About NEET (UG)
The NEET (UG) is being conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) since 2019 with the approval of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Ministry of Human Resource Development (which is now known as the Ministry of Education)
NEET (UG) has been a qualifying entrance exam since 2020 for admission to MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BSMS, BUMS, and BHMS Courses
Examination Scheme
Pattern of the Test
The Test pattern of NEET (UG) - 2023 comprises four Subjects. 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. So, the total number of questions and utilization of time will remain the same.
The pattern for the NEET (UG) - 2023 Examination for admission in the Session 2023-24 is as follows:
S. No
|
Subject(s)
|
Section(s)
| Number Of Questions | Marks
(Each Question carries 04 (Four) Marks) | Type Of Question(s) |
1. | PHYSICS | SECTION A | 35 | 140 |
MCQ
(Multiple Choice Questions).
|
SECTION B | 15 | 40 |
2.
|
CHEMISTRY
| SECTION A | 35 | 140 |
SECTION B | 15 | 40 |
3.
|
BOTANY
| SECTION A | 35 | 140 |
SECTION B | 15 | 40 |
4.
|
ZOOLOGY
| SECTION A | 35 | 140 |
SECTION B | 15 | 40 |
| | TOTAL MARKS | 720 | |
Note: Correct option marked will be given (4) marks and Incorrect option marked will be given minus one (-1) mark. Unattempted/Unanswered Questions will be given no marks. |
Important Points to Note:
For Section A (MCQs): To answer a question, the candidates need to choose one option corresponding to the correct answer or the most appropriate answer. However, if any anomaly or discrepancy is found after the process of challenges of the key verification, it shall be addressed in the following manner:
Correct answer or the most appropriate answer: Four marks (+4)
Any incorrect option marked will be given minus one mark (-1).
Unanswered: No mark (0).
If more than one option is found to be correct then Four marks (+4) will be awarded to only those who have marked any of the correct options.
If all options are found to be correct then Four marks (+4) will be awarded to all those who have attempted the
(vi) If none of the options is found correct or a Question is found to be wrong or a Question is dropped then all candidates who have appeared will be given four marks (+4) irrespective of the fact whether the question has been attempted or not attempted by the candidate.
For Section B (MCQs): Candidates need to attempt any 10 Questions out of 15 Questions In the event of a candidate has attempted more than 10 questions, only the first 10 attempted questions will be considered for evaluation. There will also be negative marking for Section B. However, if any anomaly or discrepancy is found after the process of challenges of the key verification, it shall be addressed in the following manner:
Correct Answer: Four marks (+4)
Incorrect Answer: Minus one mark (-1)
If more than one option is found to be correct then Four marks (+4) will be awarded to only those who have marked any of the correct options.
If all options are found to be correct then Four marks (+4) will be awarded to all those who have attempted the
vi. If a question is found to be incorrect or the Question is dropped then Four marks (+4) will be awarded to all those who have attempted the question. The reason could be due to human error or technical error.
Mode of Examination
NEET (UG) – 2023 is a Pen & Paper-based Test, to be answered on the specially designed machine gradable OMR sheet using Ball Point Pen is provided at the Centre. Moreover tampering with the OMR at any stage will lead to debarring of the candidature for 03 years.
Duration of Test
The duration of the test would be three (03) hours and 20 minutes. Compensatory time of one hour five minutes for examination of three hours twenty minutes (03:20 hrs) duration for PwBD Candidate [having a physical limitation to write] will be given, whether such candidate uses the facility of Scribe or not.
Medium of the Question Papers
Drawing from the National Education Policy (NEP), the NEET (UG) -2023 is being conducted in English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
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 | Punjabi |
Option of medium of Question Paper should be carefully chosen while filling in the Application The option once chosen cannot be changed.
Candidates opting for English/Hindi/Regional Languages would be provided Test Booklet in English + Hindi + selected Regional Language.
