NEET: National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (UG)-2013

NEET (UG)-2013

What is NEET (UG)?  

NEET has been proposed by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Govt, of India and Medical Council of India (MCI) for Undergraduate (NEET-UG) Medical Courses like MBBS, BDS etc. and Post Graduate (NEET-PG) Medical Courses like M.S., M.D. etc. NEET-UG will be the common entrance test for MBBS course across the country for almost all government and private medical Colleges/Universities. NEET will be conducted by CBSE. A total of 271 MBBS colleges (138 Govt. colleges + 133 Private colleges) have been listed by MCI, which will fall under the aegis of NEET 2013. These colleges shall offer a total of 31,000 MBBS seats across India. The notified syllabus for NEET- UG has been achieved after review of various State syllabi as well as those prepared by CBSE, NCERT and COBSE. A minimum estimate is that 8 Lac plus students may appear in the first NEET to be held in May, 2013. The maximum figures could be somewhere between 10 - 11 Lac students.

Benefits of NEET:

1.      No need to apply for several entrance examinations.

2.      The students will be free and relaxed after appearing in only one exam.

3.      NEET is the one common examination for admission into almost all of the MBBS colleges in India.

4.      Stress-level will be considerably reduced which otherwise used to be there due to various entrance examinations  (such 25 different Medical entrance exams) spread over a period of three months (April-May-June).

5.      It will decrease stress among students to preparing for different syllabi and patterns of multiple exams.

6.      The new syllabus will establish uniformity across the country keeping in view the relevance of different areas in medical education.

7.      The notified syllabus for NEET- UG has been achieved after review of various State syllabi as well as those prepared by CBSE, NCERT and COBSE. Since it is a single medical entrance system for around 31,000 medical seats, the consistent of quality and implementation of error-free system is highly appreciable.

8.      Substantial financial savings for parents.

9.      NEET will also avoid unnecessary wastage of time, effort and money.

10.  Since the admission criteria does not include Board marks (apart from minimum eligibility), a student must prepare in a focused manner for NEET.

11.  The new syllabus will establish uniformity across the country keeping in view the relevance of different areas in medical education.

Important Dates of NEET (UG)-2013:

a)      Date of Entrance Examination:          5^th May, 2013 (Sunday)

b)     Registration/ Submission of Application Forms without late fee:      1^st Dec, 2012 to 31^st Dec, 2012

c)      Receipt of Confirmation page in CBSE:        10^th Jan, 2013

d)     Registration/ Submission of Application Forms with late fee Rs. 1000:        1^st Jan, 2013 to 31^st Jan, 2013

e)      Receipt of Confirmation page in CBSE for the applications submitted late with tee of Rs. 1000:   5^th Feb, 2013

f)       Declaration of Result:             1^st week of June, 2013

Fee Dates of NEET:

a)      Fee without Late fee Date: 1^st Dec, 2012 to 31^st Dec, 2012

b)     Fee with Late fee Date: 1^st Jan, 2013 to 31^st Jan, 2013

c)      Last Date of Receipt of Confirmation page of Application Form in CBSE: 10^th Jan, 2013 without late fee.

d)     Last Date of Receipt of Confirmation page of Application Form in CBSE: 5^th Feb, 2013 with late fee.

e)      Last Date of Receipt of Confirmation page of Application Form in CBSE from *Remote Areas without late fee: 20^th Jan, 2013.

f)       Last Date of Receipt of Confirmation page of Application Form in CBSE from *Remote Areas with late fee: 5^th Feb, 2013

Note: In addition to examination fee, service/processing charges will also be paid by the candidate for online payment of fee through Debit / Credit Card/ Challan along with Service Tax as applicable. Claims for refund of application fee will not be entertained. Remote areas are Mizoram, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Lahaul, Spiti District and Pangi sub-division of Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep.

Fee Details of NEET:

a)      Fee without Late fee for GENERAL / OBC candidates: Rs. 1000/-

b)     Fee with Late fee for GENERAL / OBC candidates: Rs. 2000/- (Rs. 1000 + Rs. 1000)

c)      Fee without Late fee for SC / ST / PH candidates: Rs. 550/-

d)     Fee with Late fee for SC / ST / PH candidates: Rs. 1550/- (Rs. 550 + Rs. 1000)

Exam Pattern of NEET (UG)-2013:

1.      NEET (UG) Entrance Examination shall consist of one paper containing 180 objective type questions from Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology.

2.      The duration of paper would be 3 hours (180 Minutes) from 10:00 am to 01:00 pm.

3.      Questions are of four options with single correct answer.

4.      Each item carries 4 marks.

5.      For each correct response the candidate will get 4 marks.

6.      For each incorrect response one (1) mark will be deducted from the total score i.e., 1/4^th negative marking.

7.      No deduction from the total score will, however, be made if no response is indicated for an item in the answer sheet. 

8.      The candidates are advised not to attempt such item in answer sheet, if they are not sure of the correct response.  More than one answer indicated a question will be deemed as incorrect response and will be negatively marked.

9.      All candidates can opt for Question Paper either in English or in Hindi along with Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati and Bengali as optional for respective states students.

Eligibility Criteria for NEET:

Age limit:

1. Minimum she/he has completed 17 years at the time of admission or will complete the age on or before 31^st December of the year of his/her admission to the MBBS course and is an Indian National.
2. The upper age limit for NEET is 25 years as on 31^st December and this upper age limit shall be relaxed by a period of 5 years for SC/ST/OBC category.
3. Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) and Foreign Nationals are eligible for NEET subject to rules & regulations framed by the respective Sate Governments and Govt. of India.

