National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate)

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.[2] Prior to 2019, the test was administered by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in partnership with Prometric Testing Pvt Ltd headquartered in the USA.[3]. 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.

National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate)
AcronymNEET (UG)
TypePen and paper based
Developer / administratorCentral Board of Secondary Education (2013-2018)
National Testing Agency (From 2019)
Knowledge / skills testedBiology, Chemistry and Physics
PurposeAdmission to undergraduate MBBS and BDS courses in government and private colleges
Year started2013 (2013). Formerly AIPMT
Duration3 hours
Score / grade range-180 to +720
OfferedOnce a year
Restrictions on attemptsMaximum nine attempts in successive years (unreserved category)
Maximum 14 attempts in successive years (reserved category)
Countries / regionsIndia
LanguagesAssamese
Bengali
English
Gujarati
Hindi
Kannada
Marathi
Oriya
Tamil
Telugu
Urdu
Websitewww.ntaneet.nic.in
As per 2018 information bulletin[1]

NEET-UG is a single entrance test for admissions to more than 66,000 MBBS and BDS seats across India.[4] 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.[5][6] 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 these institutes were set up by separate laws.[7][2]

History

NEET was initially proposed to take place from 2012 onwards.[8] However, for several reasons, the CBSE and Medical Council of India deferred NEET by a year.[9] The test was announced by the Government of India and was held for the first time on 5 May 2013 across India for students seeking admission for both Undergraduate and Postgraduate Medicine.[10] On 18 July 2013, SC gave the decision in favour of 115 petitions and cancelled the NEET exam and announced that MCI could not interfere with the admission process done by colleges.

Following the announcement from the Medical Council of India that it would introduce the NEET-UG exam in 2012, several states including Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu strongly opposed the change, stating that there was a huge variation in the syllabus proposed by the MCI and their state syllabi.[11] Even though NEET 2016 is conducted in English and Hindi, it was announced that students can write exams in Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese and Gujarati languages from 2017 onwards.[12] Kannada, Odia languages are added to the list so that students can write the exams in nine Indian languages and English.[13] The Supreme Court of India quashed the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admissions into all medical and dental colleges on 18 July 2013. The apex court ruled that the Medical Council of India cannot conduct a unified examination.[14]

According to a 2013 announcement by CBSE,[15] CBSE planned to conduct AIPMT on 4 May 2014.[16] The final decision on NEET UG was planned to be taken after the verdict of the Supreme Court of India.

The Central Board of Secondary Education announces the results and the All India Merit List for NEET-UG. The merit list and the wait-list are prepared as per the directives of the Supreme Court of India, DGHS, MCI and DCI. The results for 2013 were announced on 5 June.[17]

NEET was declared illegal and unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of India in 2013. However, it was restored on 11 April 2016, after a five-judge Constitution bench recalled the earlier verdict and allowed the Central Government and the Medical Council of India (MCI) to implement the common entrance test until the court decides afresh on its validity.

Phase One Test

The All India Pre Medical Test, also known as AIPMT, held on 1 May 2016, was considered as the first phase of the NEET. Students who registered for Phase One were given a chance to appear for the next phase of NEET held on 24 July 2016, but with a condition that candidates have to give up their NEET Phase 1 score.[18] The above dates are as per the order of the Supreme Court.[19]

Exam pattern and structure

There are questions asked from Physics, Chemistry, Botany & Zoology. There are 45 questions from each of the sections. A correct response gives the candidate 4 marks and 1 mark is deducted for every wrong answer. No marks are deducted if the candidate has not attempted a question. The total time duration is of 3 hours.[20]

Syllabus

NEET UG syllabus consists of concepts taught in standard 11 and 12 in the Indian School Systems.

Organizing Body

NEET-UG is currently conducted (2019 and onwards) by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Formerly, it was conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education, from 2013 to 2018.[21][22][23]

Number of applicants by year
Year Phase Number of applicants
2019 Held

once a

year

 1,410,755[24]
2018 1,326,725[25]
2017 1,138,890[25]
2016 2 802,594
1
2015 Held

once a

year

 374,386[26]
2014
2013

Exam Cutoff
Category Minimum Qualifying Percentile
As of 2019
Unreserved (UR) 50th Percentile
Unreserved PH (UR-PH) 45th Percentile
Scheduled Caste (SC) 40th Percentile
Scheduled Tribe (ST) 40th Percentile
Other Backward Classes (OBC) 40th Percentile
SC-PH 40th Percentile
ST-PH 40th Percentile
OBC-PH 40th Percentile

Application Fess

Application fees as per NEET 2019[27]

Category Quota Mode Gender Amount
General, OBC Online, Offline Male ₹ 1400
ST, SC Online, Offline Transgender, Female, Male ₹ 750
General, ST, SC, OBC PWD Online, Offline Transgender, Female, Male ₹ 750

Colleges

As per the orders of Honourable Supreme Court, there will be a single medical entrance exam all over India for admission into medical and dental colleges. The colleges will not be able to conduct their own medical entrance exam and thus all will accept students based on National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test 2017 (NEET) Score. All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT), is now known as NEET. The total number of seats offered under NEET are 66,000 which is distributed accordingly.[4]

Colleges No. of seats offered
All private colleges 25,840
All government colleges 27,590
NEET Counselling seats 3,521
NEET Basis seats 35,461

NEET is also for admission into 15% seats in government medical and dental colleges and in all private medical and dental colleges all over India.

See also
  • Capitation fee
  • Compulsory Rotatory Residential Internship
  • Medical Council of India
  • The National Council for Human Resource in Health in India
  • Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
  • Medical Council of India Screening Test
  • Junior Science Talent Search Examination
  • JEE - Main

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