The Full form of NEET is National Eligibility cum Entrance Test. NEET is an All India level common entrance exam conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for admissions to MBBS and BDS courses at the Undergraduate level at various government and private medical colleges in the country. In the spirit of one-country one-exam, the Government of India introduced NEET in order to replace several different medical examinations across the country including AIPMT (All India Pre-Medical Test). Minimum educational qualification required to apply for NEET is that the candidate should have cleared their Class 12 or equivalent with Science stream- Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology and Mathematics as main subjects with a minimum score of 50 percent. NEET is the only medical UG entrance examination which is held in an offline mode i.e. with the use of Pen and Paper. National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) is conducted for the students who wish to study any Graduate Medical Course (MBBS), Dental Course (BDS) & other paramedical courses like BAMS, BHMS, Veterinary et. or postgraduate course MD/MS programme. Various government and private colleges across the country also accept admission through NEET scores.

NEET stands for National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test. It is a national level common entrance exam which is conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for admission to medical colleges in India. The students who wish to study undergraduate medical courses like MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BHMS, etc., have to appear and pass the NEET.

NEET is of two types; NEET-UG and NEET-PG. NEET-UG is for the students who wish to study undergraduate medical courses like MBBS, BDS, and NEET-PG is for the medical graduates who want to study postgraduate medical courses like MD and MS.

NEET has replaced the All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT) and the other medical entrance exams conducted by the states or individual colleges. It has saved the time, energy, and money of the students as earlier they had to fill different forms for different medical entrance exams in India. However, some renowned medical colleges like AIIMS, JIPMER, and PGIMER are still conducting their own medical entrance exams as these are established under separate laws.

NEET Eligibility

• The NEET applicant should be a citizen of India.
• A student registering for NEET must have completed 17 years of age as or on December 31, (year of admission)
• All the applicants must have passed class 12^th with a minimum aggregate mark of 50% including passing the subjects like Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology and English individually.
• For SC/ST/OBC candidates, the marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Biotechnology opted together in HSC examination is 40% marks.
• The upper age limit for candidates seeking admission through NEET is 25 years. Further, for the candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC categories, there is a relaxation of 5 years.