AFMC Pune MBBS Courses & Fees 2025

NEET or the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test involves various stages or events. The dates for each event are announced by the exam conducting body, National Testing Agency (NTA), in advance. The following table brings the sequence-wise upcoming events and the dates (official and tentative) of NEET.

Experts recommend to take at least 5-10 NEET PG mock tests before the actual exam. This helps you get a good idea of the exam format, the types of questions that might be asked, and the time you need to spend on each section. NEET PG 2024 preparation is a crucial task, and mock tests are an essential part of it. Solving mock tests helps you to identify your strengths and weaknesses, familiarize yourself with the exam pattern, and improve your time management skills. However, the number of mock tests you should take depends on various factors, such as your current level of preparation, the time you have left before the exam, and your goals.

This depends on a number of factors. Preparation time may vary from candidate to candidate as per their individual ability. On an average candidates should have 3-5 months to give their best shot at NEET PG. Out of 5 months preparation time, 2 months can be dedicated for topic preparation, 1 months for revision and rest for mock test and practising sample papers. Candidates should plan in such a way so that lengthy and difficult subjects can be covered within 1-2 weeks while easy and short subjects to be covered in 3-5 days.

Solving previous years' NEET question papers is a crucial aspect for preparation. There are multiple benefits of solving previous years' question papers. This not only provides an access to the previous years' questions, but also helps them check their preparation level, and get them ready for the exam taking experience. Some of the advantages of solving previous years' NEET question papers are given below:

• Exposure to exam pattern: Previous years' question papers will allow candidates to check the exam pattern, structure and question types, to know what to expect in the paper. 
• Weightage of chapters and topics: By going through the questions, candidates will be able to get an idea about the portions of NEET syllabus covered in the exam. This will also allow them to scan the topic or chapter-wise weightages for NEET. Knowing the chapter-wise weightage in NEET will help them prepare accordingly. 
• Time Management: Solving NEET question papers in a proctored manner helps candidates get an idea about the average time taken for solving the entire paper and how much additional time they are taking. This will help them decide a proper time management strategy about how much time to dedicate per question and when to move on to the next question. 
• Analyse preparation level: After solving NEET question paper of past years, or even by looking at questions, candidates will understand their preparation level for each subject. They will get a clear idea which subject or chapters would require more attention and practice and which chapters are well prepared. 

To know more read the Shiksha.com article 'Why Previous Years' NEET Question Papers and Mock Tests Are Important? '

The NEET 2025 application fee is expected to remain the same compared to last year. The category-wise application fees are given in the below table:

The application fee has to be paid in an online mode via Credit Card, Debit Card, Net Banking or UPI. 

NEET 2024 was conducted on May 5, 2024, from 2 PM to 5.20 PM (IST). NTA conducted the exam in 571 cities across India and abroad. Around 20 lakh candidates appeared for the exam. The difficulty level of the exam was moderate to tough. NEET is a paper-pencil based test (PBT) consisting of a total of 200 multiple-choice questions (MCQs). Out of this, candidates had to attempt 180 questions. The total marks of the exam is 720.

The NEET 2024 application process is likely to open in the fourth week of January 2024 with NTA releasing the forms along with the notification and information bulletin. The application window is likely to last for around two months. Hence, the last date to submit the NEET 2024 application form will be tentatively scheduled in the fourth week of March 2024.