NEET 2017 – Medical Entrance Exam UG / PG

(CBSE NEET 2017)

The NEET (National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test) is basically an entrance exam conducted in India for candidates who desire to study any graduate medical course (MBBS), dental courses (BDS) or postgraduate course (MD/MS) in private or government medical colleges in India. NEET (Undergraduate) for BDS and MBBS courses would be organized by the CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education). NEET-UG has replaced the AIPMT (All India Pre Medical Test) and all other individual MBBS exams organized by states or colleges themselves.

UG (undergraduate) courses at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh, Jawarharlal Institute of (PG) Postgraduate Medical Education & ResearchJIPMERare exempted from the NEET’s purview, as these institutes were founded under a separate law.

NEET UG 2017

NEET for Undergraduateis going to be organized for candidates seeking to get admission into BDS and MBBS programs. The exam is conducted by the CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education). Those who are interested can expect the application form to be released in the month of December 2016 and would mostly be organized in the month of May 2017.

NEET PG 2017

NEET for PG (Post Graduate) program is going to be conducted by NBE (National Board of Examinations) for candidates looking to get admission into MS/MD/PG Diploma Courses. The online registration for NEET PG would be in the month of September and the exam would be conducted in the month of December.

Exam Summary for NEET
Name of Exam / National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)
Organized by / Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
Category / Undergraduate
Level / National Level
Courses Offered / NEET UG – MBBS and BDS
NEET PG – MS/MD/PG Diploma
Number of Seats Offered / 52,305 seats for MBBS and BDS
23686 seats for MS/MD/PG Diploma
Duration of Course / MBBS: 4½ years with 1 year compulsory rotating internship
BDS: 4 years with 1 year compulsory rotating internship
MS: 3 years
MD: 3 years
Exam Duration / NEET UG – 3 hours
NEET PG – 3 hours 30 mins
Mode of Examination / UG – Offline
PG – Online
Types of Question / Multiple Choice Questions with a single correct response.
Number of Questions / UG -180
PG – 300
Negative Marking / UG -Yes
PG – No
Examination Date / UG – 1st week of May, 2017 (Tentative)
PG – 5th – 13th Dec 2016

NEET 2017 Application Form

  • Candidates can apply for NEET MBBS Admission 2017 exam through online process only.
  • The application forms would be tentatively available in the first week of December 2016.
  • You need to make sure you fill up the application form as per the mentioned instructions.
  • After you fill up the application form you need to send the confirmation page along with the necessary documents to the address which is mentioned below:

The Assistant Secretary (NEET)
Central Board of Secondary Education,
Shiksha Kendra, 2, Community Centre,
Preet Vihar, Delhi-110 092

Application Fees for NEET Exam 2017

Fee / Without late fee / With late fee
OBC/General / Rs.1400/- / Rs.2800/- (Rs.1400 + 1400)
SC/ST/PH / Rs.750/- / Rs.2150/- (Rs.750 + 1400)

Candidates can make the necessary fee payment either through online or offline process:

  • Online process:You can pay the necessary fees through debit/credit card using online payment gateway.
  • Offline process:You can make the payment through bank challan.

NEET 2017 ExamDate

Exam Events / Important Dates (Tentative)
NEET 2017 Application Form available / First week of December 2016 (Late)
Last date to submit the application form (without late fee) / Last week of December 2016
Receipt of confirmation page in CBSE (without late fee) / Second week of January 2017
Last date to submit the application form (with late fee) / Last week of January 2017
Receipt of confirmation page in CBSE (with late fee) / First week of February 2017
Admit Card Release Date / First week of April 2017
NEET 2017 Exam Date / First week of May 2017
Result Declaration for NEET Exam / First week of June 2017
NEET Counseling / After Result Announcement

NEET 2017 Exam Pattern

The examination would be conducted in the first week of May 2017. Below we have mentioned the NEET 2017 exam pattern:

Courses: / Conducted for BDS/MBBS courses
Number of Questions: / 180 multiple choice questions
Subjects: / Physics, Chemistry,Zoology & Botany
Language: / English or Hindi
Mode of Exam: / Offline mode (pen and paper based mode)
Duration: / 3hours
Marking Scheme: / 4marks will be awarded for each correct answer
Negative Marking: / 1mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer as negative marking.

