About NEET PROGRAM

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Under Graduate (NEET (UG)), succeeded from All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT) is an entrance examination in India for students who wish to study undergraduate medical courses (MBBS) and dental courses (BDS) in government or private medical colleges and dental colleges in India. The undergraduate NEET (UG), for MBBS and BDS courses, is currently conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), which provides the results to the Directorate General of Health Services at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Before 2019, the test was administered by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in partnership with Prometric Testing Pvt Ltd headquartered in the USA. NEET-UG replaced the All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT) and all individual MBBS exams conducted by states or colleges themselves in 2013. However, many colleges and institutes had taken a stay order and conducted private examinations for admission to their MBBS and BDS courses. MBBS and BDS seats across India. In 2018 NEET exam, around 80% of the candidates wrote the exam in English, 11% in Hindi, 4.31% in Gujarati, 3% in Bengali and 1.86% in Tamil. Undergraduate courses at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi and Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER) are outside the NEET’s purview, as different laws set up these institutes.
 

Eligibility Criteria
NEET is mandatory for Indian/Overseas candidates for admission to a medical college in India. The candidates who are appearing or has appeared class 12th exam or equivalent exam are eligible to apply.

Age limit for general category is 17 to 25 years, and for SC/ST/OBC/PWD it is 17 to 30 years (on or before 31st December of the same year). Minimum marks required in the qualifying exams is 50 % for general category and 40 % for SC/ST/OBC. Candidates can make as many attempts as they wish to until they attain the maximum age limit.

Exam pattern and structure
Questions asked from Physics, Chemistry, Botany & Zoology; there are 45 questions from each of the sections. A correct response gives the candidate four marks and one mark deducted for every wrong answer. No marks deducted if the candidate has not attempted a question. The total time duration is of 3 hours.

Syllabus/Exam Pattern
NEET UG syllabus consists of concepts taught in Physics, Chemistry, Zoology and Botany in standard 11 and 12 in the Indian School Systems. The duration of the paper is 3 hours. Each correct answer attracts three marks, and one mark deducted for each wrong answer. For every unanswered question, marks are neither awarded nor deducted.