The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test acronym is NEET. It is a nationwide entrance examination. NEET 2024 is an undergraduate entrance examination organized by the National Testing Agency (NTA) to provide admission to various undergraduate medical courses such as MBBS, BDS, AYUSH, BVSc, and AH programs. It is a direct entry pass to the reputed medical colleges, institutes, and universities of India and abroad.
According to the most recent update, the NTA has announced the examination calendar, which includes the NEET UG 2024 exam date. According to official confirmation, the NEET UG 2024 exam date is May 05.
For more updates and information regarding important dates, applications, registration process, admit card, Results, etc. stay tuned with us so that you will not miss any necessary updates.
Latest Updates About NEET UG 2024 >>
- NEET 2024 application form will be released on 9th February 2024.
- The NEET 2024 examination will be conducted on 5th May, 2024.
NEET 2024 Important dates (Exam Date Out)
| NEET UG registration process starting | 9th February, 2024 |
| End of registration | 9th March, 2024 |
| Last date of fee payment | 9th March, 2024 |
| Correction window date | April, 2024 |
| Admit card will be released on | April, 2024 |
| Exam time | 200 Minutes (2:00 PM to 5:20 PM) |
| Exam date | 5th May, 2024 (Released) |
| Results | 14th June, 2024 |
| Counselling | To be updated |
A national entrance examination NEET 2024 is a big opportunity Indian for medical students who are seeking admission in re-known institutes like AIIMS or JIPMER Puducherry. This year NTA allotted 76928 MBBS, 26949 BDS, 52720 AYUSH, 200 JIPMER, and 1205 AIIMS seats through NEET 2024.
NEET 2024 is a pen-paper-based means offline examination. It is conducted once in a year to offer medical admissions. Qualifying NEET-UG Examination is compulsory for all Indian medical aspirants, whether you are applying to national medical colleges or abroad universities.
NEET UG Exam 2024 Eligibility Criteria
NEET is a very popular examination among Indian medical students who are preparing to establish their careers in the medical field. Medical aspirants seeking admission in MBBS, BDS, or other medical branches will have to apply for NEET. This examination is held in more than 150 cities in India.
There are certain eligibility criteria set by NTA to apply for the NEET 2024. Students fulfilling this criterion are eligible to appear in the examination. Students belonging to Union Territories like Jammu and Kashmir are not eligible for All India Quota seats that are up to 15 percent.
The age of the candidate appearing in the exam should be at least 17 years till 31st December 2024. There is no upper limit set by the authorized body NTA for the aspirants. Moreover, the minimum qualification of the candidate should be Higher Secondary Certificate Education.
Minimum marks required to obtain a Higher Secondary Education are categorized into three broad categories.
| Category | Required marks |
| General | 50 percent marks. |
| General- PWD | 45 percent marks. |
| ST/SC/ Reserved | 40 percent marks. |
NEET UG 2024 Application (Registration)
The application form for NEET 2024 examination will be released soon. So, the students who want to appear in the test can fill out the application form. The registration process for NEET is simple. Admission to medical courses without NEET is impossible.
Registration Process of NEET 2024
The entire process of registration is mentioned stepwise. By following these steps, you can easily apply for NEET 2024 examination.
- Registration is an online process. Therefore, candidates have to visit the official website of NTA. To start the application filing procedure, candidates must have a valid contact number and email ID.
- Go to the official website, and click on the online registration link.
- Now the second step is to click on “New Registration” on the application form.
- When the new application will open fill in general details that are required for getting a Login ID and password.
- After filling out the form, you will get an OTP on your registered mobile number.
- Fill in that OTP number on the application form.
- After filling OTP, you will get your application form number.
- The next step is to log in with your application form number and Password. After filling password, click the login button.
- After completing the first step [Login], the second step is to fill NEET application form. In this step, you have to fill in information like personal details, qualifications, address details, etc. An examination center is also chosen in this step. Choose exam centers wisely because you cannot change them later.
- In the next step, you have to upload scanned copies of the required documents. While uploading documents, take care of the specified dimensions set by NTA.
- Now the last step is to pay application fees and take a printout for future use.
Details and documents are to be filled in the NEET application form.
- Details like aspirant’s name, gender, date of birth, nationality, email id, and mobile number.
- Father’s Name and Mother’s Name
- Religion
- Candidate’s Category (General/SC/ST/OBC)
- Mark “Yes” If Person with Disability otherwise “No”
- Identification Details – any valid ID proofs like, Aadhaar Card, Driving License, Voter’s ID, Passport, or PAN Card.
- Identification number
- Marks of identification
- Educational details
- Choice of exam centers
- Language of the question paper
- Communication Address
- Your country, state, and Pin code
NEET 2024 Application fees
The fee of NEET has been increased. NEET application fees vary according to the categories. Paying application fees is the last step of registration. Candidates can pay there either by debit card, credit card e-challan, or net banking.
The application fees for general, general/EWS, ST/SC/PWD are mentioned below.
| Category | Fees to be paid |
| General category | 1600 |
| OBC/EWS category | 1500 |
| ST/SC/PWD category | 900 |
Fees of NEET 2024 for foreign nationals is 8500 INR.
NEET 2024 Examination Pattern
As the NEET is an examination conducted for providing admission to medical courses and programs, this examination generally contains questions based on three main subjects Physics, chemistry, and biology. Later, biology is divided into two parts called Botany and Zoology. The pattern of examination is Multiple-Choice Type Questions.
