The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) - UG, formerly known as the All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT), is a national level medical entrance examination conducted for medical aspirants who seek to pursue undergraduate Medical (MBBS), Dental (BDS), AYUSH (BAMS),BUMS, BHMS, and nursing programmes from prestigious medical institutions in the country and abroad.
NEET is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on behalf of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India, which provides the results to the Directorate General of Health Services and State Counselling Authorities for seat allocation.
Educational Qualification(s): A candidate must have passed or be appearing for their 10+2 or equivalent examination from any recognised board with Physics, Biology/Biotechnology, and Chemistry as main subjects.
Must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks for unreserved category and 40% for OBC/SC/ST and PWD categories in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/Biotechnology at the qualifying examination.
* For more information kindly refer to Eligibility Criteria for NEET 2024
He/She (Candidate) should have completed 17 years of age at the time of admission or will complete that age on or before 31st December of the year of his/her admission to the first year of the undergraduate medical course.
In other words, the candidate regardless of category should have been born on or before 31.12.2007
Upper Age Limit: There is no upper age limit for applying to NEET(UG).
NEET is a Pen & Paper-based Test, to be answered on the specially designed machine gradable OMR sheet using Ball Point Pen that is provided at the Centre.
