NEET UG 2024: Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Eligibility Criteria

What is NEET UG?

NEET UG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test – Undergraduate) is a national-level medical entrance exam. It serves as a gateway for admission to various undergraduate medical courses like: MBBS, BAMS, BUMS, and BSMS. If you are an aspiring medical student then you must excel in NEET UG to secure a seat in top medical colleges across the country.

The Purpose of NEET UG

NEET UG Exam is conducted usually in May, once a year. It provides a standardised platform for evaluating the aptitude and knowledge of candidates aspiring to pursue medical education. It ensures a fair selection process for admission to undergraduate medical programmes.

Highlights & Exam Pattern of NEET UG

Name of the Exam	National Eligibility cum Entrance Test – Undergraduate
Conducting Body	National Testing Agency (NTA)
Exam Level	Undergraduate
Exam Frequency	Once Every Year
Mode of Exam	Pen and Paper-based Test
Sections	Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Botany and Zoology)
Types of Questions	Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Marking Basis	Four marks for each correct answer, minus one mark for each wrong answer
Exam Duration	200 Minutes
Total Questions	200 (180 are to be attempted)
Total Marks	720
Medium of Exam	– English – Bengali – Urdu – Hindi – Assamese – Gujarati – Kannada – Marathi – Odia – Tamil – Telugu

Eligibility

• You must have completed 10+2 or its equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, Biology / Biotechnology, and English
• The minimum age for eligibility is 17 years

NEET 2024 Exam Date Information

Category	NEET 2024 Information
Registration Date	Last week of January 2024
Application Form Process	Last week of March 2024
Last Date for Fee Payment	Last week of March 2024
Admit Card Availability	Third week of April 2024
Exam Date	May 5, 2024
Exam Timing	Start Time: 2:00 PM, End Time: 5:20 PM (single session)
Exam Pattern	200 MCQs from Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (Zoology and Botany), Answer 180 questions
Exam Eligibility	You need to pass or appear in the qualifying examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Zoology and Botany) as mandatory subjects
Result Declaration	You can expect it within 90 days from the date of the exam

NEET UG 2024 – REGISTRATION PROCESS

To Register for NEET (UG) – 2024:

• Visit the official website https://neet.nta.nic.in/
• Read the Information Bulletin and Replica of Application Form for eligibility verification
• Register by providing the necessary details and creating a password
• Use the system-generated Application Number for future login
• Complete your application form by entering personal details, choosing exam preferences, and uploading required documents
• Upload scanned images following the specified guidelines (photographs, signature, fingerprints, certificates)
• Ensure all uploaded documents are in the prescribed format and size
• Review the application before submission
• Submit the form, and keep the Application Number and Password for future reference

Remember, only one application per candidate is allowed, and adherence to instructions is crucial to avoid disqualification. Communication will be sent to the provided email and mobile number.

Registration Fee Payment

Candidates can choose to pay the registration fee via debit/credit card, net banking, or UPI.

Fees Details

Category of Candidate	In India (Fee in ₹)
General	₹ 1,700/-
EWS/OBC-NCL*	₹ 1,600/-
SC/ST/PwBD/Third Gender	₹ 1,000/-

NEET UG Admit Card

Step	Action
1	Download Admit Card from NTA website (https://neet.nta.nic.in/)
2	Ensure fulfilment of eligibility conditions before downloading
3	Check the Examination Centre, Date, and Timing details on the Admit Card
4	Do not attempt to appear at the Examination Centre on a different Date or Timing than indicated on the Admit Card
5	If unable to download the Admit Card, contact Help Line (10:00 am to 05:00 pm) or email NTA at [email protected]
6	Read and follow instructions on the Information Bulletin and Admit Card carefully before the examination
7	Report any discrepancies in candidate details or Admit Card to the Help Line at [email protected] (10:00 am to 5:00 pm)
8	If discrepancies exist, appear in the examination with the downloaded Admit Card, and NTA will rectify records later

NEET UG Exam Centers

NEET UG is conducted across various cities in India. You can choose your preferred exam centre during the registration process. The exam centres cover major cities and towns to facilitate easy access for aspirants.

