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CENTAC 2025 Exam Pattern
The CENTAC 2025 exam pattern explains how students are selected for courses in Puducherry colleges. CENTAC does not hold a separate entrance exam. The admission is based on Class 12 marks and entrance test scores. By knowing the admission process students understand how merit lists are prepared and what scores they need.
CENTAC 2025 Admission Procedures
- For the Allied Medical courses, CENTAC prepares a Merit list on the basis of the score of the 10+2 qualifying exam.
- For the B.Sc. Nursing Courses, CENTAC accepts valid scores of PNET (Government Quota) and NEET-UG (Self-Supporting and NRI Quota)
- For the MBBS, BDS, BAMS, and B.V.Sc.&AH courses, CENTAC accepts NEET-UG scores.
CENTAC 2025 Exam Pattern
|
Entrance Exam |
Courses |
Sections |
Number of questions |
Total Marks |
Marking Scheme |
|
PNET |
B.Sc. Nursing (Government Quota) |
Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English, Aptitude for Nursing |
100 |
100 |
+1/0 |
|
NEET-UG |
MBBS, BDS, BAMS, and B.V.Sc.&AH courses, B.Sc. Nursing (Self-Supporting and NRI Quota) |
Physics, Chemistry, Biology |
180 |
720 |
+4/-1 |
Exam Pattern of Puducherry Nursing Entrance Test (PNET)
|
Aspect |
Details |
|
Mode |
Offline (pen-and-paper exam) |
|
Duration |
2 hours |
|
Total Marks |
100 marks |
|
Medium |
English / Tamil |
|
Sections |
Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English, Aptitude for Nursing (20 marks each) |
|
Questions |
100 Multiple-Choice Questions (20 per section) |
|
Marking Scheme |
+1 mark for each correct answer; no negative marking |
|
Applicable For |
B.Sc. Nursing (Government Quota) in Puducherry via PNET conducted by DHFWS |
Exam Pattern of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Undergraduates (NEET-UG)
|
Aspect |
Details |
|
Mode |
Offline – pen-and-paper (OMR-based) exam |
|
Duration |
180 minutes (3 hours) |
|
Total Marks |
720 |
|
Number of Questions |
180 MCQs: 45 each from Physics, Chemistry; 90 from Biology (Botany and Zoology combined) |
|
Marking Scheme |
+4 for correct answer, –1 for wrong answer, 0 for unattempted |
|
Medium |
Available in 13 languages (including English) |
|
Applicable For |
Admissions to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH (e.g., BAMS), BVSc & AH, and B.Sc. Nursing (Self-Supporting/NRI quota) |
|
Attempts / Age Limit |
No limit on attempts. No upper age limit. |
FAQs
Q1. What is the marking scheme of the NEET-UG exam?
Ans. The marking scheme of NEET-UG is:
- 4 marks for each correct answer
- 1 mark deducted for each incorrect answer
- No marks deducted for unanswered questions
- 1 mark deducted for multiple responses
Q2. How many sections are there in the NEET-UG exam?
Ans. The NEET-UG question paper consists of three major sections of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. Biology is further divided into Zoology and Botany. Each of the four sections includes two parts- A (35 questions) and B (10 questions).
Q3. Is NEET-UG conducted online through a computer?
Ans. No. NEET-UG is conducted in offline mode.
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