FAQs On NEET

A. As per Section 14 of the National Medical Commission Act, 2019, the NEET (UG) has to be conducted as a common and uniform National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test [(NEET (UG)] for admission to undergraduate medical education in all medical institutions. Similarly, as per Section 14 of the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Act, 2020, there shall be a uniform NEET (UG) for admission to undergraduate courses in each of the disciplines i.e. BAMS, BUMS, and BSMS courses of the Indian System of Medicine in all Medical Institutions governed under this Act. NEET (UG) shall also be applicable to admission to the BHMS course under the National Commission for Homeopathy. MNS (Military Nursing Service) aspirants seeking admission to B.Sc. Nursing Courses being conducted at Armed Forces Medical Service Hospitals for the year 2024 are required to qualify for NEET (UG). The NEET (UG) score will be used for shortlisting for selection to the four-year B.Sc. Nursing course.

A. Yes, the syllabus of NEET (UG) - 2025 was revised. It is a 22 to 25% reduced syllabus compared to the previous year.The revision aimed to streamline the content and focus on core concepts within each subject.

A. The Examination was conducted in 13 languages (Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu).

A. The examination was conducted in 571 cities including 14 cities outside the country Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Bangkok, Colombo, Doha, Kathmandu, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait City, Lagos, Manama, Muscat, Riyadh, Sharjah, and Singapore.

A. The Result of NEET (UG) - 2025 may be utilized by other Entities of Central and State Governments, in accordance with their respective eligibility criteria / other norms /applicable regulations/guidelines/ rules. The result data will also be utilized for B.Sc. (H) Nursing courses in accordance with their respective eligibility criteria / other norms /applicable regulations/guidelines/ rules. The NEET (UG) – 2025 data will also be used for admissions to BVSc & AH courses under the 15% quota of VCI in recognized Veterinary Colleges.

A. The responsibility of NTA is to conduct the examination and declare the result based on the eligibility criteria provided by NMC. The candidates submitted their category as per the National Category List and based on the same the result has been declared. The NTA has provided All India Rank to the candidates and the admitting Authorities will draw a merit list based on All India Rank for the seats of MBBS/BDS, etc. falling under their jurisdiction. When candidates apply to their State, they will mention their category as per the State Category List. State Counselling Authorities will accordingly make their Merit List. The same is the case with the domicile.

A. The highlights of the NEET (UG) – 2024 may be found in the Press Release dated: 04 June 2024 available on the website: https://exams.nta.ac.in/NEET/ with total candidate – 2406079, appeared candidates – 2333297, Indian Nationals – 2402774, NRI – 1304, OCI – 805, Foreign nationals – 1196, Male – 1029198< Female – 1376863, Third Gender – 18, Unreserved – 647260, SC- 356727, ST – 157115, OBC – 1054277, Gen-EWS – 190700.

A. Yes, there is an increase of 16.85% in the total registration with a 15.71% increase in Males and 17.84 in Females. As far as the category is concerned, an 8.17% increase in General, 19.72% in SC, 20.46 in ST, 20.12% in OBC-NCL, and 24.34% in Gen-EWS was witnessed.

A. About 13.16 Lakh candidates were qualified.

A. More than 2.13 lakh examination functionaries (including City Coordinators, Centre Superintendents, Observers, Deputy Observers, Invigilators, etc.) were deployed for the smooth conduct of the NEET (UG) – 2025. In addition to this, a Central Control Room was opened to monitor and facilitate the smooth conduct of the Examination on the ground.