Introduction To The NEET Exam
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is the single all-India entrance examination conducted every year for admission in various medical undergraduate courses including MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BHMS, BYNS, BUMS, BSMS, BVSc & AH, and nursing courses.
NEET-UG was first conducted on 5th May 2013 replacing the All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT) and many other regional pre-medical exams conducted by states and various medical colleges. However, due to lawsuits being filed against the exam, it could not be held in 2014 and 2015. It was reintroduced in 2016 and since then is being held as a single medical entrance test.
According to the NMC Act (2019), the NEET Undergraduate (UG) is the only entrance exam for admission to all central, state, and private medical institutes across the country unlike when All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) had their separate exams.
NEET UG is considered one of the toughest and most competitive exams in India. A total of 15 lakh candidates registered for NEET-UG and over 17 lakh candidates registered in the year 2021. In this article, the authors have attempted to offer a comprehensive overview of the exam.[1]
Who conducts the exam?
The Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India (GoI) has established the National Testing Agency (NTA) as an independent, autonomous, and self-sustained premier testing organization for conducting efficient, transparent, and international standardized tests in order to assess the competency of candidates.
Who is eligible to take the exam?
Eligibility for appearing in NEET (UG), as per related Regulations of NMC and DCI are as follows:-
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Lower Age Limit: He/she must have completed 17 years of age at the time of admission or will complete that age on or before 31 December of the year of his/her admission to the first year of the Undergraduate Medical Course.
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Upper age limit: As per Letter No. U-11022/2/2022-UGMEB, dated 09 March 2022[2] received from National Medical Commission (NMC), Under Graduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB) regarding the upper age limit, that there should be no upper age limit as decided in the fourth NMC meeting held on 21 October 2021. [3]
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Provided also that to be eligible for NEET (UG) - 2022, the candidate must have passed in Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology, and English individually and must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/Biotechnology at the qualifying examination as mentioned in the Regulations of NMC and DCI. In addition, they must have got a rank in the merit list of NEET (UG) for admission to Undergraduate Medical Courses.
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In respect of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, or Other Backward Classes (NCL) or PWBD the cutoff marks shall be 40% instead of 50% marks for Unreserved and General-EWS Candidates.
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Provided further that the students who have received education abroad and wish to seek admission into medical colleges in India must have passed Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology, and English with 50% marks in Class 12, and their equivalency determined by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) as per regulations of the Medical Council of India and the concerned University.
For more details on the eligibility criteria (issued for NEET-2022), please refer to HERE. (Page 21-25)
What is the examination scheme of NEET-UG?
As per the guidelines issued by NMC for NEET- 2022, the examination scheme is:
Mode of Examination: Offline (to be answered on the specially designed machine gradable OMR sheet using Ball Point Pen provided at the Centre)
Duration of Examination: The duration of the test would be 3 Hours and 20 Minutes.
The Pattern of the test: The Test pattern NEET (UG) comprises four Subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology). Each subject will consist of two sections.
Section A will consist of 35 Questions and Section B will have 15 Questions, out of these 15 Questions, candidates can choose to attempt any 10 Questions.
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S. No.
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Subject
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Section(s)
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Number of Question(s)
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Marks (Each question carries 04 (four) marks)
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Type of Question(s)
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1.
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PHYSICS
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SECTION-A
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35
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140
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MCQ
(Multiple Choice Questions)
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SECTION-B
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15
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40
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2.
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CHEMISTRY
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SECTION-A
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35
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140
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SECTION-B
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15
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40
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3.
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BOTANY
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SECTION-A
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35
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140
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SECTION-B
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15
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40
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4.
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ZOOLOGY
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SECTION-A
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35
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140
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SECTION-B
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15
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40
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TOTAL MARKS
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720
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Note: Correct option marked will be given (4) marks and Incorrect option marked will be minus one (-1) mark. Unattempted/Unanswered Questions will be given no marks.
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Medium of Question Papers:
Candidates can opt for a Question Paper in any one of the following 13 languages:
English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Odia, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, and Punjabi.
Syllabus of the test:
NMC (National Medical Commission) has notified the syllabus of NEET (UG)-2022 The Question Paper will be based on the given syllabus (Appendix-IV) which is available on the NMC website (https://www.nmc.org.in/neet/neet-ug).
Syllabus For The NEET Exam,
Needless to say, the syllabus for a competitive examination like NEET is extensive. Below we have attempted to give you a comprehensive overview of the syllabus for Physics, Chemistry and Biology.
