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Last updated: Oct 30, 2021
National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test or NEET is a common entrance exam conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA) for admissions to Masters/PG Diploma courses after MBBS. It is the sole governing body for all the admissions to seats available in Medical colleges in India. The NEET PG exam is conducted for admission in various post graduate courses like MD/MS/PG Diploma in Medical institutes that are MCC approved.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) is an independent, autonomous and self-sustained premier testing organisation under the Ministry of Human Resource Department (MHRD), Government of India (GOI).
The NTA is the government organisation established by the Societies Registration Act (1860) and has been entrusted by the Ministry of Education with the task of conducting the NEET-PG Exam.
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Level |
National |
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Frequency |
Once a year |
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Mode |
Computer based (Online) Mode |
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Language |
English |
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Significance |
Mandatory for entry into MD/MS/PG Diploma courses |
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Examination Fee |
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Marking Scheme |
Negative marking |
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Age Limit |
No |
The students should have passed their MBBS degree with 50% (General) aggregate and 45% (OBC/SC/ST) from recognised university are eligible to apply for NEET-PG exam
The students should have completed minimum of 22 years of age as on 31st December of the year of which admission is sought
The NEET PG exam is conducted through Computer based test (Online) mode at specified exam centres. The NEET PG exam is Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) based and consists of 200 questions and is of total 800 marks. The exam paper is divided into 3 different parts (Part A, Part B and Part C).
The duration of the NEET exam is 3.5 Hours or 210 minutes and there will be Negative Marking for the wrong answers.
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Parts |
Subjects |
Questions |
Total |
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Part A |
Anatomy |
17 |
50 |
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Physiology |
17 |
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Biochemistry |
16 |
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Part B |
Pathology |
25 |
100 |
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Pharmacology |
20 |
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Microbiology |
20 |
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Forensic Medicine |
10 |
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Social and Preventive Medicine |
25 |
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Part C |
General Medicine including Dermatology, Venereology & Psychiatry |
45 |
150 |
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General Surgery including Orthopaedics, Anaesthesia and Radio diagnosis |
45 |
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Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
30 |
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Paediatrics |
10 |
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ENT |
10 |
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Ophthalmology |
10 |
Note: There is Negative Marking for the wrong answers. 1 mark is deducted for each wrong answer.
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Adilabad |
Kozhikode |
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Agartala |
Krishnagiri |
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Agra |
Kurnool |
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Ahmedabad/ Gandhinagar |
Kurukshetra |
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Ahmednagar |
Latur |
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Aizawl |
Lucknow |
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Ajmer |
Ludhiana |
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Akola |
Madanapalle |
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Alappuzha |
Madurai |
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Aligarh |
Mahbubnagar |
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Alwar |
Malappuram |
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Ambajogai |
Mandya |
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Ambala |
Mangaluru |
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Amalapuram |
Mapusa |
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Amravati |
Markapur |
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Amritsar |
Mathura |
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Anand |
Meerut |
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Anantapur |
Mehsana |
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Arrah |
Moradabad |
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Asansol |
Mumbai/Navi Mumbai |
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Aurangabad |
Muzaffarnagar |
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Bagalkot |
Muzaffarpur |
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Balasore |
Mylavaram |
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Bankura |
Mysuru (Mysore) |
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Baramulla |
Nagercoil |
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Bareilly |
Nagpur |
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Bhatinda |
Naharlagun |
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Beed |
Nalgonda |
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Belagavi (Belgaum) |
Namakkal |
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Bellary |
Nandyal |
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Bengaluru |
Nanded |
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Berhampur (WB) |
Narasaraopet |
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Berhampur- Ganjam |
Nashik |
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Bhagalpur |
Nellore |
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Bhandara |
Nizamabad |
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Bhilai Nagar |
Ongole |
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Bhimavaram |
Palakkad |
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Bhiwandi |
Palghar |
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Bhopal |
Palvancha |
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Bhubaneswar |
Panaji/Madgaon |
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Bhusawal |
Pandharpur |
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Bidar |
Panipat |
