Exam Details:
National Eligibility
Cum Entrance Test (UG), NEET UG 2021
Address
for Correspondence:
National Testing
Agency
First Floor, NSIC-MDBP Bullding, Okhla Industrial Estate,
New Delhi- 110020, Phone No.: 011-40759000
Website: www.nta.ac.in, https://neet.nta.nic.in Email: neet@nta.ac.in
The
Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India (GOI) has
established National Testing Agency (NTA) as an independent autonomous and
self-sustained premier testing organisation for conducting efficient,
transparent and international standard test in order to access the competency
of candidates for admission to premier higher education institutions.
Sub: Inviting Online
Applications for National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test [(NEET (UG)] 2021 –Reg.
The
National Testing Agency (NTA) is inviting Online Applications for NEET (UG) –
2021 for admission to the undergraduate
medical courses in all medical institutions in India.
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, including those governed under
any other law in force.
NEET
(UG) – 2021 will be conducted in 13
languages i.e. English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam,
Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
In
order to ensure that the candidate data is submitted fast, the Application Form
for NEET (UG) – 2021 has been divided into Two
Sets/Phases.
The
first set of information needs to be
filled up before the last date of submission of the Application Form online.
The second set of information needs
to be filled up by the candidates before the declaration of the Result/
downloading of Score Card during the period that would be notified separately
through NEET (UG) Portal in due course. All candidates shall fill up each set
of information of the Application Form at the respective time of availability.
In the absence of filling up of any of the set of information, his/her
candidature will be cancelled.
The
‘columns’ to be filled up in each set of information are available in the
Information Bulletin as Appendix-XVII for the reference of the Candidates.
The
NEET (UG) – 2021 shall consist of one Question Paper containing 180 Multiple Choice Questions from
Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (Botany and Zoology).
Admission Procedure:
Admissions
to all seats of Undergraduate Medical / Dental Courses will be done through
NEET (UG) - 2021. The following are the seats available under different quotas:
i.
All
India Quota Seats
ii.
State
Government Quota Seats
iii.
Central
Institutions/Universities/Deemed Universities
iv.
State/Management/NRI
Quota Seats in Private Medical / Dental Colleges or any Private University
v.
Central
Pool Quota Seats
vi.
All
seats including NRI Quota as well as Management Quota, in private unaided/aided
minority / non-minority medical colleges.
vii.
AIIMS
Institutes across India/JIPMER.
Eligibility:
Eligibility for appearing
in NEET (UG), as per related Regulations of NMC and DCI are as follows:-
i.
He/she
has completed 17 years of age at the time of admission or will complete that
age on or before 31 December of the year of his/her admission to the first year
Undergraduate Medical Course.
Accordingly, the
lower age limit shall as under:
|
For
Candidates of General (UR)/General-EWS |
born
on or before 31.12.2004 |
|
For
Candidates of SC/ST/OBC-NCL/PwD Category |
ii.
The
upper age limit for NEET (UG) is 25 years as on the date of examination with a relaxation
of 5 years for the candidates belonging to the SC/ST/OBC-NCL category and PwBD
Candidates.
NOTE: The upper age limit
of 25 years as prescribed under the Regulations on Graduate Medical Education,
1997 vide amendment dated 22.01.2018, was challenged before the Hon'ble High
Court of Delhi and the said upper age limit had been upheld vide judgement
dated 11.05.2018 in W.P. No.1813/2018 & other connected matters. The said
judgement dated 11.05.2018 was challenged before the Hon'ble Supreme Court of
India in SLP (C) No. 14320/2018 & other connected matters when vide interim
order dated 29.11.2018, candidates who are 25 years and above were
provisionally permitted to appear in NEET-UG-2019 subject to the final outcome
of the said matters. The Supreme Court thereafter, vide order dated 29.04.2019
had permitted the candidates to appear provisionally in the Counselling subject
to the adjudication of the matters. The aforesaid matters are pending
adjudication before the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India and the authorities
shall abide by any order that may be passed for NEET-UG-2021.
