NEET is the first step to make when a student aspires to be a doctor. Every year millions of candidates appear in this common entrance examination to make it to the Undergraduate Medical Courses.

Why NEET?

As per the guideline released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in 2019, JIPMER, AIIMS, PGI and INI (Institutes of National Importance) can't conduct any entrance examination for the undergraduate course from 2020 onwards. All the admissions will be processed via NEET only. So, if anyone wants to be a doctor in India, he or she must pass this eligibility examination.

NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) is a competitive entrance examination for all the candidates aspiring for Undergraduate Medicine courses across India. Also, NEET-PG is a common entrance test for the Post Graduate Medicine Course in India.

Pattern of NEET (UG) - 2020

Mode of Examination

NEET (UG) – 2020 is designed to answer the questions using Pen and Pencil. The machine gradable sheet designed specially to answer with Ball Point Pen. Using of Gel or Ink Pen is not allowed to use for the examination.

Duration of Test

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Undergraduate Medical Program would be of Three (03) hours.

Medium of the Question Papers

There are 11 languages from which a candidate can opt for the language for question paper:

• The candidate is advised to choose the medium of question paper carefully. Once the option is selected, can’t be changed.
• All the candidates opted for English language will be provided the Test Booklet in English only.
• On opting for Hindi language, the test booklet will be bilingual in English and Hindi.
• The test booklet for the candidates who choose regional languages will also be provided with bilingual test booklet in the chosen language and English.
• When there is ambiguity in translation of a question appears in the test booklet, the English version of the question will be chosen as final. Moreover, when any conflicts happens, the final decision will be taken by NTA. 

Eligibility And Qualifications

To appear in NEET (UG), the eligibility criteria that must be fulfilled is as follows:

• The candidate must have completed the age of 17 years while taking admission to Undergraduate Medical Courses or must be of 17 years on or before 31 December of the year in which he or she takes admission for the first year of their medical courses.
• The maximum age for appearing NEET (UG) is 25 years on the date of examination. For SC/ST/OBC-NCL and PwD category candidates, there is a relaxation of 5 years.
• Those candidates who are appearing for the qualification examination (12^th standard in 2020) with the awaited result can apply for the examination and appear in the test. The candidates shall not be eligible for Undergraduate Medical Courses Admission if the candidate doesn’t pass the qualifying examination with the required result at the time of first counselling for admission.
• Candidates with English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology as the main subject who have appeared or are appearing at the qualifying examination and expect to qualify the exams with the eligible marks percentage can apply and appear in the entrance examination. Moreover, the candidature will only be considered after providing the relevant document proofs of passing the qualifying examination with the required percentage of marks and subjects.

Reservation IN NEET Exam

According to the Government of India Reservation Criteria for NEET 2020, 15% seats for SC candidates, 7.5% seats for ST candidates, and 27% seats for OBC (Other Backward Castes) are reserved. All the remaining unreserved seats will be filled on the merit of a candidate in NEET 2020.