HomeNEET UG 2022 | MBBS Admissions 2022 | Lowest Fee Packages

An aspirant who applies for NEET has to meet the eligibility criteria of NEET which specifies the academic qualifications, age limit, pass percentage, nationality etc that are mandatory to appear for the exam.

The NEET eligibility criteria are based on regulations of Graduate Medical Education 1997 Act. Candidates must meet the NEET eligibility as given failing which they will not be allowed to appear for the exam.

It should be noted that merely fulfilling the eligibility criteria of NEET is not sufficient for admissions. NEET admission criteria and cutoff for MBBS, BDS and other medical courses will be separate for All India and state counselling.

Know the NEET 2020 eligibility criteria

How to choose qualifying code in NEET?

• Candidates appearing for Class XII in 2020 should select qualifying code as 01
• Those who have passed their class 12 should fill code [02 to 07] as per their qualifying examination.
• Candidates who dont fall under the above must use “others” and furnish all details asked.

NEET eligibility for admission in BUMS Course– Candidates must have passed class 10 with Urdu or Arabic or Persian language as a subject, or clear the class 10 Urdu test (wherever there is provision to conduct of such test) in the entrance examination conducted by the University or Board or registered Society or Association authorized by the Government to conduct such examination.

Eligbility through NEET for admission in BSMS course – Candidates must have passed Tamil as one of the subjects in class 10 or equivalent or candidates shall have to study Tamil as a subject during the first professional course

Documents Required at Exam

• NEET admit card
• One passport size photograph
• PAN Card/Driving License/Voter ID/Passport/Aadhaar Card (with photograph) /Ration Card/any other valid government ID
• PwD certificate issued by the competent authority if applicable
• Letter of undertaking of own scibe if applicable

Leading coaching Institutes like Allen, Akash, Resonance will release NEET Answer Key for various codes like P, Q, R, S (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) on May 3 after the completion of the entrance exam.

National Testing Agency will release the official answer key 2020 tentatively by May 25. NTA will also release the response sheets of the candidates to cross check with the answer key and estimate the probable score. To download the response sheet and answer key of NEET, candidates will have to login through their credentials.

Any objection to a question or answer given in the NEET provisional answer key can be raised by candidates within a given time. They will have to raise their challenge to the official answer key through the online provision made by NTA after paying Rs 1000 per question. Candidates are required to submit the proof of the same.

The amount paid to challenge the answer key will be refunded if the claim of the candidates is found to be true else it is non-refundable.

After considering all the challenges and objections, NTA will release the NEET final answer key for all the paper codes tentatively by June 4, 2020.

NEET 2020 Cutoff

To qualify in NEET, candidates must score equal to or above the specified cutoff. This is the minimum percentile that is pre-decided by MCI and stipulated in the Graduate Medical Education Regulations (1997) as the score which a candidate must obtain to be eligible for admissions.

The NEET qualifying percentile has been specified category wise and can be summarized as given in the table below. To aid candidates, the actual marks secured in the past years have also been mentioned such that candidates get an idea of how much to score to qualify in the exam.

NEET cut off marks will be announced after the result is declared on June 4, 2020. The cutoff score is determined on the number of applicants, difficulty levels of the question paper, seats available and past cutoff trends.

Previous years’ NEET qualifying percentile

NEET UG 2020 Instructions to be followed in the Examination Hall

General

• The Examination Centre will open two (02) hours before the commencement of the test. No candidate shall be allowed to enter the Examination Centre after 1:30 p.m. Therefore, candidates must ensure that they leave home well in advance considering all facts like traffic, location of the centre and weather conditions, etc. Candidates are expected to take their seats immediately after the opening of the Examination Hall.

