Latest Updates About NEET 2018 Exam: Important Dates, Application Process, Eligibility Criteria, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Results and Counseling.

NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Exam) is one of the most competitive medical entrance exams at national level. It is conducted by CBSE every year in the month of May. It is a combined national level medical entrance exam which paves the way for admission of candidates in the government and private medical colleges. Candidates who pass through the exam are given admission in undergraduate courses of MBBS/BDS. From the year 2016 NEET is the only exam for getting admission in all government and private medical colleges except AIIMS and JIPMER. No other entrance exam will be considered valid for the admission.

NEET 2018: Quick Overview

Name of the exam	NEET 2018
Exam conducting authority	C.B.S.E. (Central Board of Secondary Education)
Official Website	http://cbseneet.nic.in
Exam Type/Occurrence	National Level/Once in a Year
Exam Mode	Offline (Paper and Pen)
Exam pattern	MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions)
Exam duration	3:00 hours

Eligibility for NEET Exam

In order to apply for the exam candidate should fulfill certain eligibility criteria which are as follows-

Nationality

A candidate should be a citizen of India.
Even oversees citizen of India are also eligible for the exam.
Special status has been given to candidates of J&K, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. They are eligible for the 15% All India Quota seats on the basis of self-declaration.

Educational Qualifications

A candidate should have done 12^th from any recognized University or board. In the 12^th a candidate should have a combination of Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Biology or Bio-technology.
A general candidate should have scored a minimum aggregate of 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology /Bio-technology to become eligible for the exam.
There is relaxation in the marks requirement for the reserved category of candidates. A physically handicapped person of general category needs to have minimum aggregate of 45% to become eligible for the exam. For SC/ST/OBC candidate they are required to have scored a minimum 40% in aggregate to become eligible for the exam.

Age Limit

A candidate should not be less than 17 years in age on 31^st December of the year of admission.
The maximum age limit of candidate is 25 years. A general category of candidate should not be more than 25 years in age. A relaxation of 5 years is provided to the candidates of OBC/SC/ST categories.

NEET Exam Admission Process

Candidates can get the application form only through the online mode. It should be filled and submitted online through the official website. There is no other mode by which the application form can be obtained and submitted. Application form should be filled carefully and along with it, requisite application fee should be submitted with the authority before or on the last date for the submission of application form.

How to Apply

A candidate should visit the official website of the NEET 2018 exam.
He should click on the application form of NEET 2018 exam.
It is a two stage process; Registration and Application Form filling.
First he should get registered by providing his basic details like name, age, address, contact number and email id.
Upon registration candidate will be provided with login id and password on his given email id.
By using given login id and password, a candidate would be able to access the application form.
In the application form a candidate should fill all the necessary details, like, educational qualification, certificates, age, name, parent’s details etc.
A candidate should upload the scanned copies of his photograph, signature and index finger impression in the requisite size, along with the application form.
The application form filling process will be considered complete only after successful submission of application fee.

Application Fee

Category of candidate	Application fee
General and OBC	Rs.1400.
SC/ST/PH	Rs.750.

The prescribed application fee should be given along with the application form through the online mode through Credit or Debit card.
It can also be paid through the e-challan made in any of the following banks – ICICI, Syndicate, SBI or HDFC.

NEET Exam Pattern (Syllabus)

The syllabus will be prescribed by the MCI (Medical Council of India). The question paper will contain questions from Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology. MCI will revise the syllabus after seeing the various state level syllabus for science subjects on 12^th level, including CBSE prescribed NCERT books and syllabus.

About the exam	Detail
Medium of the exam	Pen and Paper based mode.
Language	English, Assamese, Odia, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Bengali and Gujarati.
Type of questions	Objective type questions.
Number of questions	180 questions.
Subjects	Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology.
Marking Scheme	4 marks for every correct answer.
Negative marking	1 mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer.

Marking distribution –

Subject	No. of questions	Marks
Physics	45	180
Chemistry	45	180
Botany	45	180
Zoology	45	180
Total marks	180	720

NEET Exam Important Dates

For the undergraduate course, check the important NEET 2018 Exam Dates -

Exam Events	Important Dates
Exam Date	1^st week of May, 2018.
Start of application form	From last week of December 2017.
Last date to fill application form	4^th week of January, 2018.
Last date for application fee payment	4^th week of January, 2018.
Issuance of Admit Card	1^st week of April, 2018.
Result announcement	1^st week of June, 2018.
Counselling	Soon after the announcement of result.

NEET 2018 Exam Admit Card

Applicants must know that Admit cards for the aforesaid exam will not be sent by the post. Rather the applicants are required to look for the Admit cards online. By the 1st week of April, 2018, the Admit Cards can be downloaded from the official website of the NEET. The Admit Cards are mandatary and it should be carried by the applicants on the centre of the examination.

NEET 2018 Exam Result

The CBSE will declare the result of the Exam in the 1st week of June. Candidates awaiting the declaration of their exam results for NEET can check the website of the CBSE in the 1st week of the June.

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NEET 2018 Exam Counselling

The counselling of candidates will begin soon afterwards the declaration of the results. The DGHS (Directorate of Health Services) will do the counselling for admission into the 15% of All India quota seats for candidates. While the respective state directorate will take care of the counselling for the rest of the seats.

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F.A.Q

Q. When will the NEET 2018 Exam be conducted?

The exam will be held in the 1^st week of May 2018.

Q. When will the application form become available for the NEET 2018 Exam?

Students can avail the application form for the exam from the last week of December, 2017.

Q. What is the application fee for the exam?

The application fee for the general and OBC candidates is Rs.1400, while for the SC/ST/PH it is Rs.750.

Q. What should be the educational qualification for the exam?

A candidate should have done the 12^th with the combination of Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Bio-technology from any recognized University or board.

Q. What should be the minimum aggregate marks to become eligible for the exam?

A general candidate should have scored 50% marks in aggregate in the 12^th class. Those candidates belonging to reserved category SC/ST/OBC should have scored at least 40% marks in aggregate to become eligible for the exam. The PH category candidates of general class are required to score 45% marks in aggregate for the exam.

Q. What is the mode of NEET 2018 Exam?

NEET 2018 will be conducted Offline (Paper and Pen mode).

Q. What are the total marks of the exam?

The exam is conducted for total 720 marks.

Q. How many questions are there in the NEET 2018 Exam?

There are 180 questions in the exam.

Q. If there will be revision in the exam syllabus for NEET 2018 Exam?

The syllabus for the exam will be revised by the MCI or Medical council of India.

Q. If OCIs are eligible to apply for the exam?

Yes, the Overseas Citizens of India are eligible to apply for the exam.