What is NEET Exam?
This is the single largest undergraduate medical entrance test for admission to MBBS, BDS and AYUSH courses – BHMS, BAMS, BUMS, B.V.Sc & AH. AIIMS and JIPMER now merged into NEET.
Overview
| Particulars | Details |
| Name of the Examination | National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG) |
| Conducting body | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| Examination level | National |
| Examination category | Undergraduate |
| Academic Qualification | 10+2 or equivalent with PCB |
| Official Website | ntaneet.nic.in |
| Exam Date and Mode | May 3, 2020 in pen and paper mode |
| Exam Cities | 155 cities |
| Scope of NEET | Admissions toMBBS and BDS programmes in India including AIIMS and JIPMER as well as abroadAYUSH courses available in the country.Veterinary and other undergraduate medical courses in the country |
| Seat Intake | 75893 (MBBS) in 529 colleges (as per MCI)26693 (BDS) in 313 colleges (as per DCI)1205 in 15 AIIMS institute across India200 in JIPMER, Puducherry and Karaikal |
| Number of Applicants | 15,19,375 (in 2019) |
| Number of Appeared Candidates | 14,10,754 (in 2019) |
How to download NEET 2020 admit card?
- To download the admit card, candidates must go to the official site
- They must click the link for the admit card and log in by entering their application number and date of birth
- After verifying the details mentioned, they must download and save it
- The admit card will be required during counselling so it is prudent to safe keep it
NEET Syllabus 2020
NTA has a prescribed syllabus comprising of topics from Physics, Chemistry and Biology of class 11 and 12 levels. The main topics with weightage that matter in an exam like NEET are given below. However, students must understand that they should ideally study the entire NEET syllabus that is prescribed and leave no stone unturned in their endeavour to crack NEET 2020.
NEET 2020 Syllabus (Important Topics with weightage)
| Physics with weightage | Chemistry with weightage | Biology with weightage |
| Work, energy and power -6% | Thermodynamics – 9% | Diversity in Living World – 11% |
| Motion of System Of Particles and Rigid Body – 4% | Equilibrium – 6% | Biology and Human Welfare – 5% |
| Properties of bulk matter – 14% | Solutions – 5% | Structural Organisation in Animals and Plants – 10% |
| Thermodynamics – 9% | Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers – 8% | Plant Physiology – 8% |
| Electrostatics – 9% | Electrochemistry – 4% | Human Physiology – 12% |
| Current Electricity – 8% | Chemistry in Everyday Life – 4% | Reproduction – 11% |
| Optics – 10% | d and f Block Elements – 4% | Genetics and Evolution – 12% |
| Electronic devices 14% | Coordination compounds – 4% | Biology and Human Welfare – 5% |
| Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism, Electromagnetic Waves – 5% each | Chemical Bonding and molecular structure – 5% | Biotechnology and Its Applications, Cell Structure and Function – 7% each |
| Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation – 6% | Chemical kinetics, Classification of elements and periodicity in properties, Hydrogen, Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids, Polymers, Biomolecules – 3% each | Ecology and environment – 13% |
NEET Exam Pattern 2020
An important aspect that is to be known by candidates is the exam pattern of NEET 2020. This indicates exam details like type of questions, mode of exam, duration, language, marking scheme etc. Candidates can perform better if they what to expect in the exam hall while appearing for the exam. Also, preparation should be moulded according to the NEET exam pattern such that students can feel comfortable on the test day.
NEET 2020 Test Pattern
| Particulars | Details |
| Mode of Exam | Pen and Paper/ Offline mode |
| Duration | 3 hours |
| Total Number of Questions | 180 Questions |
| Subjects and Sections | Physics – 45 QuestionsChemistry – 45 QuestionsBiology – 90 Questions |
| Marking Scheme | +4 marks for each correct answer;-1 mark for each wrong answer;0 mark for each unanswered question |
| Maximum Marks | 720 marks |
| NEET Marks Calculation Formula | Marks = Total number of correct answers x 4 – Total number of incorrect answers x 1 |
The total seat matrix and institutes for these courses is provided below.
