NEET 2020 – Exam Dates, Application Form

NEET 2020 Exam is supposed to be organized in May 2020 by National Test Agency. This exam will be held with the objective to offer admissions to the UG medical courses in all the medical and dental colleges run with the approval of the medical/ dental council of India. Aspiring candidates are required to check their eligibility status first before applying for this deemed entrance examination.

Qualified candidates will be then called for the further admission rounds and seat allocation process. However, mere appearance in the counseling doesn’t confer any right for admission. To know more about this reputed entrance exam, read the article fully. 

NEET 2020 Important Dates

NTA hasn’t made any announcement regarding NEET 2020 Medical Entrance Exam and thus we have mentioned the tentative schedule to give an approximate idea of the events. The official dates will be notified soon after the availability of official brochure.

Event	Date
The Beginning of the application form	December 2019
The last date to submit the form	December 2019
Correction in particulars of the application form	January 2020
Printing of Admit Cards	April 2020
Exam Date	May 2020
The announcement of the result	June 2020

NEET 2020 Eligibility Criteria

Before proceeding further, applicants are advised to go through each and every eligibility condition and get to know about their eligibility status. We have mentioned eligibility criteria here for the sake of candidate’s convenience.

Norm 1: Age Factor

• The lower age limit to apply for NEET 2020 is 17 years and the upper age limit is 25 years. 

Norm 2: Educational Qualification

• The candidates must have passed the class 12^th examination from the recognized board with at least 50% (40% for the reserved category) aggregate marks.
• Those applicants who are appearing in the class 12^th exam can also apply for the Exam of NEET 2020.

Norm 3: Nationality

• Indian nationals, NRIs, OCI, PIO and Foreign nationals are eligible to participate in this deemed entrance examination. 

NEET 2020 Application Form

Applications to NEET 2020 will be submitted in the online mode on or before the deadline. The candidates are advised to complete the registration process without waiting for the last date. Registrations will be done only in the online mode. The candidates can either visit the official website or use the link that will be given in the post. Before completing the application form, the candidates must collect all essential information and documents. It is advised to read the instructions first and only then begin the form filling process. Step by Step process to complete the registration process is given here.

• The applicants need to register them first by entering the relevant details such as full name, mobile number, email id, DOB, Category, Gender, communication details, qualifications details etc. Then, the students need to set the password for their account and keep it safe until the admission is over. Soon after the registration, applicants will a unique application number. 
• In the second step, the applicants need to upload the scanned images of photo and signature as per the official guidelines. View the images added and proceed towards the next step of payment.
• Make the payment of the application through the available payment modes to complete the application process.
• Print the confirmation page and keep it safe for future reference.

Application Fee

For unreserved and OBC	Rs 1400
For SC/ ST/ PWD/ Transgender	Rs 750

NEET 2020 Exam Pattern

• The type of questions: MCQ
• Time duration: 3 hours
• The total number of questions: 180
• The number sections: 3 i.e. physics, chemistry, and Biology
• For the right attempt: +4 marks
• For the incorrect attempt: – 1 mark
• The Language of the exam paper: The exam will be available in 11 different languages and the candidates can opt for the language of their choice. 

NEET 2020 Admit Card

The official authority will release the admit card for the successfully registered candidates in the online mode and the applicants can easily avail the same by using their login credentials. This document carries all essential information regarding the NEET 2020 exam and the candidate. It should be kept in excellent condition until the admission is over. 

NEET 2020 Result

NTA will evaluate the answer sheets and announce the result in the online mode. Soon after the declaration of the result, the merit list will be published. No category wise result sheet will be available. There is no provision of re-checking and re-evaluation of the answer sheets and thus the declared result will be the final one and must be accepted by all.