NEET 2020

NEET 2020 – National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct NEET exam on May 3, 2020 in offline mode for admission to 76,928 MBBS, 26,949 BDS, 52,720 AYUSH, 1205 AIIMS and 200 JIPMER seats. Only aspirants whose application form successfully submitted can download NEET 2020 admit card from March 27 onwards. The regulatory body has again activated the NEET official website on February 17, 2020, which was under maintenance since February 11. With the merging of AIIMS and JIPMER admissions, the number of NEET registered candidates for 2020 are 15,93,452*. There are total numbers of 2456 exam centres across 155 cities of India. When the authorities conclude NEET 2020, then the candidates can check NEET exam answer key as released by leading coaching centres on the day of examination. While the official answer key of NEET UG 2020 will be released in the last week of May along with OMR sheet. NEET 2020 result will be declared on June 4 in online mode along with the final answer key and qualifying cutoff.
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NEET qualified candidates can apply for 15% All India counselling quota conducted by Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) tentatively in June while, the counselling for 85% state admissions and private institutes will be organised thereafter by respective state admission committees. NEET counselling will also be held by MCC for admission to all seats in Deemed and Central Universities, ESIC & AFMC institutes. To know the complete detailed information about last date to fill online application form, admit card, answer keys, counselling, seat matrix and more, read this article below.

NEET 2020 - Highlights

What is NEET?
This is the single largest undergraduate medical entrance test for admission to MBBS , BDS and AYUSH courses - BHMS , BAMS , BUMS , B.V.Sc & AH. AIIMS and JIPMER now merged into NEET.

NEET 2020 - Language-wise Brochure

NEET 2020 - Latest news and updates

• February 17, 2020: The conducting authority has again activated the official NEET website - ntaneet.nic.in. However, as per the expectations, no changes and new notifications has been released by the authority.
  
• February 11, 2020 : NTA NEET website is under maintenance. Through the latest notification on official website www.ntaneet.nic.in, the authority has mentioned that the website has gone under maintenance. Therefore, medical students are advised to stay alert for any update for NEET 2020. With the current trends by NTA for NEET 2020, it is expected that the conducting body might extend the date for NEET application form again. Stay tuned for latest NEET updates and news. Check the screen shot of official website here.

• February 9, 2020: NTA has closed the facility to fill the application form of NEET 2020 for registered aspirants. The authorities will now release NEET admit card on March 27, 2020.
• February 3, 2020: NTA has re-opened the NEET application form 2020 for already registered aspirants, it can be filled till February 9 by 11:50 PM. A direct link to complete NEET registration processes is available on this page above.
• January 31, 2020: The authorities have announced re-opening of NEET application form for registered candidates from February 3 to 9, up to 11:50 PM
• January 15, 2020: NTA has opened the correction window for successfully registered candidates to edit/delete the application form. The application window will be available till January 31, 2020.
• January 3, 2020: Through a notice, NTA has changed the office name and address of Tamil Nadu state where college information will be intimidated. The current address of Tamil Nadu State Medical Council is - The Secretary Selection Committee, Directorate of Medical Education, EVR, Periyar Salai, Kilpauk, Chennai - 600010.
• December 31, 2019: The last date to fill the application form of NEET 2020 has been extended upto January 6. Earlier, the last date as set by the authority was December 31, 2019. Candidates who have not yet registered can apply till 11:50 PM of the due date.
• December 18, 2019: NTA has released an official notice giving guidelines for the State of Eligibility (for 15% All India Quota). This has been done as the authorities have received significant number of queries regarding the same.

• December 15, 2019: Through an official notification, as many as 9 additional nodal centres for Kashmiri and Leh candidates has been set up in Ganderbal, Pulwama, Anantnag, Srinagar (2), Kulgam, Baramulla, Kupwara and Leh. To check the detailed notice for NEET application form 2020 for Kashmiri and Leh aspirants - Read here
• December 9, 2019: An official notice has been released by NTA for Kashmiri candidates who are unable to register for NEET. The notice states that such aspirants can either download the application form and submit it to the nodal centre or they can obtain a form and fill it in the centre itself. Such aspirants can submit NEET application fees through a Demand Draft (DD) in favour of 'Director General, National Testing Agency payable at Noida (UP)'. To read the notice and download NEET application form for Kashmiri candidates, click on the application form link available on this page.
• December 3, 2019: NTA has released the NEET 2020 prospectus in 11 different languages which include Assamese, English Kannada, Marathi, Odia, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Hindi, Bengali and Telugu. Aspirants can download the language-wise NTA NEET prospectus from the links available.
• December 2, 2019: The NEET application form 2020 has been released an hour later when it was expected to release. Earlier, the last date of registration for NEET was December 31.

NEET 2020 Important Dates

National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced the dates of NEET 2020 through an official notification on August 21, 2019. The important datapplty es of NEET 2020 are listed in the table to help candidates keep track of deadline. NEET 2020 application dates, correction, admit card and exam date are mentioned here.