For Example: If a candidate opted Tamil (out of 13 languages), the Test Booklet would be provided in English + Hindi + Tamil.
In case of any ambiguity in the translation of a question in the test, its English version shall be treated as final and the decision of NTA shall be final in this
Candidates qualifying for NEET (UG) – 2023 would be eligible for All India Quota and other quotas under the State Governments/Institutes, irrespective of the medium of the examination, subject to other eligibility
Option of Regional languages will be available as per the following table only: -
Medium of Question Paper | Examination Centres |
English | All Examination Centres |
English, Hindi; Urdu | All Examination Centres in India |
English, Hindi and Assamese; Urdu | Examination Centres in Assam |
English, Hindi and Bengali; Urdu | Examination Centres in West Bengal, Tripura, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
English, Hindi and Gujarati; Urdu | Examination Centres in Gujarat, Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli |
English, Hindi and Kannada; Urdu | Examination Centres in Karnataka |
English, Hindi and Malayalam; Urdu | Examination Centres in Kerala and Lakshadweep |
English, Hindi and Marathi; Urdu | Examination Centres in Maharashtra |
English, Hindi and Odia; Urdu | Examination Centres in Odisha |
English, Hindi and Punjabi; Urdu
| Examination Centres in Punjab, Chandigarh, and Delhi/New Delhi (including Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, Meerut, Noida/Greater Noida) |
English, Hindi and Tamil; Urdu | Examination Centres in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
English, Hindi and Telugu; Urdu | Examination Centres in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana |
The option of language for Question Paper should be exercised while filling up the Application Form online and it cannot be changed at a later stage. Please note that for the correctness of the questions in all the question papers, the English version will be taken as final.
Chapter 5: Eligibility and Qualifications for MBBS and BDS Course
Eligibility to appear in NEET (UG) – 2023
Eligibility for appearing in NEET (UG), as per related Regulations of NMC and DCI are as follows:-
Accordingly, the lower age limit shall be as under:
For Candidates of General (UR)/General-EWS | born on or before 31.12.2006 |
For Candidates of SC/ST/OBC-NCL/PwBD Category |
Upper age limit: As per Letter No. U-11022/2/2022-UGMEB, dated 09 March 2022 received from National Medical Commission (NMC), Under Graduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB) regarding the upper age limit, there is no upper age
Indian Citizens/ Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) intending to pursue Undergraduate Medical Courses in a foreign Medical/ Dental Institute also need to qualify for NEET (UG).
Chapter 6: Counselling and Reservation for Admission to MBBS and BDS Course
Admission Procedure
Admissions to all seats of Undergraduate Medical / Dental Courses will be done through NEET (UG) - 2023. The following are the seats available under different quotas:
All India Quota Seats
State Government Quota Seats
Central Institutions/Universities/Deemed Universities
State/Management/NRI Quota Seats in Private Medical / Dental Colleges or any Private University
Central Pool Quota Seats
All seats including NRI Quota as well as Management Quota, are in private unaided/aided minority / non-minority medical
AIIMS Institutes across India/JIPMER.
The Counselling for successful candidates for Seats under 15% All India Quota and 100% including 85% State quota seats of Central Institutions (ABVIMS & RML Hospital/VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital/ESIC)/ Central Universities (including DU/ BHU /AMU)/ AIIMS/ JIPMER and Deemed Universities, will be conducted by the MCC/DGHS for Undergraduate Medical / Dental Courses. MCC only does the registration for AFMC and forwards the data of registered Candidates to AFMC Authorities for the admission process. DU/BHU and other Universities may use the score for any other relevant courses being offered by them.