Physics Syllabus
| Class 11th Physics NEET Syllabus |
Class 12th Physics NEET Syllabus |
| Physical-world and measurement |
Electro statistics |
| Kinematics |
Current Electricity |
| Laws of Motion |
Magnetic effects of Current and Magnetism |
| Work, Energy, and Power |
Electromagnetic induction and alternating currents |
| The motion of systems of particles and rigid body |
Electromagnetic waves |
| Gravitation |
Optics |
| Properties of Bulk Matter |
Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation |
| Thermodynamics |
Atoms and Nuclei |
| Behaviour of Perfect Gas and Kinetic theory |
Electronic Devices |
| Oscillations and wave |
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Chemistry Syllabus
| Class 11th Chemistry NEET Syllabus |
Class 12th Chemistry NEET Syllabus |
| Some basic concepts of Chemistry |
Solid-state |
| Structure of atom |
Solutions |
| Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties |
Electrochemistry |
| Chemical Bonding and Molecular structure |
Chemical Kinetics |
| States of Matter: Gases and liquids |
Surface Chemistry |
| Thermodynamics |
General principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements |
| Equilibrium |
P Block elements |
| Redox reactions |
D and F block elements |
| Hydrogen |
Coordination compounds |
| s-Block elements (Alkali and Alkaline earth metals) |
Haloalkanes and Haloarenes |
| Some p-Block elements |
Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers |
| Organic Chemistry – Some basic principles and techniques |
Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids |
| Hydrocarbons |
Organic compounds containing Nitrogen |
| Environmental chemistry |
Biomolecules, Polymers and Chemistry in everyday life |
Biology Syllabus
| Biology NEET Syllabus(Zoology & Botany – class 11th) |
Biology NEET Syllabus (Zoology & Botany – class 12th) |
| Diversity in the Living World |
Reproduction |
| Structural Organisation – Plants and Animals |
Genetics and Evolution |
| Cell Structure and Function |
Biology and Human welfare |
| Plant Physiology |
Biotechnology and its applications |
| Human physiology |
Ecology and environment |
How to apply for NEET (UG)?
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A candidate can apply only online for the NEET (UG) – 2022 by logging on to https://neet.nta.nic.in/
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The candidate, before submitting the application form online, must ensure his eligibility to appear in the test. The candidate is required to go through the Information Bulletin carefully and be clear about all requirements about the submission of the Application Form.
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Application fees:
| Category of Candidate |
In India (Fee in Rs.) |
Outside India (Fee in Rs.) |
| General |
Rs. 1600 |
Rs. 8500 |
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General- EWS/OBC-NCL
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Rs. 1500 |
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SC/ST PwBD/Third Gender
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Rs. 900
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Dress Code and Barred Items:
For details on Dress Code, Barred Items, Unfairmeans Practices, and Breach of Examination Rules, please refer to the information bulletin provided at NTA’s site at the time of application.
For NEET-2022 the guidelines are on Page 45, 47, and 48 of this document.
Admit Card:
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The candidate has to download the Admit Card from the NTA website (https://neet.nta.nic.in/) and appear for the Examination at the given Centre on the Date and timing as indicated in their Admit Card.
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No candidate will be allowed to appear at the Examination Centre, on the Date and Timing other than that allotted to him/her in his / her Admit Card.
Declaration of results:
The result will be displayed on the website and thereafter candidates may download their respective Score Cards. The NTA will prepare the Merit List/ All India Rank (AIR) as per Qualifying Criteria and other norms.
Merit List and Cut-offs:
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To be eligible for admission to Undergraduate Medical Courses for a particular academic year in the case of General, General-EWS, it shall be necessary for a candidate to obtain a minimum of marks at the 50th percentile in National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test to Undergraduate Medical Courses held for the said academic year.
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However, in respect of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes, the minimum marks shall be at the 40th percentile. In respect of candidates with Benchmark, the minimum marks shall be at the 45th percentile.
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The percentile shall be determined based on the highest marks secured in the All India common merit list in the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test for admission to Undergraduate Medical Courses.
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This is the qualifying cutoff which is the minimum mark required to pass the entrance exam and is different from the admission cutoff of NEET 2022 is the last rank at which admission is granted.
| Category |
NEET cutoff percentile |
NEET 2021 |
NEET 2020 cut-off scores |
NEET 2019 cut-off scores |
| Unreserved |
50th percentile |
720-138 |
720-147 |
701-134 |
| SC/ST/OBC |
40th percentile |
137-108 |
146-113 |
133-107 |
| Unreserved-PH |
45th percentile |
137-122 |
146-129 |
133-120 |
| SC/ST/OBC-PH |
40th percentile |
121-108 |
128-113 |
119-107 |
- The admission cut-off for NEET (UG)-2021 AlQ MBBS (Round wise) is given below:
| Category |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Mop - Up round |
| Open |
13970 |
15657 |
19207 |
| OBC |
14930 |
17878 |
19232 |
| SC |
78780 |
93407 |
99542 |
| ST |
102589 |
107511 |
120806 |
| NEWS |
15662 |
18572 |
19594 |
As mentioned, the NEET UG exam is usually characterised by a high level of difficulty. Lakhs of students participate in private coaching and study consistently for several hours every day to crack the exam. The medical profession is considered noble, and it is important to have a comprehensive exam that tests the student’s intellectual acumen as well as dedication and acumen.
To read a detailed article on preparation for NEET PG please visit here
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[1]https://www.nta.ac.in/Download/Notice/Notice_20211101224556.pdf
[2]https://www.nmc.org.in/
[3]https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s37bc1ec1d9c3426357e69acd5bf320061/uploads/2022/04/2022040631.pdf