• During the examination time, the invigilator will check Admit Card of the candidates to ascertain the identity of each candidate. The invigilators will also put their own signature in the place provided in the Answer Sheet on and Attendance Sheet.
• A seat with a roll number will be allotted to each candidate. Candidates must find out and occupy their allotted seats. If a candidate is found appearing in the Examination from a seat or room other than the allotted one, the candidature shall be cancelled.
• A candidate who comes after 01:30 p.m. shall not be permitted to enter the Examination Centre under any circumstances.
• Candidates must bring ONLY the following documents on the day of examination at the test centre. Candidates who will not bring these will not be allowed to sit in the examination and shall lead to his/her disqualification.
• Print copy of Admit Card downloaded from NTA’s website.
• One passport size photograph (same as uploaded on the Online Application Form) for pasting on the specific space in the attendance sheet at Centre during NEET (UG) – 2020 Examination.
• Any one of the authorized photo IDs (must be original, valid and nonexpired) – PAN card / Driving License / Voter ID / Passport/ Aadhaar Card (with photograph) /Ration Card/any other.
• PwD certificate issued by the Competent Authority, if claiming the relaxation under PwD category.
• Candidates are not allowed to bring any barred item or any item which could be used for Unfair practices. Possession of any such article with the candidates inside the Centre premises will attract the penalties of unfair practices.
• Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the barred items (Chapter-11) to the venue of the examination as arrangement for safe keeping will not be made and candidates found in possession of these items will not be allowed to enter the Examination Centre.
• No candidate will leave his/her seat or the Examination Room/Hall until the Test concludes as per the schedule. Candidates should not leave the Room/Hall without handing over their OMR Sheets to the invigilator on duty.
• Smoking in the examination centre is strictly prohibited.
• Water Bottles, Tea, coffee, cold drinks or snacks etc. are not allowed to be taken by the candidates into the examination centre. Candidates suffering from diabetes are allowed to carry into the examination hall the eatables (with prior intimation) like sugar tablets / fruits (like banana/apple/orange) and transparent water bottle. However, they will not be allowed to carry packed foods like chocolate/ candy/sandwich etc.
• The Test will start exactly at the time mentioned in the Admit Card and an announcement to this effect will be made by the invigilator.
• Before the start of Examination, important instructions will be communicated to the candidates by the invigilator for strict compliance by the candidates.
• A signal will be given at the beginning of the examination and at halftime. A signal will also be given before the closing time when the candidate must stop marking the responses.
• The candidate must sign twice on the Attendance Sheet at the specified place, first time immediately after the commencement of examination and second time while handing over the Answer Sheet to the invigilator. The candidates are also required to put their Finger Impressions in the space provided on the Attendance Sheet.
• The candidate will check and ensure that the Test Booklet contains as many number of pages as are written on the top of the cover page.
• For those who are unable to appear on the scheduled date of test for any reason, re-test shall not be held by the NTA under any circumstances.
• The candidates, suffering from Diabetes, may be taken care of at the Centre as per the instructions issued by NTA.

Scoring and Marking

• Each question carries 4 marks. For each correct response the candidate will get 4 marks. For each incorrect response one mark will be deducted from the total score. No deduction from the total score will, however, be made if no response is indicated for a question in the answer The candidates are advised not to attempt such question in answer sheet, if they are not sure of the correct response. More than one answer indicated in a question will be deemed as an incorrect response and will be negatively marked.
• For the purpose of evaluation, the Test Booklet Code printed in the Answer Sheet on Side-2 will be accepted as final.

Detailed Instructions about Test Booklet and Related Material

• Details about the Test Booklet, OMR, Answer Sheet and Marking Responses shall be made available at NTA website at the time of downloading of Admit Card.

Rough Work

All rough work is to be done in the Test Booklet only. The candidate will not do any rough work or put stray mark on the machine gradable OMR Answer Sheet.

NEET UG 2020 Unfairmeans, Practices and Breach of Examination Rules

Definition

Unfairmeans practice is an activity that allows a candidate to gain an unfair advantage over other candidates. It includes, but is not limited to:

• Being in possession of any item or article which has been prohibited or can be used for unfair practices including any stationery item, communication device, accessories, eatable items, ornaments or any other material or information relevant or not relevant to the examination in the paper concerned;
• Using someone to write examination (impersonation) or preparing material for copying;
• Breaching examination rules or any direction issued by NTA in connection with the conduct of NEET (UG) -2020 examination from time to time;
• Assisting other candidate to engage in malpractices, giving or receiving assistance directly or indirectly of any kind or attempting to do so;
• Writing questions or answers on any material other than the answer sheet given by the Centre Superintendent for writing answers;
• Tearing of Answer Sheet, any page of the test booklet etc.;
• Contacting or communicating or trying to do so with any person, other than the Examination Staff, during the examination time in the Examination Centre;
• Taking away the answer sheet out of the examination hall/room;
• Smuggling out of Question Paper or its part or smuggling out answer sheet or part thereof;
• Threatening any of the officials connected with the conduct of the examination or threatening any of the candidates;
• Using or attempting to use any other undesirable method or means in connection with the examination;
• Manipulation and fabrication of online documents viz. admit card, rank letter, self-declaration, etc.;
• Forceful entry/exit in/from Examination Centre/Hall;
• Use or attempted use of any electronic device after entering the Examination Centre;
• Affixing/uploading of morphed photograph on the application form/admit card/proforma;
• Erasing or obliterating any information printed on the OMR sheet;
• Providing incorrect information on the answer sheet;
• Making fake claims by manipulating the responses in OMR sheet uploaded on website for challenge before or after declaration of result.
• Creating obstacles in smooth and fair conduct of examination.
• Any other mal practices declared as unfairmeans by the NTA.