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Bikaner |
Pathanamthitta |
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Bilaspur (CG) |
Pathankot |
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Bilaspur (HP) |
Patiala/ Fatehgarh Sahib |
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Boisar |
Patna |
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Bokaro |
Preambular |
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Budgam |
Port Blair |
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Burdwan |
Prayagraj |
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Chandigarh/ Mohali |
Proddatur |
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Chandrapur |
Puducherry |
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Chengalpattu |
Pune |
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Chennai |
Purnea |
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Chikkaballapur |
Puthukottai |
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Chikkamagaluru |
Puttur (AP) |
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Chirala |
Puttur (Karnataka) |
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Chittoor |
Raigad |
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Coimbatore |
Raipur |
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Cuddalore |
Rajahmundry |
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Cuttack |
Rajampet |
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Darbhanga |
Rajkot |
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Davangere |
Ranchi |
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Dehradun |
Ratnagiri |
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Delhi/NCR |
Roorkee |
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Dhanbad |
Rourkela |
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Dharmapuri |
Sagar |
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Dharwad/ Hubballi (Hubli) |
Salem |
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Dhenkanal |
Samba |
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Dhule |
Sambalpur |
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Dibrugarh |
Sangamner |
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Dindigul |
Sangli |
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Durgapur |
Sangrur |
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Eluru |
Satara |
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Ernakulam |
Sathupally |
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Erode |
Satna |
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Faizabad |
Shillong |
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Gangtok |
Shimla |
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Gondia |
Shivamogga (Shimoga) |
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Gorakhpur |
Sikar |
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Gudlavalleru |
Silchar |
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Gudur |
Siliguri |
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Guntur |
Sindhudurg |
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Guwahati |
Solan |
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Gwalior |
Solapur |
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Haldia |
Sonipat |
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Haldwani |
Sriganganagar |
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Hamirpur (HP) |
Srikakulam |
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Hasan |
Srinagar |
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Hazaribagh |
Surampalem |
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Himatnagar |
Surat |
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Hisar |
Suri |
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Hooghly |
Suryapet |
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Howrah |
Tadepalligudem |
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Hyderabad |
Tekkali |
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Idukki |
Teni |
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Imphal |
Tezpur |
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Indore |
Thane |
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Jabalpur |
Thanjavur |
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Jaipur |
Thiruvananthapuram |
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Jalandhar |
Thoothukudi |
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Jalgaon |
Thrissur |
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Jammu |
Tiruchirappalli |
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Jamnagar |
Tirunelveli |
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Jamshedpur |
Tirupati |
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Jhansi |
Tirupur |
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Jodhpur |
Tiruvallur |
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Jorhat |
Tiruvannamalai |
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Kadapa |
Tiruvaru |
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Kakinada |
Tumakuru (Tumkur) |
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Kalaburgi (Gulbarga) |
Udaipur |
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Kalyani |
Udupi |
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Kanchipuram |
Ujjain |
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Kannur |
Una |
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Kanpur |
Vadodara |
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Karimnagar |
Varanasi |
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Karnal |
Vasai |
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Karur |
Vellore |
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Kasaragod |
Vijayawada |
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Kavali |
Villupuram |
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Khammam |
Virar |
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Kodad |
Virudhunagar |
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Kohima |
Visakhapatnam |
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Kolhapur |
Vizianagaram |
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Kolkata |
Warangal |
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Kollam |
Wardha |
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Kolar |
Yamuna Nagar |
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Kottayam |
Yavatmal |
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Yemmiganur |
In the NEET-PG exam, the sections are now divided into three parts: Part A, Part B and Part C. The marks are allotted according to the parts
The NEET PG exam now consists of 200 questions instead of 300 questions previously
There will be 4-tie breaking criteria for awarding rankings:
More number of correct responses,
Less number of responses,
Older Candidates
Higher aggregate marks
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