NEET 2025 Official Notification, Information Bulletin by NTA

National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test 2025 ( NEET )

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Updated on Jul 2, 2024 15:18 IST

NEET 2024 notification was released on February 9, 2024, by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The NEET 2024 exam was conducted on May 5, 2024. The NEET 2024 admit card was released on May 2, 2024, three days prior to the exam day. The result of NEET 2024 was declared on June 4, 2024. 

After the declaration of the result, it was marred with controversies and several concerns were raised and NTA Committee came up with the recommendation of conducting re-NEET 2024. The exam was held on June 23, 2024, and the result was declared on July 1, 2024. The retest will be conducted for 1,563 candidates who were awarded grace marks for the loss of time at the exam centres.  

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The NEET notification 2024 carried important information such as the exam date, timing, eligibility criteria, application procedure and fee, exam pattern, and list of exam cities to be precise. NTA conducts the NEET UG exam for admission to undergraduate Medical, Nursing and other allied courses such as MBBS, BDS, BSc Nursing, Ayurveda, Unani, and Siddha Medicine, among others.

Details of the exam are announced in the form information bulletin, which was released along with the NEET 2024 application form. NTA released NEET 2024 notifications for different events separately, such as the release of advance intimation of exam city slip, admit card, answer key, result, etc.  

Q:   Who conducts the NEET UG exam?

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NEET UG exam is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). NTA has been conducting NEET since 2019. Prior to that, the exam was conducted by CBSE. The role of NTA is to conduct the application process, release the admit card, conduct the exam across centres, declaration of answer keys and result. The counselling process is conducted separately by national and state authorities for the All India Quota and State Quota seats. While NTA is the conducting authority, the National Medical Commission (NMC) acts as a consulting authority for NEET for NTA. Factors such as syllabus and eligibility criteria are formulated and revised by NMC and NTA announces those on its official website, on behalf of NMC. 

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Q:   What are the regional language options available for NEET UG?

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NEET UG question paper is available in 13 languages. Apart from Hindi and English candidates can choose from Tamil, Urdu, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Odia, Assamese, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi and Telugu. Candidates have to enter their language preferences in the application form and will have to choose their exam centre preference accordingly. During the exam, candidates must ensure that they have received the NEET question paper in the language they have opted for, otherwise, they should report the same to the invigilators. During preparation also, candidates must prepare in the particular language and solve previous years' question papers and mock tests in the regional language.

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Q:   What is the date of NEET 2024?

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NTA announced the NEET 2024 exam date on September 19, 2023. NEET 2024 exam was conducted on May 5. The result of NEET 2024 was declared on June 4, 2024. After the result declaration, several irregularities and anomalies were found in the result and the scoring system. Hence, NTA is reconducting NEET 2024 on June 23, 2024, for 1,563 candidates who were awarded grace marks. The result will be declared on June 30, 2024. The NEET 2024 counselling process for the 15 per cent All India Quota (AIQ) seats is likely to be conducted from July 6, 2024 onwards. 

The NEET 2024 application process was conducted from February 9, 2024, to March 16, 2024. The last date of application was extended from March 9, by a week. The application and correction windows were reopened in April. While the NEET exam dates were scheduled in September and July a couple of years ago owing to the pandemic situation, it took a toll on the medical admission schedule. To bridge this gap, NTA conducted NEET in May last year. The trend is being continued for NEET 2024 as well. 

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NEET 2024 Notification: Latest Updates

NTA released the NEET exam date on September 19, 2023. The NEET 2024 notification was released along with the application form. The NEET notification 2024 was released offline in the national dailies as well as online, on the official website of the exam, neet.ntaonline.in. With over 20 lakh test-takers, the NEET exam is considered the most important medical entrance examination in India for UG admissions.

