byDinesh
Updated on - 4 May, 2024
National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET UG) is a prôcee and exam for commènce medical (MBBS), dental (BDS) and ayurveda (BAMS) degree in India. The Aspirants to MBB degree can apply for NEET UG and only the students who score the requisite marks in the test through NTA are admitted into MBB course. Their curriculum is based on class 11th and class 12th NCERT curriculum. It is arguably one of the most examination of this level.
In the year 2024 a record of 18 lakh candidates took up the exam which was conducted at 3,570 different centres across 547 cities within India and some other cities in abroad. The exam comprises of 200 multiple choice questions for which one must get 720 marks within three hours. NTA announced the results on the same day following the declaration of the results on September 7, 2022.
NEET UG notification for admission to MBBS courses requires the applicant having at least 50th percentile but for BDS/BAMS course admission, the applicant is supposed to have at least 40th percentile to clear the exam.
Feature | Description |
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Exam Conducting Authority | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
Exam Name | National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) UG 2024 |
Exam Mode | Offline (Pen and Paper Based) |
Exam Date | May 7, 2024 |
Application Form Release Date | Expected to be released in November 2023 |
Last Date to Apply | Expected to be in December 2023 |
Eligibility Criteria | Must have passed or appeared in Class 12 or equivalent exam with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology subjects |
Age Limit | No age limit |
Exam Pattern | 200 multiple-choice questions from Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (Botany and Zoology) |
Duration of Exam | 3 hours and 20 minutes |
Marking Scheme | 4 marks for each correct answer and 1 mark deduction for each incorrect answer |
Exam Centers | Across India |
Languages Offered | English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu |
Application Fee | ₹1500 for General Category and ₹800 for Reserved Category |
Category | Expected Cutoff Marks |
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General (UR) | 720-130 |
EWS | 720-130 |
OBC | 129-105 |
SC | 120-105 |
ST | 120-105 |
PWD | 125-105 |
Institute Name | Cutoff for General Category | Cutoff for SC/ST/OBC Category |
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All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi | 720 | 136 |
Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry | 720 | 136 |
King George's Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow | 715 | 136 |
Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai | 710 | 135 |
Madras Medical College (MMC), Chennai | 705 | 134 |
Calcutta Medical College (CMC), Kolkata | 700 | 133 |
Banaras Hindu University Institute of Medical Sciences (BHU-IMS), Varanasi | 695 | 132 |
Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manipal | 690 | 131 |
Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore | 685 | 130 |
Stanley Medical College (SMC), Chennai | 680 | 129 |
NEET-UG or National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate is all-India medical entrance test for Undergraduate courses in country for MBBS/BDS and Other medical undergraduate programs. Being of the National Testing Agency (NTA), it is the one to gate the way for medical and dental colleges. The given NEET UG exam is MCQ based consisting of 180 questions drawn from Physics, Chemistry and Biology, with the topics of Botany and Zoology. Exam duration is 3 hours, which is held in 11 languages.
Language of the question paper is the same. NEET UG scores are valid for all government as well as private medical/dental colleges in India as per the directives of the MCI. During 2022 financial year, the number of candidates appearing for NEET UG exam was 18 lakhs and it was held on 17th July of the same year. The scheduled release of NEET Result 2022 was slated for 7th September. According to NTA exam calendar, NEET UG 2023 is scheduled on May 7 and students can expect to receive their result most likely within the first week of June 2023. The application process would most probable start in March 2023. The NEET 2024 tentative exam date is assigned as 5th May and the results may be expected to be out by June in the first week of the same year.