NTA NEET UG 2023 Admit Card Released: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the admit cards for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET UG) 2023. Candidates will be able to download their hall tickets from the official NEET website — neet.nta.nic.in.
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The admit cards were released in the late hours of Wednesday. Candidates can now download their hall tickets by keying in their application number and date of birth at the official NEET UG website. According to the NTA calendar, the NEET UG 2023 exam is scheduled to be conducted on May 7 from 2 pm to 5:20 pm. The exam will be conducted in pen and paper mode. It will be 200 minutes (3 hours 20 minutes) long exam.
Candidates should remember that while slippers and sandals with low heels are permitted, shoes are not permitted in the NEET exam halls. Additionally, light clothes with long sleeves are not permitted. Read less
NEET UG 2023 Admit Card Updates: NTA had earlier stated that the OCI cardholders shall not be eligible for admission against any seat reserved exclusively for Indian citizens. However, a corrigendum was released later.
The lower age limit to appear for NEET UG 2023 is 17 year, i.e., the candidate must have been born on or before December 31, 2006. There is no upper age limit.
There will be a total 45 questions per subject and maximum marks will be 720. There will be four subjects-- Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology. Each subject will have two parts-- Part A will have 35 questions all of which needs to be answered while Part B will have 15 questions out of which 10 need to be answered. Each question will be of four marks and for every incorrect answer one mark will be deducted and 0 mark will be awarded for unanswered questions.
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The National Testing Agency will resolve the issue of tie through the following method:-
-- Candidate obtaining higher marks/percentile score in Biology (Botany & Zoology) in the test, followed by
-- Candidate obtaining higher marks/percentile score in Chemistry in the test, followed by
-- Candidate obtaining higher marks/percentile score in Physics in the test, followed by
-- Candidate with less proportion of the number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in all the subjects in the test
-- Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Biology (Botany & Zoology) in the test, followed by
-- Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Chemistry in the test, followed by
-- Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Physics in the test, followed by
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-- Continous revision
-- Focus on high weightage topics
-- Solve mock papers
-- Time management is essential
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Medical colleges in the following countries accept NEET UG score:-
Russia
Kazakhstan
Nepal
Bangladesh
China
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Students should keep the following things in mind while studying for Chemistry
-- Revise the chapters well
-- NCERT is a must
-- Makes short notes for revision
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Step 1: Visit the official website-- neet.nta.nic.in
Step 2: Click on the admit card link given on the homepage
Step 3: Enter your credentials such as application number and date of birth
Step 4: View and download the admit card
Candidates should keep the following things in mind while preparing for Biology for NEET UG 2023
-- Focus on higher weightage topics
-- Practice previous year question papers
-- Focus on diagrams
-- Give lots of mock tests
-- Revise everyday
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A total of 18,72,341 candidates have registered for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (UG)- 2023. The exam will be conducted in 499 cities across various centres, including 14 cities outside India. The exam will be held on May 7 from 2 pm to 5:20 pm (Indian Standard Time)
The paper will have four sections-- Physics, Chemistry, Zoology and Botany. Each section will be further divided into two parts-- A and B. Part A will have 35 questions, all of which need to be answered. Part B will have 15 questions out of which 10 need to be answered. Section A will be for 140 marks, section B will be for 40 marks. The maximum marks for the paper is 720.
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test 2023 for undergraduate programmes will be conducted on May 7 from 2 pm to 5:20 pm.
Candidates appearing for the exam are not allowed to carry the following items:
--Instruments
--Geometry or Pencil box
-- Handbag, Purse
-- Any kind of paper/ stationery/ textual material (printed or written material)
-- Eatables and Water (loose or packed)
-- Mobile Phone/ Earphone/ Microphone/ Pager,
-- Calculator, DocuPen, Slide Rules, Log Tables
-- Camera, Tape Recorder
-- Electronic Watches with facilities of calculator
-- any metallic item or electronic gadgets/ devices
The tie-breaking method to be used by NTA is as follows:
– Candidates who score higher marks or percentage in Biology (Botany/Zoology).
– Candidates who score higher marks in Chemistry.
