Call for NExT gains momentum as AIIMS doctors flag flaws in current exams

Members of the Resident Doctors Association and the Student Association of AIIMS Delhi, along with faculty from AIIMS Delhi, Nagpur, Patna, and RML, have sought the implementation of the National Exit Test (NExT) for MBBS students.

They said it addresses shortcomings in existing university and postgraduate entrance examinations and offers a streamlined, competency-based assessment system.

In an editorial published last month in the Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, titled “Immediate NExT rollout is vital for MBBS students and the medical education ecosystem of India,” the doctors said current undergraduate medical assessments are inconsistent and fragmented.