# TODAY'S KALAM, NEET , July 2017

                                      NEET 2018

NEET stands for “ National Eligibility cum Entrance Test” which is an entrance examination

for students who wish to study any graduate medical course (MBBS/ dental course (BDS) or postgraduate course (MD / MS) in government or private medical colleges in India. NEET-UG (Undergraduate), for MBBS and BDS courses, are conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). NEET-UG has replaced the

“ All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT) “ and all individual MBBS exams conducted by states or colleges themselves till 2013. However, many colleges and institutes had taken a stay order and conducted private examinations for admission to their MBBS and BDS courses.

NEET 2018 Exam Dates

Students can check here the tentative dates of NEET 2018 entrance exam:

          Events                                                                             Dates (Tentative)

Application form release                                                    Last week of December 2017

Last date for filling the application                                    4th week of January 2018

Last date to submit the application fee                              Last week of January 2018

Release of admit card                                                       1st week of April 2018

Exam date                                                                        1st week of May 2018

Result announcement                                                        1st week of June 2018

Counselling starts                                                             After result declaration

NEET Application Form 2018

The detailed application procedure is mentioned below:

• Students can avail the NEET 2018 Application Form via online mode only.

• Visit the official website of NEET.

• Fill all the necessary details like personal, contact, domicile, qualification, etc.

• Upload the scanned images of photograph, signature and index finger impression in the

prescribed format.

• Make the fee payment using online and offline mode.

• After the fee payment, take printout of the confirmation page of the application form and keep it safe for further use.

Application Fee :

• Candidates have to pay the application fee of Rs. 1400/- (for UR & OBC) and Rs.           750/- (for 

SC/ST & PH).

• The fee payment can be made via online mode (debit or credit card).

• Payment can also be done through the e-challan of Syndicate, SBI, ICICI bank or           HDFC 

bank.

Eligibility Criteria

Students should check the eligibility criteria before applying for NEET exam. The eligibility criteria for appearing NEET exam is given below:

Age Limit:

• Minimum Age: The minimum age limit is 17 years as on or before 31st December of the year of admission.

• Maximum Age: The maximum age limit is 25 years (for General and OBC candidates) and 30 years (for other categories).

Qualification:

• Examination : Candidates should have qualified 12th or equivalent exam.

• Subjects : Subjects Should be Chemistry, Physics, Biology/Biotechnology with English

                 as a compulsory subject.

• 10+2 appearing students are also eligible to apply.

• Marks Required : In the qualifying exam (PCB group), students should have obtained at

   least 50% marks for general, 45% marks for general-PH and 40% marks for SC/ST & OBC.

NEET 2018 Exam Pattern

The exam pattern for NEET 2018 examination is mentioned below:

• No. of Question : Total 180 questions will be asked in the exam.

• Exam Mode : Exam will be conducted through online mode (pen and paper based                                    mode).

• Type of Question: There will be objective type questions (four options with one correct

                                answer).

• Subjects : Questions will be asked from Physics, Chemistry & Biology (Zoology & Botany)

                   subjects.

• Exam Duration : The exam duration will be 3 hours.

• Language : Question paper will be asked in 8 languages like English, Hindi, Tamil,                               Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi and Telugu languages.

• Marking Scheme : Four marks will be given for each correct answer (+4 Marks).

• Negative Marking : One mark will be deducted for each wrong answer (-1 Mark).

Section                       No. of Question                            Marks

Chemistry                                     45                                                180

Physics                                         45                                                180

Zoology                                        45                                                180

Botany                                         45                                                180

Total                                           180                                               720

NEET Syllabus

The syllabus will be based on a common syllabus prescribed by the MCI (Medical Council of India). The syllabus will have topics from Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology subjects. It will be prescribed after the review of various state syllabus as well as CBSE, NCERT & COBSE. The syllabus will be based on the 11th & 12th class standard.

NEET Cut-Off

Cut-off is the minimum marks candidates are needed to qualify the examination. It will be based on number of students appeared in the exam, difficulty level and availability of seats. It will be released in the month of June 2017. The minimum qualifying marks should be 50% for general, 45% for general-PH and 40% marks for reserved categories.