NEET 2021 Exam Date DECLARED! NTA says test for Under-Graduate Admissions to be held on August 1; check ntaneet.nic.in and nta.ac.in - all details here

NEET 2021 Exam Date Declared: Yes, students' wait is over. The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET 2021) date for admission to undergraduate medical courses has finally been confirmed. NEET 2021 Exam date declared is August 1. This was announced by the Ministry of Education’s National Testing Agency (NTA) today - Friday. For all information regarding the NEET 2021 exam, students must check the official websites - nta.ac.in and ntaneet.nic.in.

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“The NEET (UG), 2021 is going to be conducted by NTA for admission to MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BSMS, BUMS and BHMS courses as per the relevant norms, guidelines and regulations notified by the regulatory bodies concerned. NEET 2021 Exam “...will be conducted in 11 languages, including Hindi and English, through pen and paper mode on August 1,” the NTA said in an official notification. 

Bulletin containing detailed information regarding NEET 2021 Exam syllabus, eligibility criteria for age, reservation, categorisation of seats, examination fee, cities of examination, state code will be available shortly when the submission of the application form for NEET (UG) starts.

After the NEET 2021 exam dates are announced, the candidates need to follow some simple steps to complete the registration process.

These are as follows:

Step-1: Apply for 'Online Registration' using your or parents unique email id and mobile number.

Step-2: Fill in the 'Online Application Form' and note down the system generated application number.

Step-3: Upload scanned images of the candidate’s latest passport size photograph (size: 10 kb to 200 kb), post card size photograph (4”X6”) (Size: 50 kb - 300 kb), the candidate’s signature (file size: 4kb - 30kb), left hand thumb impression (file size: 10 kb-50 kb) in JPG/JPEG format, class 10 pass certificate (file size: 100 kb to 400 kb) in JPG/JPEG format.

Step-4: Pay fee using SBI/Syndicate Bank/HDFC Bank/ICICI Bank/Paytm payment gateway through Debit Card/Credit Card/Net-banking/UPI and keep proof of fee paid safely for future reference.

Here is the subject-wise marks division for the NEET exam:

Subject                                             Number of questions                                                                      Marks

Physics                                                              45                                                                                   180
Chemistry                                                         45                                                                                   180
Biology (Botany & Zoology)                        90                                                                                   360

The total marks for the NEET exam is 720 and the duration of the NEET exam is three hours.

The NEET seats available under different quotas are as follows:

1) All India quota seats

2) State government quota seats

3) Central Institutions/Universities/Deemed Universities

4) State/Management/NRI Quota Seats in Private Medical / Dental /Ayurveda /Siddha /Unani/Homeopathy Colleges or any Private University

5) Central pool quota seats

6) All seats including NRI quota as well as management quota, in private unaided/aided minority / non- minority medical colleges shall also be filled on the basis of merit obtained in NEET exam

The NEET 2021 exam candidates must check the following websites for 15% of all India seats:

1) Ministry of Health & Family Welfare: www.mohfw.gov.in and Medical Counselling Committee: www.mcc.nic.in (for MBBS and BDS courses)

2) Ministry of AYUSH: www.ayush.gov.in and AYUSH Admission Central Counselling Committee: www.aaccc.gov.in (for BAMS, BSMS, BUMS, BHMS courses)

3) For the remaining seats, the candidates are requested to check the websites of the concerned states and institutions