NEET UG

What is NEET (UG)?

NEET-UG stands for National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test for Under Graduate Courses. A Common Entrance Test (CET) is conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education, (CBSE), Delhi, for MBBS / BDS Course across the country. This test is conducted for almost all Government and Private Medical Colleges / Universities of India. Admissions in All Medical / Dental Colleges are performed through this test, which have been approved by the Medical Council of India / Dental Council of India that fall under the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. Total of 271 MBBS colleges (138 Govt. colleges + 133 Private colleges) have been listed by MCI. These colleges shall offer a total of approx 31000 MBBS Seats across India. NEET is supposed to be conducted in the month of May every year of examination. And, the application form is supposed to be available tentatively in the 2^nd week of November. A candidate can apply online only.

NEET UG – Important Dates:

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

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

3.      Receipt of Confirmation page in CBSE without late fee: Till 10^th January.

4.      Receipt of Confirmation page in CBSE with late fee of Rs. 1000:  Till 5^th February.

5.      Date of Receipt of Confirmation page of Application Form from *Remote Areas without late fee: 20^th Jan.

6.      Date of Receipt of Confirmation page of Application Form from *Remote Areas with late fee: 5^th Feb.

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

8.      Date of hosting of Admit Card - Application with Late Fee: Till 10^th April.

9.      Date of Entrance Examination: 1^st week of May.

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

NEET UG – Fee Details with Date:

	FEE WITHOUT LATE FEE	FEE WITH LATE FEE
Duration	1st Dec. to 31st Dec.	1st Jan. to 31st Jan.
For GENERAL/OBC	Rs.1000/-	Rs.2000/- (= Rs.1000+Rs.1000)
For SC/ST/PH	Rs.550/-	Rs.1550/- (= Rs.550+Rs.1000)

NEET UG – Mode of Payment & Submission of Application Form:

1.       Candidates can apply only ONLINE.

2. Online submission of application may be made by accessing the Board’s website www.cbseneet.nic.in. The duration of submission of application form, without late fee and with late fees is given in FEE DETAILS/LAST DATE. Instructions for submitting online application, payment of fee and computer generated printout to be sent to CBSE are available on website.
3. Candidates may remit the fee in the following manner:

·         Through Debit/Credit Card/Internet Banking using on-line gateway payment facility, or

·         Depositing in CBSE Bank Account with Canara Bank or Syndicate Bank directly or depositing in CBSE Account     with e-Post Office by downloading the Challan Form from the website of www.cbseneet.nic.in.

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

The applicant has signed the Form at specified place and affixed left hand thumb impression. The application bears the signature of Parent/Guardian. The application has been authenticated/signed by the Head of the Institution/Gazetted Officer. The two similar good quality colour photographs (recent) with white background have been duly pasted in the space earmarked for it. Application form number & candidate name must have been written on the back of both the photographs.

NEET UG – Submission of Confirmation page:

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 to be dispatched only by Registered/Speed Post to: The Assistant Secretary (NEET), Central Board of Secondary Education, (CBSE), Shiksha Kendra, 2, Community Centre, Preet Vihar, Delhi-110092, Phone No.: 011-22509256-59, 22059683, Fax No.: 011-22509251, Website: www.cbseneet.nic.in Email: neet.cbse@nic.in The Confirmation Page of online application sent by Courier shall not be accepted.

NEET UG – Pattern of Examination:

1.      NEET UG Ent. Exam paper containing 180 objective questions.

2.      Each section of Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology consists of 45 questions.

3.      Every question has four options with single correct answer.

4.      Maximum time for Test is 3 hours with 1/4^th negative marking.

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

6.      Candidates can opt for Question Paper either in English or in Hindi.

7.     Candidates of State Boards of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal seeking admission under State Quota seats only can opt for Question Paper in their respective Regional Language.

NEET UG – Eligibility Criteria:

1.      Minimum age should be 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, which shall be relaxed by a period of 5 years for SC/ST/OBC category.

3.      Students must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks for General category (GC), 45% marks for Gen-PH and 40% marks for SC/ST/OBC or SC/ST/OBC-PH category in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Biotechnology taken together in qualifying examinations.

4.      Students must pass Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology (including practical test) or any other elective subject with English.

5.      A student must score minimum of 50^th percentile for GC, 45^th percentile for GC-PH, 40^th percentile for SC/ST/OBC in NEET to ensure that no seat remains unfilled. Percentile will be calculated based on rank of the student in his/her Exam.

6.      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.

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

8.      A candidate can attempt maximum of three times.

NEET UG – Merit List & Rankings: 

1.      NEET body shall provide All India as well as State wise merit list of the eligible candidates on the marks obtained in the NEET.

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

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

4.      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.

5.      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 UG – Reservation Policy:

1.      15% seats are reserved for SC candidates.

2.      7.5% seats are reserved for ST candidates.

3.      27% seats are reserved for non-creamy layer OBC candidates.

4.      3% seats are reserved for PH candidates.

5.      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.

NEET UG – 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 UG – Important Information:

Admit Card, Card Board/Clip Board, Post Card size Photograph and Blue/Black Ball Point Pen of good quality for Writing of particulars on the Test Booklet and responses on the Answer Sheet to be brought on the day of examination. The candidate will not do any rough work or put any stray mark on the machine gradable Answer Sheet except in the Test Booklet only. For the purpose of evaluation, the Test Booklet code as printed in the Answer Sheet on side-2 will be accepted as final. Application Forms after last date will not be accepted irrespective of the date of booking. 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.

Benefits of NEET:

NEET is the one common examination for admission into almost all of the MBBS colleges in India. The students will be free and relaxed after appearing in only one exam. Stress-level will be considerably reduced. It compact financial burden of the parents. NEET will avoid unnecessary wastage of time, effort & money. Since the admission criteria does not include Board marks (apart from minimum eligibility), a student must prepare in a focused manner for NEET. The new syllabus will establish uniformity across the country because syllabus for NEET (UG) has been achieved after review of various State syllabi as well as those prepared by CBSE, NCERT and COBSE.

Cut-off percentage of marks and Qualifying criteria in NEET UG-2013 are as follows:-

Category          Marks             Cut-off                 Qualifying               No. of

                          Range             Percentage           Criteria               Candidates

UR                    691-098           95.97-13.61           50th Percentile     157214

OBC                 629-081           87.36-11.25           40th Percentile     149078

SC                     610-081           84.72-11.25           40th Percentile     42234

ST                     586-081           81.38-11.25           40th Percentile     16518

UR & PH          589-089           81.80-12.36           45th Percentile     432

OBC & PH       491-081           68.19-11.25           40th Percentile     606

SC & PH          303-081           42.08-11.25           40th Percentile     173

ST & PH           297-081           41.25-11.25           40th Percentile     62

Note: Among the registered candidates, a total of 7,17,127 candidates were eligible to appear in the NEET UG - 2013, out of which 6,58,040 candidates appeared in the test and 3,66,317 candidates have qualified the test.