Adilabad	Dehradun	Katihar	Purba Medinipur
Agartala	Delhi / New Delhi	Kaushambi	Puri
Agra	Deoghar (Jh)	Kavaratti	Purnea
Ahmedabad	Deoria	Kendrapara	Rai Bareilly
Ahmednagar	Dewas	Kendujhar (Keonjhar)	Raichur
Aizawl	Dhalai	Khammam	Raigad
Ajmer	Dhamtari	Khandwa	Raigarh
Akola	Dhanbad	Kharagpur	Raipur
Alappuzha / Chengannur	Dhar	Khargone (West Nimar)	Rairangpur
Aligarh	Dharmapuri	Kodagu	Rajahmundry
Allahabad / Prayagraj	Dharwad	Koderma	Rajgarh
Almora	Dhenkanal	Kohima	Rajkot
Alwar	Dholpur	Kolar	Rajnandgaon
Ambala	Dhubri	Kolhapur	Ramanagara
Ambedkar Nagar	Dhule	Kolkata	Ramanathapuram
Ambikapur	Dibrugarh	Kollam	Ramgarh
Amethi	Dimapur	Koppal	Rampur
Amravati	Dindigul	Korba	Ranchi
Amreli	Diu	Kota	Ranga Reddy
Amritsar	Dumka	Kothagudem	Ratlam
Anand	Durgapur	Kottayam	Ratnagiri
Anantapur	Eluru	Kozhikode / Calicut	Rayagada
Anantnag	Ernakulam / Moovattupuzha	Krishnagiri	Rewa
Angamaly	Erode	Kullu	Roorkee
Angul	Etawah	Kupwara	Rourkela
Ariyalur	Faizabad	Kurnool	Rupnagar
Arrah	Faridabad	Kurukshetra	Sagar
Asansol	Faridkot	Kushinagar	Saharanpur
Ashok Nagar	Fatehpur	Lakhimpur	Sahibganj
Aurangabad (Br)	Firozabad	Lakhimpur Kheri	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Aurangabad (MR)	Firozpur	Lakhisarai	Salem
Azamgarh	Gadag	Lalitpur	Samastipur
Badgam	Gadchiroli	Latur	Samba
Bagalkot	Gadwal	Leh	Sambalpur
Bahjoi	Gandhidham	Lucknow	Sangareddy
Bahraich	Gandhinagar	Ludhiana	Sangli
Balaghat	Gangtok	Machilipatnam	Sangrur
Balangir	Garhwa	Madhepura	Sasaram
Balasore (Baleswar)	Garhwal	Madhubani	Satara
Ballari	Gaya	Madurai	Satna
Ballia	Ghaziabad	Mahabubabad	Sawai Madhopur
Balurghat	Ghazipur	Mahasamund	Shahjahanpur
Banaskantha	Giridih	Mahbubnagar	Shillong
Banda	Godda	Mainpuri	Shimla
Bankura	Godhra	Malappuram	Shivamoga (Shimoga)
Barabanki	Gonda	Malda	Shravasti
Baragarh	Gondia	Malegaon	Siddipet
Baramulla	Gopalganj	Malkangiri	Sikar
Baran	Gorakhpur	Mancherial	Silchar
Bareilly	Gulbarga / Kalaburagi	Mandi	Siliguri
Baripada / Mayurbanj	Gumla	Mandsaur	Silvassa
Barmer	Guna	Mandya	Sindhudurg
Barpeta	Guntur	Mangaluru (Mangalore)	Singrauli
Barwani	Gurdaspur	Mathura	Sirohi
Basti	Gurugram	Mau	Sitamarhi
Beed	Guwahati	Medchal	Sitapur
Begusarai	Gwalior	Meerut	Sivaganga
Belagavi (Belgaum)	Hailakandi	Mehsana	Sivasagar
Bengaluru- Rural	Hajipur	Mirzapur	Siwan
Bengaluru- Urban	Haldwani	Modasa	Solan
Berhampur / Ganjam	Hamirpur (HP)	Moga	Solapur
Bettiah	Hanumangarh	Moradabad	Sonbhadra
Betul	Hapur (Panchsheel Nagar)	Morena	South 24 Parganas