NEET UG pre-exam dates

NEET UG post-exam dates

*means dates are tentative

NEET Admit Card 2020

NTA will release the NEET 2020 admit card on March 27, 2020. Candidates can download their admit card of NEET by entering their application number and date of birth. It is mandatory to carry a valid photo ID proof along with the NEET 2020 admit card which is also the identity document. It is prudent to keep the admit card safe till the admission process concludes.

How to download NEET 2020 admit card?

• To download the admit card, candidates must go to the official site
• They must click the link for the admit card and log in by entering their application number and date of birth
• After verifying the details mentioned, they must download and save it
• The admit card will be required during counselling so it is prudent to safe keep it

NEET Exam Centres 2020

While filling NEET 2020 application form, candidates must choose at least four exam cities in the order of their preference. NEET will be conducted in 155 major cities of India. It is also to be noted that the exam centre of NEET 2020 cannot be changed or modified after submitting the application form. Hence candidates must plan the list of NEET exam centres carefully and enter them accordingly. Few exam centres of NEET 2020 has been listed in the table.

NEET 2020 Test Cities with Codes

NEET Dress Code 2020

Candidates must adhere to certain dress code prescribed for NEET 2020. The guidelines set by NTA are to ensure that no malpractices, irregularities, cheating etc occur in the exam hall. NEET dress code specifies

• Wear half sleeve shirts/t-shirts only. Full sleeves are not allowed
• Clothes should be light without zips, pockets, big buttons and any elaborate embroidery.
• Female candidates should avoid clothes with embroidery, flowers, brooches and buttons. Salwars and trousers are allowed
• Slippers or sandals with low heels are allowed while shoes are not allowed in the examination hall.
• Jewellery like earrings, ring, pendants, nose ring, necklace or any kind of metallic item are not allowed

The list of items barred in NEET 2020 are:

• Stationery items, textual material, papers, Geometry/Pencil Box, Plastic Pouch, Calculator, Pen, Scale, Writing Pad, Pen Drives, Eraser, Calculator, Log Table, Electronic Pen/Scanner etc.
• Devices like Mobile Phone, Bluetooth, Earphones, Microphone, Pager, Health Band etc.
• Items like Wallet, Goggles, Handbags, Belt, Caps, Watches/Wrist Watches, Bracelets, Camera, etc.
• Any ornaments.
• Any eatable item opened or packed. The exception to this are diabetic candidates who are allowed some specific eatables.
• Water bottle.

NEET 2020 Preparation Tips

A crucial part and the starting step towards cracking NEET 2020 is preparation. Candidates must first know the syllabus, exam pattern to have a good shot at the exam and then cement that with proper and ample practice.

How to prepare for NEET 2020?

• Know the syllabus well: Preparation for NEET 2020 will be ineffective without a thorough knowledge of the NEET 2020 syllabus. It is essential to know the sections, chapters and concepts from all the subjects asked in the entrance test. Being familiar with the syllabus will allow the candidates to cover all the topics in a systematic fashion.
• NCERT books: Experts suggest that the maximum number of questions are picked up from NCERT textbooks. To get the best possible score in NEET 2020, candidates must focus on the NCERT books of Class 11 and 12. Once a candidate has thoroughly read the NCERT books, then one should move to other reference books for an in-depth understanding of concepts.
• Short notes: It is highly advisable that the candidates maintain their own self-made short notes on each concept that they have studied in NEET 2020 preparations. It allows the candidate to keep the various concepts on tips and it is also helpful for an easy revision.
• Extensive revision: Learning the topic is not enough, one must be able to reproduce all of it with ease at the time of appearing NEET 2020 exam. For that, candidates must extensively revise all the topics which should be done regularly. Aspirants will be able to retain more if the topics are revised on a regular basis.
• Sample papers/mock test: To keep a tab on your preparation for NEET 2020, candidates must regularly take mock test and practice with the help of sample papers/previous year papers. Attempting such mock tests at the NEET exam duration will accustom the candidate to write the exam on the D-Day.
• Time management - It is an important factor which cannot be overlooked. Candidates must know how to divide their syllabus for NEET 2020 and study accordingly. Indeed, this is a national level medical entrance exam, but, smart study is essential as along with study health care, good diet a bit of play is also necessary.

NEET preparations

For better preparations of NEET 2020, aspirants can check the following articles of Careers360 in the table below.

Some other NEET preparation resource

NEET 2020 preparation tips from the toppers are the best motivation aspirants can utilise. Emerging victorious from a sea of 14 lakh candidates, these toppers are no less than an inspiration for all the medical aspirants who wish to appear for NEET 2020. Candidates can check their interview to know the preparation strategy, books they referred and overall success mantra to boost their NEET preparation.

NEET Toppers

AIIMS Toppers

JIPMER Toppers

NEET Syllabus 2020

NTA has a prescribed syllabus comprising of topics from Physics, Chemistry and Biology of class 11 and 12 levels. The main topics with weightage that matter in an exam like NEET are given below. However, students must understand that they should ideally study the entire NEET syllabus that is prescribed and leave no stone unturned in their endeavour to crack NEET 2020.

NEET 2020 Important Topics with weightage

NEET Exam Pattern 2020

An important aspect that is to be known by candidates is the exam pattern of NEET 2020. This indicates exam details like type of questions, mode of exam, duration, language, marking scheme etc. Candidates can perform better if they what to expect in the exam hall while appearing for the exam. Also, preparation should be moulded according to the NEET exam pattern such that students can feel comfortable on the test day.

