New Delhi, May 31 -- The Supreme Court on Friday directed the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for postgraduate medical courses (NEET-PG) to be held in a single shift, observing the decision of the National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences to conduct the examination in two shifts "creates arbitrariness". The decision came on multiple pleas by candidates appearing for NEET-PG 2025 who sought the examination, scheduled on June 15, to be conducted in a single shift. The candidates claimed that, in the two-shift model, the question papers are set with different difficulty levels which is "discriminatory to some of the candidates". A bench headed by justice Vikram Nath said, "We direct the authorities to hold the examination in one shift and also ensure complete transparency is maintained and secured centres are identified." The bench, also comprising justices Sanjay Kumar and NV Anjaria, pulled up NBEMS for not identifying enough centres , saying, "Holding examination in two shifts is unacceptable." Senior advocate Maninder Acharya, appearing for the NBEMS, opposed the petitions, saying that holding the exam in a single shift will jeopardise the candidates who have registered for the examination as there is little time left to identify new centres....