National Eligibility cum Entrance Test
| Acronym | NEET-UG |
|---|---|
| Type | Pen and paper based |
| Developer / administrator | Central Board of Secondary Education |
| Knowledge / skills tested | Physics, Chemistry and Biology |
| Purpose | Admission to undergraduate MBBS and BDS courses in private and government colleges |
| Year started | 2013 |
| Duration | 3 hours |
| Score / grade range | -180 to +720 |
| Offered | Once a year |
| Restrictions on attempts | Maximum nine attempts in successive years (unreserved category) Maximum 14 attempts in successive years (reserved category) |
| Countries / regions | India |
| Languages | English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Oriya and Kannada |
| Website | www |
| As per 2018 information bulletin | |
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) which also conducts NEET-SS in partnership with Prometric Testing Pvt Ltd headquartered in the USA.. NEET-UG replaced the All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT) and all individual MBBS exams conducted by states or colleges themselves in 2013. However, many colleges and institutes had taken a stay order and conducted private examinations for admission to their MBBS and BDS courses. Last NEET entrance exam(2017) was held on 7th may and results were declared on 23rd May.
Undergraduate courses at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, Postgraduate Institute for Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research JIPMER are outside the NEET’s purview, as these institutes were set up by separate laws.
NEET was initially proposed to take place from 2012 onwards. However, for several reasons, the CBSE and Medical Council of India deferred NEET by a year. The test was announced by the Government of India and was held for the first time on 5 May 2013 across India for students seeking admission for both Undergraduate and Postgraduate Medicine. On 18 July 2013, SC gave the decision in favour of 115 petitions and cancelled the NEET exam and announced that MCI could not interfere with the admission process done by colleges.
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