NEET Application Form 2021: Registration, How to apply, Dates, Fee

NEET Application Form 2021 - The National Testing Agency (NTA) releases NEET application form online at ntaneet.nic.in. NEET 2021 application form is expected to be released in the first week of December 2020. NEET application can be filled by aspirants who fulfills the NEET eligibility criteria. Only students who have passed/appeared in Class 12 can apply for NEET 2021 entrance exam. Eligible candidates must complete NEET registrations 2021 till the last week of December. The application form of NEET-UG 2021 can be filled in five simple steps which includes - NEET registration, filling of application, uploading of scanned images, payment of application fee and printout of confirmation page. More than 15 lakh aspirants register for NEET every year. Last year, as many as 15,97,435 aspirants had registered for NEET-UG test.

Applicants will have to first complete registration process in the NEET application form 2021. After NEET registration process, candidates need to fill NEET application form details like personal, academic, preferences of NEET exam centres, dress code and others. In the application form of NEET 2021, aspirants have to upload passport size photograph, signature, left hand thumb impression, postcard size photograph and Class 10 passing certificate. The NEET registration fees 2021 can be paid only in online mode through Credit/Debit cards, Net banking or UPI payment gateway. Last year, NEET application fee was increased to Rs. 1500 for General category, Rs. 1400 for EWS and NCL OBC candidates and SC/ST/OBC candidates were required to pay Rs 800.

NTA provides a facility of NEET application form correction window to edit details in the NEET registration, personal, academic, contact, uploaded images and others. NEET correction window 2021 will be available in the mid week of January. NEET 2021 exam is expected to be held on May 2 in pen and paper-based mode. To know the step by step process of NEET registration as well as filling up of the NEET 2021 application form, check the article below.

NEET Application Dates 2021

*dates are tentative

NEET Applicant Statistics over the years

The medical eligibility cum entrance exam, NEET, witness more than 15 lakh aspirants registering for the exam every year. Last year NEET exam saw 15.97 lakh candidates registering with 14 lakh plus students actually appearing for the exam. The number of applicants filling NEET application form has been steadily increasing to bring the competition levels up for the 80,005 MBBS, 26,949 BDS, 52,720 AYUSH and 525 BVSc & AH seats that are at stake in this national level undergraduate examination for medical courses across the country. The NEET application statistics for the past years can be checked below.

NEET application statistics

NEET Registrations over the years

NEET Application Form 2021 – What to Keep Ready Beforehand

It is advisable to keep certain details and documents ready before filling the NEET 2021 application form. This ensures a smooth registration and application experience along with minimal chances of mistakes. The first thing to ensure is the usage of the prescribed browser which is also compatible. Other things to keep ready while filling the NEET application form 2021 are as follows:

1. A valid Mobile Number

2. A valid Email Address

3. Class 10 details and Class 12 details (Marksheet, certificate, school details etc)

4. Correct spelling of Father and Mother's name

5. Aadhaar number (last 4 digits only)

6. Class 12 Roll number issued by the Board/Election Card (EPIC No.), Passport Number, ration card number, bank account or any other valid Govt. identity number

7. Scanned images of passport-sized photograph, and signature and other documents (if applicable). Details are given in the table below

8. Credit/Debit card or Net Banking details (for online payment)

Important details to be kept ready beforehand

NEET 2021 photo size, format, documents and other details: Many applicants were facing the problem of dimensions while uploading the NEET photo/documents in the application form. In the replica of NEET 2021 application form, NTA has not specified the size of the images required, which in result is not accepting the scanned images of documents. Therefore, aspirants are advised to use any online tool to create these images or can also use 'paint'. The dimensions to be followed for creating NEET 2021 photo/documents size is mentioned in the table below.

NEET Document Specifications

NEET Application Process can be summed in a few steps:

• Registration

• Filling in the application of NEET 2021

• Uploading of scanned images

• NEET application fee payment

• Printing of confirmation page

How to fill NEET Application Form 2021?

The steps to fill the application form of NEET 2021 are mentioned below. Candidates are advised to follow these steps to avoid making mistakes while filling up the NEET 2021 application form.

Step 1 – NEET Registration

To register for NEET 2021, candidates must enter their name, mother's name, father's name (in capital letters) as given in the Class 12 Board application. A password must also be created as per the given specifications which will be the password for all future login. A provisional application number will be generated after registration for NEET 2021 login. This will be the user ID that will have to be used to log in.

The following details must be entered during NEET 2021 registration:

• Candidate's Name

• Mother's Name

• Father's Name

• Date of Birth

• Gender

• Nationality

• State of Eligibility

• Category

• Person with Disabilities

• Identification Type

• Identification Number

• Mobile Number

• Email ID

• Security Pin (as displayed on the screen)
  
  

To complete the NEET registration, candidates must verify the above details and submit.

