NEET 2021: The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is an entrance exam to get admission into MBBS/BDS programs in various government colleges, semi-government colleges, and private colleges. The details of the NEET 2021 exam like important dates & events, eligibility criteria, exam pattern, etc are provided in this article. NEET is a national level medical entrance exam conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA) a formulated body under MHRD once every year. Earlier the different institutes like AIIMS and PGIMER used to conduct separate medical entrance exam but from the academic year, 2020-21 NEET is a centralized medical entrance exam to get admission in an undergraduate medical programme. It is expected that the NEET 2021 exam will be held in May 2021 through pen and paper mode all over India.
NEET paper is divided into three sections Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. The total number of questions will be 180 that has to complete in 3 hours. You will get +4 marks for every right answer, and -1 marks for every wrong answer. Syllabus of NEET covers the topics CBSE class 11 and CBSE class 12 science subjects. CBSE has 30% reduced syllabus for the academic year 2020-21 due to COVID-19, so it is intensifying the possibility of the syllabus reduction for NEET 2021 as well. However, there is no notification from NTA regarding the syllabus reduction for NEET 2021.
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Events |
Tentative Dates |
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Application form will be release |
First week of December 2020 |
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Deadline to register online and submit the application |
First week of January 2021 |
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Admit card will be release |
Second week of April 2021 |
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Exam date |
First week of May 2021 |
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Result |
First week of June 2021 |
The authority will release the NEET 2021 application form in the first week of December 2020 through the online mode. All the candidates need to fill the application form through online mode only, no offline forms will be accepted by the exam conducting authority i.e. NTA. The application form will be available on the official website along with the official brochure. Below are the steps to fill the Online NEET 2021 application form:
Step- 1: Go to the official website of NEET NTA and click on the "NEET 2021 Application form" button.
Step-2: Register yourself with a unique email ID & phone no., fill all the required information like name, mother's name, father's name, gender, date of birth, etc.
Step-3: After successful registration, fill the application form of NEET 2021 and submit personal details, academic details, and choice of the centre.
Step-4: Review the application form click on the ''Final Submission" button.
Step-5: Upload scanned photograph and signature in a prescribed manner.
Step-6: Make payment via net banking, debit card/credit card or SBI offline challan and submit the form.
Step-7: After submitting all the required details download the application form and take a printout of the application form for future reference.
The Required documents:
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Name of Document |
Size of Document |
Format |
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Passport Size Photograph |
10 to 200 kb |
JPG |
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Post Card Size Photograph |
50 to 300 kb |
JPG |
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Signature |
4 to 30 kb |
JPG |
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Left-hand thumb impression |
10 to 50 kb |
JPG |
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Class 10th Certificate |
100 to 400 kb |
JPG |
The Form fee:
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Category |
Fee (INR) |
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General |
INR 1500 |
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General-EWS (OBC) |
INR 1400 |
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SC / ST / PH |
INR 800 |
NEET 2021 Eligibility Criteria
The authority will release the notification related to NEET 2021 eligibility criteria along with NEET 2021 Application form. The common eligibility criteria for the NEET 2021 exam is mentioned below:
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Age Limit |
Minimum age limit is 17 years, there is no upper age limit |
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Education Qualification |
Completed or pursuing Class 12th with 5 subjects including English, Biology, Physics, and Chemistry |
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Nationality |
Indian Nationals, NRIs, PIOs, OCIs, and Foreign Nationals are eligible to take NEET 2021. |
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Number of Attempts |
The attempt limit is removed now |
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Minimum % required |
Unreserved category: an aggregate of minimum 50% in Chemistry, Biology, and Physics. Reserved category: an aggregate of a minimum of 40% in Chemistry, Biology, and Physics. PWD category: an aggregate of a minimum of 45% in the qualifying exam. |
NTA will release the NEET 2021 Admit Card from the official website. NEET 2021 admit card is likely to be available in the 1st week of April 2021. You can download the NEET admit card with application number & date of birth.
Go to the official website of NTA NEET - ntaneet.nic.in
Click on ‘NEET 2021 Admit Card’ Button
Enter Application Number, Date of Birth, Security Pin, and press ‘Submit’ button
Download and print the NEET 2021 Admit Card
NEET 2021 will be conducted on pen and paper mode where you have to fill the OMR sheet with a black or blue ballpoint pen. There will a total of 180 questions that you have to complete in 3 hours ( 180 minutes). The maximum marks for the exam are 720 marks. For every right question, you will get +4 marks & for every wrong answer, you will get -1 mark. The paper will be divided into three sections i.e. physics, chemistry, and biology. There will be 45 questions from physics, 45 questions from chemistry, and 90 questions from biology in the paper. The weightage of zoology and botany is equal i.e. you will get 45 questions from zoology and 45 questions from botany in the biology section.
