NEET 2021 Application Form, Exam Dates, Eligibility, Pattern and Syllabus

NEET 2021 Application Form for medical admissions will be released from the first week of December 2020. NEET (National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test) is organized by the National Testing Agency (NTA). It is a national level entrance examination that is conducted annually. Through this examination, candidates get admission into medical courses such as MBBS/ BDS/ Ayush courses in various well-established medical institutions. The NEET 2021 Application form can be filled out online mode.
NEET 2021 Exam Date                                                     
 Medical Entrance Examination NEET is known for various undergrad and postgrad admission programs, which will be conducted as per the schedule released by the examination authority. The candidates are recommended to note some of the tentative dates related to this entrance examination. Here are some of the tentative details that the candidates can check on regarding the schedule of NEET 2021, which are mentioned below.

National Testing Agency will conduct the NEET examination, and the NTA will set the eligibility criteria for the examination. The examination's eligibility criteria will depend upon the factors like age, nationality, and educational qualification of the candidates.

• Age: Candidates willing to appear for the NEET examination should attain a minimum of 17 years of age. Applicants above 17 years of age can apply anyhow as the examination authorities set no age bar.
• Nationality: Applicants of Indian origin can apply for the NEET examination. Other than Indian national candidates, even Non-Resident Indian (NRI), Persons of Indian Origin (POI), Overseas Citizen of India (OCI), and Foreign Nationals are also permitted to appear for the examination.
• Educational Qualification: For appearing for NEET examinations, applicants should have completed the 12th class in the science stream. Applicants should attain a minimum of 50% aggregate in 12th in mandatory subjects like Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.
• Number of Attempts: The examination authorities of NEET have not set any limitation to appear for the examination so far. The applicants can appear for the NEET examination how many times they want.

The student has to follow few steps in order to applying for NEET 2021, The application/ registration process for NEET 2021 involves a set of  the following stages like: Registration,  NEET Password, getting Enrolment ID,  Filling the Application and Uploading scanned Photographs and other Supporting Documents, Online Fees Payment, etc.

Candidates must have an in-depth look into the details regarding NEET 2021 Application Form:               

• To register for NEET 2021, the students will have to provide some of the basic details such as their name, date of birth, email-id, contact details, residence address, choice of stream , specializations, entrance exam details, exam center information, etc. and press submit button.
• After the submission of form, applicants have to wait for certain time until they are informed about their program and stream specialization through email or SMS after which he/she will have to continue to complete all the other steps of application.
• Students should digitally upload their scanned copy of recent, passport-size photograph and their signature as per the specifications asked in the form. The picture size that needs to submit should be within the specified size limit in the form.        
• Once the above steps are completed a conformation pop-up will be displayed on the screen and the student should read it and click on ‘I accept the terms and conditions’.
• The NEET 2021 application form will appear on the screen and the aspirants will have to scrutinize all the details and try to modify it if necessary and then click on ‘Save and Print’
• Students are suggested to take a print out the application receipt after the above steps are completed. Later a payment ID for reference will be used for paying application fees.
• After the payment transaction of NEET application fee is completed, students will get an online receipt to their mobile number which shows the completion of registration process.
• They will also get a mail on their registered email ID where the students will get a document of the complete Application Form of NEET 2021 attached and later they can access their registered accounts and print out the application form.

NEET Application Fees 2021                               

• Application fees must be paid through online mode by using debit card/ credit card or net banking. The application fee for General (UR) candidates is INR 1500/-, For OBC/ PwD/ SAP category students it is INR 1400/- and for SC/ST and Transgender students it is INR 800/-
• The application fee paid by the student becomes non-refundable in any situation where the payment link for 2021 application fees will be accessible only after the form has been submitted, and the students can proceed to pay the fees.  

NEET Syllabus:

The syllabus set for the NEET examination is from the 11th class and 12th class subjects. The NEET syllabus consists of Physics, Chemistry, Botany, and Zoology subjects. The NEET syllabus has been designed by the collaboration of COBSE (Council Board of School Education), CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education), and NCERT (National Council of Education Research and Training).

NEET Exam Pattern:

NEET Exam Pattern has been determined by National Testing Agency (NTA). NEET is the screening examination for the candidates willing to join the medical board. The NEET examination will be conducted for 3 hours, and the examination will be conducted in pen and paper mode.

• Exam Duration: The NEET examination will be conducted for the duration of 3 hours. Aspirants should finish all the 3 sections with the stipulated time.
• Type of Questions: The question format for the NEET examination will be MCQ types. Candidates will have to choose the right answer from the provided 4 options.
• Subjects: NEET exam paper consists of 3 subjects, i.e., Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany and Zoology). All three subjects’ scores will be important for the overall marks.
• Number of Questions: The NEET examination will be for a total of 180 questions, split into physics with 45 questions, chemistry with 45 questions, botany with 45 questions, and zoology with 45 questions.
• Marking Scheme: Every very correct answer in the NEET examination will fetch +4 marks, and every wrong answer will deduct a -1 mark as per the exam pattern declared by National Testing Agency.
• Total Marks: Overall, the question paper for the NEET examination will be for 720 marks, including all three subjects.

NEET Examination Medium:

NEET examination will be available in 2 official languages and 9 regional languages.  Candidates are free to choose their regional languages to write the exam. English and Hindi languages are common in all the regions. Below mentioned are some of the languages the NEET examination will be available to answer.

NEET Reference Books:

The best reference book for the NEET examination is class 11^th and class 12^th by NCERT. As the NEET syllabus is determined by CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education), NCERT books hold the upper hand in delivering the candidates' required knowledge. Other than NCERT books, the students can even refer to certain books mentioned below.