NEET 2020 Test Pattern

NEET 2020 medium of exam

NTA will conduct the NEET exam in 2 national and 9 regional languages. The region wise statistics of students with languages offered are given in provided here.
NEET Registration Statistics - Language wise

NEET 2020 Sample Papers

While understanding and building conceptual knowledge is a pre-requisite, equally essential is to strengthen the concepts and use them to analyse and answer the questions. Practice only makes a person more perfect and aids in clearing doubts as strengthening the knowhow. NEET 2020 Sample papers are the ideal tool to cement the concepts learnt and NEET previous year question papers given an idea of how the actual paper will be like. Students should start with practising the questions at the end of each topic and chapter and then move on to full-length exam papers.

NEET Question Papers with solutions

NEET UG - Post Exam Overview

NEET Answer Key 2020

Leading coaching centres like Aakash, Allen Kota, Resonance etc. will release the answer key of NEET 2020 for all paper codes after the exam concludes. NTA will release the official answer a few days after the conclusion of the exam. The provisional answer key is released first where students are allowed to raise any objections to the same on payment of Rs 1000 per question which is to be paid online and proof of the objection must also be submitted. The amount will be refunded if the claim is held true and full marks awarded for the same. However, it will not be refunded if the claim is not found to be correct. The final NEET 2020 answer key will be released by NTA along with the result.

NEET Cutoff 2020

The minimum marks required to qualify NEET 2020 is the qualifying cutoff. NTA has specified the cutoff for each category wherein students who score equal to or above this cutoff of NEET 2020 will be eligible for admissions. The NEET cutoff for admission is the minimum rank/marks at which the last seat was allotted to the eligible applicants. Candidates may note that NEET cutoff 2020 will vary for each category, institute and for MBBS/BDS as well. The admission cutoffs are useful for aspirants to understand the marks they need to score for admission at the institute of their choice.

NEET Minimum Qualifying Percentile

Top medical colleges accepting NEET 2020 scores

NEET Result 2020

NTA will declare the result of NEET 2020 on June 4. Candidates who have appeared for the exam can check and download their result after logging in by entering their roll number and date of birth. The NEET 2020 result will be the basis for admissions into the All India Quota as well as the state-wise available MBBS and BDS seats, also seats available in AIIMS and JIPMER colleges for undergraduate courses. The result mentions the details of the candidates along with the marks obtained in total and subject wise, All India Rank and the qualifying cutoff for the various categories. Candidates must download their NEET score card cum result for future reference during counselling.

NEET Result statistics of previous years

NEET Merit List 2020

After the declaration of result, the authorities will compile a list of candidates who have qualified NEET 2020 based on which the counselling will be conducted for MBBS/BDS/AIIMS/JIPMER and AYUSH UG courses.

• NTA will prepare the merit list of NEET 2020 on the basis of marks obtained.

• The prepared NEET UG merit list will be provided to the counselling bodies for admission to MBBS, BDS, AIIMS, JIPMER and AYUSH courses.

• The rank list will contain the data of NEET 2020 qualified candidates such as name, roll number, marks, All India Rank (AIR) and other required details.

• This merit list will be given to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) to conduct the counselling for AIQ seats, deemed & central universities, ESIC, AFMC and central pool.

• NTA will also provide this rank list to the counselling committees of the respective states for allotment of seats under 85% state quota seats and private universities.

NEET Reservation Criteria 2020

Government guidelines prescribe a certain reservation based on the caste and category of students. NEET 2020 reservation criteria describes the percentage of reservation entitled to each category for the seat allotment in the counselling process.

NEET 2020 Reservation Criteria

NEET Counselling 2020

Candidates who qualify in NEET 2020 will be eligible to apply for counselling which is of two types –

• All India NEET 2020 counselling will be held for 15% of the seats in all government colleges of the country as well as the prescribed quota under the Central Universities and 100% of the seats in deemed universities.
• State-wise NEET counselling 2020 will be held for the 85% of the remaining government seats as well as 100% of the seats in private colleges.

All admissions are on the basis of the NEET 2020 scores and ranks though states may consider their own merit ranks based on the NEET 2020 marks or ranks obtained by the students. It is to be noted that state counselling will be independent of the All India NEET 2020 counselling conducted by MCI. Also, students must meet the eligibility prescribed by the state such as domicile and study period in the state before applying.

It must be noted that as aforementioned, admission to the undergraduate seats of AIIMS and JIPMER will be done on the basis of NEET. Details for this are yet to be announced.

Counselling of NEET 2020 will generally have two rounds for All India and State as well. Thereafter the mop-up round will be for vacant seats in deemed and central universities in case of AIQ while any vacant government seats will fall back to the respective state quota.

Documents to be submitted during counselling

• NEET 2020 Admit Card
• NEET Result
• Class 10 certificate and marksheet
• Class 12 certificate and marksheet
• Domicile/ residency proof (only for states)
• Photo ID
• Any other as specified

Total seat matrix and institutes