NEET UG 2020 Notification: National Testing Agency (NTA) released the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) UG Notification 2020. Harsh Vardhan, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had declared last week that the NEET UG 2020 Notification to be out soon. As per the update, this year AIIMS and JIPMER examinations will be canceled and the admission will be done through only NEET examination for all medical UG Courses. This year NEET UG Examination is going to be held on 3rd May 2020 across the nation. Hence the competitors applying for NEET examination have to get ready as this year a large number of competitors are going to take part in the exam. Aspirants having 12th class/Intermediate qualification with Bi.P.C group are eligible to apply for the NEET examination. The admission will be offered to various Medical Degree courses [MBBS, BDS, and AYUSH] will be offered on the basis of merit shown in the NEET examination. NEET UG 2020 Online application process is going to start from 3rd December and completed by 31st December 2019. To apply for NEET 2020 and to check the detailed prospectus, contenders can visit the NTA-NEET official website, ntaneet.nic.in.
NEET UG 2020 Notification – Registration, Exam Dates, Exam pattern @ ntaneet.nic.in
The National Testing Agency (NTA) annually hosts the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for aspirants desirous to get admission into MBBS/BDS courses in Medical colleges across India. Yearly a huge number of candidates are going to appear for the test. Candidates compete to get admission into various medical courses such as MBBS/BDS in Medical & Dental Colleges with the approval of Medical courses of India/Dental Council of India under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. There are overall 95000 seats (65,000 MBBS & 25,000 BDS) seats are available in Government, Private medical colleges and deemed universities in India. Candidates need to qualify the NEET examination with the best score to get admission to any of the colleges. The NTA NEET is the central level examination that is going to be conducted across India. Every year lakhs of aspirants are going to appear for the NEET entrance test.
NEET UG Notification 2020 – Important Exam Dates
| Name of the Organization | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| Name of the Examination | National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) |
| Mode of the Test | Pen-Paper Based |
| Official Website | ntaneet.nic.in |
| Admission for | MBBS/BDS/AYUSH UG Courses |
| Registration process starts | 2nd December 2019 |
| Registration process ends | 31st December 2019 |
| Admit card released | 27th March 2020 |
| NEET UG 2020 Exam | 3rd May 2020 |
| NEET UG 2020 Result | 4th June 2020 |
NEET UG Eligibility Criteria 2020
Educational Qualification
Applicants must have passed subjects biology/biotechnology, physics, chemistry, (Bi.PC) and English and obtained a minimum of 50% marks are eligible to apply for the NTA NEET examination.
Candidates belonging to SC/ ST and OBC category who have obtained 40 percent marks are eligible.
Age Limit
Candidates who wish to apply for the NTA NEET examination must have the age limit of 17 years old on or before 31st December 2019. The age limit of the applicants must not exceed 25 years as on the date of examination.
Age Relaxation
As per the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016, OBC & SC/ST Candidates will get age relaxation up to 5 years.
Selection Process
Candidates who clear the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test with good merit are entitled to get admission (in MBBS/BDS Courses) on a ranking basis.
NTA NEET Seats (Quotas)
- Central Institutions/Universities/Deemed Universities
- Central Pool Quota Seats
- All India Quota Seats
- State Government Quota Seats
- State/Management/NRI Quota Seats in Private Medical / Dental Colleges or any Private University
NEET 2020 Application Fee:
Applicants have to pay the application fee via Net Banking/Debit Card/Credit Card/E-Challan/UPI
| Category | Application Fee |
| General/ OBC | Rs. 1400 |
| SC/ ST/ PH | Rs. 750 |
| Transgender | Rs. 750 |
NEET UG 2020 Exam Pattern, Duration, and Other Details
| Mode of Exam | Offline i.e. Pen-paper based |
| Question Type | Multiple Choice Questions (You are given four options with a single correct answer) |
| Duration | 03 hours |
| Number of Questions | 180 |
| Subjects for NEET 2020 | Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (Botany & Zoology) |
NEET UG 2020 Exam Pattern
| Name of the Subject | Number of Questions | Max Marks |
| Biology | 90 | 360 |
| Physics | 45 | 180 |
| Chemistry | 45 | 180 |
| Total | 180 | 720 |
NEET 2020 Marking Scheme
- For every correct answer, the candidates get +4 marks
- There is a negative marking of 1 marks for each incorrect answer
NEET 2020 Languages
The exam will be held in various languages based on the preference of the competitors.
