NEET 2021: Exam Date | How to Apply Full Process | Date announced
NEET 2021 will be conducted by NTA Every year to test the eligibility of the candidates for selection in different medical Collages. The candidates who pass the exam will be given the opportunity for enrolment into MBBS or BDS course. Interested candidates can submit their application form for the exam in online mode. In this article, You can find the complete details related to NEET 2021. Some preparation tips and tricks for neet aspirant 2021.
NEET 2021 may be conducted twice a year, however the same is yet to release officially.
NEET 2021 application form might release by 20th or 25th June 2021- according to the source.
Expected changes in NEET 2021 :
There are certain things that you need to know about NEET 2021. From 2019 onwards, NEET is being held by NTA which had decided to conduct it twice a year and in online mode. Due to certain issues, this wasn’t possible for the year 2019 but there are chances that NEET 2021 may be conducted online and twice a year. Any confirmation regarding all this will be updated as soon as official notification is released. However, this will not affect the candidates preparing for NEET UG 2021 as there will be no changes in the exam syllabus or pattern.
NEET 2021 Important Dates
Check below the tentative dates related to NEET 2021:
NEET 2021 Eligibility Criteria :
The following eligibility criteria must be fulfilled by the NEET 2021 aspirants:
Nationality: Indian Citizens and Overseas Citizens of India who wish to pursue MBBS/ BDS from an Indian or foreign Medical/ Dental Institute can apply for NEET UG 2021.
Age Limit: The candidate should have completed 17 years of age as on 31st December 2021.
A relaxation of 5 years will be given to the candidates belonging to SC/ ST/ OBC/ PH category.
Academic qualification:
1. Candidates appearing in their class 12th exam in the year 2021 are eligible to apply.
2. Those who have passed their class 12th exam with English, Physics, Chemistry, Biology/ Biotechnology and Mathematics or any other elective subject can also apply.
3. Candidates who have passed 10+2 from Open School or have studied Biology/ Biotechnology as an additional subject at 10+2 level are not eligible.
4. The applicants with a pass in Intermediate/ Pre-degree Examination in Science of an Indian University/ Board or other recognized body with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/ Biotechnology and English are eligible.
5. Those who clear Pre-professional/ Pre-medical exam with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/ Biotechnology and English after passing 12th or equivalent exam can apply too.
Applicants in the first year of 3-year degree course of a recognized University with Physics, Chemistry and Biology/ Biotechnology are eligible.
The candidates who have passed B.Sc exam with not less than two of the subjects Physics, Chemistry, Biology/ Biotechnology and have passed the earlier qualifying examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English are also eligible.
The candidate must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks (45% for PH candidates and 40% for SC/ ST/ OBC candidates) taken together in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/ Biotechnology. Individual pass in these subjects is also mandatory.
NEET Application Form 2021 Full Process :
1. The application form for NEET 2021 can be obtained from the official website www.nta.ac.in and www.ntaneet.nic.in. The application form is expected to release in the month of January 2021.
2. The candidates can fill the form by providing their personal details such as name, category, date of birth, email id, mobile number, etc.
3. The email id and mobile number used must remain active as any intimation regarding the exam will be given through them only.
4. Apart from personal details, the candidates will also have to provide the details related to their education.
5. Candidates are also required to upload their photograph (between 10 kb and 200 kb) and signature (between 4 kb and 30 kb) in JPG/ JPEG format.
6. The duly filled application form can then be submitted online along with the application fee.
After the application process is complete, the candidates should take a printout of the application form and keep it safe for future use.
There is no need to send the printout of the application form to the office of NTA.
Application fee:
The application fee will be Rs. 1400/- for general/ OBC candidates and Rs. 750/- for SC/ ST/ PH/ Transgender candidates.
The payment of application fee can be done either online through debit card/ credit card/ net banking or by cash deposit through e-Challan.
NEET 2021 Exam Pattern
Below given is the exam pattern for NEET 2021:
Duration of exam: 3 hours
Question paper language: English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Odia, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu (Candidates opting for English would be provided test booklet in English only. For any other language, test booklet will be in English + opted language.)
Type of questions: Objective type
Number of questions: 180
Total marks: 720
Marking scheme: 4 marks will be awarded for each right answer
Negative marking: 1 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer
Subjects No. of Question Maximum Marks
Physics 45 180
Chemistry 45 180
Biology (Botany + Zoology) 90 360
Total 180 720
NEET Syllabus
The candidates can check below the complete syllabus for NEET UG 2021 preparations:
