One of the most important admission tests for those seeking a career in medicine is NEET. Every medical aspirant is currently preparing for the NEET 2025 Exam Pattern, which is scheduled to take place in the upcoming months. For those who are unaware, NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) is a national-level entrance examination that qualified students must pass in order to gain admission into medical colleges across India. Additionally, qualifying NEET is also mandatory for admission to MBBS programs abroad.For 2025, the NEET application form was released on February 9, and the last date to submit the application was March 9. NEET continues to be one of the most significant entrance exams for anyone aspiring to pursue a career in medicine.
Name Of The Notification – NEET 2025
Exam Name – National Eligibility Entrance Test 2025
Notification Release Date – February 2025
Exam Objective – Admission Test for MBBS and other Medical Courses
Session – 2025-2026
NEET 2025 Application Form Mode – Online Only
NEET 2025 Exam Date – 4 May 2025
Total Seats Available – 1 Lakh+
Application Form Documents Required – Aadhar Card, 12th Scorecard, Signature, Photograph
Exam Age Limit – 17 Years Minimum (No upper age limit as per latest update)
For the admission of medical aspirants to MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BSMS, BUMS, BHMS and other undergraduate (UG) medical courses at approved/recognized Medical/Dental/AYUSH and other Colleges/Deemed Universities/Institutions all throughout India, the NEET Test 2022 will be held in 13 languages.
English
Hindi
Assamese
Bengali
Gujarati
Malayalam
Kannada
Marathi
Odia
Tamil
Telugu
Urdu
Punjabi
Every year, the National Testing Agency administers the NEET (National Eligibility and Entrance Test) for UG Medical courses. The test for NEET 2022 will be held on July 17, 2022, as stated in the NEET 2022 Notification. Check out the NEET Exam Summary, which is mentioned in the table below.
NEET 2022 Exam Date- 17th July 2022
Exam Timings- 2 pm to 5:20 pm
Exam Mode- Pen-Paper Mode
Number of Questions- 200 MCQs (180- Mandatory questions, 20 optional questions)
Marking Strategy – 4 marks per question
Negative Marking- 1 mark is deducted for every incorrect response
Authorized Website- www.neetnta.nic.in
The NEET qualifying requirements have improved this time around in terms of the age restriction. The remaining specifications won't change. The eligibility conditions in terms of age, education level, nationality, and other factors are as follows:
Citizens or candidates from the following countries are eligible to apply for NEET:
Nationals of India
Non-Resident Indians
Indian Overseas Citizen
Individuals of Indian Origin
Nationals of Other Countries
New applicants should be aware that the minimum age as of December 31, 2022, is 17 years. Although there is no maximum age restriction this time, aspirants above the age of 25 would be allowed to apply for NEET 2022, according to MCI.
Applicants must qualify for these qualifications to apply for the NEET examination. From a recognized institute, the candidate must have cleared Class 12 or equivalent. Candidates who are appearing for Class 12 or equivalent in summer 2022 can also apply for NEET-UG 2022. Candidates from open schools are also eligible to apply for the NEET examination.
The applicants should complete 12th grade with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology as compulsory subjects. Candidates who have completed Class 12 or equivalent with Biology as an additional subject are also eligible.
The general category needs to get at least 50 percent.
PWD category students should have at least 45 percent.
SC/ST/OBC category students must obtain 40 percent
The application process for the NEET examination is completely online. To apply for the NEET exam, the students need to visit the official website- www.neetnta.nic.in The application fees are as usual different for each category. Those belonging to the general category need to pay 1600. General EWS and OBC category students need to pay 1500. SC, ST & PwD category students need to pay a total amount of 900. The students living abroad need to pay 8500.
The admit card for the NEET exam will be released online.
How to download the NEET admit card?
1.Visit the official NEET website
2.Login through application number and date of birth or password
3.Check all of the details and read the instructions carefully.
4.Then, download the admit card.
Please Note:- Applicants can download their admit card till the exam date and it must be kept safely till the examination.
Last year, the NEET 2022 Exam Patternt format underwent several modifications. Although the method of the test and marking scheme remained the same, other major aspects like the total number of questions have changed as well as the timings of the exam have exchanged. of the exam. The new NEET test pattern is shown in the table below.
The result of the examination will be most probably released in the first week of September. The result will be in the format of the scorecard. The aspirants need to log in using their credentials to download their scorecards. It will have a section-wise and overall score as well.
| Sections | No. of questions | Total Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Physics Section A/B | 50 | 180 |
| Chemistry Section A/B | 50 | 180 |
| Botany Section A/B | 50 | 180 |
| Zoology Section A/B | 50 | 180 |
National Testing Agency( NTA) is the authority that conducts the NEET examinations.
No, the NEET 2022 examination will be conducted once every year.
The minimum age for a student to apply for the NEET examination is 17 years. As per the new notification, there’s no upper limit for a student to apply for the NEET examination.
There has been no change in the exam pattern of the NEET examination but the timings of the exam have changed. The exam will now offer 20 more minutes to the student.
Every question in the NEET examination will carry 4 marks and 1 mark will be deducted for every incorrect response. No deductions will be made if the questions are left unanswered.
The total number of questions will be 200. Each category will have 50 questions. There are four categories in the NEET exam that are Physics, Chemistry, Botany, and Zoology.
The syllabus of the NEET exam will include NCERT topics of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology from 11th and 12th grade.
As per the official notification from NTA, the NEET exam will be held on July 17th, 2022.
The NEET examination will be held in offline mode. The candidates need to fill out the OMR sheets while answering the questions.
Before the beginning of the NEET examination, JIPMER and AIIMS used to conduct different examinations in order to give admission to the deserving candidates. But now, the NEET examination is the one responsible to give away medical seats to the students. Qualifying candidates are eligible to get admission and acquire 76928 seats of Medical universities, 52720 seats of AYUSH, 26949 seats of the Dental Department,1205 seats of AIIMS, and 200 seats of JIPMER.
