The NEET 2019 Exam registration has been started from November 1, 2018.
The exam is scheduled to be held on May 5, 2019 at 2pm.
This will be the first time that the NEET exam will be held at noon instead of morning.
To hold NEET 2019, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has added four additional cities from the State, following the outrage over the allocation of exam centres outside Tamil Nadu for NEET 2018.
Where there were only 10 cities which holds the exam every year, in NEET 2019 the NTA has added four more cities.
The cities added are Cuddalore, Thanjavur, Karur and Nagercoil to accommodate more students.
Last year i.e. NEET 2018, over 1.14 lakh students gave a common medical entrance test from Tamil Nadu as the CBSE, which was conducting the exam till last year allocated the exam centre in faraway places including Kerala, Rajasthan and Haryana.
So as to increase the number of students this year, the number of cities in Tamil Nadu has been increased by the NTA.
The students have been advised by the NTA to select a city in their residential state.
In the information bulletin the NTA cleared that “the candidates will be allocated centre in another centre, in case the number of candidates opting for a city is less than a certain minimum.
The NTA also holds a right to not allot any centre in that city”.
The online application process has alresy commenced from November 1, 2018.
The medical candidates interested can apply for the exam till November 30, 2018.
How to apply:
Step 1: Visit the official website
Step 2: Go to Medical Exam
Step 3: Click on NEET application form
Step 4: Login with your Id
Step 5: Enter your credentials (required details)
Step 6: Submit your details
Step 7: Download and take a print out
The National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) UG will be conducted by the NTA from 2019 onward.
This Test was being conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) till 2018.
NEET (UG) is applicable for admission to MBBS/BDS Courses in India in 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 responsibility of the NTA will be limited to the conduct of the entrance examination, declaration of result and providing All India Rank to the Directorate General Health Services, Government of India for the conduct of counseling for 15% All India Quota Seats and for supplying the result to state/other Counselling Authorities.
Important Dates To Know:
November 1 to 30, 2018: Registration Process starts from November 1, 2018 and will end on November 30, 2018 for the NEET 2019.
April 15, 2019: Admit Cards for NEET 2019 will be made available from on the official website.
May 5, 2019: The Exam for NEET 2019 is scheduled to be conducted on May 5, 2019.
June 5, 2019: The Exam results for NEET 2019 is to be released on June 5, 2018.
Eligibility Criteria
Nationality
Citizens of India, NRIs, PIOs, OCIs and foreign nationals are eligible to take NEET 2019.
Educational Criteria
The candidates must have cleared 10+2 or equivalent with Physics, Biology/ Biotechnology and English as core subjects in both classes 11 and 12 from a recognized board.
Age Limit
17 years till December 31, 2019, candidates must be born on or before January 1, 2003.
Number of Attempts
There is no limit on the permitted number of attempts.