– Candidates who score higher marks in Physics.
– Candidates who have few incorrect answers than correct answers in all the subjects.
– Candidates who have the lowest proportion of incorrect responses to correct responses in Biology (Botany and Zoology).
– Candidates who have the lowest ratio of incorrect answers, in Chemistry, to correct answers.
– Candidates who have a lesser percentage of attempted incorrect answers in Physics.
– Candidate older in age.
– NEET application number in ascending number.
Some students are claiming that they are unable to download their admit cards from the official NEET website
The duration of NEET UG 2023 will be 3 hours and 20 minutes. And, PwD candidates (having a physical limitation to write) will get compensatory time of one hour and five minutes whether the candidate uses a scribe or not.
Step 1: Visit the official NEET website — neet.nta.nic.in
Step 2: Click on the admit card link available on the home page.
Step 3: Key in the required credentials (application number and date of birth) to log in.
Step 4: The admit card will be available.
Step 5: Download and save for future reference.
Going by the past trends of NTA-conducted exams, the hall tickets are usually issued 3-4 days before the exam date. Therefore, the NTA issued NEET UG admit cards on May 3, for the exam which is scheduled on May 7.
The NTA released the admit cards for NEET UG 2023 in the late hours of Wednesday.
The NTA recently clarified that the candidates opting for English would be provided their test booklet in English only, while those who have opted for Hindi will be provided with a bilingual test booklet in English and Hindi. Candidates opting for regional languages would also be provided with a bilingual test booklet in selected regional language and English. Read full story on indianexpress.com
The NEET UG 2023 will be held on May 7. Before the exam, experts share how you can prepare for the Physics paper.
--Know the syllabus and cover topics that carry high weightage
--Plan your paper and manage your time accordingly
--Don't refer to too many books
--Learn formulas
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The tie-breaking method to be used by NTA is as follows:
– Candidates who score higher marks or percentage in Biology (Botany/Zoology).
– Candidates who score higher marks in Chemistry.
– Candidates who score higher marks in Physics.
– Candidates who have few incorrect answers than correct answers in all the subjects.
– Candidates who have the lowest proportion of incorrect responses to correct responses in Biology (Botany and Zoology).
– Candidates who have the lowest ratio of incorrect answers, in Chemistry, to correct answers.
– Candidates who have a lesser percentage of attempted incorrect answers in Physics.
– Candidate older in age.
– NEET application number in ascending number.
Read full story on indianexpress.com
The exam will be held in pen and paper mode. All questions will be MCQ type. Students have to answer the questions on an OMR sheet using a ball point pen provided at the centre. If any candidate is found tampering with the OMR sheet, they will be debarred of the candidature for three years.
Candidates appearing for the exam are not allowed to carry the following items:
--Instruments
--Geometry or Pencil box
-- Handbag, Purse
-- Any kind of paper/ stationery/ textual material (printed or written material)
-- Eatables and Water (loose or packed)
-- Mobile Phone/ Earphone/ Microphone/ Pager,
-- Calculator, DocuPen, Slide Rules, Log Tables
-- Camera, Tape Recorder
-- Electronic Watches with facilities of calculator
-- any metallic item or electronic gadgets/ devices
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test 2023 for undergraduate programmes will be conducted on May 7 from 2 pm to 5:20 pm.
As per the NTA the following seats are available students who qualify NEET UG 2023 under different quota:-
-- All India Quota Seats
-- State Government Quota Seats
-- Central Institutions/ universities/ deemed universities
-- State/Management/ NRI Quota Seats in Private Medical / Dental Colleges or any Private University
-- Central Pool Quota Seats
-- All seats including NRI Quota as well as Management Quota, are in private unaided/ aided minority/ non-minority medical colleges.
-- AIIMS Institutes across India/JIPMER.