The counselling for admission to the seats under the control of State Governments/ UT Administrations / State Universities/ Institutions shall be conducted by the designated authorities of the State Governments as per the notifications issued separately by the authorities
The Result of NEET (UG) - 2023 may be utilized by other Entities of Central and State Governments, in accordance with their respective eligibility criteria / other norms
/applicable regulations/guidelines/rules. The result data may also be utilized for B.Sc. (H) Nursing courses in accordance with their respective eligibility criteria / other norms
/applicable regulations/guidelines/ rules. The NEET (UG) - 2023 data will also be used for admissions to BVSc & AH courses under the 15% quota of VCI in recognized Veterinary Colleges. However, the Council has to approach the MCC of DGHS, MoHFW in order to obtain the said data of results.
During counselling, the eligibility criteria, self-declaration, various documents, etc. of the eligible candidates shall be verified as per norms specified by the respective authorities and/or Medical / Dental NTA does not have any responsibility towards the
Reservation Policy for Admission to MBBS and BDS Course
Indian nationals belonging to certain categories are admitted under the seats reserved for them in accordance with the rules prescribed by the Government of India. The categories and the extent of reservation are as follows:
General category belonging to Economically Weaker Section (GEN- EWS) – 10% of seats in every course. The benefit of reservation will be given only to those General category candidates who satisfy the conditions given in the OM 20013/01/2018-BC- II dated 17 January 2019, issued by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. The criteria for GEN-EWS will be as per the prevailing norms and/or notifications of the Government of India.
Other Backward Classes belonging to the Non-Creamy Layer (OBC- NCL) – 27% of seats in every course.
OBC-NCL should be listed in the current updated central list of OBC-NCL (http://www.ncbc.nic.in).
OBC-NCL present in the State list but not covered in the central list of OBC-
NCL (as per the list in http://www.ncbc.nic.in) are NOT eligible to claim the reservation.
Candidates belonging to the creamy layer of OBC are NOT entitled to Such candidates are treated as belonging to the general (GEN), i.e. unreserved category, and they will be eligible only for the GEN seats – the seats for which all candidates are eligible.
Scheduled Caste (SC) – 15% of seats in every
Scheduled Tribe (ST) – 5% of seats in every course.
Persons with Disability (PwBD) – 5% seats in each of GEN, GEN-EWS, OBC- NCL, SC, and ST category seats (Horizontal reservation).
Candidates who want to avail the benefits of PwBD reservation in admission to MBBS/BDS course, the disability norms as prescribed by NMC (earlier known as MCI)/DCI norms will be adhered with, and only those candidates will be eligible for the benefit of
For Candidates claiming the GEN-EWS category
GEN-EWS certificate (Appendix–VIIIA) needs to be uploaded in the Online Application Form of NEET (UG) – 2023 which should have been issued on or after 01 April 2022 in consonance with the latest guidelines of the Government of India. If any GEN-EWS candidate fails to submit the GEN-EWS certificate (issued on or after 01 April 2022) at the time of online registration, the candidate has to upload a declaration [Declaration in Lieu of GEN-EWS Certificate at (Appendix–VIIIB)] to that effect (Reference: No.F.No.20013/01/2018-BC-II).
For Candidates claiming the OBC-NCL category
OBC-NCL certificate (Appendix-IXA) needs to be uploaded in the Online Application Form of NEET (UG) – 2023 which should have been issued on or after 01 April 2022, in consonance with the latest guidelines of the Government of India. If any OBC-NCL candidate fails to upload the OBC- NCL certificate (issued on or after 01 April 2022) at the time of online registration, the candidate has to upload a declaration [Declaration in Lieu of OBC-NCL Certificate as per Appendix-IXB] to that effect. Visit http://www.ncbc.nic.in for the latest guidelines and updates on the Central List of State-wise OBCs.
For Candidates claiming the SC or ST category
Caste (for SC) or tribe (for ST) certificate (Appendix–XA) needs to be uploaded in the Online Application Form of NEET (UG) – 2023, in consonance with the latest guidelines of the Government of India. If any SC/ST candidate fails to upload the SC/ST certificate at the time of online registration, the candidate has to upload a declaration [Declaration in Lieu of SC/ST Certificate as per Appendix–XB] to that effect.