XII Academic Eligibility (Minimum percentage):

1. 50% marks for General category, 45% marks for Gen-PH and 40% marks for SC/ST/OBC or SC/ST/OBC-PH category students obtained in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Biotechnology taken together in qualifying examinations.
2. Students must pass Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology (including practical test) or any other elective subject with English.

Entrance Qualifying Criteria (Minimum percentile):

i.                    Qualifying criterion has been changed from 50% of absolute marks in NEET to 50^th percentile for GC, 45^th percentile for GC-PH, 40^th percentile for SC/ST/OBC students in NEET to ensure that no seat remains unfilled.

ii.                  The percentile shall be determined on the basis of highest marks secured in All India common merit list in NEET for admission to MBBS course.

No state eligibility criteria will be applicable the students who take admission under 15% All India Quota Scheme.

Number of Attempts: A maximum of three attempts.

Calculation of Percentile: 
Percentile will be calculated based on rank of the student in his/her board. If someone has secured Rank 3 in XII board exams and had 10000 students appearing for the exam. Then the percentile would be {(10000-3)/10000] x 100] = 99.97

Merit List & Rankings of NEET:  

NEET body shall provide National as well as State level ranking or merit list will be prepared for all the appearing candidates. Rank Usage for NEET qualified students as-

a.       National Rank: A student can use National Rank to take admission in any of the NEET affiliated MBBS colleges in India.

b.      State Rank: A student can use State Rank to take admission in any of the affiliated colleges in the state from here he/she has done class XI & XII or holds a domicile.

c.       The NEET guidelines require that 85 per cent of the MBBS seats in the medical colleges across the state be reserved under the state quota. The remaining 15 per cent remain open to candidates from other states.

 Reservation Policy in NEET-2013:

Reservation of Seats in Medical Colleges under 15% All India Quotas:

a.       15% seats are reserved for SC candidates.

b.      7.5% seats are reserved for ST candidates.

c.       27% seats are reserved for non-creamy layer OBC candidates.

d.      3% seats are reserved for PH candidates

Reservation of Seats in Medical Colleges under State Quotas and Private Colleges:

Admission under 85% state quota seats in Govt. medical colleges shall be subject to reservation policy and eligibility criteria prevailing in the State/Union Territory as notified by the respective State/UT from time to time.

Note: Reservation will be made as per 2200 point reservation roster. The mode of implementation of reservation will be available on DGHS website: www.mohfw.nic.in.

Admission to AFMC, Pune through NEET-UG Rank:

Admission to AFMC, Pune shall be subject to the norms prescribed by the Directorate of Armed Force Medical Service, Ministry of Defence, Government of India in addition to the NEET-UG Rank.

State Code of Eligibility of NEET:

Candidates may choose State Code(s) on the basis of his/her eligibility to claim seats under State Quota in any State. Candidate’s rank in the merit list for 85% State Quota seats will be generated on the basis of the State Code of Eligibility filled in by the Candidates in the application form.

To whom will replace the NEET?

 NEET shall replace All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT – the national level medical entrance test for MBBS courses), which till 2012 will be used for admissions into 15% seats of all government medical colleges except that of in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir.  It shall replace all individual MBBS entrance exams, which are being organized individually by state or colleges themselves (e.g. AFMC, OJEE, EAMCET, Delhi-PMT, UP-CPMT, U-PMT, R-PMT, HR-PMT, MP-PMT, HP-CPMT, CG-PMT, BCECEB, JCECE, WBJEE and JKCET etc.)

When to Start Preparing for NEET?

 It is expected that a student should start preparing in the beginning of Class-XI and continue till Class-XII (for two years). Since, there will be stiff competition for admission in good institutions like AFMC, MAMC, JIPMER (to secure top ranks in NEET); many students may even start preparing right from Class-IX and X to Class-XII. Since the admission criteria does not include Board marks (apart from minimum eligibility), a student must prepare in a focused manner for NEET, from a reputed national level coaching institute.

What is the Role of Coaching for Success in NEET?

 Since, NEET is going to be a national level exam, a country-wide network of a coaching institute can help a student gauge his/her performance viz-a-viz other students across India, who are preparing for NEET. The pattern analysis and preparing a student with the help of focused teaching, study material and test papers is what a reputed coaching institute and national level PMT specialist can offer in the uncertain territory of NEET 2013. Experience with various national and state exams with a reputed coaching institute can offer the required edge to students to achieve their dream of becoming a doctor. Revised and NEET relevant Study material, Test papers, Assignments and Practice papers should be practiced as per the new NEET-PMT pattern & syllabus.

Earlier Motions against NEET:

 Among the states that were against the introduction of NEET in 2012 included West Bengal, Maharashtra, Assam, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Gujarat and Goa had showed readiness to join NEET from 2013-14. Andhra Pradesh had sought exemption for two years, saying it would join from 2014-15.

Contact Details of NEET:

Computer Generated Confirmation Page of online Application Form is to be dispatched only by Registered/Speed Post to:

The Assistant Secretary (NEET)
Central Board of Secondary Education
Shiksha Kendra, 2, Community Centre,
Preet Vihar, Delhi-110092
Website: www.cbseneet.nic.in
Email: neet.cbse@nic.in
Phone No.: 011-22509256-59, 22059683
Fax No.: 011-22509251

Disclaimer:

The information about NEET furnished here through this document is based on Admission Notice dated-01-12-12 available on websites www.cbseneet.nic.in

The document is prepared & shared for students community in the larger public interest and should be used for reference only.

There may be change/revision/improvement/addition/deletion in the information about NEET by the Govt./MHRD/MCI; hence student/parents are advised to consider the 'official' information released by Govt./MHRD/CBSENEET is the final information.