NEET
NEET or the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test is an Indian Medical entrance examination. It is conducted for students who wish to study any graduate medical course (MBBS), dental course (BDS) or postgraduate course (MD ⁄ MS) in government or private medical colleges in India.
OVERVIEW
National Eligibility and Entrance Test or NEET is the one examination which would be considered for filling about 54,000 medical seats across the country. CBSE is the responsible authority to determine and release the exam pattern of NEET.
The exam covers the topics from Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology. Candidates appearing for NEET shall prepare thoroughly in order to secure a good score.
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Subject |
Number of questions |
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Physics |
45 |
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Chemistry |
45 |
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Biology |
Botany |
45 |
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Zoology |
45 |
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Total |
180 (720 Marks) |
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For each correct answer, the candidates will be awarded 4 marks; if an answer is wrong, then 1 mark will be deducted.
The duration of the paper is 3 hours. Each correct answer attracts 3 marks and 1 mark is deducted for each wrong answer. For every unanswered question, marks are neither be awarded nor be deducted.
ELIGIBILITY
- The candidate must have completed 17 years of age.
- The candidate must have passed class 12th examination with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate, and must have passed in the subjects Physics, Chemistry, Biology⁄Biotechnology and English individually.
- In respect of the candidates belonging to SC⁄ST⁄OBC categories, the marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry and Biology⁄Biotechnology taken together in HSC examination is 40% marks.
- The candidate applying for NEET must be an Indian citizen.
- The upper age limit for candidates seeking admission through NEET is 25 years. Further, for the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Categories, there is a relaxation of 5 years.
KEY BENEFITS
- Aspirants will have reasonable opportunity to secure seat in any medical college in any state. They could get seat into the most prestigious college in the nation by appearing in NEET exam.
- There is a high degree of credibility about the conduct of the exam since it its conducted by CBSE.