NEET 2017: Allahabad HC bench directs MCI, CBSE and Centre to clarify upper age limit rule
The Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court in Lucknow has asked the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Medical Council of India (MCI) and the Union Government, to clarify how the upper age limit for NEET (UG) 2017 was determined.
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In response to two writ-petitions filed by Navneet Tripathi and others, the two division bench of Justice Amreshwar Pratap Sahi and Justice Sanjay Harkauli passed the order pertaining to the upper age limit set for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, which conducts admissions to MBBS and BDS seats across the country.
The upper age limit rule, which states that NEET applicants cannot be above 25 years (30 years for reserved categories) on the day of the exam, has been mired in controversy ever since its introduction. The two petitions contend that the upper age limit is not supported by any appropriate regulation or procedure prescribed by the regulations framed under the MCI Act. Given that the upper age limit was not present earlier, and because its recent introduction has not been in conformity with law, it deserves to be struck down, the petitions argue.
NEET 2017 is scheduled to be held on May 7 this year. Calling it an urgent matter requiring immediate disposal, the High Court bench directed the Centre and the MCI to file their counter-affidavits no later than February 20, the next date of hearing. The Court also directed the counsel for the CBSE, the exam conducting body for NEET 2017, to file a response on the same.
“The stand of the Medical Council of India as well as that of the Union government has to be brought on record by way of an affidavit as to what was the procedure adopted for the purpose of fixing the upper age limit of 25 years for NEET examination,” the Bench stated.
This is not the first time the new rule on NEET upper age limit has been embroiled in a legal tussle. Earlier this month, a similar petition challenging the upper age limit was filed in the Supreme Court. The petition is expected to come up for hearing before the Supreme Court on February 17, 2017. Read the full story here.
Till last year, the existing age related clause for the NEET exam regarding the upper age limit was applicable to 15% All India Quota seats only. On January 31, 2017, the CBSE released a notification on NEET 2017, which read,“The upper age limit of the candidates appearing for NEET 2017 has been fixed at 25 years on the date of conduct of examination in which five year relaxation has been given to the reserved category candidates.” Along with this ruling on age limit, there was also a change introduced in the number of maximum attempts available to a candidate “There shall be three attempts available uniformly for all the candidates in NEETexamination,” declared the notification, while adding that any previous attempt in NEET or AIPMT would also be counted. Both these new rules generated tremendous controversy among medical aspirants across the country, with the MCI later issuing a clarification that NEET 2017 would be counted as the first attempt for all candidates, irrespective of previous attempts.
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Questions related to NEET
Can I get NEET MDS cutoff for General category of private colleges in Maharashtra!
Hello student ,
Please ! Checkout the link given below of carrers360 to know the cut off .
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-mds-cut-off
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sir I am a student of class 12th (PCB). I am interested in optometry. I want to know the procedure to be an optometrist after 12th. Im giving boards this year and I need to know what to do after 12th to be an eye doctor without NEET.
Hi
I am extremely sorry to tell you dear but if you want to become an eye doctor i. e ophthalmologist, then you cannot become it without qualifying Neet examination.
This is because,
To become an ophthalmologist need to do MD or Ms ophthalmology and for that you need to first be an MBBS graduate and admission in MBBS is through Neet examination . Thus,there is no way without qualifying Neet.
Here's a brief of how you can become an ophthalmologist :-
* For becoming a ophthalmologist , you need to become a doctor first and for that you need to do MBBS
*Admission in Mbbs is through NEET examination, So, along with your 10+2 keep preparing for Neet examination
* Pass your 12th with at least 50 % in aggregate of PCB ( in theory +practical) in 12th examination if you belong to general category , or at least 45% in aggregate of PCB if belongs to ph category or at least 40% in aggregate of PCB if belongs to Obc/ Sc /st to be eligible for neet.
*Appear for Neet examination and qualify it
*Then attend counselling and then on the basis of marks or Rank obtained by you in NEET examination you will get a seat for MBBS in a medical college .
* After the completion of MBBS, you need to appear for PG entrance examination, currently, some of the PG entrance examinations include:-
-) Neet PG ,
-) AIIMS PG
-)PGIMER
-)JIPMER PG.
You can know about different PG entrance examination for MS at
https://www.careers360.com/courses/ms-master-of-surgery
* if you clear PG entrance examination then to become an ophthalmologist, on the basis of ranke obtained by you in the examination you can get a seat in MD/MS ophthalmology.
* Pursue your MD/MS ophthalmology. After the completion of which you can practice as an opthalmologist.
