NEET 2019 – Exam Date, Eligibility, Syllabus, Pattern

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NEET 2019 – Exam Date, Eligibility, Syllabus, Pattern

National Testing Agency (NTA) is the conducting body of NEET 2019. The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is the largest entrance examination for admissions to medical, dental, and AYUSH courses in the country. NEET was introduced by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in the year 2016, replacing AIPMT, as a National entrance examination held yearly for admission to medical and dental courses of the country.

NTA will be conducting NEET 2019 in the same pattern. Initially supposed to be held twice a year, NEET 2019 will only be held once a year as per a press release issued by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) on August 21. Also, the NTA will hold NEET 2019 in offline mode only once a year.

NEET 2019 will offer a total of almost 90,000 MBBS and BDS seats to the medical and dental colleges of India except for AIIMS and JIPMER. Since 2018, CBSE had mandated the admission to AYUSH courses in India on the basis of NEET UG only. Check below to find out all there is to know about NTA NEET UG 2019 including important dates, exam pattern, qualifying percentile, merit list, seat reservation, and counselling.

NEET 2019 – What’s new?

The conducting body of the exam is the National Testing Agency (NTA), instead of CBSE.
The exam will be held once a year, and there will be no change in the exam pattern.
The mode of conduction of NEET 2019 will be offline only, as a pen and paper test.

About Exam

Particulars	Details
Name of the Examination	National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)
Examination Conducting body	National Testing Agency
Examination level	National
Examination category	Undergraduate
Purpose of examination	Admission to medical, dental, and AYUSH courses in India (except AIIMS and JIPMER)

NEET 2019 Exam Dates

Events	Dates
Application form release date	November 1, 2018
Last date to register	November 30, 2018
Admit Card release date	April 15, 2019
Exam Date	May 5, 2019
Declaration of results	June 5, 2019

NEET Eligibility Criteria 2019

Aspirants require to fulfill certain eligibility criteria in order to appear in the examination. The application forms of the ineligible candidates are not accepted, so aspirants are advised to go through the NEET 2019 eligibility criteria listed below.

The age of the candidates must at least be 17 years as on December 31, 2019.
The candidates must not exceed 25 years in age as on May 6, 2019.
The candidates must have qualified in Class 12 or qualifying examination or must be appearing in the same in 2019.
In the qualifying exam the candidates must have scored an aggregate of 50% (for unreserved), 45% (for Physically Handicapped -PH), and 40% (for reserved including the PH reserved) in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.
Candidates are required to have studied Biology/Biotechnology with practicals in both Classes 11 and 12. Candidates with Biology as an additional subject in Class 12 alone are also eligible for NEET 2019.

NEET Application Form 2019

The release date of the application form for NEET 2019 is November 1, 2018. The last date for filling up the application form is November 30, 2018. The mode of release and submission of the NEET 2019 application form will be only online. Aspirants can check below the step-by-step approach to fill in the application form.

Step 1 – Registration

The candidates firstly are required to register themselves by providing details as email id, contact number etc. Once registered, the candidates can login by using their login ID and password.

Step 2 – Filling of Application Form

Candidates then need to fill the online application form wherein they have to provide all of the required personal and academic information. Candidates are advised to carefully go through their application form before submitting it finally, and edit the same if necessary.

Step 3 – Uploading Scanned Images

In the next step, the candidates are required to upload the scanned images of their photograph, signature and right-hand index finger impression, in NEET 2019 online application. The images should be uploaded properly and should be according to the specifications (to be notified by NTA).

Step 4 – Payment of Application Fees

In the final step, candidates will be required to pay the application fee. The mode of payment of application fee will be online. The likely application fee for NEET 2019 has been mentioned in the table below.

NEET 2019 Application Fee

S. No.	Categories	Application Fees
1	General/OBC Candidates	Rs. 1,400
2	SC/ST/PH Candidates	Rs. 750

Step 4 – Printout of Confirmation Page

Candidates, after fee payment, should take a print out of the confirmation page and keep it for future reference.

NEET Exam Pattern 2019

NTA has not announced any changes to the existing exam pattern. So, the NEET 2019 exam pattern is likely to be similar to the one already established which is described in detail below.

NEET Paper Pattern

Particulars	Details
Mode of Examination	Offline (Pen and Paper)
Duration of Examination	3 hours
Total Number of Questions	180 Questions
Sections	Physics – 45 Questions Chemistry – 45 Questions Biology – 90 Questions
Marking Scheme	+4 marks for each correct answer; -1 mark for each wrong answer; 0 mark for each unanswered question
Maximum Marks	720 marks
Aggregate score calculation	Total number of correct answers X 4 – Total number of incorrect answers X 1 (Note: There are no marks for attempting of questions)

NEET Syllabus 2019

As per the notification released by the NTA, no changes have been announced to the syllabus. The syllabus of NEET 2019 will, therefore, be the same as that of the previous year. NEET 2019 syllabus comprises Physics, Chemistry, and Biology as per the NCERT curriculum of Class 11 and 12. Aspirants must check the detailed syllabus and know about the important topics in order to prepare better for the examination.