- English
- Hindi
- Telugu
- Tamil
- Kannada
- Assamese
- Bengali
- Gujarati
- Marathi
- Oriya
- Urdu
NEET Books To Prepare
#NCERTs – For Physics, Chemistry, and Biology
Reference Books for Physics, Chemistry, and Biology
- Universal Self-Scorer Errorless Chemistry
- Trueman’s Biology Vol 1 and 2
- Universal Self-Scorer Physics
- Pradeep Publication’s Biology for class 11
- Pradeep Publication’s Biology for class 12
Books For Practice Questions
- GR Bathla’s Objective Physics for NEET
- Dinesh Objective Biology
- Modern’s ABC of Chemistry for class 11
- Modern’s ABC of Chemistry for class 12
How to Apply for NTA NEET UG 2020 Examination
- Initially, candidates have to visit the NTA-NEET official website, Ntaneet.nic.in.
- On the homepage, the registration tab appears to click on it and enter the required details.
- Fill the details like name, email, contact number, and other details.
- Recheck and submit the information.
- The candidate will receive a login and password.
- After login, candidates able to fill the online application form for NEET-UG 2020.
NEET Application Form Corrections
Applicants can make corrections if they filled the details wrongly in the columns,
- Father’s name
- Mother’s name
- Date of Birth
- Gender
- Category
No changes are allowed in these fields:
- Email ID
- Mobile Number
- The medium of Question Paper
- Choice of Examination Center
NEET Admit Card 2020
Applicants can avail the NEET Admit Card 2020 from the NTA NEET portal, ntaneet.nic.in from 27th March 2020. The NEET exam will be conducted on 3rd May 2020 across the Nation.
NEET Answer Key 2020
Aspirants who competed for NEET 2020 can download the answer keys for all sets (A, B, C, D) within a week after the examination. The NTA NEET Answer Sheet 2020 will be accessible to download on the NTA NEET portal after the exam.
NEET Result 2020
NTA has announced that NEET Result 2020 will be declared on 6th June 2020 that is a month after the examination date. Aspirants can check the result from NTA-NEET official website.
NTA NEET UG 2020 Cutoff Marks
The cutoff marks of NEET 2020 for 15% All India Quota:
| Category | NEET 2020 Cut Off Percentile |
| Other | 50th |
| UR-PH | 40th |
| ST | 40th |
| ST-PH | 40th |
| SC | 40th |
| SC-PH | 40th |
| OBC | 45th |
| OBC-PH | 40th |
NEET Counselling 2020
Aspirants qualified for the NEET Exam with good merit can participate in the counseling round. Before that, aspirants have to register for the counseling process through the NTA NEET portal. Candidates have to attend the NEET Counselling in their allotted slot. While attending the counseling process, candidates need to carry the following documents.
- Class X Certificate
- Class XII Certificate and mark sheet
- NEET 2020 Admit card
- NEET 2020 scorecard
- Rank Letter by MCC
- Birth Certificate
- 8 passport sized photographs (Same as the one affixed on the application form)
- Proof of Identity
- Category Certificate (if applicable)
- Provisional Allotment letter generated online
NEET Reservation Policy
- 15% of seats are reserved for SC candidates.
- 5% of seats are reserved for ST candidates.
- 27% for reserved for OBC candidates.
- For EWS is subjected to norms of Ministry.
