What is NEET.?

What is NEET.?

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test or NEET-UG is an entrance examination in India, for students who wish to study any graduate medical course (MBBS/ dental course (BDS) or postgraduate course (MD / MS) in government or private medical colleges in India.

NEET-UG (Undergraduate), for MBBS and BDS courses, are conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) which also conducts NEET-SS 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. 

Last NEET entrance exam(2017) was held on 7th may and results were declared on 23rd May.

Undergraduate courses at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, Postgraduate Institute for Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research JIPMER are outside the NEET’s purview, as these institutes were set up by separate laws

NEET 2018 SCHEDULE

Application form release
January 2018

Last date for filling the application
4th week of January 2018

Last date to submit the application fee
Last week of January 2018

Release of admit card
1st week of April 2018

Exam date
6th May 2018

Result announcement
1st week of June 2018

Counselling starts
After result declaration

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Students can avail the NEET 2018 Application Form via online mode only.Visit the official website of NEET.Fill all the necessary details like personal, contact, domicile, qualification, etc.

Upload the scanned images of photograph, signature and index finger impression in the prescribed format.

Make the fee payment using online and offline mode.

After the fee payment, take the printout of the confirmation page of the application form and keep it safe for further use.

APPLICATION FEE:

Candidates have to pay the application fee of Rs. 1400/- (for UR & OBC) and Rs. 750/- (for SC/ST & PH).The fee payment can be made via online mode (debit or credit card).Payment can also be done through the e-challan of Syndicate, SBI, ICICI Bank or HDFC bank.

NEET Eligibility ( 2018)

Candidates should check the eligibility before filling the application form. Here, we have mentioned detailed information about NEET Eligibility 2018:

Eligibility to appear in NEET-UG

General Eligibility:

Number of Attempts: Candidates may attempt the exam only 3 times. 

NEET 2017 is counted as 1 Attempt for all the candidates.Aadhaar Card: Aadhaar card is mandatory to apply for NEET 2018 examination.

Nationality:

Candidates must be citizen of India.NRIs (Non Resident Indians), OCIs (Oversees Citizen of India), PIOs (Persons of Indian Origin) & Foreign Nationals can also apply.

Age Criteria:

Lower Age Limit: Candidates should complete 17 years at the time of admission or will completed on or before 31st December 2018.

Upper Age Limit: Candidates upper age limit should be 25 years as on date of examination.Relaxation: There is 5 years relaxation for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC category.

CategoryAgeUnreserved Category (UR)Born on or between 8th May 1993 and 1st January 2002SC/ST/OBC CategoryBorn on or between 8th May 1988 and 1st January 2002

Qualification Criteria

Qualifying Exam: Candidates must have passed the higher/senior secondary examination or ISCE which is equivalent to 10+2 examination after a period of 12 years study.

Subjects: Candidates must passed the above qualifying examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology & Mathematics or any other elective subjects with English.Minimum Marks: Candidates must secure minimum 50% marks (GEN), 40% marks (SC/ST/OBC), 45% marks (GEN PH) & 40% marks (SC/ST/OBC-PH) taken together in PCB subjects.Appearing Candidates: Candidates who are in the 12th standard can also apply. 

They must have to show the passing certificates complying with the percentage criteria at the time of first round of counselling.

Eligibility for 15% All India Quota Seats

Nationality:

Candidate must be the citizen of India, NRIs, PIOs, OCIs & Foreign Nationals.

For J & K, AP & Telangana States:

Candidates belong to J&K, AP and Telangana are eligible for 15% All India Quota seats only for the admission to the AFMC, Pune on the basis of self declaration.

Candidates from the States of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and J & K can appear in NEET exam for admission to Private Medical/Dental Colleges or any Private/Deemed University & Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune.

Eligibility for 85% State Quota Seats

All the states participating in the NEET 2018 will fill their 85% seats of MBBS/BDS  though state counselling, while the remaining 15% of the seats will be filled through All India centralized counselling. 

The eligibility for the 85% quota seats of the states are mentioned below:

Candidates must have completed/appearing his/her 10th and 12th from the state.

Candidate must possess a valid domicile of the state.Candidate should posses a residency proof of the state.

Eligibility for Seats in Participating Bodies

There are many other institutes/universities that are participating in the NEET 2018, some of them include Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Jamia Hamdard University, University of Delhi.

The OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) may also appear the exam subject to the rules of government of India.

The upper age limit shall be considered as per the rules of states/ universities/ institutions for those candidates, seeking admission under the control of participating Institutions/ Universities/ States.