Medical is the study or practice of medicine. It covers a wide range of health care practices which include prevention and treatment of illness to maintain and restore health. Medical is one of the professions which has the most stable future because there is no dearth of clients who want to get well or look well. No other profession commands such profit and respect as the medical profession.
Medical education is education related to the practice of being a medical practitioner; either the initial training to become a physician (i.e., medical school and internship), or additional training thereafter (e.g., residency, fellowship and continuing medical education).
Medical education and training varies considerably across the world. Various teaching methodologies have been utilised in medical education, which is an active area of educational research.
The National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET), formerly the All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT), is the qualifying test for MBBS and BDS programmes in Indian medical and dental colleges. It is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). NEET (UG) is one of the toughest medical entrance examinations conducted in India. National Eligibility cum Entrance Test is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to undergraduate (MBBS/BDS/Ayush Courses/Veterinary) every year. As per Government of India, it is a mandated requirement to qualify NEET Exam to study medical courses in India and abroad. It is a single-level national exam carried out for medical aspirants enabling them to seek admissions to medical courses across different medical institutes of the country. Questions that are mainly asked in the NEET exam are MCQs. This is an offline test that is being carried out in a pen-paper mode. This single-level national exam is carried out for medical aspirants who seek admission to the medical colleges of our country.
The NEET exam is conducted online and in 11 languages — English, Hindi, Marathi, Odia, Tamil, Marathi, Urdu Bengali, Telugu, Kannada, and Assamese. The duration of the examination is three hours and a candidate needs to answer 180 questions. The exam paper is divided into three sections — Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany and Zoology).
Candidates can check below complete NEET Exam dates related to various events like application process, application correction, admit card, etc.
Events | Dates 2022 (Announced) |
Release of Application | 6th April 2022 |
End of application process | 20th May 2022 |
Fee payment last date | 20th May 2022 |
Correction window opens | 24th – 27th May 2022 |
Correction in category | 14th – 15th June 2022 |
Availability of Admit card | June 2022 |
NEET 2022 Exam | 17th July 2022 |
Availability of Answer key | July 2022 |
Declaration of Result | August 2022 |
Starting of Counselling | August 2022 |
Candidates can download NEET admit card in the month of June 2022. NEET admit card can be downloaded only through online mode from NTA website. The admit card will not be provided to the students by post and can only be obtained by entering their login credentials.
Candidates must check that all details mentioned in the admit card are correct. If any discrepancy is found they must report it to the officials. The NEET admit card contains details like candidate name, roll number, date and centre of examination & other personal details of the candidate. Candidate’s must also read exam guidelines and instruction given in the admit card.
Candidates can check complete NEET Exam pattern from the below given section:
Below we have given the distribution of questions and marks for the NEET paper:
Subjects | Number of Questions | Marks |
Physics | 35 | 140 |
15 | 40 | |
Chemistry | 35 | 140 |
15 | 40 | |
Botany | 35 | 140 |
15 | 40 | |
Zoology | 35 | 140 |
15 | 40 | |
Total | 720 marks |
The Syllabus of NEET 2022 has been prescribed by Medical Council of India (MCI). Students are able to prepare for the entrance test from Physics, Chemistry and Biology subjects studied in 11th and 12th level.
Below candidates can check some of the important topics that may be included in the NEET Syllabus:
Some basic topics will be Human Physiology, Reproduction, Plant Physiology, Cell Structure and Function, Ecology & Environment, Diversity in Living World, Biology and Human Welfare, etc.
Some topics will be some basic concept of chemistry, Hydrogen, Equilibrium, Alcohols, Electro Chemistry, P-Block Elements, Surface Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Phenols and Ethers, etc.
It will contain Laws of Motion, Electromagnetic Waves, Electrostatic, Behavior of Perfect Gas and Kinetic Theory, Electronic Devices, Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation, Properties of Bulk Matter, etc..
NEET result will be released by NTA through online mode in August, 2022. Candidates can check their result by visiting the NTA website. To get NEET 2022 Result, students will be required to enter their login details like – Roll number & date of birth. The result will be prepared according to the revised answer key released by the authority.
NTA will not release category wise result sheet will not be prepared and published on the website. Also, the authority will not release the result through offline mode. Candidate can take the print out of their result after the declaration of it.
There will be provision of seat reservation for reserved category candidates. The seat will be reserved in all government sponsored institutes, private colleges and deemed universities.
Reservation will be applicable for various categories and cast as per the rules and regulations prescribed by the Government. The criteria for reservation of seats in various government medical colleges under 15% All India quota will be:
Category | Reservation |
ST | 7.5% |
SC | 15% |
OBC | 27% |
PWD | 5% |
NEET Counselling process will get started in the month of July, 2022. Candidates who will get qualified in the exam are eligible for the counselling process. The counselling is organized by Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) and Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MOHFW).
First, candidates have to register for counselling, after registration choice filling and seat locking process will start. After few days candidates will be allotted the seats as per their preferences. Once the seat allotment is complete then candidates have to report the colleges and submit their documents for verification and admission process.
The list of documents that will be verified are:
Check complete details related to NEET 2022 Application Form from below section:
Payment Mode: NEET 2022 Application fee payment can be done through online mode. For online mode, it can be paid through debit/ credit card or net banking method. For outside India, the application fee will be Rs. 8500/ for all categories. The application fee for various categories is given below.
Category | Application Fee |
General category | Rs.1600 |
General-EWS/ OBC-NCL* | Rs.1500 |
ST/ SC/ PWD/ Transgender category | Rs.900 |