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Parameters |
NEET 2021 |
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Mode of Exam |
Offline (Pen and Paper-based) |
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Number of Questions |
Physics - 45 Questions Chemistry - 45 Questions Biology - 90 Questions Total - 180 Questions |
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Type of Questions |
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) |
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Time Allotted |
3 hours |
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Marking Scheme |
+4 for the correct answer, -1 for an incorrect answer. |
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Maximum Marks |
720 |
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Language |
Hindi, English, Urdu, Marathi, Gujrati, Bengali, Assamese, Telugu, Oriya, Kannada, Tamil |
NTA provides the option of vernacular languages for question paper medium for the following languages in the respective exam centers:
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Question Paper Medium |
Exam Centers |
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English and Hindi Medium |
All Examination Center Cities |
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English & Urdu |
All Examination Centre Cities |
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English & Marathi |
Examination Center Cities in Maharashtra |
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English & Gujarati |
Examination Center Cities in Gujarat, Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli |
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English & Bengali |
Examination Center Cities in West Bengal and Tripura |
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English & Assamese |
Examination Center Cities in Assam |
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English & Telugu |
Examination Center Cities in Andhra Pradesh & Telangana |
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English & Oriya |
Examination Center Cities in Odisha |
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English & Kannada |
Examination Center Cities in Karnataka |
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English & Tamil |
Examination Center Cities in Tamil Nadu |
The syllabus of NEET 2021 will be compiled on the basis of topics from Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Zoology and Botany) subjects that are taught in class 11th & class 12th science CBSE syllabus. CBSE has 30% reduced the syllabus for CBSE class 11th and class 12th which could have an impact on NEET 2021 syllabus but there is no official notification from NTA regarding the syllabus reduction for NEET 2021. The detailed syllabus with weightage for NEET 2021 is given below.
NEET Syllabus 2021 for Physics-
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Physics |
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11th Standard |
Weightage |
12th Standard |
Weightage |
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Physical world and measurement |
2% |
Electrostatics |
9% |
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Kinematics |
3% |
Current electricity |
8% |
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Laws of motion |
3% |
Magnetic effects of current & magnetism |
5% |
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Work, energy, and power |
4% |
Electromagnetic induction & alternating currents |
8% |
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The motion of system and particles of a rigid body |
5% |
Electromagnetic waves |
5% |
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Gravitation |
2% |
Optics |
10% |
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Properties of bulk matter |
3% |
Dual nature of matter and radiation |
6% |
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Thermodynamics |
9% |
Atoms and Nuclei |
3% |
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The behavior of perfect gas and kinetic theory |
3% |
Electronic devices |
9% |
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Oscillations and waves |
3% |
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NEET Syllabus 2021 for Chemistry-
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Chemistry |
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11th Standard |
Weightage |
12th Standard |
Weightage |
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Basic concepts of Chemistry |
1% |
Solid state |
2% |
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Structure of atoms |
2% |
Solutions |
5% |
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Classification of elements & periodicity in properties |
2% |
Electrochemistry |
2% |
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Chemical bonding & molecular structure |
5% |
Chemical kinetics |
3% |
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States of matter: gases & liquids |
2% |
Surface chemistry |
2% |
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Thermodynamics |
8% |
Principles & process of isolation of elements |
2% |
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Equilibrium |
6% |
p-block elements |
5% |
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Redox reactions |
3% |
d and f block elements |
4% |
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Hydrogen |
3% |
Coordination compounds |
9% |
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s-block elements (Alkali and Alkaline earth metals) |
2% |
Haloalkanes & Haloarenes |
3% |
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Some p-block elements |
2% |
Alcohols, Phenols, and Ethers |
4% |
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Hydrocarbons |
3% |
Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic acids |
4% |
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Environmental chemistry |
2% |
Organic compounds containing nitrogen |
2% |
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Organic chemistry - basic principles & techniques |
4% |
Biomolecules |
3% |
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Polymers |
3% |
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Chemistry in everyday life |
2% |
NEET Syllabus 2021 for Biology-
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Biology |
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11th Standard |
Weightage |
12th Standard |
Weightage |
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Diversity in the living world |
14% |
Reproduction |
9% |
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Structural organization in animals and plants |
5% |
Genetics and evolution |
18% |
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Cell structure and function |
9% |
Biology and human welfare |
9% |
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Plant physiology |
6% |
Biotechnology and its applications |
4% |
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Human physiology |
20% |
Ecology and environment |
6% |