NEET (UG) - 2013

NEET (UG) – 2013 Important Information at a Glance

NEET – Important Dates:

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

2.     Schedule of Submission of Application Forms without late fee:   1^st Dec, 2012 to 31^st Dec, 2012

3.     Receipt of Confirmation page in CBSE:  10^th Jan, 2013

4.     Schedule of Submission of Application Forms with late fee Rs. 1000:     1^st Jan, 2013 to 31^st Jan, 2013

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

6.     Date of hosting of Admit Card - Application without Late Fee:     1^st April, 2013

7.     Date of hosting of Admit Card - Application with Late Fee:          10^th April, 2013

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

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

10.  Declaration of Result:    End of 1^st week of June, 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.

NEET - Time Schedule:

(a)   Entry in the Examination Hall:                             9.15 AM 

(b)   Checking of Admit Cards by the invigilator:        9.30 AM to 9.45 AM

(c)   Distribution of Test Booklet:                              9.45 AM

(d)   Seal of the Test Booklet to be broken/ opened to take out the Answer Sheet:       9.55 AM

(e)   Test Commences:                                             10.00 AM

(f)    Latest Entry in the Examination Hall:                   10.00 AM

(g)   Test Concludes:                                                01.00 PM

NEET – Fee Dates:

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

2.     Fee with Late fee Date: 1^st Jan, 2013 to 31^st Jan, 2013

NEET – Fee Details:

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

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

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

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

NEET – Pattern of Examination:

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

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

3.     The duration of paper would be 3 hours.

4.     Each item carries 4 marks. For each correct response the candidate will get 4 marks.

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

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

7.     More than one answer indicated a question will be deemed as incorrect response and will be negatively marked.

8.     For the purpose of evaluation, the Test Booklet code as printed in the Answer Sheet on side-2 will be accepted as final.

9.     All candidates can opt for Question Paper either in English or in Hindi.

10.  Candidates who have passed/appearing from the State Boards of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal and seeking admission in the institutions located in the State concerned under State Quota seats only can opt for Question Paper in their respective Regional Language i.e. Telugu, Assamese, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil and Bengali.

NEET – Eligibility Criteria:

1.     Indian Nationals and Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) are eligible for admission in Medical/Dental Colleges subject to rules and regulations framed by the respective State Governments and the Government of India.

2.     He/ She has completed age of 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 1st year MBBS/BDS Course.

3.     The upper age limit for candidates seeking admission under 15% All India Quota Seats is 25 years.

4.     This upper age limit shall be relaxed by a period of 5 (five) years for the candidates of Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes/ Other Backward Classes.

5.     The candidate must have passed in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Bio-technology and English individually and must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks for General Category, 45% marks for Gen-PH, 40% for SC/ST/OBC and SC-PH/ST-PH/OBC-PH taken together in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Bio-technology at the qualifying examination.

6.     A candidate who is appearing in the qualifying examination, i.e., 12^th Standard in 2013 whose result is awaited, may apply and take up the said test but he/she shall not be eligible for admission to the MBBS or BDS, if he/she does not pass the qualifying examination with the required pass percentage of marks.

7.     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.

8.     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.

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

10.  A candidate can attempt maximum of three times.

NEET Merit List & Rankings: 

a.     NEET body (i.e. CBSE) shall provide All India as well as State wise merit list of the eligible candidates on the marks obtained in the NEET.

b.    Rank Usage for NEET qualified students:

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

                     ii.        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.

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

c.     Admission to AFMC, Pune: 

The List of Successful Candidates opted for AFMC shall be forwarded to the Directorate General of Armed Force Medical Service, Ministry of Defence, Government of India for Second Stage Screening and Counselling. Candidates are advised to contact AFMC for further details.

NEET – Reservation of Seats:

1.     All India merit list and State-wise list of the qualified candidates shall be prepared on the basis of the marks obtained in the NEET and candidates shall be admitted to MBBS/BDS courses from the said list only by following the Existing Reservation Policies.