Bhadrak	Hardoi	Motihari	Sri Muktsar Sahib
Bhagalpur	Haridwar	Mumbai	Sriganganagar
Bhandara	Hassan	Munger	Srikakulam
Bharatpur	Hathras	Murshidabad	Srinagar (J & K)
Bharuch	Haveri	Muzaffarnagar	Sultanpur
Bhatinda	Hayathnagar	Muzaffarpur	Supaul
Bhavnagar	Hazaribagh	Mysuru (Mysore)	Surat
Bhawanipatna / Kalahandi	Himatnagar	Nabarangpur	Surendranagar
Bhilai Nagar / Durg	Hissar	Nadia	Suri
Bhilwara	Hooghly	Nagapattinam	Suryapet
Bhimavaram	Hoshangabad	Nagaur	Tadepalligudem
Bhind	Hoshiarpur	Nagpur	Tanuku
Bhiwani	Howrah	Nainital	Tezpur
Bhopal	Hubli	Nalanda	Thane
Bhubaneswar	Hyderabad / Secunderabad	Nalgonda	Thanjavur
Bhuj	Idukki	Namakkal	Thiruvallur
Bhupalapally	Imphal	Namsai	Thiruvananthapuram
Bidar	Indore	Nanded	Thoothukudi
Bijnor	Itanagar / Naharlagun	Nandurbar	Thrissur
Bikaner	Jabalpur	Nandyal	Tiruchirappalli
Bilaspur (Cg)	Jagatsinghpur	Narasaraopet	Tirunelveli
Bilaspur (HP)	Jagdalpur	Nashik	Tirupathi
Bokaro	Jagtial	Naugarh	Tiruppur
Budaun	Jaipur	Navi Mumbai	Tiruvannamalai
Bulandshahr	Jajpur	Navsari	Tiruvarur
Buldhana	Jalandhar	Neemuch	Tumakuru
Burdwan (Bardhaman)	Jalaun (Orai)	Nellore	Tura
Buxar	Jalgaon	New Tehri	Udaipur
Chaibasa	Jalpaiguri	Nizamabad	Udalguri
Chamarajanagar	Jammu	Noida / Greater Noida	Udhagamandalam
Chamba	Jamnagar	North 24 Parganas	Udham Singh Nagar
Chandauli	Jamshedpur	Nuapada	Udhampur
Chandigarh / Mohali / Panchkula	Jangaon	Ongole	Udupi / Manipal
Chandrapur	Janjgir	Osmanabad	Ujjain
Chatra	Jaunpur	Pakur	Una
Chengalpet	Jehanabad	Palakkad	Unnao
Chennai	Jeypore (Odisha)	Palamu	Vadodara
Chhatarpur	Jhansi	Palghar	Vaishali
Chhindwara	Jharsuguda	Pali	Valsad / Vapi
Chikkaballapur	Jhunjhunu	Panaji / Madgaon / Margao	Varanasi
Chikmagalur	Jodhpur	Pantnagar	Vellore
Chirala	Jorhat	Paralakhemundi (Gajapati)	Veraval
Chitradurga	Junagadh	Parbhani	Vidisha
Chitrakoot	Kadapa	Patan	Vijayapura
Chittoor	Kakinada	Pathanamthitta	Vijayawada
Chittorgarh	Kalyani	Pathankot	Viluppuram
Churu	Kanchipuram	Patiala / Fatehgarh Sahib	Virudhunagar
Coimbatore	Kangra / Palampur	Patna	Visakhapatnam
Cuddalore	Kanker	Pauri	Vizianagaram
Cuttack	Kannur	Payyannur	Vyara
Dahod	Kanpur	Phulbani (Kandhamal)	Warangal
Daman	Kanyakumari / Nagercoil	Ponda	Wardha
Damoh	Karauli	Port Blair	Washim
Dantewada	Kargil	Pratapgarh	Wayanad
Darbhanga	Karimnagar	Proddatur	West Sikkim
Darrang (Mangaldoi)	Karnal	Puducherry	Yamuna Nagar
Datia	Karur	Pudukkottai	Yavatmal
Dausa	Kasaragod	Pulwama
Davangere	Kathua	Pune