NEET 2017 Syllabus

  • NEET syllabus would consist of 4 subjects, i.e.Chemistry, Physics, ZoologyandBotany.
  • Questions would be asked from the above mentioned subjects only.
  • Itwillcontain 11th &12th board (NCERT & CBSE) academic syllabus.
  • Few questionswould be askedfrom the other boards syllabus.

NEET 2017 Eligibility Criteria

You can check the eligibility criteria which are mentioned below:

  • Nationality: You need to belong to Indian Nationals or OCI (Overseas Citizen of India).
  • AgeLimit:
    Minimum– You need to be a minimum of 17 years of age as on 31st December of the year of admission.
    Maximum– You should not be more than 25 years of age for general category and 30 years of age for reserved category.
  • Qualification:You need to have cleared of currently appearing class 12th or its equivalent examination from any recognized board with Chemistry, Physics, Bio-technology/Biology or any other elective subject with English.
  • Percentage Criteria:You need to have secured at least 50% marks in PCB group for general category candidates, 45% for general PH candidates and 40% for ST/SC/OBC category candidates.

Seat Reservation for NEET 2017 Exam

Category / Seat Reserved
SC (Schedule Caste) / 15%
ST (Schedule Tribe) / 7.5%
OBC–Non Creamy Layer / 27%
Physically Handicapped (PH) / 3% seats (on horizontal basis)

NEET 2017 Admit Card

The Admit cards would be provided via online mode only through the official website i.e. nbe.edu.in. The admit cards for NEET 2017 would be available to download tentatively in the first week of April 2017. You need to note that the admit cards would not be sent by post. Admit cards would contain details like exam centre, exam date, and name and roll number of the candidates.

NEET 2017 Counseling

15% All India Quota counseling would be organized by the DGHS (Directorate General Of Health Services). Admissions for candidates would be given as per the ranks secured by them in the entrance examination. The NEET 2017 counselling for state quote, central universities and institutions and many other would be conducted by their respective counseling authorities. In the counseling process, candidates would need to select the colleges as per their choices. Seats would be allotted to candidates as per the selections made by them and seats availability.

How to Check NEET Result 2017 Online

NEET UG Result 2017

The CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) is liable to organize NEET exam, evaluate answer sheet and declare the result. The results would be declared in the first week of June 2017(tentative). The actual dates would be updated to candidates after it is released. Separate result list would not be declared for ST/SC category candidates.

NEET PG Results 2017

The NEET PG Result 2017 would be released on 15th January 2017 for all individuals who would appear for the examination. However those who attain the minimum qualifying marks would be declared qualified and would be eligible for admissions into the PG medical programs across the country. The NEET 2017 Results Date would be announced online and candidates will need to download the NEET PG 2017 Rank Card after it is released.

NEET 2017 Cut off

The Cut off mark for NEET 2017 examination will be decided based upon various factors such as number of applicants, seats availability, complexity level of the test etc. The authority will declare cut off along with NEET results 2017. Below we have given you cut off of last year to get clear idea about how cut off of NEET 2017 is going to be sorted.

Candidates are instructed to keep visiting this post on regular time period to make themselves comfortable with all related updates as released by CBSE

NEET 2016-2017 Cut offs
Category / Marks Range / Qualifying Criteria / No. of Candidates
Other / 685-145 / 50th Percentile / 171329
OBC / 678-118 / 40th Percentile / 175226
SC / 595-118 / 40th Percentile / 47183
ST / 599-118 / 40th Percentile / 15710
UR & PH / 474-131 / 45th Percentile / 437
OBC & PH / 510-118 / 40th Percentile / 597
SC & PH / 415-118 / 40th Percentile / 143
ST & PH / 339-118 / 40th Percentile / 36

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