NEET stands for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test. It has been proposed by the ‘Ministry of Human Resource Development’ (MHRD), Government of India and Medical Council of India (MCI) for:
- Undergraduate (NEET-UG) medical courses like MBBS, BDS etc.
The government plans to make NEET-UG the common entrance test for MBBS course across the country for almost all government and private medical Colleges/Universities.
The central board will control NEET and the whole purpose of NEET is to create a single entrance exam for all medical aspirants. It further hopes to decrease the financial burden on students of multiple exams and also decrease the challenge of preparing for so many multiple exams and hence decrease the burden among students.
Total No. of Questions – 180
Total Time – 3 hours
Language of examination – English and Hindi
Note: NEET has replace – AIPMT, AFMC, EAMCET, D-PMT, UP-CPMT, U-PMT, R-PMT, HR-PMT,, JK-CET etc.
XII – 50% for general category (40% for SC/ST/OBC) in Physics, Chemistry, Biology taken together (aggregate basis)
Minimum 17 years of age at the time of admission
Maximum of three attempts possible
Qualifying marks – 50 percentile