As many as  23,33,297 candidates had appeared for the exam out of which  13,16,268 candidates qualified. Uttar Pradesh is the state with the highest number of NEET-qualifying candidates followed by Maharashtra and Rajasthan. 
Since 2020, the NEET exam date was postponed to September due to the COVID-19 pandemic and it impacted the entire admission schedule. In 2021, the exam was conducted on July 17, which was somewhat similar to the original NEET schedule in the pre-pandemic era, which used to be conducted in May every year. 

Q:   What is the full form of NEET exam?

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The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test or NEET-UG is an entrance examination in India, for students who wish to study any graduate medical course (MBBS/ dental course (BDS) or postgraduate course (MD / MS) in government or private medical colleges in India.NEET-UG (Undergraduate), for MBBS and BDS courses, are conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). NEET-UG replaced the All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT) and all individual MBBS exams conducted by states or colleges themselves in 2013.
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Q:   Is there any age limit for NEET exam?

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The upper age limit criterion was removed by NMC on March 9, 2022, based on the judgment made by the Supreme Court of India. Earlier, the case was under trial in the apex court. However, there is a lower age limit of 17 years as of December 31 of the academic year. Unless candidates meet the lower age limit criterion, they would not be considered eligible to appear for NEET.

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Q:   How many times can I appear for NEET?

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According to NTA a candidate can appear for NEET any number of times. There is no restriction on the number of attempts permitted. Moreover, ever since the upper age limit of NEET has been removed, there is even more flexibility in terms of the number of NEET attempts.

The exam is conducted once a year, hence candidates can appear only once in an academic year. But unless candidates fulfil the eligibility criteria, they would not be able to get admission even if they score the qualifying cutoff marks for NEET.

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NEET 2025 Exam Dates

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of NEET 2025 exam

DatesUpcoming Exam Dates

23 Dec '24 -

24 Dec '24

NEET 2024 Special Stray Vacancy Round 3 Choice Filling and Locking

ONGOING

24 Dec '24

NEET 2024 Special Stray Vacancy Round 3 Seat Allotment Result

25 Dec '24 -

30 Dec '24

NEET 2024 Special Stray Vacancy Round 3 Institute Reporting

Mar '25

NEET 2025 Application Process

TENTATIVE

Apr '25

NEET 2025 Application Correction

TENTATIVE

Apr '25

NEET 2025 City Intimation Slip

TENTATIVE

May '25

NEET 2025 Admit Card

TENTATIVE
DatesPast Exam Dates

12 Dec '24

NEET 2024 Special Stray Vacancy Round 2 Seat Allotment Result

12 Dec '24 -

16 Dec '24

NEET 2024 Special Stray Vacancy Round 2 Institute Reporting

09 Dec '24 -

10 Dec '24

NEET 2024 Special Stray Vacancy Round 2 Choice Locking

NEET 2024 Notification Details

The following details are informed in the NEET UG notification 2024 and here we bring brief information about those.

NEET 2024 Application Form: The NEET UG application form for 2024 was released online on neet.ntaonline.in on February 9, 2024. The application form was divided into four sections, namely, Registration, Application Form, Document Upload and Fee Payment. Upon completing each step and final submission along with the fee, NTA will send an application confirmation to the candidates.

NEET 2024 Exam Date: The exam date is important content of the NEET 2024 notification. Along with the exam date, the notification also released the exam timings. NEET is conducted in a single day and single slot window. The total duration is 200 minutes or 3 hours and 20 minutes. As per the Indian Standard Timing, the exam will be scheduled from 2 PM to 5.20 PM. 

NEET 2024 Exam Centres: NEET 2024 exam centres were located in 571 cities across India. Like last year, NEET exam centres were located in 14 cities abroad. The number of NEET 2024 exam centres was 4,750. Candidates had to select two exam cities of their choice while filling the NEET 2024 application form. NTA allotted the NEET exam centre based on the preferences filled by the candidates during the submission of the application form and the availability of seats at the corresponding exam centre.

NEET 2024 Exam Pattern: The exam pattern of NEET suggests that it is a paper-pencil-based test of 200 minutes duration carrying 200 questions from Chemistry, Physics and Biology, out of which 180 questions will have to be attempted. 50 questions in each subject will be divided into two Sections (A and B) The medium of the NEET question paper is 13, namely, English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.