Thus,
the candidates above 25 years are provisionally permitted to appear and their
candidature is subjected to the outcome of pending Petitions before the Hon'ble
Supreme Court.
iii.
Indian
Citizens/ Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) intending to pursue Undergraduate
Medical Courses in a foreign Medical/ Dental Institute also need to qualify
NEET (UG).
Criteria for NRI /
OCI / Foreign Nationals
1. Non-Resident Indians
(NRIs), Overseas Citizen of India (OCI), and Foreign Nationals are eligible for
admission in Medical /Dental Colleges subject to rules and regulations framed
by the respective State Governments, Institutions and Government of India, as
the case may be. The NRI and OCI Applicants / Candidates have to upload a
Certificate from the concerned Indian Diplomatic Mission in the country of
their residence in support of their claim as an NRI / OCI Candidate, along with
their online application form for NEET (UG) 2021 and retain the original of
such document for producing it at the time of Counselling / Admission to the
Courses covered under NEET (UG). Similarly, a foreign applicant for NEET (UG)
2021 shall also upload Documentary Proof (e.g. relevant pages of a valid
passport or a Certificate from Competent Authority in the country of his/her
nationality regarding his/her citizenship status) in support of his / her
Nationality, along with online application form. The Embassy Certificate and
Citizenship Certificate or any Documentary proof of Citizenship are given in
Annexure- XIV A and XIV B.
2. Foreign nationals may
confirm their eligibility from the concerned Medical/Dental/College/State.
3.
Eligibility of OCI
cardholders for NEET (UG):
The
Ministry of Home Affairs vide Notification dated 4th March 2021 specified the
rights to which an OCI cardholder shall be entitled under the Citizenship Act,
1955. Clause (4) (ii) of the said Notification reads as under: “(4) parity with
Non-Resident Indians in the matter of,- (ii) appearing for the all India
entrance tests such as National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, Joint Entrance
Examination (Mains), Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) or such other tests
to make them eligible for admission only against any Non-Resident Indian seat
or any supernumerary seat: Provided that the OCI cardholder shall not be
eligible for admission against any seat reserved exclusively for Indian
citizens.” The above Notification provides the following Explanation: “The OCI
Cardholder (including a PIO card holder) is a foreign national holding passport
of a foreign country and is not a citizen of India.” Similarly, the PIO
cardholder and foreign nationals shall not be eligible for admission against
any seat reserved exclusively for Indian citizens.
Fee Payable by
candidates:
·
General: Rs. 1500/-
·
General-EWS/
OBC-NCL*: Rs.
1400/-
·
SC/ST/PwD/Transgender:
Rs.
800/-
Processing charges
& Goods and Services Tax (GST) are to be paid by the candidate, as applicable.
How to Apply:
1. Candidates can apply
for NEET (UG) - 2021 through “Online” mode only.
2. Submission of Online
Application Form may be done by accessing NTA website https://neet.nta.nic.in. The Application
Form in any other mode will not be accepted.
3. Only one application
is to be submitted by a candidate.
4. Candidates must
follow the instructions given in the Information Bulletin and on NTA website
strictly. Candidates not complying with the instructions shall be summarily
disqualified.
5. Candidates must
ensure that e-mail Address and Mobile Number provided in the Online Application
Form are their own or parents only as all information/ communication will be
sent by NTA through email on the registered e-mail address or SMS on registered
Mobile Number only.
6.
Instructions for
filling Online Application Form:
·
In
order to ensure that the candidate data is submitted quickly, the Application
Form for NEET (UG) – 2021 has been divided into Two Sets/Phases.
The first set of information needs to
be filled up before the last date of submission of the online Application Form.
The second set of information needs to be filled up by the candidates before
the declaration of the Result/ downloading of Score Card during the period that
would be notified separately through NEET (UG) Portal in due course. All candidates
shall fill up each set of information of the Application Form at the respective
time of availability. In the absence of filling up of any of the set of
information, his/her candidature will be cancelled.
The ‘columns’ to be filled up in each
set of information are available in the Information Bulletin as Appendix-XVII
for your reference.
Download Information Bulletin and
Replica of Application Form. Read these carefully to ensure your eligibility.
