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NEET PG Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Syllabus

National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Postgraduate)

8
Topics
128
Sub-topics
10
Questions

Forensic Medicine & Toxicology is one of 19 sections in the NEET PG syllabus. It has 8 topics and 128 sub-topics, tested in Para-Clinical, with about 10 questions (10 marks).

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NEET PG Forensic Medicine & Toxicology: topic-wise syllabus

  1. 1

    Forensic Medicine Basics

    ~2 marks

    Medico-legal Aspects, Inquest (Police, Magistrate), Court Procedures, Evidence, Medical Certificates, Dying Declaration, Medical Negligence, Consumer Protection, Consent, Confidentiality, Rights, Duties, Medical Ethics, IMC Act, NMC, Recent Guidelines

    • Medico-legal Aspects
    • Inquest (Police, Magistrate)
    • Court Procedures
    • Evidence
    • Medical Certificates
    • Dying Declaration
    • Medical Negligence
    • Consumer Protection
    • Consent
    • Confidentiality
    • Rights
    • Duties
    • Medical Ethics
    • IMC Act
    • NMC
    • Recent Guidelines
  2. 2

    Identification

    ~1 marks

    Living, Dead, Skeleton, Race, Sex, Age, Stature, Complexion, Features, Deformities, Scars, Tattoos, Occupational Marks, Stigmata, Forensic Odontology, Superimposition, Photographic, Anthropometry, Recent Advances

    • Living
    • Dead
    • Skeleton
    • Race
    • Sex
    • Age
    • Stature
    • Complexion
    • Features
    • Deformities
    • Scars
    • Tattoos
    • Occupational Marks
    • Stigmata
    • Forensic Odontology
    • Superimposition
    • Photographic
    • Anthropometry
    • Recent Advances
  3. 3

    Thanatology

    ~1 marks

    Death, Brain Death, Somatic Death, Suspended Animation, Moment of Death, Modes of Death, Signs of Death, Immediate, Early, Late, Putrefaction, Mummification, Adipocere, Skeletonisation, Estimation of Time Since Death, Presumption of Death, Surrogate Death, Recent Advances

    • Death
    • Brain Death
    • Somatic Death
    • Suspended Animation
    • Moment of Death
    • Modes of Death
    • Signs of Death
    • Immediate
    • Early
    • Late
    • Putrefaction
    • Mummification
    • Adipocere
    • Skeletonisation
    • Estimation of Time Since Death
    • Presumption of Death
    • Surrogate Death
    • Recent Advances
  4. 4

    Asphyxia

    ~1 marks

    Hanging, Strangulation, Throttling, Smothering, Gagging, Choking, Drowning, Near-Drowning, Sexual Asphyxia, Autoerotic, Traumas, Post-mortem Findings, Causes, Mechanism, Recent Advances

    • Hanging
    • Strangulation
    • Throttling
    • Smothering
    • Gagging
    • Choking
    • Drowning
    • Near-Drowning
    • Sexual Asphyxia
    • Autoerotic
    • Traumas
    • Post-mortem Findings
    • Causes
    • Mechanism
    • Recent Advances
  5. 5

    Injuries

    ~2 marks

    Mechanical (Abrasion, Contusion, Laceration, Incised, Stab, Chop, Crush, Fractures, Dislocations), Regional (Head, Spinal, Chest, Abdomen, Pelvis, Limbs), Firearm (Bullet, Cartridge, Wounds, Range, Ballistics, Medico-legal), Bomb Blast, Thermal (Burns, Scalds, Cold, Electrical, Lightning, Radiation), Transportation (Railway, Road, Aircraft, Maritime), Medico-legal, Recent Advances

    • Mechanical (Abrasion, Contusion, Laceration, Incised, Stab, Chop, Crush, Fractures, Dislocations)
    • Regional (Head, Spinal, Chest, Abdomen, Pelvis, Limbs)
    • Firearm (Bullet, Cartridge, Wounds, Range, Ballistics, Medico-legal)
    • Bomb Blast
    • Thermal (Burns, Scalds, Cold, Electrical, Lightning, Radiation)
    • Transportation (Railway, Road, Aircraft, Maritime)
    • Medico-legal
    • Recent Advances
  6. 6

    Sexual Offences

    ~1 marks

    Rape, Sodomy, Bestiality, Tribadism, Buccal Coitus, Indecent Assault, Molestation, Examination of Victim & Accused, Medico-legal, POCSO Act, Laws, Recent Amendments, Recent Advances

    • Rape
    • Sodomy
    • Bestiality
    • Tribadism
    • Buccal Coitus
    • Indecent Assault
    • Molestation
    • Examination of Victim & Accused
    • Medico-legal
    • POCSO Act
    • Laws
    • Recent Amendments
    • Recent Advances
  7. 7

    Forensic Psychiatry

    ~1 marks

    Mental Illness, Lucid Interval, Testamentary Capacity, Criminal Responsibility, McNaughten Rule, Durham Rule, Currens Rule, Insanity Defence, Diminished Responsibility, Alcohol, Drug, Substance Abuse, Medical Termination, Euthanasia, Recent Advances

    • Mental Illness
    • Lucid Interval
    • Testamentary Capacity
    • Criminal Responsibility
    • McNaughten Rule
    • Durham Rule
    • Currens Rule
    • Insanity Defence
    • Diminished Responsibility
    • Alcohol
    • Drug
    • Substance Abuse
    • Medical Termination
    • Euthanasia
    • Recent Advances
  8. 8

    Forensic Toxicology

    ~1 marks

    Corrosives, Irritants, Narcotics, Psychotropic Substances, NDPS Act, Sedatives, Hypnotics, Deliriants, Convulsants, Paralytics, Asphyxiants, Cardiac Poisons, Agricultural, Industrial, Environmental, Food Adulterants, Snake, Scorpion, Insect, Plant, Drug Overdose, Antidotes, Treatment, Recent Advances

    • Corrosives
    • Irritants
    • Narcotics
    • Psychotropic Substances
    • NDPS Act
    • Sedatives
    • Hypnotics
    • Deliriants
    • Convulsants
    • Paralytics
    • Asphyxiants
    • Cardiac Poisons
    • Agricultural
    • Industrial
    • Environmental
    • Food Adulterants
    • Snake
    • Scorpion
    • Insect
    • Plant
    • Drug Overdose
    • Antidotes
    • Treatment
    • Recent Advances

Frequently asked questions

What topics are in the NEET PG Forensic Medicine & Toxicology syllabus?

Forensic Medicine & Toxicology for NEET PG has 8 topics: Forensic Medicine Basics, Identification, Thanatology, Asphyxia, Injuries, Sexual Offences, Forensic Psychiatry and Forensic Toxicology, with 128 sub-topics in all.

How many questions come from Forensic Medicine & Toxicology in NEET PG?

About 10 questions (10 marks) in Para-Clinical. Always check the latest notification, as numbers can change.

Which Forensic Medicine & Toxicology topics matter most for NEET PG?

By weightage in the syllabus data: Forensic Medicine Basics (~2 marks), Injuries (~2 marks), Identification (~1 marks).

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