The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, NEET-UG 2023 application form at neet.nta.nic.in 2023. A registration link is provided here. NEET 2023 exam will be held on May 7 for over 16 lakh aspirants.
Public Notice for NEET 2023
What is the minimum age limit for NEET UG 2023?
Interested candidates should have completed the age of 17 years at the time of admission or will complete that age on or before December 31 of the year of his/her admission to the first year undergraduate medical courses.
Steps of Registration for NEET UG 2023
Step 1: Visit the official website— neet.nta.nic.in
Step 2: Click on the link for NEET UG 2023 registration on the homepage
Step 3: Click on new registration and fill in details such as name, date of birth, gender, mobile number and email address
Step 4: Once registered, login using your application number and password
Step 5: Fill the application form
Step 6: Save, submit and pay the fees
Step 7: Download the application form for future reference
NEET Exam Pattern 2023 – Check Marking Scheme, Subject-wise weightage
The National Testing Agency will release the exam pattern for NEET 2023 on their official website. This exam pattern will be released along with the information brochure. As per the last year’s exam pattern of NEET, there will be 200 multiple-choice objective questions this year as well. These questions will be taken from the 3 subjects Chemistry, Physics, and Biology. Each question carries 4 marks according to the NEET 2023 marking scheme. There will be a deduction of 1 mark for each wrong answer. The total marks as per the NEET exam pattern will be 720. The candidates can read this article to get more information about exam duration, marking scheme, exam mode, etc.
NEET 2023 Exam Overview
The candidates can check below the NEET 2023 exam overview for reference –
| Description | Details |
| NEET 2023 Exam Date | May 7, 2023 |
| NEET 2023 exam mode |
Offline, pen paper-based exam. The candidates will be provided with the OMR sheet where they have to pick the answers with a black and blue ballpoint pen |
| NEET 2023 exam duration | 3 hours & 20 minutes |
| Paper mode/medium | English, Marathi, Punjabi Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, Bengali, Gujarati, Tamil, Oriya, Malayalam, Assamese, and Urdu |
| NEET question paper type | MCQs |
| NEET 2023 total number of questions to be answered | The total number of questions shall be 200 questions, but aspirants must only attempt 180 of them. |
| NEET 2023 total marks | 720 Marks |
| Marking scheme for NEET 2023 |
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NEET 2023 Exam Pattern Overview
NEET 2023 exam pattern is given below. The candidates can check the below-provided table to know the complete details about it.
| Particulars | Details |
| Exam Mode | Offline |
| Exam Duration | 3 hours 20 minutes |
| Question paper type | Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) |
| Total number of questions that will be asked | 200 (180 applicable questions for attempt) |
| Total Marks | 720 |
| Negative marking scheme | Yes |
| Marking Scheme |
+4 for each correct answer -1 for each incorrect answer |
| Total sections in the question paper |
3 (Two sections for each subject) Section A – 35 questions Section B- 15 questions (10 to be attempted) |
| Subjects | Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany + Zoology) |
NEET 2023 Exam Pattern
There will be the 3 subjects from which the NTA will ask questions which are Chemistry, Physics and Biology. Biology has been divided into Zoology and Botany. Let’s check the below-provided table to understand the NEET question paper pattern –
| Sections | Number of Questions | Total Marks |
| Physics Section A | 35 | 140 |
| Physics Section B | 15 | 40 |
| Chemistry Section A | 35 | 140 |
| Chemistry Section B | 15 | 40 |
| Botany Section A | 35 | 140 |
| Botany Section B | 15 | 40 |
| Zoology Section A | 35 | 140 |
| Zoology Section B | 15 | 40 |
Latest exam pattern
The syllabus of NEET is specified by the National Medical Commission or NMC. The National Test Agency has decided to reduce the NEET syllabus as suggested by various education boards. As a result, there will be a sub-section B for each subject/section of the paper.
This means that:
- Every section, i.e. Physics, Chemistry and Biology will have sub-sections
- There will be 35 questions in section A whereas 15 questions in section B
- Out of 15 questions in Section B, candidates are required to answer any 10 questions
| Subjects | Sections | Marks |
| Physics |
Section A- 35 questions Section B- 15 questions |
Section A- 140 Section B- 40 |
| Botany |
Section A- 35 questions Section B- 15 questions |
Section A- 140 Section B- 40 |
| Zoology |
Section A- 35 questions Section B- 15 questions |
Section A- 140 Section B- 40 |
| Chemistry |
Section A- 35 questions Section B- 15 questions |
Section A- 140 Section B- 40 |
NEET Marking scheme
- Every question in the NEET UG will carry 4 marks
- Each correct answer will fetch 4 marks
- For each incorrect response, there will be a one-mark deduction
- If there is more than one correct answer to a question, then all/any one of the marked MCQ options will be given 4 marks
- Any un-attempted or unanswered question will not receive any marks
- Candidates will be awarded 4 marks in case a question is dropped, irrespective of the fact that the question was attempted by the student or not
NEET UG 2023: Application fee
Candidates need to pay the application fee according to their category
Deadline to register for NEET UG 2023
Candidates have time till 11:50 pm of April 6 to apply for NEET UG 2023 exam.
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