There are a total of 200 questions to be asked in this examination for 720 marks. The candidates have to answer 180 questions. Each subject contains 45 questions for 180 marks. 4 marks is allotted for each correct answer and 1 mark is deducted for every incorrect answer.
| Subjects | Marks |
| Physics | 180 marks |
| Chemistry | 180 marks |
| Biology | 360 marks |
NEET 2024 Syllabus
The NEET 2024 examination syllabus is generally based on the topics covered in CBSE 11th and 12th standards. However, we have briefly mentioned the topics below according to subjects.
Physics
Class 11th
Laws of Motion, Physical world and measurement, Kinematics, Work, Energy, and Power, Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body, Gravitation, Properties of Bulk Matter, Thermodynamics, Behaviour of Perfect Gas and Kinetic Theory, Oscillations and Waves.
Class 12th
Electrostatics, Current Electricity, Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism, Electromagnetic induction and alternating currents, Electromagnetic waves, Optics, Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation, Atoms and Nuclei, and Electronic Devices.
Chemistry
Class 11th
Basic concepts of chemistry, the structure of the atom, classification of elements and periodicity in properties, chemical bonding and molecular structure, States of Matter: Gases and Liquids, Thermodynamics, Equilibrium, Redox Reactions, Hydrogen, s-block elements, p-block elements, organic chemistry, hydrocarbons, and environmental chemistry.
Class 12th
Solid-state, solutions, Electrochemistry, Chemical Kinetics, Surface Chemistry, General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements, p, b, and f-block elements, Coordination compounds, Haloalkanes and Haloarenes, Alcohols, phenols, and ethers, Aldehydes, Ketones, and Carboxylic Acids, Organic compounds containing nitrogen, biomolecules, polymers, and chemistry in everyday life.
Biology
Botany & Zoology
Class 11th
Structural organization in animals and plants, Diversity in the living world, Cell Structure and Function, Human Physiology, and Plant Physiology.
Class 12th
Reproduction, Biology and Human Welfare, Genetics and Evolution, Ecology and Environment and Biotechnology and its applications.
NEET UG Exam 2024 Examination Language
NEET examination papers are held in 10 plus different languages such as Hindi, English, Urdu, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, Tamil, Assamese, etc. Candidates can attempt the NEET-UG examination in either of these languages.
NEET Selection Process
The selection process of NTA is quite simple and Hassle-free. There are a few parameters that they take into consideration for choosing the best candidates to grant admission to the best medical college or institutes in India. Apart from other parameters, marks obtained in the current examination and performance are the major parameters.
Minimum scores obtained for general category candidates should be 50 percentile and minimum 40 percentile for reserved category candidates.
NEET UG Exam 2024 Admit Card
As soon as the registration process will be finished, the National Testing Authority will release admit cards for registered candidates. The admit card is expected to be released around the last week of April 2024 on the official website. The candidates will have to log in to the official website to download their admit cards. In case of any queries, candidates can contact the helpline numbers.
It is necessary to take a hall ticket (admit card) at the examination center. The admit card contains personal details, instructions, and guidelines, of NEET 2024.
NEET UG 2024 Answer keys
After conducting the examination successfully, NTA has released the answer key. Candidates may check the same through the official link. All you require is to log in with provided ID and password to your registered account. However, several other platforms also release answer keys for the NEET examination.
NEET UG Exam 2024 Results
The results of NEET 2024 will be during the first or second week of June. You can check the result on the official portal of NTA. The aspirant needs to enter their ID and Password to check the results. Furthermore, the merit list will also be announced after a few weeks.
NEET Cut-Off Marks 2024
NEET cut-off marks or percentile is a minimum required score that candidates have to obtain to get admission to their favourite college or university. For NEET 2024 NTA has set the cut-off percentile for General category candidates as 50 percentile, 40 percentile for ST/SC/OBC, and 45 percentile for physically handicapped candidates to get admission.
NEET UG Counselling Process
The NEET 2024 counselling will be conducted within a month after the NEET result announcement. The official date for counselling is not decided yet. Students who have scored high percentile have higher chances to secure seats in the best medical institutes.
The counselling will be conducted for 15% of All India Quota seats, and State Quota Seats.
The MCC will conduct AQI seat counselling for NEET. There are four rounds in the counselling process for admissions in medical colleges, institutes, and universities across nations. Moreover, seats are allotted based on merits marks, availability of seats, the number of students who appeared, etc.
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Examination Tips
- To perform well in examinations, make a timetable and follow it daily. Proper time management is another compulsory thing to be remembered.
- Stay updated with the latest notifications and practice online test papers available on the internet.
- Give equal attention to each subject.
- Study limited but be concentrated while you are studying.
- Be away from distracting things during examination time.
- Use latest edition books and other study material for studies.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will, there be NEET in 2024?
Yes, the National Testing Agency conducts NEET 2024. The examination date of the NEET-UG 2024 examination is 05, May 2024. The candidates who have registered successfully can write NEET 2024.
Will NEET 2024 be twice?
There is no latest update on NEET- twice a year. The same matter was discussed last year and again it will be resumed by the Ministry of Education, and Ministry of Health.
Will NEET 2024 be tough?
In India, NEET is considered to be one of the toughest entrance exams. Lakhs of students appeared every year for the NEET examination.
Will NEET 2024 have 200 questions?
NEET 2024 will be a pen-paper-based examination. This year, the NEET question paper consists of a total of 200 Multiple Choice Questions.
Is the NEET pattern changing in 2024?
No there are no changes in the NEET pattern and syllabus.
