What is NEET Medical Exam ?

AIPMT (NEET- UG)

NEET is an Entrance Test for selection of candidates for admission to MBBS/BDS courses under 15% All India Quota seats in Government Medical/Dental colleges of India under the control of DGHS, Govt. of India except in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Telangana.

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test or NEET is a entrance examination in India, for students who wish to study any graduate medical course (MBBS), dental course (BDS) or postgraduate course (MD / MS) in government or private medical colleges in India. NEET-UG (Undergraduate), for MBBS and BDS courses, will be conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). NEET-UG replaced the All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT) and all individual MBBS exams conducted by states or colleges themselves. However, many colleges and institutes have taken a stay order and conducted private examinations for admission to their MBBS and BDS courses.

Undergraduate courses at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, Postgraduate Institute for Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh, Jawarharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research JIPMER are outside the NEET's purview, as these institutes were set up by separate laws.

AIIMS (NEET- PG)

All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) entrance exam is one of the most popular and extensively competitive entrance examinations in the medical field in India today. It is the gateway to a prospering career in medical sciences, held every year on a national level.

NEET-PG is an eligibility-cum-ranking examination prescribed as the single entrance examination to various MD/MS and PG Diploma Courses as per Section (10) of Indian Medical Council Act 1956.

NEET-PG is a single window entrance examination for PG courses. No otherentrance examination, either at state or institution level, shall be valid for entry to MD/MS/PG Diploma Courses as per the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 w.e.f. 2018 admission session.

The Honorable Supreme Court on April 28th, 2016 approved NEET or National Eligibility cum Entrance Test as the single examination. The development which happened three days before the AIPMT 2016 exam had created a lot of confusion amongst medical aspirants who were studying for various medical entrance exams all across the country. Here are the important highlights of NEET 2018.

NEET Eligibility Criteria & Registration

The eligibility criteria for NEET 2018 is mentioned below :

Nationality

• Candidate should be an Indian citizen.
• If the candidate does not reside in India then he or she should be an OCI (Overseas Citizen of India)

Age Limit

• The minimum age limit is 17 years as on December 31, of the year of admission or candidates belonging to all the categories.
• The maximum age limit is 25 years as on December 31, of the year of admission for students belonging to general category.
• The maximum age limit is 30 years as on December 31, of the year of admission for students belonging to reserved category.

Class 12 Marks/Qualification

• Students must have passed class 12 board exam or an equivalent exam from a recognized board with at least five mandatory subjects like Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English and an elective subject.

Year of Passing

• Students who are appearing for board exams in the year 2018 are eligible to take NEET 2018.
• Students who have appeared for class 12 exams in 2017 and appearing for an improvement exam in 2018 are eligible to apply for NEET 2018.
• Candidates who have appeared for class 12 exams in 2016 and have taken improvement exam in 2017, can mention the year of the exam with a better score.

The eligibility criteria for NEET - PG 2018 is mentioned below :

Nationality

• Candidate should be an Indian citizen Only.

Qualification

• Candidates must hold an MBBS degree or Provisional MBBS Pass Certificate recognized by the MCI.

Internship

• Students should have completed one year of internship or likely to complete the internship on or before 31st March 2018.

All India 50% Quota seats:

• Students who have studied or passed MBBS from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Jammu & Kashmir states are not eligible for this quota.

NEET Registration Process

How to Apply for NEET 2018?

Medical aspirants can apply for CBSE NEET 2018 only through online process.

• The foremost work you need to do is, visit the official website of NEET UG 2018.
• Here is the official website URL cbseneet.nic.in
• Before "Proceeding for Applying Online Form for NEET 2018 (UG)", check out the guidelines carefully.
• You will be able to see the application form on the screen.
• Now fill up the required details asked in the form i.e. academic, basic personal, exam center, guardian, contact.
• Verify before submitting and then press the "Submit" button.
• After ending this process of filling form, you will be provided with the generated "registration number ".
• Now the next step is go for the asked "Upload Photo/Signature" section.
• The required KB and size information is all shared above. Press the "Browse" button for uploading photograph and signature.
• Choose the payment mode.
• Submit payment details and for payment of fees.
• Take printout of the confirmation after the completion of this whole process
• After successful completion takes the print out for confirmation.
• The confirmation page will be displayed, and it has to be sent to below-mentioned address along with the required documents,

The Assistant Secretary (NEET)

Central Board of Secondary Education,

Shiksha Kendra, 2, Community Centre,

Preet Vihar, Delhi-110 092

Application Fee of NEET 2018

The application fee can be paid either through online process or offline process

• Online method – Credit card/Debit card/Paytm/Net banking
• Offline method – Bank Challan

The NEET 2018 application fee amount is mentioned below.

