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Pattern of the Exam

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The Test pattern of NEET (UG) - comprises four Subjects. Each subject will consist of two sections.

  • Section A will consist of 35 Questions and Section B will have 15 Questions, out of these 15 Questions, candidates can choose to attempt any 10 Questions. So, the total number of questions and utilization of time will remain the same.
  • The duration of the test would be three (03) hours and 20 minutes.

The pattern for the NEET (UG) - Examination for admission in the Session 2022-2023 is as follows

1. NEET UG Exam Notification has been announced by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on
the ‘First week of February’.
2. Examination Conduct date is ‘First week of May’
3. Examination Results date is ‘First week of June’

For Section-A (MCQs) :

To answer a question, the candidates need to choose one option corresponding to the correct answer or the most appropriate answer. However, if any anomaly or discrepancy is found
after the process of challenges of the key verification, it shall be addressed in the following manner:

1. Correct answer or the most appropriate answer: Four marks (+4)
2. Any incorrect option marked will be given minus one mark (-1).
3. Unanswered/Marked for Review will be given no mark (0).
4. If more than one option is found to be correct then Four marks (+4) will be awarded to only
those who have marked any of the correct options.
5. If all options are found to be correct then Four marks (+4) will be awarded to all those who
have attempted the question.
6. If none of the options is found correct or a Question is found to be wrong or a Question is
dropped then all candidates who have appeared will be given four marks (+4) irrespective of
the fact whether the question has been attempted or not attempted by the candidate.

For Section-B (MCQs) :

Candidates need to attempt any 10 Questions out of 15 Questions given. In the event of a candidate has attempted more than 10 questions, only the first 10 attempted questions will be considered for evaluation. There will also be negative marking for Section B. However, if any anomaly or discrepancy is found after the process of challenges of the key verification, it shall be addressed in the following manner:

1. Correct Answer: Four marks (+4)
2. Incorrect Answer: Minus one mark (-1)
3. Unanswered/Marked for Review: No mark (0).
4. If more than one option is found to be correct then Four marks (+4) will be awarded to only
those who have marked any of the correct options.
5. If all options are found to be correct then Four marks (+4) will be awarded to all those who
have attempted the question.
6. If a question is found to be incorrect or the Question is dropped then Four marks (+4) will be
awarded to all those who have attempted the question. The reason could be due to human
error or technical error.
7. Candidates are advised to do the calculations with the constants given (if any) in the questions.

Duration of Test :

1. The duration of the test would be three (03) hours and 20 minutes.

Candidates can opt for a Question Paper in any one of the following 13 languages :

