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NTA NEET 2019 Exam Dates, Admit Card, Eligibility, Answer Key

May 6, 2018

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NTA NEET 2019: National Eligibility cum Entrance Test or commonly known as NEET is a National level Entrance Examination for undergraduate medical courses like MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of surgery) and BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery). Previously, It is conducted by the CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) every year across cities. From the year 2019, National Testing Agency (NTA) will be the official authority to conduct the NEET exam. The testing partner for NEET is Prometric Pvt Ltd that has its headquarters in the USA. In this article, We are going to describe you all about NTA NEET 2019.

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NEET 2019 Latest News

NEET Examination has been re-scheduled for the candidates having the examination centre in Odisha. The examination has been scheduled on 20th May 2019 for the candidates having the examination centre in Odisha.

NTA NEET 2019 Exam Dates

Here are some of the important dates that candidates need to note:

Events	Important Dates
Online Application Form of NEET 2019 released on	1st November 2018 (Closed)
Last date of the submission of the Application Form of NEET 2019	~~30th November 2018~~ 7th December 2018 (Closed)
Last Date for the successful payment of the Application Fee	1st December 2018 to 8th December 2018
Application Form correction window will be available from	14th January to 31st January 2019 (Started)
The Admit Card of NEET 2019 will be available from	15th April 2019
Date of the Entrance Exam	5th May 2019 (Afternoon Session)20th May 2019 (Odisha and Karnataka Candidates)
The Answer Key of NEET 2019 will be released	After 20th May 2019
The Result of NEET 2019 will be declared on	5th June 2019

Eligibility Criteria for NTA NEET 2019 Exam

According to latest notification, certain changes has been made in the eligibility criteria required to Apply for NEET UG 2018, therefore candidates are advised to go through the NTA NEET 2019 Eligibility Criteria carefully. Only those eligible to apply should fill the application form.

Age Limit

Candidate belonging to general category aged above 25 years are eligible to apply.
Candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC category and persons entitled for reservation under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 aged above 30 years are eligible to apply.
The candidates belonging to Unreserved category must have born on or between 5th May 1994 and 31st December 2002.
For the candidates belonging to the reserved categories, i.e. SC/ST/OBC(NCL), the age class would be “born on or between 05th May 1989 and 31st December 2002.

Nationality

Candidate must be a citizen of India, Person of Indian Origin (PIO), the Overseas citizen of India (OCI) or Non- Resident Indian (NRI).
Candidates belonging to JK/ Telangana/ Andhra Pradesh, are entitled to an All India 15% quota, provided they submit a self-declaration.

Education Qualification

Candidates should have qualified class 12th board examination.
Candidates should have taken Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology with English as a compulsory subject in high school.
Candidates should have qualified PCB by obtaining at least 50% marks for general, 45% for General-Physically Handicapped (PH) and 40% for SC/ST/OBC.
Candidates who have passed 10+2 from Open Schools or as Private candidates are eligible to appear for NTA NEET 2019.
Students who have passed qualifying examination equivalent to the intermediate science examination of an Indian University/Board, taking Physics, Chemistry and Biology including practical test in each of these subjects and English are also eligible to apply.

Latest information regarding NIOS/ Private candidates applying for NEET UG 2019.

Candidates from NIOS and Private, when submitting their application form for NTA NEET 2019, may submit details as suggested under the information of Class 11.

NTA NEET 2019 Application Form

The NTA NEET 2019 Application Form was released on 1st November 2019. Online submission of the application form can be done by visiting the official website. Aspirants will have to register themselves first by providing the email-id and date of birth. This registration will help the candidate login to his/her account to check details regarding the result.

Applicants must have a scanned image of his/her latest photograph ( 10kb to 200kb) and signature (4kb to 30kb) only in the JPG/JPEG format.

Application Fees For NTA NEET 2019

Candidates belonging to the unreserved category and the other backward classes have to pay an online application fee of Rs. 1400/-. Candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe, Physically handicapped category, and Transgenders have to pay Rs.750/-

MODE OF PAYMENT

Through net banking
Through credit/debit card
UPI
Through e-wallet of State Bank of India

NOTE: In addition to the exam fee, a processing/service fee will also be charged which the candidate will have to pay.

