The National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG) will be administered by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on May 7, 2023, from 2 pm to 5:20 pm. The exam will be conducted in the pen-and-paper mode and will be available in 13 languages. NEET is an entrance exam for admission to undergraduate medical education in all medical institutions. The NEET score will also be applicable for the Military Nursing Scheme (MNS) candidates who want to take admission to the BSc Nursing course at Armed Forces Medical Service Hospitals.
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NEET 2023 Qualifying Criteria
To be eligible for admission to undergraduate courses, candidates appearing for the qualifying exam (class 12) must meet the qualifying pass percentage at the time of the first round of counseling. However, candidates who have completed class 12 from an open school or are private candidates will not be permitted to sit for the NEET exam. Also, candidates must have passed the Intermediate examination in science stream with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/Biotechnology and English. Alternatively, they must have passed the BSc examination from an Indian University, provided they have passed the examination in at least two subjects consisting of Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Botany, Zoology)/Biotechnology, and passed the earlier qualifying examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English.
NEET 2023 Tie- Breaking Criteria
In the case of candidates scoring the same marks in NEET UG 2023, the following tie-breaking criteria will be applied:
- Candidates who score higher marks or percentage in Biology (Botany/Zoology).
- Candidates who score higher marks in Chemistry.
- Candidates who score higher marks in Physics.
- Candidates who have fewer incorrect answers than correct answers in all the subjects.
- Candidates who have the lowest proportion of incorrect responses to correct responses in Biology (Botany and Zoology).
- Candidates who have the lowest ratio of incorrect answers, in Chemistry, to correct answers.
- Candidates who have a lower percentage of attempted incorrect answers in Physics.
- Candidate who is older in age.
- NEET application number in ascending order.
Note: The above-mentioned tie-breaker criteria are in order of importance, with the first criterion being the most significant and the last one being the least significant.
FAQs
Candidates who have completed their class 12 from a recognized board or those appearing for the qualifying exam in 2023 are eligible to appear for the NEET (UG) 2023 exam. However, candidates who have completed class 12 from open school or are private candidates will not be allowed to sit for the NEET exam. The candidates appearing for the qualifying exam (class 12) can give the NEET exam, but shall not be eligible for admission in undergraduate courses if the qualifying pass percentage is not met at the time of the first round of counseling. Candidates must have passed the Intermediate examination in science with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/Biotechnology and English or BSc examination from an Indian University provided that the candidates have passed the examination in at least two subjects consisting of Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Botany, Zoology)/Biotechnology, and passed the earlier qualifying examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English. The detailed tie breaking criteria is provided above on the page. Students can check the same. Who is eligible to appear for NEET (UG) 2023 exam?
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