Choose Password: The next step would be to choose a password, retype the same, enter a security question and chose the answer. Keep the security question and answer safe as this may be required to retrieve the password in case a candidate forgets it.

OTP Verification: This is a mandatory step in NEET 2021 registration where candidates must click on the OTP verification to verify the same. They must use the OTP sent to their registered mobile number.

Generation of Provisional Application Number of NEET 2021 – With successful registration for NEET, the provisional application number will be displayed. This must be noted down as it is the NEET 2021 login ID for all future logins.

Step 2 – Filling up the NEET 2021 application form

It is mandatory to fill details as mentioned in the Class 10 certificate. So candidates are advised to keep their class 10 certificate in hand while filling the application form of NEET 2021. The other details to be filled in the NEET 2021 application form are:

Section 1. Personal Details – Some details from Registration will be auto displayed and these cannot be changed. However, many other details are to be filled in the NEET application form as follows

• Candidate’s Name – auto-generated from registration

• Mother’s and Father’s Name - auto-generated from registration

• Gender - auto-generated from registration and cannot be changed during the application correction

• Category - auto-generated from registration and cannot be changed during correction

• Date of Birth - auto-generated from registration

• Nationality - auto-generated from registration and cannot be changed during correction

• Persons with disability - auto-generated from registration and cannot be changed during correction

• Do you belong to Minority Category?

• Are you suffering from Diabetes Type I?

• Identification Type

• Identification Number

Section 2. Place of Birth

• Place of Birth

• State

• District

Section 3. Choice of Medium of Question Paper

• The medium of question paper will have to be chosen from all the languages available. Candidates can choose from English, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Oriya, Bengali, Assamese, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Urdu. It is to be noted that with the exception of English, Hindi and Urdu, other languages option is available only if the NEET 2021 exam centre chosen is in the state of origin of that language.

Section 4. Choice of Examination Centre

• The list of 155 exam cities will be given as a drop-down list. Candidates must choose at least four exam centres in the order of their preference.

Section 5. Academic Details (Class 10 or equivalent)

• Name of School Education Board

• Name of School /College

• Address of School/College

• Year of passing

• Percentage of marks obtained in Class 10

Section 6. Academic Details (Class 11 or equivalent)

• Name of School /College

• Year of passing

• Place of Study

• State where School/College is located

• District where School/College is located

Section 7. Academic Details (Class 12 or equivalent)

• School Board of Class 12 or equivalent

• Name of School/College (passed/appearing)

• Address of School/College

• Place of study

• Year of passing

• State where School/College is located

• District where School/College is located

• Mode of preparation

• Qualifying Exam Code - In case of confusion in NEET codes 2021 - Click here

• Year of passing/Appearing class 12 or equivalent

• Percentage of marks obtained in Class 10th if passed

• Enter Roll Number of class 12

Candidates will be required to give details of subject-wise marks of qualifying exam (Class 12 or equivalent). The marks for the following subjects have to filled.

• English
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Biology/Biotechnology

Section 8. Permanent Address

• Candidates must provide their residential address in the NEET 2021 application form.

• Mobile number and Email ID are automatically displayed from registration details.

Section 9. Correspondence Address - Candidates can enter the details or opt to show their permanent address as the one for correspondence.
Section 10. Details of Parents/ Guardian – Here, candidates must fill the details of their parents like qualification, occupation and annual income

Section 11. Do you intend to wear a customary dress contrary to the Dress code while appearing for the exam? Candidates who have traditional dress compulsions must opt for this else indicate “no”.

Section 12. Enter security pin and submit – Candidates must enter the given security pin and submit the details.

Review of NEET Application Form 2021: It is advisable that candidates review all details before final submission to be sure of its acceptance and avoid unnecessary worry and stress on account of silly mistakes made in the NEET 2021 application form and wait for correction facility.

Step 3 – Uploading of scanned documents and images

After filling out the details in the application form of NEET 2021, the next step is to upload scanned copies of the photograph and signature as specified.

• Passport Photograph: It must be passport size with a white background having the name of the candidate and date of photograph underneath the image. Size of the file can be 10 KB to 200 KB in JPEG format.

• Signature: This must be done with a black ink pen on a white paper and should be scanned to a file with size 4 KB to 30 KB in JPG format.

• Class 10 certificate: The scanned image of the document should be in JPG format and the size of the image should be between 100 KB and 300 KB.

• Left-hand thumb impression: Candidates must upload a digital image of left-hand thumb impression on a white paper with blue ink in JPG format and the size should be between 10 KB and 50 KB.

• Postcard size photo: Apart from the passport size photo, candidates are required to upload postcard size photograph in JPG format with size between 50KB and 300 KB.

