Full form of NEET is National Eligibility Entrance Test. This entrance test is one of the most difficult entrance exams. This test is related to the medical field. NTA i.e. the national testing agency conduct this all India level exam every year. Aspirants who want to do graduation in Ayush courses, BDS and MBBS apply for this. It is compulsory to clear this test to qualify for studying in all medical courses.
Eligibility for NEET Undergraduate
Age limit
Aspirants from general category need to be between 17 to 25 years and for OBC, ST, SC, PWD aspirants should be between 17 to 30 years of age.
Qualification
- 12th pass out or 12th appearing students can apply for NEET, though the seat confirmation is possible only after clearing 12th board.
- BSc passed students from Indian university with chemistry, biotechnology, physics, biology subjects can apply.
- Second-year students of PCB can apply.
No of attempts allowed
Candidates can apply every year till they reach maximum age criteria.
Marks required
General – 50%
OBC, SC, ST – 40%
All India Quotas –
Overseas citizens and foreign nationals, PIO, NRIs have 15 % quota.
Registration Process for NEET-UG Exam
Those who want to apply for NEET have to apply through their official website www.ntaneet.nic.in. there they have to log in and update all details like email id, name, mobile number, gender and academic details. They have to upload any necessary documents. Check below the things required to upload.
Document required-
Scanned copies of for Indian citizens
- Election Identity Card
- Aadhaar Number
- Passport Number
- Ration card number
- Bank account number
Scanned copies for NRIs
- Aadhaar Number
- Passport Number
Scanned copies for P1O
NEET exam application fee
General – 1400 INR along with GST & service tax
OBC – 1400 INR along with GST & service tax
SC, ST, Transgender, PWD – 750 INR, GST and service tax
Candidate can pay the fee through debit or credit card or net banking or in cash through state bank of India branches.
NEET exam mode
Pen and paper mode
Seat reservations
27% -OBC
15% – SC
7.5% – ST
Exam Pattern
180 multiple choice question from chemistry, physics, botany and zoology subjects,45 questions from each subject.
Time – 3 hours
Total marks of NEET exam – 720
Marking pattern
Correct answer gets 4 marks and wrong answer deducts 1 mark.
Test conducted in which language
The test is conducted in many regional languages. Aspirants get a chance to select the language as per comfort.
English
Hindi
Tamil
Urdu
Oriya
Telugu
Marathi
Kannada
Assamese
Gujarati
Bengali
How to get NEET to admit card
Aspirant can get their admit card online only. After login in the official website of NTA, they can download their admit card. NTA send admit cards PDF to their registered mail ids.
How to prepare for NEET
Attempt last 10 years previous year papers.
Attempt sample papers released by NTA.
Go through NCERT books thoroughly.
Reference books.