Points to remember before applying for NEET

About NEET
National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, popularly known as NEET UG, will be conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA). NEET 2019 will be conducted once a year and will held on May 5. The exam will be held in offline mode which means NEET is a pen and paper test.

Exam level: National Level Exam
Frequency: Once a year
Languages: Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Tamil, Hindi, English, Marathi, Urdu, Kannada, Telugu, Odia.
Conducting Body: National Testing Agency
Duration: 3 Hours

Exam pattern
Candidates will be provided with an OMR sheet where they will be required to submit responses.
NEET UG paper will be of three-hour duration which will contain three sections- Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany and Zoology).
The total number of questions in the NEET 2019 Exam will be 180 (all the questions will be MCQs) for a total of 720 marks. Candidates are awarded four marks for each correct response while one mark will be deducted for each incorrect response. The Biology section of NEET question paper carries more marks as the section alone consists of 90 questions while the other two sections contain 45 questions each. There will be no deduction of marks for not attempting a question.
The paper will be available in 11 languages (English, Hindi, Urdu and Other 8 regional languages) and availability of the question paper in a particular regional language will depend on the location of the exam centre of NEET 2019.

Eligibility criteria for NEET
The following points are NEET eligibility criteria:
• Nationality:- Indian Nationals, NRIs, PIOs, OCIs and Foreign Nationals are eligible to take NEET 2019.
• Age Limit:- As per the minimum age limit of NEET, a candidate should complete 17 years of age on or before December 31, 2019. The maximum age limit to appear for NEET is 25 years (unreserved category candidates) and 30 years (reserved and PwD category candidates).
• Educational Qualification:- Candidate must pass Class 12 or equivalent examination by scoring qualifying marks in English, Physics, Biology and Chemistry individually and an aggregate of minimum 50% in Chemistry, Biology and Physics for unreserved category candidates, 45% for general PWD candidates and OBC candidates and 40% for SC/ST candidates.
• Number of Attempts:- The attempt limit to take NEET UG has been removed.

Filling up the form
The application process will involve steps:
1. Submission of personal and educational details which can be checked below:-
a. Registration
b. Filling up academic details
c. Providing permanent and correspondence address
2. Uploading Photograph and Signature
3. Make Payment
4. Take a printout of the confirmation page

According to Supreme Court order, adhaar card is now not necessary for NEET.

Important dates for NEET 2019
Availability of application form: 1st November 2018
Closing of Registration: 30th November 2018
Last date to make payment: 1st December 2018
Availability of admit card: 15th April 2019
Date of examination: 5th May 2019
Declaration of results: 5th June
Counselling starts: 25th June onwards.

After NEET
After qualifying NEET 2019, candidates will be required to appear for the national and state level counselling processes.
The admission to MBBS and BDS courses are taken on the basis of merit (NEET 2019 score) and preferences (choices submitted in the counselling) basis.
The national counselling will be conducted by MCC for AFMC, All India Quota seats, Deemed University seats (including MGIMS, BHU, AMU and other private deemed universities) and ESI quota seats.
Each state will conduct its own counselling for its state quota seats for their domicile candidates.