NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY CUM ENTRANCE TEST (NEET)

NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY CUM ENTRANCE TEST (NEET)

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The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is a national-level entrance exam conducted in India for students seeking admission to undergraduate medical and dental courses. NEET is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) and is the only entrance exam for admission to medical and dental colleges in India, except for AIIMS and JIPMER.

National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is a national level entrance exam formerly called All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT) conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA). This exam is for the students who wish to pursue undergraduate medical (MBBS), dental (BDS), and AYUSH (BAMS), (BUMS), (BHMS). Students qualifying NEET are granted admission in paramedical courses also.

Any medical program including MBBS, BDS, Nursing and many AYUSH degrees offered in governmental and private institutions in India can be enrolled after a successful NEET attempt. After passing the One Nation One Test policy, which eliminated all state and national entrance exams, including AIIMS and JIPMER exams, NEET became the only national entrance exam.

NEET is a single medical entrance exam all over India held for medical and dental colleges. Students from all over India appear for this exam every year. NEET is conducted by NTA once a year. In pen-paper mode, this exam is held in 11 languages.

EXAM PATTERN

The paper comprises of 180 multiple choice questions divided among Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. 45 questions each (Physics and Chemistry) and 90 questions (Biology).

Paper comprises of total 720 marks.

The total time allotted to the students is 180 minutes.

Each correct answer fetches 4 marks and each incorrect answer gets 1 negative mark.

Medium of paper is English/ Hindi/ Urdu, Telugu, Bengali, Kannada, Gujarati, Tamil, Marathi, Assamese, and Oriya