-- The counselling for successful candidates for seats under 15 per cent All India Quota and 100 per cent including 85 per cent state quota seats of Central Institutions (ABVIMS and RML Hospital/VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital/ESIC)/ Central Universities (including DU/BHU /AMU)/ AIIMS/ JIPMER and Deemed Universities, will be conducted by the MCC/ DGHS for Undergraduate Medical / Dental Courses. MCC only does the registration for AFMC and forwards the data of registered Candidates to AFMC authorities for the admission process. DU/BHU and other universities may use the score for any other relevant courses being offered by them
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The lower age limit to appear for NEET UG 2023 is 17 years, i.e.,any candidate born or before December 31, 2006. There is no upper age limit.
The paper is conducted in 13 languages-- English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
The duration of NEET UG 2023 will be 3 hours and 20 minutes. And, PwD candidates (having a physical limitation to write) will get compensatory time of one hour and five minutes whether the candidate uses a scribe or not.
The National Eligiblity and Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2023 will be for 720 marks. All four subjects- Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology will be divided into two sections-- A and B. Section A will 35 questions for 140 marks, section B will have 15 questions out of which 10 have to be answered. Each correct answer with fetch four marks, for every wrong answer one mark will be deducted and for every unanswered question candidate will get 0 mark. All questions will be MCQ type.
Medical aspirants who score over or equal to the specified cut-off in the NEET UG 2023 exam can appear for the NEET UG 2023 counselling. For the state specific counselling, candidates have to meet state-specific domicile requirements. This year, general category candidates must score in the 50th percentile, while SC/ST/OBC candidates must score in the 40th percentile.
While NTA officials are not confirming the time of the release of the NEET UG admit card, however, the hall tickets should release either by today evening or tomorrow morning.
In 2022, cut-offs dipped across categories – in the case of general candidates from 138 in 2021 to 117 in 2022 and from 108 to 93 in the case SC, ST and OBC candidates. In 2020, the cut-offs were even higher at 147 for general candidates and 113 for reserved categories.
Once released, candidates will be able to download their hall tickets from the official NEET website — neet.nta.nic.in.
Last year, Maharashtra recorded the maximum number of NEET UG registrations (2.5 lakh), out of which 2.4 lakh candidates appeared for the exam and 1.13 lakh qualified, as per a data shared by the NTA.
One of the most common mistakes that students make while attempting MCQs is not reading the question carefully. It is essential to read the question thoroughly and understand what it is asking before attempting to answer it. Many questions in the NEET exam may have similar options, and only a slight variation in the wording of the question can make a significant difference in the answer. Read more
1- Any item like textual material (printed or written), bits of papers, Geometry/Pencil Box, Plastic Pouch, Calculator, Pen, Scale, Writing Pad, Pen Drives, Eraser, Calculator, Log Table, Electronic Pen/Scanner, etc.
2- Any communication device like Mobile Phone, Bluetooth, Earphones, Microphone, Pager, Health Band, etc
3- Other items like Wallet, Goggles, Handbags, Belt, Cap, etc.
4- Any Watch/Wristwatch, Bracelet, Camera, etc.
5- Any ornaments/metallic items.
6- Any food items opened or packed, water bottle, etc.
7- Any other item which could be used for unfair means, by hiding communication devices like a microchip, camera, Bluetooth device, etc.
Step 1: Visit the official NEET website — neet.nta.nic.in
Step 2: Click on the admit card link available on the home page.
Step 3: Key in the required credentials (application number and date of birth) to log in.
Step 4: The admit card will be available.
Step 5: Download and save for future reference.
As per the revised guidelines, Indian nationals, NRIs, overseas citizen of India (OCI), persons with Indian origin (PIO) and foreign nationals are eligible for admission in medical, dental, ayurveda, siddha, unani and homeopathy colleges. Earlier, these candidates were treated as foreigners and were only eligible for NRI seats, and not for Indian national Seats including paid seats of deemed universities.
Solving previous years’ papers is an essential component of NEET UG preparation. It helps students to understand the exam pattern, the type of questions asked, and the difficulty level of the exam. Solving previous years’ papers gives students an idea of the time management required for the exam, which is crucial to score well. Moreover, it helps in building the confidence level of the students as they get familiar with the exam pattern and the types of questions asked. Read more
The NTA has clarified that the candidates opting for English would be provided their test booklet in English only, and those who have opted for Hindi will be provided with a bilingual test booklet in English and Hindi. Similarly, candidates opting for regional languages would also be provided with a bilingual test booklet in selected regional language and English.
