Formerly known as the All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT), the NEET or National Eligibility Entrance Test is the qualifying and highly competitive examination for admission in MBBS and BDS programs in India. NEET has been introduced by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) Govt of India and the Medical Council of India (MCI). The test, presently conducted by the NTA (National Testing Agency), offers 90,000 seats across both of these programs. The NEET exam is conducted online in 11 languages, namely English, Hindi, Marathi, Odia, Tamil, Marathi, Urdu Bengali, Telugu, Kannada, and Assamese. With 180 questions and a total duration of 3 hours, the exam paper has 3 sections, consisting of questions from Physics, Chemistry and Biology, which includes Botany and Zoology. Not just for undergraduate medical courses like MBBS and BDS, NEET PG is conducted for post-graduate courses like M.S, M.D as well. The candidates must meet a minimum eligibility criteria of being at least 17 years of age of the year of admission and have an aggregate of 50 per cent during their graduation from class 12th, with subjects like English, Biology, Biotechnology, Physics, Chemistry and more. Post getting their NEET scorecard, candidates can go ahead with the NEET counselling registration, which is conducted in 3 rounds. Of this, 15% All India Quota seats in government medical colleges will be allotted by Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) along with Deemed/Central Universities, AFMS and ESIC institutes, while the remaining 85% state quota seats will be granted by respective state counselling bodies. More
This unusual situation has arisen following a significant policy shift by the National Medical Commission (NMC) in 2022, which removed the upper age limit for NEET.
The 18-year-old student, a NEET aspirant, shot himself using his father's licensed pistol.
Police officials said the student was stressed because she had failed to crack the exam in her last four attempts.
NEET PG 2025 will be held on June 15 in two shifts, as announced by NBEMS. Check the exam pattern, eligibility, and registration details on the official website natboard.edu.in.
Many parents have filed police complaints, alleging that the private coaching institution did not provide them with any prior notice or refunds.
Sarfaraz's first attempt saw him join a dental college, but the lack of hostel facilities forced him to drop out. Refusing to give up, he tried again in 2024.
According to police, the student was allegedly held hostage for over six months and raped by two teachers of the prominent coaching institute.
The Supreme Court's deadline for the NEET panel report, formed after a paper leak, ends today, November 4.
To tackle recurring NEET paper leaks, an expert committee led by Dr. K Radhakrishnan has recommended a hybrid exam model and multi-stage testing for NEET-UG.
The initiative is expected to especially benefit rural students who cannot afford private coaching for competitive exams.
Jaya Kishore Pradhan's pursuit of a medical degree was further facilitated by a 2019 Supreme Court ruling that lifted the upper age limit for NEET aspirants.
The crime was allegedly committed once trunks carrying the paper reached the school from the bank vault after 8 AM on May 5, the day of the examination
It was in 2004 when Lobsang Jamyang, a Tibetan monk and director of the Dharamshala-based Tong-Len Charitable Trust, first encountered Pinki Haryan begging on the streets. After recognising her during a visit to the Charan Khud slum cluster, Jamyang set out on a mission to convince her parents, especially her father, to allow her to attend school.
Sunny Kumar runs a samosa stall in Noida's Sector 12. He scored 664 out of 720 while juggling between his studies and running the stall for five hours daily.
The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) is set to release the results for the first round of NEET UG Counselling 2024 on August 23. Candidates who secure seats must report to their designated colleges between August 24 and August 29 for document verification and admission.
The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) will initiate the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) Undergraduate Counselling 2024, starting today, August 14.
The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Post Graduate (NEET-PG) is a medical entrance exam. It was scheduled to be held on June 23 but was postponed as a “precautionary measure” in the wake of allegations on the integrity of certain competitive exams
Supreme Court will hear plea seeking postponement of NEET PG exam today, August 9. The exam is scheduled to be held on August 11. Stay connected with us for the latest updates on the same.
The petition argues that the short notice period makes it nearly impossible for many students to reach their test centers. Additionally, the petitioner demands transparency in the normalization process for the four question paper sets to ensure fairness in evaluation.
The NEET PG Exam 2024, scheduled for August 11, is under scrutiny due to new allegations of question paper leaks. On the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), screenshots are circulating, allegedly from Telegram groups advertising the sale of NEET-PG question papers for Rs 70,000.
In a statement issued on its probe in the NEET paper leak case so far, the agency said Pankaj Kumar, one of the alleged masterminds, acted in connivance with Oasis School Principal Ehsanul Haque, also the NTA City Coordinator, and Vice Principal Imtiaz Alam, who was the Centre Superintendent.
"The Supreme Court has clearly stated that there has been no systemic breach in the sanctity of the exam. The Congress does not trust the Centre government but does it not trust the Supreme Court too. The SC's decision on the NEET issue is not a defeat of students but a defeat of Congress' irresponsible attitude, fallacy and petty politics," Pradhan wrote on X.
The resolutions were adopted separately by a voice vote, with BJP and JD(S) MLAs protesting from the well of the House demanding a discussion on the alleged fraudulent allotment of sites to land losers by Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), including to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife Parvathi.
The court on Tuesday dismissed the pleas seeking cancellation and re-test of the exam, holding that there was no evidence on record to conclude that it was vitiated on account of systemic breach of its sanctity. The court said the leak occurred in a couple of cities.
Last week, the Centre in an affidavit opposed a re-test, saying data analysed by the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras didn’t show there was “mass malpractice” in the entrance exam.