2.     All admission to MBBS/BDS courses within in the respective categories shall be based solely on marks obtained in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance test.

3.     All other existing eligibility criteria for admission to Medical /Dental Colleges shall be applicable as per Rules and Policies of the State /UT / Institutions / University concerned.

Reservation of Seats in Government 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.

NEET-State Code of Eligibility:

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.

NEET – Admit Card: 

Candidates are required to download the admit cards from the CBSE website.  Candidate may please note that admit cards will not be sent by the post. The schedules of hosting of admit cards are as follows:

a.     Applications without Late Fee: 01.04.2013

b.    Applications with Late Fee: 10.04.2013

The Admit Card will bear the candidate’s Roll Number, Name, Father’s Name, Category, Sub-Category, Photograph, Signature, Date of Birth, Language of Question Paper with Name and Address of NEET Examination centre allotted.

The candidate should carefully examine the Admit Card downloaded by him/her for all the entries made therein. In case of any discrepancy, the candidate should immediately inform the Board. In no case, the duplicate Admit Card for NEET would be issued at the Examination Centres. Candidate must not mutilate the Admit Card or change any entry made therein. Candidates are advised to preserve their Admit Cards in good condition till admission in Medical/ Dental Colleges is over.

NEET – Important Information:

1.     Admit Card, Card Board/Clip Board, Post Card size Photograph and Ball Point Pen of good quality to be brought on the day of examination.

2.     All rough work is to be done in the Test Booklet only. The candidate will not do any rough work or put any stray mark on the machine gradable Answer Sheet.

3.     Candidates have to use Blue/Black Ball Point Pen only for Writing of particulars on the Test Booklet and responses on the Answer Sheet.

4.     Application Forms after last date will not be accepted irrespective of the date of booking. Candidates must note that after submission of the application form it cannot be withdrawn.

5.     Students from the States of Andhra Pradesh and J&K are NOT ELIGIBLE for 15% all India quota seats as both these States had opted out of All India Scheme since its inception. If they claim eligibility, they must submit an affidavit, in original on non-judicial Stamp Paper of Rs 10/- duly sworn in before and attested by a Metropolitan Magistrate/First Class Judicial Magistrate.

 NEET – Mode of Payment:

1.     Candidates can apply only ONLINE.

2.     Online submission of application may be made by accession the Board’s website www.cbseneet.nic.in.

3.     Candidates may remit the fee in the following manner-

a.     Through Debit / Credit Card / Internate Banking using online gateway payment facility or

b.    Depositing in CBSE Bank Account with Canara Bank or Syndicate Bank directly or

c.     Depositing in CBSE Account with e-Post Office by downloading the Challan form from the CBSE website.

NEET – Mode of Submission of Application Form:

1.     The duration of submission of application form without late fee and with late fees is given in Fee Details/Fee Dates.

2.     Follow the instructions for submitting online application, payment of fee and computer generated printout to CBSE on www.cbseneet.nic.in.

3.     Candidates may take the assistance of Facilitation Centres for submission of application form free of cost during working hours.

Please ensure before mailing the print out of the Confirmation Page of online application form that

1.     The applicant has signed the Form at specified place and affixed left hand thumb impression.

2.     The application bears the signature of Parent/Guardian.

3.     The application has been authenticated/signed by the Head of the Institution/Gazetted Officer.

4.     The two similar good quality colour studio photographs with white background (taken on or after 01.11.2012) have been duly pasted in the space earmarked for it.

5.     Further, ensure that application form number & candidate name has been written on the back of both the photographs.

6.     The Confirmation Page of online application sent by Courier shall not be accepted.

NEET – Confirmation page submitting Address:

For sending Computer Generated Confirmation Page of online Application Form use any good quality A5 size (12” x 10”) envelope and paste the Computer Generated CBSE Address Slip on the envelope and 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