National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) UG 2023 Notification Released

  • The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test or NEET-UG (Undergraduate) is an entrance examination in India, for students who wish to join in any graduate Medical courses (Medical/Dental/Ayurveda/Siddha/Unani/Homeopathy) in government or private medical colleges in India including AIIMS and JIPMER Puducherry.
  • Indian Citizens/Overseas Citizens of India intending to pursue Undergraduate Medical Courses from a foreign (Medical/Dental/Ayurveda/Siddha/Unani/Homeopathy) Institute need to qualify NEET (UG).

Eligibility Criteria:

Nationality:

  • Indian Nationals, Non Resident Indians (NRIs), Oversees Citizen of India (OCIs), Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) & Foreign Nationals are eligible to appear in NEET (UG)-2023.

Age:

  • He/ she has completed age of 17 years at the time of admission or will complete that age on or before 31st December of the year of his/ her admission to the first year Undergraduate Medical Courses.
  • The upper age limit for NEET (UG) is 25 years as on the date of examination with relaxation of 5 years for the candidates belonging to SC/ ST/ OBC-NCL category and PwD Candidates.
       **How ever The candidates above 25 years are also provisionally permitted to appear and their candidature is subject to the outcome of pending Petitions before the Hon’ble Supreme Court.
For Candidates of General (UR)/ General-EWS born on or before
31.12.2006
For Candidates of SC/ ST/ OBC-NCL/ PwD Category

Qualifying Examination:

  • The Higher/ Senior Secondary Examination or the Indian School Certificate Examination which is equivalent to 10+2 Higher/Senior Secondary Examination after a period of 12 years study are eligible to apply NEET-2023. Candidates whose result is awaited are also eligible to apply NEET-2023.
  • Qualifications and Qualifying Examination Codes:
    • CODE 01: A candidate who is appearing in the qualifying examination, i.e., 12th Standard in 2023, whose result is awaited.
    • CODE 02: The Higher/ Senior Secondary Examination or the Indian School Certificate Examination which is equivalent to class 12 Higher/ Senior Secondary Examination after a period of 12 years of study, the last two years of such study comprising of Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Bio-technology (which shall include practical tests in these subjects) and Mathematics or any other elective subject with English at a level not less than the core course for English as prescribed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training after the introduction of the 10+2+3 educational structure as recommended by the National Committee on Education.
    • CODE 03: The Intermediate/Pre-degree Examination in Science of an Indian University/Board or other recognised examining body with Physics, Chemistry, Biology /Biotechnology (which shall include practical test in these subjects) and also English as a compulsory subject.

Mode of Application: Online Only

Application Fee:

GeneralGeneral-EWS/ OBC-NCLSC/ST/PwD/TransgenderOutside India (Fee in Rs)
Rs.1700/- (INR)Rs.1600/- (INR)Rs.1000/- (INR)Rs.9500/- (INR)

Documents to be Uploaded:

    Candidate should have scanned images in JPG/ JPEG format only, for uploading as part of submission of his/her online application:
  • Latest Passport size Photograph in JPG format (size: 10 kb to 200 kb)
  • Post Card size photograph (“4X6”) in JPG format (Size: 10 kb – 200 kb)
  • The photographs must be taken on or after 01.01.2023 preferably indicating clearly the name of candidate along with the date of taking the photograph.
  • Signature in JPG format (size: 4 kb to 30 kb) [Preferably in Black Ink]
  • All the Left & Right Hand Index fingers and Thumb impressions. in JPG format (file size: 10 kb to 200 kb) [In Blue Ink]
  • Class X passed certificate in PDF format (file size: 50 kb to 300 kb)
  • Category certificate (SC/ST/OBC/EWS etc.) in PDF format (file size: 50 kb to 300kb)
  • PwBD certificate in PDF format (file size: 50 kb to 300 kb)
  • Citizenship Certificate/ Embassy Certificate or any Documentary proof of Citizenship certificate in PDF format (file size: 50 kb to 300 kb)

Admit Card:

  • The NTA will provide the facility of downloading Admit Cards of NEET (UG)-2023 on the NTA website
  • Candidate should affix a photograph on Admit card

Mode of Exam: Pen and Paper Based Only

Exam Pattern:

Sl No Subject(s) Section(s) No. Of Question(s) Mark(s)*
*(Each Question Carries 04 (Four) Marks)
1PhysicsSection A35140
Section B1540
2ChemistrySection A35140
Section B1540
3BotanySection A35140
Section B1540
4ZoologySection A35140
Section B1540
Total200720
Duration: 200 minutes (03 hours 20 Minutes)
Note: Correct option marked will be given (4) marks and Incorrect option marked will be minus one (-1) mark. Unattempted/Unanswered Questions will be given no marks.

Medium of Question Paper:

Medium of Question PaperExamination Centres
EnglishAll Examination Centres
English and Hindi; UrduAll Examination Centres in India
English, Hindi and Assamese; UrduExamination Centres in Assam
English, Hindi and Bengali; UrduExamination Centres in West Bengal, Tripura and Andaman & Nicobar Islands
English, Hindi and Gujarati; UrduExamination Centres in Gujarat, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli
English, Hindi and Kannada; UrduExamination Centres in Karnataka
English, Hindi and Malayalam; UrduExamination Centres in Kerala and Lakshadweep
English, Hindi and Marathi; UrduExamination Centres in Maharashtra
English, Hindi and Odia; Urdu Examination Centres in Odisha
English, Hindi and Punjabi; UrduExamination Centres in Punjab, Chandigarh, and Delhi/ New Delhi (including Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, Meerut, Noida/Greater Noida)
English, Hindi and Tamil; UrduExamination Centres in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andaman & Nicobar Islands
English, Hindi and Telugu; UrduExamination Centres in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
English and UrduAll Examination Centres in India

Complete list of Exam Centers: Click Here

NEET-2023 Syllabus: Click Here

Important Dates:

EventDate
Online Submission of Application Form06 March 2023 to 06 April 2023 (up to 09:00 PM)
Last date of successful transaction of fee06 April 2023 (up to 11:50 PM)
Correction in Particulars of Application Form on website onlyTo be intimated later on the website
Downloading of Admit Cards from NTA websiteTo be intimated later on the website
Date of Examination07 May 2023 (Sunday)
Timing of Examination02:00 PM to 05:20 PM (IST)
Display of Recorded Responses and Answer KeysTo be announced later on website
Declaration of Result on NTA website byTo be announced later on website