Category	Amount
General and OBC	Rs.1400
SC/ST/PH	Rs. 750

AIIMS (NEET - PG)

The application fee for the exam is listed in the table below:

Application Fee of NEET 2018

The above exam fee is inclusive of examination fees and Information Bulletin. Please note that Information Bulletin will not be sold separately. Information Bulletin shall be available at NEET-PG website for information.

How to pay: The prescribed registration fee should be remitted through payment gateway provided using a Credit Card or a Debit Card issued by banks in India or through Internet Banking. For more information, please visit the website (www.nbe.edu.in).

Candidates remaining absent from the examination or declared ineligible will forfeit their examination fee. Candidates are advised to read the rule position carefully and satisfy the terms and conditions for fulfillment of eligibility criteria before proceeding for payment of fees.

FEES SHALL NEITHER BE REFUNDED NOR CARRIED FORWARD IF THE APPLICATION FOR NEET- PG 2018 IS REJECTED/CANDIDATURE IS FOUND TO BE INELIGIBLE OR CANDIDATE IS UNABLE TO APPEAR IN THE EXAMINATION.

NEET 2018 Exam Date, Pattern & Syllabus

AIPMT (NEET - UG)

NEET 2018 Application Dates

Notification regarding NEET-UG 2018 will be announced in December, 2017. The important dates for CBSE NEET are mentioned below

AIIMS (NEET - PG)

Events	Dates
Availability of Information Bulletin (NEET-PG 2018)	30th October 2017
Online registration begins	31th October 2017
Last date to register online	27th November 2017 (11:59 PM)
Exam date	7th January 2018
Declaration of result	31st January 2018
Counselling starts	After the result announcement

NEET Exam Pattern

AIPMT (NEET - UG)

• The NEET 2017 consists of one paper containing 180 objective type questions (four options with single correct answer) from the subjects Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany & Zoology) to be answered on the specially designed machine-gradable sheet using Ball Point Pen only.
• The duration of NEET/AIPMT will be 03 hours
• Mode of Exam is Pen and Paper.
• Language is available in English and Hindi.
• Marking scheme is 4 Marks for each correct answer and 1 negative mark for each incorrect answer and no marks for unmarked questions.

AIIMS (NEET - PG) Exam Pattern

Exam Mode

• The exam will be organized in online (computer-based test) mode.

Type of Question

• Multiple choice questions will be asked in the examination.

Language

• The question paper will be asked in the English language

Duration

• The exam duration will be 3-1/2 hours.

Session

• The examination will be organized on a single day in one session, i.e all candidates will be taking the same question paper.
• There will not be any equating or scaling of the marks obtained by the candidate.

Marking Scheme

• For the correct answer, four marks will be allotted to the candidates.

Negative Marking

• The negative marking will be done in this examination. There will be 25% (1 mark) negative marking for incorrect answers

SUBJECT-WISE DISTRIBUTION OF QUESTIONS FOR NEET- PG 2017

S.NO	SUBJECT	SUBJECT WISE WEIGHTAGE OF QUESTIONS (IN NO.)
1	ANATOMY	15
2	PHYSIOLOGY	15
3	BIOCHEMISTRY	15
4	PHARMACOLOGY	20
5	MICROBIOLOGY	20
6	PATHOLOGY	25
7	FORENSIC MEDICINE	10
8	SOCIAL AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE	25
9	MEDICINE DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY	37
10	SURGERY, ENT, ORTHOPEDICS & ANAESTHESIA	46
11	RADIODIAGNOSIS & RADIOTHERAPY	12(6+6)
12	OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY	25
13	PAEDIATRICS	15
14	OPHTHALMOLOGY	10
15	PSYCHIATRY	10
	GRAND TOTAL	300

Note: The syllabus of the above topics shall be as per the latest Graduate Medical Education Regulations notified by the Medical Council of India with prior approval of the Govt. of India. For Graduate Medical Education Regulations please refer www.mciindia.org.