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Q:   When will the NEET 2025 registration start?

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NTA is expected to start the NEET 2025 registration in the first week of March 2025. The last date of application will be scheduled in the first week of April 2025. Based on student requests and other external factors, NTA may extend or reopen the NEET application window by mid-April. NEET 2025 is expected to be conducted in the first week of May 2025. NEET 2025 application process will be conducted online. Candidates have to fill and submit the application form in an online mode along with the payment of the application fee. 

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Q:   When will NTA release the NEET 2025 result?

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NTA released the re-revised scorecard on July 26, 2024. In this scorecard, the score has been revised as per the Supreme Court verdict of removing the bonus marks awarded earlier for the controversial Physics question, and deducting one mark from those who marked incorrect answer options. The city and centre-wise result data such as number of candidates appeared and scores obtained, by masking candidates' personal data was released on July 21, as per the Supreme Court order given on the hearing dated July 18, 2024. The NEET 2024 result for the re-exam, which was conducted on June 23, was declared on July 1, day day after the slated date. The final answer keys for the NEET 2024 re-exam was released by June 30, ahead of the result declaration. Earlier, the result of NEET 2024 was declared by NTA on June 4, 2024, 10 days ahead of the original schedule, which was June 14, 2024. NTA released the final NEET answer keys on June 4, prior to the release of the NEET result 2024. The NEET result was declared in an online mode. Candidates have to log in with their registration credentials or application number and date of birth, and download their scorecard in PDF format. NTA also released the merit list containing the name, Roll Number, All India Rank and Percentile of the candidates. Along with the NEET 2024 scorecard, NTA also released the NEET 2024 cutoff marks or the qualifying marks/scores. 

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Q:   What is the NEET admit card 2025 release date?

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The NEET 2025 admit card is likely to be released by the National Testing Agency (NTA), in the first week of May 2024, approximately three to four days before the exam date. Although the date of the exam has not been announced yet, it is likely that NEET 2025 will be held in the first week of May 2025. Accordingly, the NEET admit card 2025 will be released either in the fourth week of April 2025 or the first week of May 2025. 

Prior to the release of the NEET admit card, NTA releases the advance intimation of exam city slip. The document mentions the city of the NEET exam centre allotted to candidates. Generally, NTA does not release the NEET admit card release date in advance. Candidates will have to log in to the NEET website with the registration credentials to download the admit card of NEET 2025. 

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FAQs Regarding NEET 2024 Notification

Read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding NEET 2024 Notification. 

Q:   Will NEET 2024 be delayed?

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NEET 2024 was conducted on May 5, 2024. NTA announced the exam date on September 19, approximately eight months in advance. NTA has decided the exam date after much deliberation and assessing situations such as Board exam schedule, other exams, etc. Over the past few years, NEET exam date was delayed owing to the pandemic situation, which affected the overall academic calendar. To bring back normalcy, NTA conducted NEET UG 2024 in May, similar to the pre-pandemic era after much brainstorming and assessing other entrance exam dates. Howrver, NEET 2024 will be reconducted on June 23, 2024, for 1,563 candidates who were given grace marks. The Supreme Court of India has asked NTA not to delay the admission process. Hence, NTA will release the result of the retest on June 30, 2024, and the counselling process will begin in July 2024. 

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Q:   When was NEET 2024 conducted?

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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.

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Q:   What should I do? I am unable to fill out the NEET application form as my Aadhar is not linked to my mobile number.

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If your Aadhaar card is not linked to your mobile number and you are facing problems while filling out the NEET application form, then you should link your Aadhaar to your mobile number first.

You can only do it via a Aadhaar enrollment center and it is not possible to link it from online portal of UIDAI. Once your Aadhar is linked to your mobile number, you can complete your NEET application form. It is very important to ensure that you have filled out all details are accurately to avoid any issues during the application process.

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