In case a candidate is found to fill in more than one application, the Admit
Card will be cancelled/withheld and his/her candidature will be forfeited for
this/future examination.
·
Follow the steps given below to
Apply Online:
Step-1: Apply for Online
Registration using your Parents/Guardians or your own unique Email Id and
Mobile No.
Step-2: Fill in the Online
Application Form and note down the system generated Application No.
Step-3: Upload scanned
images of candidate’s latest passport size photograph (jpg file size: 10 kb to
200 kb); post card size photograph (4”x6”) (jpg file size: 10 kb - 200 kb);
siature (jpg file size: 4kb - 30kb); left hand thumb impression (jpg file size:
10 kb-200 kb) (in case of any eventuality of left thumb being unavailable,
right hand thumb impression may be used.); Class X pass certificate (pdf file
size: 50 kb to 300kb); category certificate (SC/ST/OBC/EWS etc.); (pdf file
size: 50kb to 300kb) & PwBD certificate (pdf file size: 50kb to 300kb);
Citizenship certificate/ Embassy certificate or any Documentary proof of Citizenship
certificate in PDF format (file size: 50 kb to 300 kb), (pdf of all these
documents should be in prescribed format/file of required size as mentioned
against each). For photography, the focus needs to be on the face (80% face
coverage, ears clearly visible, on white background).
Step-4: Pay the fee using
SBI/Canara Bank/HDFC/ICICI/Paytm Payment Gateway through Debit Card/Credit
Card/Net-banking/UPI/Wallet and keep proof of fee paid safely for future
reference.
In
case the Confirmation Page is not generated after payment of the prescribed
Fee, then the candidate should approach the concerned Bank/Payment Gateway
integrator (the helpline number and email given in Appendix- XVI of the
Information Bulletin), for ensuring the successful payment. In spite of the
above, if a successful transaction is not reflected on the Portal, the
candidate may contact NTA Helpline. If the payment issue is still not resolved,
the candidate may pay a second time. However, any duplicate payment received
from the candidate by NTA in the course of said transactions will be refunded
through the same payment mode through which the duplicate payment is received,
after fee reconciliation by NTA.
·
Download,
save and print copies of Confirmation Page after successful remittance of fee
and keep copies safely for future reference.
·
All
the above-mentioned 4 Steps can be done together in one go or at different
times.
7. Candidates are
advised to regularly visit the NTA website and also check their e-mails/SMS for
the latest updates.
8. Candidates shall
appear at their own cost at the Examination Centre on the Date and Timing
indicated on their Admit Card issued by the NTA.
9. Any request to change
the Examination Centre, Date, and Time provided on the Admit Card shall not be
considered under any circumstances.
10. Candidates are
advised to take 6-8 Passport size and 4-6 Post Card size (4” X6”) coloured
photographs with white background. The photographs are to be used for uploading
an Online Application Form, for examination, and also for
Counselling/Admission. This is to ensure that the same photograph is used for
all documents and all purposes related to NEET (UG)-2021.
Note:
1. The final submission
of the Online Application Form will remain incomplete if step-3 and step-4
under point 6 are not completed. Such forms will stand rejected and no
correspondence on this account will be entertained.
2. No request for refund
of fee once remitted by the candidate will be entertained by NTA under any
circumstances.
3. The entire
application process of NEET (UG)-2021 is online, including uploading of scanned
images and documents, Payment of Fees, and Printing of Confirmation Page.
Therefore, candidates are not required to send/submit any document(s) including
Confirmation Page to NTA through Post/ Fax/ by Hand/Email.
Important Dates:
On-line submission of
Application Form: 13th July, 2021 to 6th August, 2021 (up
to 11:50pm)
Last Date of
successful transaction of fee Through Credit/Debit Card/Net-Banking/UPI/Paytm: 7th
August, 2021 (up to 11:50pm)
Date of Examination: 12th
September, 2021 from 02:00p.m. To 5:00p.m.
Centre, Date, and
Shift of NEET (UG) - 2021 Examination: As indicated on Admit Card
Declaration of Result
on NTA website by: To be announced later on the website
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