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neet salabus reduse kartha kya
Hello student ,
As per the latest update, interacting in the webinar, Education Minister said that "The students will only have to study the revised syllabus for their CBSE board exams and for NEET 2021 questions, will be asked from the reduced syllabi. Further the authorities will release the new syllabus of NEET 2021 pdf soon, along with the application form and information brochure.
Beside this to know more check the link given below -
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-syllabus/amp
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differentiate the difficult level of neet, jee mains,jee advance
Hi
JEE and NEET are two completely different examinations, so comparing them is quite difficult.
Jee main is gateway to engineering colleges including NITs, IIITs, CFTIs while NEET is the gateway to medical colleges for MBBS, BDS, ayush courses and veterinary i.e BVSc . In jee main, questions are asked from physics, chemistry and maths while in NEET questions are asked from physics, chemistry and Biology.
But yes,
As far as difficulty level of the question is concerned JEE MAIN is TOUGHER than neet.
This is because,
In jee main both breadth and depth of questions is covered, I mean you will see variety of questions and many tricky ones are asked as well , but in neet only breadth or variety of questions are there but these are generally formula based, question of very high difficulty level is not asked and overall paper in general remains easy to moderate.
In terms of competition,
neet is tougher because, number of seats in government medical colleges is handful when considered to Engineering colleges. And when someone doesn't get a seat in a govt medical college then generally he has no other options as fee of private medical colleges is insanely high and it can be up to around 1 crore unlike engineering where even if you don't perform very well, you still have choice of decent private colleges at affordable fee.
Coming to JEE advanced, it is conducted by IITs.
JEE advanced is the toughest when it comes to level of difficulty.
This is because,
In JEE advanced questions single concept questions are rarely asked ,questions are a mix of two or more concepts which makes them very tricky and to solve them you need to have deep understanding of the concepts. Also in JEE advanced you have MCQs having more than one correct options and its paper pattern keeps changing a bit every year which makes it challenging
So, in Short, in terms of level of difficulty:-
JEE ADVANCED > JEE MAIN > NEET
I hope that you find this helpful
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meet 2021 is with overall cutoff/subject wise cut off and what are more revised topics for neet has per information given by education minister
Hello Aspirant,
NEET qualifying cut-off for 2021 will be released along with the NEET 2021 result and there is no subject wise cut-off. To give you the glimpses of NEET qualifying cut off I am enlisting down the qualifying cut-offs for NEET 2020 as released by National Testing Agency for different categories :-
- General - 50th percentile - 720-147 marks
- General-PH - 45th percentile - 146-129 marks
- SC/ST/OBC - 40th percentile - 146-113 marks
- SC/ST/OBC-PH - 40th percentile - 128-113 marks
For complete details about NEET 2020 cut-offs kindly check out the link given below :-
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-cut-off
The NEET 2021 syllabus is mentioned below and it is as same as of previous year because as per the latest announcement made by Hon'ble Education Ministry the choices might be introduced in NEET 2021 to cope-up the reduction of syllabus of various boards :-
@Physics :-
> Physical world and measurement
> Electrostatics
> Kinematics
> Current Electricity
> Laws of Motion
> Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism
> Work, Energy and Power
> Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents
> Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body
> Electromagnetic Waves
> Gravitation
> Optics
> Properties of Bulk Matter
> Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation
> Thermodynamics, Oscillations and Waves
> Atoms and Nuclei
> Behaviour of Perfect Gas and Kinetic Theory
> Electronic Devices
@Chemistry :-
> Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry
> Solid State
> Structure of Atom
> Solutions
> Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties
> Electrochemistry
> Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
> Chemical Kinetics
> States of Matter: Gases and Liquids
> Surface Chemistry
> Thermodynamics
> General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements
> Equilibrium
> p-Block Elements
> Redox Reactions
> d and f Block Elements
> Hydrogen
> Coordination Compounds
> s-Block Element (Alkali and Alkaline earth metals)
> Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
> Some p-Block Elements
> Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
> Organic Chemistry- Some Basic Principles and Techniques
> Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
> Hydrocarbons
> Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen
> Environmental Chemistry
> Biomolecules, Polymersand Chemistry in Everyday Life
@Biology :-
> Diversity in Living World
> Reproduction
> Structural Organization in Animals and Plants
> Genetics and Evolution
> Cell Structure and Function
> Biology and Human Welfare
> Plant Physiology
> Biotechnology and Its Application
> Human Physiology
> Ecology and Environment
For complete details and latest updates on NEET 2021 Syllabus kindly check out the link given below :-
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-syllabus
If you are preparing for NEET 2021 then to help you in your preparation we have some resources which you can access from the link given below :-
https://learn.careers360.com/knockout-neet-may/?product=50&icn=knockout-neet-2021-may&ici=
I hope this information helps you.
Good Luck!!