindal
Anaesthesia	PROAFS Anaesthesia for NBE	Profs by Vivek Jain
Psychiatry	Review of Psychiatry	Praveen Tripathi
Image-Based	Final Edge Image-Based	Deepak Marwah

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NEET PG 2023 Subject-Wise Distribution of Marks

NEET PG exam will have 3 sections and each will have a different number of questions associated with it. Section A will have 50 questions, Section B will have 100 questions, and Section C will have 150 questions that will be asked. The marking scheme remains consistent throughout all the sections and the paper will be for a total of 1200 marks. The subject-wise weightage of each section in NEET PG 2023 exam is as follows.

NEET PG 2023 - Section-Wise Weightage

Section	Subject	Marks
Section A	Biochemistry	16
	Anatomy	17
	Physiology	17
	Total Questions	50
Section B	Microbiology	20
	Pharmacology	20
	Pathology	25
	Social and Preventive Medicine	25
	Forensic Science	10
	Total Questions	100
Section C	General Medicine (including Dermatology, Psychiatry, and Venereology)	45
	ENT	10
	General Surgery (including Orthopedics, Anaesthesia, and Radiodiagnosis)	45
	Obstetrics and Gynaecology	30
	Paediatrics	10
	Opthalmology	10
	Total Questions	150