In case the same marks are scored by two or more candidates in NEET UG 2023, the following tie-breaking criteria will be applied
– Candidates who score higher marks or percentage in Biology (Botany/Zoology).
– Candidates who score higher marks in chemistry.
– Candidates who score higher marks in physics.
– Candidates who have few incorrect answers than correct answers in all the subjects.
– Candidates who have the lowest proportion of incorrect responses to correct responses in Biology (Botany and Zoology).
– Candidates who have the lowest ratio of incorrect answers, in Chemistry, to correct answers.
– Candidates who have a lesser percentage of attempted incorrect answers in Physics.
– Candidate older in age.
– NEET application number in ascending number.
The above mentioned tie-breaker criteria is in the order of most important to less important.
Candidates appearing for NEET UG 2023 need to follow the given schedule for appearing in NEET UG 2023
The NEET UG registration in Odia, Marathi and Gujarati languages has dipped in four years (2019-2022), as per data shared by the exam conducting agency National Testing Agency (NTA). However, registrations for Hindi, Tamil, Assamese and Bengali medium have seen a significant jump in these years. Read complete analysis here
The Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Bharati Pravin Pawar has clarified in the Lok Sabha that there is no proposal to conduct NEET UG twice in a year. The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (UG) is currently conducted once in a year as an eligibility/ entrance test for medical courses in India by the National Testing Agency (NTA).
“National Medical Commission (NMC) & National Testing Agency (NTA) have informed that there is no proposal to conduct NEET UG exams for providing two chances in a year”. Read the complete report here
Last year, Maharashtra recorded the maximum number of NEET UG registrations (2.5 lakh), out of which 2.4 lakh candidates appeared for the exam and 1.13 lakh qualified, as per a data shared by the NTA. Check complete data here
The matter has now been postponed till tomorrow, Anubha Shrivastava Sahai confirmed to indianexpress.com. “The bench has reserved the order, they will announce it tomorrow,” she said. Read all details here
The State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell, Maharashtra will release the MHT CET 2023 admit card from tomorrow morning, an official informed indianexpress.com. Once released, registered and eligible students will be able to check their admit cards at the official MHT CET website — mhtcet2023.mahacet.org.
All India quota Government.
b. All India quota Government aided.
c. All India quota Private.
d. State Govt. quota/ Institutional quota.
e. Central Universities/National Institutes.
f. Deemed to be Universities.
g. Management/NRI Quota.
A signal will be given at the beginning of the examination and at half-time. A signal will also be given before the closing time when the candidate must stop marking the responses.
Students can carry these things inside the NEET UG 2023 exam hall:
- A printed copy of admit card downloaded from NTA website with passport size photograph (same as uploaded on the application form pasted on it).
- One passport size photograph (same as uploaded on the online application form) for pasting on the specific space in the attendance sheet at centre.
- One post card size (4”X6”) color photograph with white background should be pasted on the proforma downloaded with the admit card. The proforma with post card size photograph shall be handed over to the invigilator in the examination hall.
- Any one of the authorised photo IDs (must be original and valid and like PAN card/Driving License/Voter ID/Passport/Aadhaar Card /Ration Card/ Class 12 admit card with photograph /any other valid photo ID issued by the government.
- PwBD certificate issued by the competent authority, if claiming the relaxation under PwBD category.
Any candidate who comes after 01:30 pm shall not be permitted to enter the NEET UG 2023 exam centres.
Step 1: Visit the official NEET website — neet.nta.nic.in
Step 2: Click on the admit card link available on the home page.
Step 3: Key in the required credentials (application number and date of birth) to log in.
Step 4: The admit card will be available.
Step 5: Download and save for future reference.
“The admit cards for MHT CET 2023 will not release today, but they are expected to release this week,” an official told indianexpress.com. However, the CET Cell has not yet announced the release date for MHT CET 2023 admit card. Read complete details here