Admit Card for NTA NEET 2019

The registered candidate can download it by clicking on the link “Download NTA NEET 2019 Hall Ticket”. To access the admit card, registered candidates have to enter their registration number, date of birth and security pin. The hall ticket/ admit card will carry important information like the details of the candidate and name and address of the exam centre. candidates must carry the admit card to the exam centre as the absence of it will debar the candidate from taking the exam.

Exam Syllabus of NTA NEET 2019

The NTA NEET 2019 syllabus will remain same as the previous years. There has been no change made to the syllabus. The Medical Council of India, after reviewing various state boards like CBSE, NCERT, COBSE recommends the below-stated syllabus for NTA NEET 2019. This syllabus is based on 11th and 12th class topics of Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

PHYSICS	CHEMISTRY	BIOLOGY
Physical measurements	Some basic concepts of chemistry	Diversity in living world
Kinematics	Structure of atom	Structural organization in animals and plants
Laws of motion	Classification of elements and periodicity in properties	Cell structure and function
Work, power and energy	Chemical bonding and molecular structure	Plant physiology
Motions of system of particles and rigid body	States of matter: gases and liquids	Human physiology
Gravitation	thermodynamics	Reproduction
Properties of bulk matter	Equilibrium	Genetics and evolution
Thermodynamics	Redox reaction	Biology and human welfare
Oscillation and waves	Hydrogen	Biotechnology and its applications
Behavior of perfect gas and kinetic theory	s- block elements (alkali and alkaline earth metals)	Ecology and environment
Electrostatics	Some p-block elements
Current electricity	Organic chemistry – some basic properties and techniques
Magnetic effects of current and magnetism	Hydrocarbons
Electromagnetic induction and altering currents	Environmental chemistry
Electromagnetic waves	Solid states
Optics	Solutions
Dual nature of matter and radiation	Electrochemistry
Atoms and nuclei	Chemical Kinetics
Electronic devices	Surface chemistry
	General principles and processes of isolation of elements
	p– block elements
	D and f block elements
	Coordination compounds
	Haloalkanes and haloarenes
	Alcohols, phenols and ethers
	Aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids
	Organic compounds containing nitrogen
	Biomolecules
	Polymers
	Chemistry in everyday life

Exam Pattern of NTA NEET 2019

The NTA NEET 2019 exam will take place on 5th May 2019. The exam will be pen and paper-based(offline) and will be held for a duration of 3 hours. There will be 180 objective type questions covering the subjects physics, chemistry, and biology (Botany and Zoology). The exam will be in the following languages – Hindi, English, Gujarati, Marathi, Oriya, Bengali, Assamese, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu. 4 marks will be awarded to each correct answer and 1 mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer.

Subject	No. of question	Marks per question	Marks
Physics	45	4	180
Chemistry	45	4	180
Biology	45	4	180
Zoology	45	4	180
Botany	180	4	720

Preparation Tips for NTA NEET 2019

Aspirants who seek to qualify NTA NEET 2019 examination, need to have a focused mind and strategize their preparation for the exam.

Here are a few tips on how to prepare for NTA NEET 2019

Earliest preparation can start by attending lectures in school that covers most concepts that are a part of the NTA NEET 2019 question paper.
Gathering the correct study material will help in preparing for the exam.
For better exam preparations, candidates can also join coaching institutes that have batch wise study or go for online test series that help you take similar exams online.
Chart out a time-table on a daily basis that gives you ample amount of time to study each section.
Keeping yourself in sync with previous year’s question papers will help become familiar with the concepts and pattern and will allow you to practice different questions simultaneously.

NTA NEET 2019 Answer Key

The answer key of the NEET exam will be uploaded in few days after the examination has been conducted. This answer key will be up for the challenge with a fee of Rs. 1000/-. The exact amount will be refunded to the candidate if the board accepts the answer given by the candidate.

