National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate)
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The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate) or NEET (UG), formerly the All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT), is an all India pre-medical entrance test for students who wish to pursue undergraduate medical (MBBS), dental (BDS) and AYUSH (BAMS, BUMS, BHMS, etc.) courses in government and private institutions in India and also, for those intending to pursue primary medical qualification abroad.[2]
Acronym | NEET (UG) |
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Type | Pen and paper based |
Developer / administrator | National Testing Agency
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Knowledge / skills tested | Zoology, Botany, Chemistry and Physics |
Purpose | Admission to undergraduate Medical courses in government and private colleges. Qualification mandatory for pursuing the same abroad. |
Year started | |
Duration | 3 hours 20 minutes |
Score / grade range | -180 to +720 |
Offered | Once a year |
Countries / regions | India |
Languages | Assamese Bengali English Gujarati Hindi Kannada Marathi Oriya Tamil Telugu Urdu Malayalam |
Annual number of test takers | 2,038,596 (2023) |
Fee | ₹1,700 for General candidates ₹1,600 for General-EWS/OBC-NCL (Central List) candidates ₹1,000 for SC/ST/PwD/Third Gender candidates |
Qualification rate | 56.21% (2023) |
Website | exams |
As per 2024 information bulletin[1] |
The exam is conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA), which provides the results to the Directorate General of Health Services under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and State Counselling Authorities for seat allocation.[3]
NEET-UG replaced the All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT) and many other pre-medical exams conducted by states and various medical colleges. However, due to lawsuits being filed against the exam, it could not be held in 2014 and 2015.
NEET-UG is a single entrance test for admissions to MBBS and BDS colleges across India.[4] NEET-UG is one of the largest exams in India in terms of registered applicants.[5]
After the enactment of NMC Act 2019 in September 2019, NEET-UG became the sole entrance test for admissions to medical colleges in India including the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER) which until then conducted separate exams.[6]