Subject	No. of Questions
Physics	60
Chemistry	60
Biology (Zoology & Botany)	60
General Knowledge	20
Total	200

NEET Syllabus (AIPMT & AIIMS Syllabus)

Physics

Chemistry

Biology

How to Qualify through NEET?

AIPMT (NEET - UG 2018) Cut Off Marks

AIIMS (NEET - PG) Cut Off Marks

As per the "Postgraduate Medical Education (Amendment) Regulations, 2012 (Part I):

"In order to be eligible for admission to any postgraduate course in a particular academic year, it shall be necessary for a candidate to obtain minimum of marks at 50th percentile in 'National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for Postgraduate courses' held for the said academic year. However, in respect of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, the minimum marks shall be at 40th percentile. In respect of candidates as provided in clause 9(II) above with locomotory disability of lower limbs, the minimum marks shall be at 45th percentile. The percentile shall be determined on the basis of highest marks secured in the All-India common merit list in 'National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test' for Postgraduate courses:

Provided when sufficient number of candidates in the respective categories fail to secure minimum marks as prescribed in National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test held for any academic year for admission to Post Graduate Courses, the Central Government in consultation with Medical Council of India may at its discretion lower the minimum marks required for admission to Post Graduate Course for candidates belonging to respective categories and marks so lowered by the Central Government shall be applicable for the said academic year only."

S.No.	Category	Passing Criteria
1	General	50% Percentile
2	SC/ST/OBC	40% Percentile
3	PWD	45% Percentile

NEET/ AIPMT Previous Papers, Sample Papers, Video Solutions & Best Books

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JEE Main Previous Year Question Paper provides an insight of current year JEE Question Paper and also as a help to check student's preparation level.

Students can download JEE Main Previous Year Question Paper and JEE Main Sample Paper pdf for future reference during preparation. Links are given below:

	NEET/AIPMT Previous Year Question Paper	Download
	NEET/AIPMT Sample Paper pdf	Download
	JEE Main Video Solution	Download

Best Books for NEET

AIPMT (NEET - UG) Preparation Books

• BIOLOGY
  • heory books:
    • Trueman's elementary biology Vol-I & Vol-II, Companion biology by K.Bhatti (Dinesh publication).
• PHYSICS
  • Theory books:
    • Concepts of Physics by H.C.Verma, NCERT Physics: CBSE PMT by Anil Aggarwal, NCERT- Physics Part 1 and Part 2.
  • Objective books:
    • Physics for Medical Entrance Examinations by D.C Pandey (Arihant Publications).
• CHEMISTRY
  • Theory books:
    • GR Bhatla publications by O.P Tondon.
  • Objective books:
    • O.P Tondon by GR Bhatla publications, a book by Arihant publications.

AIIMS (NEET - PG) Preparation Books

• Physics:
  • Theory books: Fundamentals of Physics, by Halliday, Resnik and Walker, Concepts of Physics Volume I and II by H.C. Verma
  • Objective books: Objective Physics for Medical Entrances Examinations (Volume I and II)
• Chemistry:
  • Theory books: Modern's ABC of Chemistry for class 11th and 12th (Volume I and II)
  • Objective books: Objective NCERT at Your Fingertips Chemistry (Class 11 + 12) (English) By MTG
• Biology
  • Theory books: Exploring Biology for Medical Entrances (Volume I and II) (English), Trueman's Elementary Biology, Vol I and II (English)
  • Objective books: Trueman's Objective Biology for Medical Entrance Examinations

AIPMT/ AIIMS (NEET - UG/PG) Previous Years Paper Analysis

1. AIPMT (NEET - UG) Paper Analysis

Physics

Chemistry

Biology

AIPMT (NEET - UG) 2017 Classwise Paper Analysis

AIPMT (NEET - UG) 2017 Subjectwise Paper Analysis

2. AIIMS (NEET - PG) 2017 Paper Analysis

Physics

Chemistry

Biology

AIIMS (NEET - PG) 2017 Classwise Paper Analysis

AIIMS (NEET - PG) 2017 Subjectwise Paper Analysis

Colleges through AIPMT (NEET - UG) & AIIMS (NEET - PG)

Here is a list of some of the top medical colleges in India. NEET will be conducted only for the 15% of national quota in government medical/dental colleges all over India. Apart from the 15% allocation of all India Quota seats certain states, union territories and universities have also consented to use the merit list of NEET 2016 for admission to MBBS/BDS seats under their control:

Colleges through AIIMS (NEET - PG)