CBSE will also display the OMR answer sheet on the official website. It is advisable for the students to keep visiting the website for more information.

Counselling Process for NTA NEET 2019 Exam

After the declaration of results, students who have qualified the NTA NEET 2019 will have to register for Round 1 of the counselling. After registering and filling up the choices, they can take up mock counselling, which gives an idea about the seat allotment based on their rank and choice. There are 3 rounds of NTA NEET 2019 counselling i.e. round 1, round 2 and the mop-up round.

There are different counsellings held for different institutes and colleges.

NTA NEET 2019 counselling for 15% quota – Candidates who qualify the NTA NEET 2019 exam will be called for online counselling conducted by the MCC (medical counselling committee) for admission to government and private medical and dental colleges except in the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh as these do not participate in NEET.
NTA NEET 2019 counselling for AFMC – Counselling for admission to the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, is also conducted by the MCC for MBBS students.
NTA NEET 2019 counselling for Deemed and central universities – The counselling for admission to dental and medical deemed and central universities will take place in the month of July 2018. The deemed and central universities also include universities by linguistic and religious minorities. Candidates granted admission to deemed universities in round 2, cannot participate in any other counselling.
NTA NEET 2019 counselling for Employees State Insurance Corporation – ESIC provides the Insured person’s quota to those who have qualified the NTA NEET 2019 exam and met the criteria under this quota. Counselling for ESIC will be based on merit-cum-preference.

All candidates who fail to register for round 1, can register for round 2 of counselling. Vacant seats from round 1 are transferred to round 2. Candidates under the 15% All India quota who are granted seats in round 2 cannot vacate the seat.

Seats Offered by NEET

College	No. of seats
All government colleges	25,840
All private colleges	27,590
NEET counselling seats	3,521
NEET basis seats	35,461

Previous Year Cut Off for NTA NEET 2019

Last year for NEET 2017, a large number of candidates registered and 5,43,473 candidates qualified the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test.Find here NEET Cut Off for the year 2018.

The cut off for NEET 2017 was as follows:

Category	Range of marks	No. Qualified students
General/UR	697 – 131	5,43,473
Scheduled caste	130 – 107	14,599
Scheduled tribe	130 – 107	6,018
OBC	130 – 107	47,382
Physically handicapped	130 – 118	67
SC – PH	130 – 107	38
ST – PH	130 – 107	10
OBC – PH	130 – 107	152

Facility of Common Service Centres

For candidates residing in the rural areas and are not well versed with technology, who face hindrance while filling up the form or find it difficult to submit the application form and fees can go and seek help from common services centres set up across various places. The CSC scheme is a part of the National e-Governance Plan of the Government of India.

There are more than 2.4 lac common service centres that provide aid to students by filling up the application form or submitting the application fee through e-wallet. The list of these centres can be found on the website http://www.csc.gov.in. Common services provided by these centres are:

S. no.	Services	Charges
1.	Online payment of fee	0.5% of the transaction
2.	Preparing an e-mail, submission of application and printout	Rs. 25
3.	Online claim for responses/answer key	Rs. 25
4.	Downloading OMR sheet/ answer key	Rs. 10
5.	Print out per page	Rs. 5

FAQs Related to NTA NEET 2019 Examination

If a candidate is choosing to give the exam in Marathi, will he/she be eligible for the 15% All India Quota?

Candidates qualifying the NEET exam will be eligible for 15% All India Quota and other quotas under the State government/Institutes regardless of the medium in which he/she chooses to take the exam.

What is the maximum number of attempts for taking the NTA NEET 2019?

The maximum number of attempts for NEET examination is limited to 3 attempts for candidates of all category.

If the candidate is opting for a vernacular language as the medium of paper, in which language will he get the booklet?

Candidates opting for a vernacular language as the medium of the paper will get the booklet in two languages, one being the vernacular language chosen and the other will be English.

Is NEET, like other entrance examinations, an online exam?

No. NEET is an offline (pen and paper) based exam.

In my Aadhaar Card only the name of my mother is mentioned being
the ward of single parent. There is no name of my father in my Aadhaar Card.