What is the NEET UG 2024 Exam Structure?

Subjects	Details
Physics	Section A: 35 Questions, 4 Marks Each (MCQ)
	Section B: 15 Questions (Choose 10), 4 Marks Each (MCQ)
Chemistry	Section A: 35 Questions, 4 Marks Each (MCQ)
	Section B: 15 Questions (Choose 10), 4 Marks Each (MCQ)
Botany	Section A: 35 Questions, 4 Marks Each (MCQ)
	Section B: 15 Questions (Choose 10), 4 Marks Each (MCQ)
Zoology	Section A: 35 Questions, 4 Marks Each (MCQ)
	Section B: 15 Questions (Choose 10), 4 Marks Each (MCQ)
Total	200 Questions, Total Marks: 720

NEET UG Attempts

You can attempt multiple times as there is no limit on the number of attempts to appear for the NEET exam. This is applicable only when you fulfil the eligibility criteria.

Suggested Books for NEET 2024 Exam

If you are preparing for NEET 2024, you need to make sure that you are fully prepared for the exam. Here are some suggested books that you can go for, remember that you should go through the NCERT books as well along with these books:

Books for NEET Exam	Author/Publisher
NCERT Biology of Class XI and XII	NCERT
NCERT Physics of Class XI and XII	NCERT
NCERT Chemistry of Class XI and XII	NCERT
Objective NCERT at your FINGERTIPS for NEET – Biology	MTG Editorial Board
Objective NCERT at your FINGERTIPS for NEET – Physics	MTG Editorial Board
Objective NCERT at your FINGERTIPS for NEET – Chemistry	MTG Editorial Board
Concepts of Physics	H.C. Verma
NCERT Physics Textbooks	NCERT
D C Pandey Objective Physics for NEET	D.C. Pandey
NCERT Chemistry Textbooks	NCERT
GRB A Textbook of Physical Chemistry for NEET	O.P. Tandon
Elementary Problems in Organic Chemistry for NEET	M.S. Chauhan

Offered Courses Through NEET UG Exam?

You can pursue higher education in medical and paramedical courses after the NEET Exam. Here are the courses offered through NEET exam:

1. MBBS
2. BDS
3. Ayurvedic Medicine
4. Homoeopathy Medicine
5. Unani Medicine
6. Siddha Medicine
7. Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry
8. BSc (Hons) Nursing
9. Bachelor of Physiotherapy
10. Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
11. Bachelor of Audiology, Speech and Language Pathology
12. Bachelor of Prosthetics and Orthotics

NEET UG Important Exam Preparation Tips

• Concept over rote: Do not just focus on rote learning the formulas and facts. Try to understand the concept. That will help you to tackle even the trickiest questions.
• Practice makes perfect: You can try to solve problems & take quizzes multiple times. Regular practice will help you to develop problem-solving skills and boost confidence.
• Notes that work for you: You can try to create short & concise notes that summarise the whole topic and important formulas. You can also try to draw diagrams and flowcharts that might be surprisingly effective.
• Time management: You can plan a realistic study schedule that will balance different subjects, revision time, and breaks. Just follow the schedule properly.

Remember, NEET UG is not just about the exam, it is about your journey to become a doctor. Stay focused, motivated, and keep reminding yourself of your dream.

ALL THE BEST!