In 2013, with the approval of the Central Government of India, the Medical Council of India (MCI) made provision for a single NEET-UG eligibility cum entrance examination, namely, the “National Eligibility cum Entrance Test” (NEET) for admission to MBBS course in each academic year. Similarly, the Dental Council of India (DCI) had also notified that admission to BDS courses in each academic year shall be through National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET).
Both the MCI & the DCI had notified that the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) shall conduct NEET-UG 2022 exam for admission to the undergraduate medical courses i.e. MBBS and BDS programs.
Thus, NEET-UG 2022 (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Under Graduate courses) will be conducted at an all-India level aims to relieve the need of students to appear in multiple tests and promote merit in the admission process. NEET UG 2022 exam will allow class XII students to sit in a single entrance examination to get admission to almost all medical colleges in India, including private medical colleges.
A single merit list will be created for the MBBS and BDS seats across the country, which will show state, minorities, and SC/ST quotas.
| NEET UG 2022 Highlights | |
| Exam Name | National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) |
| Conducting Body | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| Exam Level | Undergraduate (UG) Exam at National Level |
| Exam Frequency | Once a year |
| Total Registrations | 18,72,341 |
| Exam Mode | Offline or Paper Pencil Based Test (PBT) |
| Courses Offered Through NEET UG 2022 | MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BVSC & AH |
| Apllication Form Fees | INR 1,600 (General) INR 1,500 (OBC) INR 900 (Reserved category candidates) INR 8,500 (Foreign nationals) |
| Exam Duration | 3 hours and 20 minutes |
| Number of Subjects and Total Marks | Physics (180 marks) Chemistry (180 marks) Biology (360 marks) Total Marks – 720 |
| Total Questions | 200 (180 to be attempted) |
| Language/Medium of Paper | 13 Languages – English, Hindi, Bengali, Urdu, Assamese, Gujarati, Marathi, Odiya, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Punjabi and Telugu |
| Accepting Colleges | 1,613 colleges |
| Total Number of Seats | MBBS – 92,627 BDS – 27,698 BAMS – 52,720 BVSc & AH – 630 |
| NEET Helpline Numbers | 011-40759000 |
| NEET 2022 Official Website | neet.nta.nic.in |
According to the latest news from the education ministry, NEET 2022 will be conducted twice- once in February and once in May. Students can appear for any one or both the exams and the best score among the two will be considered the final score.
The exam dates will be announced shortly. The exams will be conducted in sessions, which means the students can pick a date and time of their choice to appear for the examination. The exam will be computer-based and the centers will be available for a practice session at the district as well as sub-district levels.
In 2013 NEET-UG 2022 replaced the AIPMT as the national level single entrance test for all medical aspirants in India. NEET 2022 had also replaced a lot of state-level and institute-level medical entrance exams like GGSIPU CET, DUMET, AFMC, and KEAM (Medical).
The responsibility of the CBSE is limited to the conduct of NEET-UG, declaration of NEET-UG 2022 result, and providing a merit list to the Counselling Authorities.
But after the first edition of NEET, it was canceled and again replaced by AIPMT and other state-level exams.
According to the latest news, the syllabus for NEET UG 2022 will remain the same. To know the NEET UG 2022 Syllabus click on the following relevant links:
The dates for National Entrance cum Eligibility Test (NEET-UG) 2022 For MBBS & BDS Admissions will be announced shortly.
| NEET UG 2022 Exam Dates | |
| NEET UG 2022 date announcement | 06-Apr-2022 |
| NEET 2022 application process | 06-Apr-2022 |
| Last date to pay application fee | 20-May-2022 (11.50 pm) |
| NEET 2022 application correction window | 24-May-2022 to 27-May-2022 (9 pm) |
| Reopening of NEET 2022 application correction window for Category change | 14-Jun-2022 to 16-Jun-2022 (9 pm) |
| NEET 2022 advance intimation of exam city | 28-Jun-2022 |
| NEET 2022 admit card | 12-Jul-2022 |
| NEET 2022 exam date | 17-Jul-2022 |
| NEET 2022 provisional answer keys | Third week of August |
| NEET 2022 final answer keys and result | 7th September 2022 |
NEET (UG) Entrance Examination shall consist of one paper containing 180 objective type questions (four options with the single correct answer) from Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany & Zoology) to be answered on the specially designed machine-gradable sheet using Blue/Black Ball Point Pen only.
The duration of the paper would be 03 hours.
There shall be 45 Questions each from the Subjects such as Physics, and Chemistry and 90 Questions from Biology (Botany and Zoology).
There are about 420 medical colleges in the country. Out of these 150 colleges are being run by State and Central Governments and the remaining 270 colleges are under private management. Out of these 270, there are about 118 deemed universities. Total available seats in Government colleges are estimated at 25085 and 38715 in private medical colleges.
It is estimated that there are about 66,000 seats on offer for MBBS and also another 11,000 seats available in PG medical courses. The MCI also made it clear that State Quotas and Reservations in Medical Colleges would remain intact as the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) will draw up ranks/merit lists at national and state levels separately for General Category, SC, ST, and OBC, and PD candidates.
Aspirants can refer to the table below to know the NEET cutoff trends for the past three years. This will help them understand the difficulty level of the examination.
| Category | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| Unreserved | 720-138 | 720-147 | 701-134 |
| Unreserved PWD | 137-108 | 146-129 | 133-120 |
| Reserved | 137-122 | 128-113 | 133-107 |
| Reserved PWD | 121-108 | 128-113 | 133-107 |
The category-wise NEET UG 2022 application fees are given in the below table:
| Category | NEET 2022 Application Fee (in INR) |
| General | 1,600 |
| General EWS and OBC | 1,500 |
| SC, ST, PwD | 900 |
| Outside India | 8,500 |
NEET UG 2022 aspirants who wish to apply for the entrance test are advised to check if they fit into the criteria specified by NTA. Candidates who fulfil the following parameters are eligible for the exam.
Citizens or applicants belonging to the following nationalities are eligible to apply for NEET:
The age limit or age criteria for NEET candidates are as follows:
Applicants should fulfil the educational qualification mentioned below:
The counseling for the medical and dental seats would be done online on the basis of your rank in NEET UG 2022. The online counseling will be conducted by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS),
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