Please mention your father’s name as “XXXX”, if the father’s name column is blank in the Aadhaar Card.

Where can the candidate report a problem if he/she faces a problem in remittance of the fees?

In such cases, the candidates can call up the concerned Banks whose contact numbers are given on the official website of NEET.

I have submitted the fee but my confirmation page has not been generated.

The generation of confirmation page is linked with payment of the fee. If your fee has not been received on the NIC portal, the confirmation page will not be generated. If you have paid the fee and confirmation page has not been generated, you are requested to make the efforts to take the print out of your confirmation page in next 24 hours as there could be a delay in updation of fees on NIC server from your gateway payment. This updation is done within 24 hours maximum. Thereafter if your confirmation page is still not generated, pay the fee once again and take the printout of the confirmation page. The excess fee paid will be automatically refunded in your account.

I have made the double payment when my additional fee will be refunded to me.

The fee not updated will be refunded to you by your bank/payment gateway within 7 working days in the same account from where the payment has been made. This is as per the bank’s policy.

When I am submitting my application form, after some time, my session is expired before submission of online application form. Thus, the application remains unfilled/un-submitted.

The maximum time for submission of application form is 30 minutes. If you are submitting
the application and taking more than the stipulated time, the session will expire. To avoid this situation, you may first submit the one part of the application and then save it as a draft. In a similar manner, you can complete the application form. It is advised that the desired information may be kept ready to save the time.

I am making payment of fee through net banking, however unable to make the payment.

If payment of fee through net banking is not successful you may use other modes also for
making the payment of fee within due period only. Other modes are Debit/Credit Card and e-wallet etc. In any case, you will not be permitted to make the payment after the last date of submission of fee and your candidature without the fee will not be accepted.

I have submitted the form and now I wish to make the payment of fee.
However, the payment of fee i.e. Step 3 page is not available.

The payment of fee is step 3. This could be reached through a candidate’s login after entering
User Id and Password which has been generated by the candidate.

I have uploaded the photograph without name and date of taking
photograph. What needs to be done?

In the uploaded photograph, no change is allowed now. The photograph without name and date of taking photograph will be accepted by the CBSE if otherwise found correct.

How I will get proof of fee paid to CBSE for NEET, UG 2018

Once the Confirmation page is generated, it means you have paid the fees. Further, in the confirmation page in lower portion the fee details, the transaction made and the
transaction id is provided. In addition to above, no separate receipt of payment of fee is provided.

While submitting the application, I have committed a mistake by filling
my category as UR in place of SC.

Clear instructions were given to submit the detail correctly and carefully. However, only one
opportunity will be given to the candidates to make the correction in their specified data from 12/03/2018 to 16/03/2018. Candidates can make correction only during this period. Neither opportunity will be given to the candidates after this schedule and nor any request on the same will be accepted by the CBSE.

The submission of correct details is the responsibility of the candidate and the result will be prepared based on the same data and no change will be made by the CBSE in any manner.

I am a citizen of Nepal, neither I am having Aadhaar number and nor
having passport number. How to submit the form?

Any Govt. Identity Proof will be accepted.

When I am uploading the photograph and signature after
taking the photograph from mobile, it is not being uploaded.

In such cases, open the photograph in photoshop and save it in jpg format and thereafter upload the same on the website.

I have passed class XIIth from the National Institute of Open Schooling/State Open School. Now, I have been made ineligible for NEET(UG) 2018, kindly accept my candidature.

CBSE is responsible for holding the examination. The eligibility criteria have been provided by Medical Council of India (MCI) which is stipulated in the Information Bulletin. Many queries are being received on the eligibility criteria from candidates who have passed from open school, private candidates etc. Such candidates are advised to follow the instructions given by MCI. CBSE has no role to play in it. Therefore no reply to any such query on the eligibility condition will be given by the CBSE.
To ensure your eligibility, the simple formula is that you kindly verify your eligibility by ensuring that you must have studied Physics, Chemistry, Biology/BioTechnology with English (Core) continuously for 02 years and must have secured 50% marks individually and otherwise.