What is NEET UG?
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for undergraduate courses (NEET UG) is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Its result is used for admission to MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BHMS and other undergraduate medical and AYUSH courses. The syllabus is notified by the National Medical Commission (NMC), and counselling for seats is run separately by the Medical Counselling Committee and state authorities.
Indian students who want to study medicine abroad also need to qualify NEET UG, as the information bulletin points out.
Eligibility basics
- Age: you must be at least 17 years old on or before 31 December of the exam year. There is no upper age limit.
- Qualifying exam: Class 12 or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Biotechnology and English, with the minimum marks set by the NMC.
- Qualifying percentile: to be eligible for admission you need marks at the 50th percentile (General), 40th percentile (SC, ST, OBC) or 45th percentile (General PwBD), as listed in the bulletin.
Exam pattern
The NEET UG 2026 bulletin kept the exam in pen-and-paper mode, as it was in 2025, with no optional questions.
| Subject | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Physics | 45 | 180 |
| Chemistry | 45 | 180 |
| Biology (Botany and Zoology) | 90 | 360 |
| Total | 180 | 720 |
All 180 questions are compulsory and must be answered in 180 minutes. A correct answer earns 4 marks, a wrong answer loses 1 mark, and a blank gets nothing. The paper is offered in 13 mediums; Hindi and regional-language candidates get a bilingual booklet with English.
Stages after you apply
- Online application on neet.nta.nic.in and a correction window.
- Exam city slip, then the admit card.
- Exam day with frisking, a dress code and OMR answer sheets.
- Display of scanned OMR sheets and the provisional answer key, each open to paid challenge.
- Final key, result and All India Rank, then counselling.
What changed recently
Two changes matter most if you are using older books or notes. First, the NMC revised the syllabus, cutting some topics and moving others, and the NEET UG 2026 bulletin says the 2026 syllabus is the same as the previous year's. Second, from 2025 the paper dropped the old optional Section B: every one of the 180 questions must now be attempted in 3 hours. Old mock tests with 200 questions and choice in each section no longer match the real paper.
Counselling after the result
NTA's job ends with the result and the All India Rank. Seats are filled by counselling authorities:
- Medical Counselling Committee (MCC): the 15 percent All India Quota in government colleges, plus central institutions such as AIIMS and JIPMER, central universities, deemed universities, ESIC colleges and AFMC, as listed in the bulletin.
- State counselling authorities: the remaining state quota seats in government and private colleges of that state, each with its own domicile rules and portal.
- AYUSH courses: counselling is run separately for those seats.
Register with each authority you are eligible for, because qualifying NEET does not enrol you anywhere by itself.
NEET UG guides on HindiScope
- NEET UG syllabus by NMC - units in Physics, Chemistry and Biology and where to get the official PDF.
- NEET admit card download guide - login, photos, the undertaking and what is allowed into the centre.
- NEET answer key and OMR challenge - checking your OMR, calculating your score and raising objections.
Related exams
Many NEET aspirants keep a backup through the CUET UG exam for BSc and other science degrees. Since the syllabus builds on Classes 11 and 12, the CBSE board exam hub is useful for school-level preparation and results.
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