NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY CUM ENTRANCE TEST (UG) 2019 (NEET (UG) - 2019) will be conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to MBBS/BDS Courses in Indian Medical/Dental Colleges run with the approval of Medical Council of India/Dental Council of India under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India except for the institutions established through an Act of Parliament i.e. AIIMS and JIPMER Puducherry.
The NEET (UG) - 2019 will be conducted on Sunday, 5th May, 2019. The responsibility of the NTA is limited to the conduct of the entrance examination, declaration of result and for providing an “All India Rank merit list” to the Directorate General Health Service, Government of India for the conduct of counselling for 15% All India Quota Seats and for supplying the result to States/other Counselling Authorities.
Eligibility
- Candidate must have completed the age of 17 years on or before 31 Dec. of the year of admission.
- The upper age limit for NEET is 25 years.
- The upper age limit shall be relaxed by 5 years for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC.
- Minimum 50% marks taken together in PCB in class XII
NEET Exam Pattern
- NEET will have 180 objective type questions and the duration of the exam will be 3 hours.
- Questions will be from Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology. Each section will have 45 questions.
- 4 marks for every correct response
- 1 mark to be deducted for every incorrect response
Event Dates (Announced)
| Application form Release | 1st November 2018 |
| Application submission last date | 30th November 2018 |
| Last date to pay the fee | 1st December 2018 |
| Correction Window | 14th – 31st January 2019 |
| Admit card available | 15th April 2019 |
| Exam date | 5th May 2019 (2:00 PM – 5:00 PM) |
| Answer key Release | Within a week after exam |
| Announcement of result | 5th June 2019 |
| Counselling begins | 2nd week of June 2019 |
Admission to Deemed Universities/Central Universities/ESIC including DELHI UNIVERSITY (DU), BHU & AMU will be conducted by DGHS and reservation policy will be as per rules and regulations of the concerned University or Institution. Candidates should register on MCC website for admission to Deemed / Central University/ ESIC and AFMC. ii. Admission to AFMC, Pune shall be subject to the norms prescribed by the Directorate General of Armed Forces Medical Services, Ministry of Defence, Government of India. Candidates who apply for NEET (UG) - 2019 and/or for seeking admission in AFMC will also have to apply to AFMC on www.afmc.nic.in/www.afmcdg1d.gov.in. The short listed candidates will be required to appear for a second stage Screening Test conducted by AFMC. Candidates are advised to contact AFMC for further and exact details. The counselling will be conducted by DGHS.