Physics:

• The concept of Physics by H. C. Verma
• Objective Physics by D. C. Pandey
• Fundamental Physics by Pradeep Publications

Chemistry:

• Chemistry by R K Gupta
• Physical Chemistry by O P Tandon
• Organic Chemistry by Morrison and Boyd

Biology:

• Biology Volume 1 and 2 by Trueman
• Biology by Pradeep Publications
• Objective Biology by Dinesh

The examination authorities will make the Admit Card available online mode. Admit card is the mandatory document that has to be carried to the examination center and a valid photo ID card.

Steps to download NEET Admit Card:

Step 1: Go to NEET's official website and click on the “Download Admit Card” link.

Step 2: Provide the Application number, Date of Birth and Security Pin, and log in.

Step 3: Once the Admit Card is displayed, download and take the printout for further reference.

Details Mentioned on NEET Admit Card:

• Aadhar Number
• Address
• Candidate's Roll Number
• Category of a student
• Date of Birth of test taker
• Examination Date
• Examination Timings
• Father’s Name
• Gender
• Medium or language of Question Paper
• Name and Address of the allotted examination center
• Name of the candidate
• Photograph of the candidate
• Signature of the candidate
• Sub-Category

The National Testing Agency will declare the NEET examination result through its official website. The notification of the results will be released during the exam date announcement. Candidates can log in with their registration number and password and access their results. The results will be acknowledged by all the Medical institutes across India accepting NEET scores for admission. 

Steps to access NEET Results:

Step 1: Visit the NEET official website and click on the “Results” link.

Step 2: Enter the login credentials and click on the “Submit” option.

Step 3: Once the result is displayed, download and take the printout. 

NEET Tie Breaking:

In case of equal marks scored by two or more candidates, the tie-breaking criteria will be implemented, followed by the below-mentioned conditions.

• Aspirants with higher marks in Botany and Zoology are given more weightage.
• Aspirants with fewer negative marking or incorrect answers will be prioritized.
• The candidate's better score in the Chemistry subject will be highlighted.
• At last, the candidates with older age will be given first preference.

NEET Cut Off:

NTA will release the Cutoff for the NEET examination soon after the NEET Results declaration. NEET Cut Off will be determined by various factors, including the candidates' category, the total number of candidates who appeared, and the difficulty level of the examination.

The NEET examination's counseling sessions will start soon after the declaration of NEET Results. The counseling will be held for 2 rounds, and the candidates can register their names for counseling soon after the declaration of the results.

Counseling Steps:

Required documents for Counseling:

• 8 latest passport size photographs.
• Category Certificate (if applicable).
• Government-issued Aadhar card.
• Original and photocopy of class 10th and class 12th certificate.
• Original and photocopy of the admit card.

National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) Practice tests and question papers help you in your entrance exam preparation.

The NEET online tests over here are designed in such a way to help you to evaluate yourselves, and at the same time, the NEET mock tests help you to evaluate what you learned to date.

All the NEET test papers are free here. You can also practice through free NEET online mock tests and JEE Main sample Question papers by Year.

National Testing Agency has set up around 2255 NEET examination centers. The examination centers are set up in 136 cities all over India. Candidates can choose their nearby examination center as per their preferences.  Applicants can choose up to three examination centers, and the examination authorities will allot the final examination center based on the student’s preference.

I want to know the NEET Exam Pattern and how many languages NEET Exam will be conducted?

Structure of NEET Exam pattern:

• NEET exam will be held in offline mode, i.e., Pen and Paper-based Test.
• NEET Question Paper will be held in 8 languages like English, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Assamese languages.
•  NEET exam will have 3 sections such as Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (Zoology & Botany) subjects.
• There are a total of 180 Multiple Choice Questions with 480 total marks in the NEET Exam pattern. 
• The duration of the NEET exam is 3 Hours.
• For every right answer in the NEET Exam pattern, 4 marks will be provided.
• Negative marking is applicable in NEET Exam, as 1 mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer.

Can u tell me the percentage of seats reserved for the NEET Admission process reserved for the reserved category? 

Details on Percentage of a seat reserved for reserved categories in NEET Admission process:

• Seats reserved for ST cadre in the NEET Admission process is 7.5%. 
• Seats reserved for SC cadre is 15%.
• Seats reserved for OBC cadre is 27%.
• Seats reserved for PWD cadre is 3%.
• These are the percentile of seats reserved for the reserved category in the NEET Admission process.

Provide me some important NEET Preparation tips?

Some useful NEET Preparation Tips: 

• The candidates need to go through the NEET syllabus thoroughly.
• NEET Aspirants need to maintain the proper timetable for each section, which will guide them in Time Management during the NEET exam.
• One must consider the NEET Preparation Books, and they can also go through the online study materials.
• NEET Aspirants need to practice previous NEET Question papers, and also they can opt for NEET Mock tests.
• One must stay relax and confident while doing NEET Preparation.

Where will I be able to get NEET Result? 

Steps to check NEET Result:

• NEET Aspirants must visit the official website to check the NEET Result.
• The candidates can check the NEET result only via online mode.
• NEET Aspirants need to enter their respective Roll numbers and other important details.
• Then they must click on the submit button, and the NEET Result will be displayed on the screen.

Where will NEET Admit Card be available?

NEET Admit card availability:

• NEET Aspirants are required to visit the NEET's official website to Avail NEET Admit card.
• NEET Admit card will be made available via online mode.
• Aspirants need to get their NEET Admit card in the examination hall along with the valid ID proof. 
• Candidates are advised to safely keep their NEET Admit card until the NEET Admission process is done.