Step 4 – Payment of NEET Application Fee

NEET 2021 application fee can be paid in online mode only:

Candidates must ensure that the Credit/Debit card used for payment is within the validity period. For net banking, it is advisable to check the balance of the account and keep all the credentials ready before logging on to submit the application form.

Online Payment: Through Debit/Credit/ Net Banking and Unified Payment Interface (UPI) using State Bank of India/Syndicate Bank/ICICI Bank/HDFC Bank/Paytm service provider.

Note: Keep the proof of payment in the form of transaction ID/ receipt in case of online payment safe till admission is complete.

NEET 2021 Application Fee

Processing charges & Goods and Services Tax (GST) are to be paid by the candidate, as applicable

Step 5 – Printing the NEET Acknowledgement receipt

• Once the application fee is paid, a confirmation page or acknowledgement receipt will be generated. This means that the application of NEET 2021 has been successfully submitted.

• A copy of the NEET acknowledgement or confirmation page will also be sent to the registered email as well the mobile number of the candidates.

• Candidates are advised to save this acknowledgement receipt for future reference. They are also advised to take a printout of the same for reference.

Important Documents to be retained till admission:

1. Printout of NEET 2021 confirmation page

2. Proof of payment of application fee

3. 6 to 8 copies of photograph uploaded

4. Copy of system generated Self-Declaration in respect of candidate from J&K who have opted for seats under 15% All India Quota

How to retrieve password for NEET application form 2021?

There are two methods to retrieving it. However, before going to that, there are a few steps they must follow.

Click on, “Forgot password” link in the candidate’s login.

Two options will come on the screen

• Through OTP: Candidates will have to enter the following details
  NEET 2021 Application No
  Candidate’s Name
  Date of Birth
  Enter security pin which is case sensitive

• Through Security Question: For this option, candidates must enter the following details
  NEET Application No
  Candidate’s Name
  Date of Birth
  Security Question
  Answer
  Enter security pin which is case sensitive

Correction of Image Discrepancy in NEET 2021 application form

NTA will intimate all registrered students about the image discrepancy which must be corrected before the last date. Any modifications or corrections to the photograph/signature could be done using the login facility given by NTA or even with the correction window from January 15 to 31, 2021, tentatively. Candidates must follow the steps below to correct any discrepancies in their photograph or signature uploaded with the NEET application form 2021:

Steps to correct image discrepancies

• Click on the 'NEET candidate login' link provided here

• Enter the NEET application number and password

• The option to upload the photograph/signature will be displayed on the screen.

• Upload the correct images as per the given specifications.

• Verify once before submitting it.

• After submission, an OTP number will be sent to the registered email ID and mobile number of the candidates

• After the given OTP number is entered, the NEET correction slip will be displayed on the screen.

• It is advised to safe keep this printout for future reference.

NEET Correction Window 2021

The correction window for NEET application form 2021 will be available from January 15 to 30, only for registered candidates. A link for online NEET UG 2021 correction window will be provided above. Aspirants have to edit any details and exam cities choices in the NEET application form 2021. Candidates can use the NEET application form correction guide to edit the mistakes made or incorrect details entered in the application form as well as the exam centers by the specified date. To make the changes and use the NEET 2021 correction window, candidates were required to login by entering their NEET application number and password. The following details could be corrected in the NEET 2021 application form.

Details that can be corrected in NEET application form

1. Personal details

2. Place of birth

3. Medium of question paper

4. Choice of exam city

5. Academic details of Class 10, 11 and 12

6. Permanent and correspondence address

7. Details of parents/guardians

8. Dress code

Details which cannot be edited in NEET correction window:

1. Registered mobile number
2. Email ID registered

Steps for NEET correction window 2021

• Candidates were required to click on the link provided on this page

• Enter the NEET 2021 application number and password

• Click here for correction in NEET (UG) 2021 Application Form

• Once the application form of NEET 2021 is displayed, candidates can edit the fields mentioned above

• After making the relevant corrections in the NEET application form 2021, click on 'Preview and Submit'

• An OTP will be sent to the registered mobile number of the candidates.

• Enter the OTP number and click on 'Final Submit'

• A warning message will pop-up on the screen, which asks, 'This is the one-time correction facility, no correction will be allowed after final submission. Do you wish to submit the corrected application form finally?'

• Click on 'Please do' to submit the corrections or else click on 'oops no' to go back and make some other corrections.

• After submitting the corrections, the NEET application correction slip will be displayed on the screen with the corrected information.

• It is advised to take three to four printouts of correction slip.

NEET admit card 2021

NEET 2021 admit card will be released on March 27, tentatively, in online mode. NEET UG hall ticket must be downloaded using the required credentials. It is mandatory for aspirants to download NEET 2021 admit card and carry it at the exam centre with relevant documents. Only the successfully registered candidates can download the admit card of NEET 2021 which mentions personal, exam details, date and time, exam centre name and address, photograph, signature and other information.