  • Option of medium of Question Paper should be carefully chosen while filling in the Application
    Form. The option once chosen cannot be changed.
  • Candidates opting for English would be provided Test Booklet in English only.
  • Candidates opting for Hindi would be provided with a Bilingual Test Booklet in English and
    Hindi.
  • Candidates opting for Regional languages would also be provided with a Bilingual Test
    Booklet in selected Regional language and English.
  • In case of any ambiguity in the translation of a question in the test, its English version shall be
    treated as final and the decision of NTA shall be final in this regard.
  • Candidates qualifying for NEET (UG) – would be eligible for All India Quota and other quotas
    under the State Governments/Institutes, irrespective of the medium of the examination, subject to other eligibility criteria.
  • Option of Regional languages will be available as per the following table only:
NoMedium of Question PaperExamination Centers
1EnglishAll Examination Centres
2English and HindiAll Examination Centres in India
3English and AssameseExamination Centres in Assam
4English and BengaliExamination Centres in West Bengal, Tripura, and Andaman &
Nicobar Islands
5English and GujaratiExamination Centres in Gujarat, Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar
Haveli
6English and KannadaExamination Centres in Karnataka
7English and MalayalamExamination Centres in Kerala and Lakshadweep
8English and MarathiExamination Centres in Maharashtra
9English and OdiaExamination Centres in Odisha
10English and PunjabiExamination Centres in Punjab, Chandigarh, and Delhi/New
Delhi (including Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, Meerut,
Noida/Greater Noida)
11English and TamilExamination Centres in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Andaman
& Nicobar Islands
12English and TeluguExamination Centres in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
13English and UrduAll Examination Centres in India
  • The option of language for Question Paper should be exercised while filling up the Application Form online and it cannot be changed at a later stage. Please note that for the correctness of the questions in all the question papers, the English version will be taken as final.
  • To be eligible for NEET (UG) – 2022, candidates need to refer to the following table for qualifying examination criteria.
Code-01
  • A candidate who is appearing in the qualifying examination, i.e., 12 Standard in 2022, whose result is awaited, may apply and appear in the test but he/she shall not be eligible for admission to the Undergraduate Medical Courses if he/she does not pass the qualifying examination with the required pass percentage at the time of first round of Counselling.
  • Candidates who have appeared or are appearing at the qualifying Examination with English, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology as the main subject and expect to pass the Examination with the required percentage of marks are also eligible to apply and appear in the Competitive Entrance Examination. However, their candidature will be considered only if they provide documentary evidence of having passed the qualifying Examination with the required subjects and percentage of marks.
OR
Code-02
  • The Higher/Senior Secondary Examination or the Indian School Certificate Examination which is equivalent to class 12 Higher/Senior Secondary Examination after a period of 12 years of study, the last two years of such study comprising of Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Bio-technology (which shall include practical tests in these subjects) and Mathematics or any other elective subject with English at a level not less than the core course for English as prescribed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training after the introduction of the 10+2+3 educational structure as recommended by the National Committee on Education.
  • Candidates who have passed Class 12 from Open School or as private candidates shall not be eligible to appear for the ‘National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test’. Furthermore, a study of Biology/Biotechnology as an Additional Subject at Class 12 level also shall not be permissible.*
  • *The candidates who have passed Class 12 level with Biology as an additional subject will also be eligible for MBBS Entrance Examination (As per Hon’ble High Court Order No. 2341/-W/DHC/WRIT/D-1/2019 dated 24/09/2019 in the Writ Petition (C) No. 6773/2019.
  • If the institute has to consider an examination of an Indian University or of a foreign/university to be equivalent to the 12 Class under intermediate science examination, the candidates shall have to produce a certificate from the concerned Indian University/Association of Indian Universities to the effect that the examination passed by him/her is considered to be equivalent to the 12 class under intermediate science examination.
  • *(NOTE: The proviso in italics has been a subject matter of challenge before the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi, Hon’ble High Court of Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, and Hon’ble High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Jabalpur. The provisions of the regulations disqualifying recognized Open School Board candidates and the candidates who have studied Biology/Biotechnology as an Additional Subject has been struck down. The Medical Council of India has preferred Special Leave Petitions before the Hon’ble Supreme Court and Appeals in the Hon’ble High Courts. Therefore, the candidature of candidates in the NEET (UG) - 2022 who have passed the qualifying examinations i.e. Class 12 from National Institute of Open Schooling or State Open Schools or as private candidates from recognized State Boards; or with Biology/Biotechnology as an additional subject shall be allowed but subject to the outcome of Special Leave Petitions/Appeals filed by the Medical Council of India).
OR
Code-03
  • The Intermediate/Pre-degree Examination in Science of an Indian University Board or other recognized examining body with Physics, Chemistry, Biology Biotechnology (which shall include practical test in these subjects) and also English as a compulsory subject.
OR
Code-04
  • The Pre-professional/Pre-medical Examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology, and English after passing either the Higher Secondary Examination or the Pre-University or an equivalent examination. The Preprofessional/Pre-medical examination shall include practical tests in these subjects and also English as a compulsory subject
Code-05
  • The first year of the three years’ degree course of a recognized University with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/Biotechnology including practical tests in these subjects provided the examination is a University Examination and the candidate has passed the earlier qualifying examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/ Biotechnology with English at a level not less than a core course.
Code-06
  • B.Sc. Examination of an Indian University provided that he/she has passed the B.Sc. Examination with not less than two of the subjects Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Botany, Zoology)/Biotechnology and further that he/ she has passed the earlier qualifying examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English.
Code-07
  • Any other examination which in scope and standard (Last 02 years of 10+2 Study comprising of Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Biotechnology; which shall include practical test in these subjects) is found to be equivalent to the Intermediate Science Examination of an Indian University/Board, taking Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Biotechnology including practical tests in each of these subjects and English.

 

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