NEET UG 2020 Complete Information

It is that time of the year when celebrations are bound to happen with lights, music and variety of foods around! No, we don’t mean to dampen your holiday spirits but we have to remind you of the dream that demands you stay away from festivities and focus on something else.

It’s the dream of you becoming a MBBS doctor, so it’s that time of the year as well when we have to fill the NEET form, as first step towards the dream of becoming a doctor.

In our discussion today, we shall cover all aspects of NEET, until a student secures a seat in a medical college. The motto of our organization is to help each MBBS aspirant for his/her journey from day zero (the day you thought of becoming a doctor) till the day you secure a seat in a medical college.

We will not only deconstruct all your queries, but also put our solutions into a logical framework, to make it easily readable. Besides, we are also available via telephonic or face-to-face counseling for all NEET related queries.

Who conducts NEET?

The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India (GOI) has established National Testing Agency (NTA) as an independent autonomous and self-sustained premier testing organization for conducting efficient, transparent and international standard test in order to access the competency of candidates for admission to premier higher education institutions.

Courses that are covered under NEET:

National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to MBBS/BDS Courses and other undergraduate medical courses in approved/recognized Medical/Dental & other Colleges/ Institutes in India will conduct NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY CUM ENTRANCE TEST (UG) 2020 (NEET (UG) - 2020.

Other vital information pertaining to NEET, 2020:

NEET is take place under the supervision of National Testing Agency (NTA) on May 3, 2020 in 2546 examinations centers across 155 cities/towns in India. The mode of answering the NEET will be in the traditional pen and paper format. The students seeking to appear for NEET 2020 must complete the registration process on or before December 31, 2020.

In this important to mention that our organization helps students in filling their application forms in all cities/towns across India, both via online counseling method, or through telephonic assistance or physically in our counseling centers.

Please do not hesitate to seek our help while filling your NEET forms, because all the information/personal details provided during the application process are important at the time of results, to claim your seats when scored as per the cut off standard. Any discrepancies of information regarding personal details given at the application will not be accepted during admission even though the student is genuine and scored well.

Hence, we repeatedly request students to seek our help during the application process as well to avoid further complications.

It’s important to mention that NEET 2020 exam will be single medical examination for admission to MBBS course. Admission in MBBS course offered by JIPMER and AIIMS institutions will be done through NEET UG 2020 scores only.

The role of NTA:

The responsibility of the NTA is limited to the conduct of the entrance examination, declaration of result and for providing an “All India Rank Merit List” to the Directorate General Health Service, Government of India for the conduct of counseling for 15% All India Quota Seats and for providing the result to States/other Counseling Authorities.

NEET 2020 –- easy steps to follow:

For students who require help during the Application Form correction processes, please reach out to us via email, sms, whatsapp messages or through phone calls. Our counseling executives trained to help students during any stage of the NEET process.  

How to start application process:

• Candidates are able to fill NEET 2020 Application Form through online mode. (Exception to students from of Kashmir Valley, Leh and Kargil),

• Candidates from Kashmir Valley, Leh and Kargil can apply offline. To know more, follow the instructions here,

• One candidate can fill only one application form. Filling more than one application form may lead to cancellation registration completely,

• Candidates must provide functional phone number and Email ID at the time of registration to receive his/her login credentials,

• Candidates must submit recent passport size photographs, signature, left hand thumb impression & class 10th passing certificate in the prescribed format to avoid rejection of images later,

• Do not scribble/use very artistic signatures, which you may forget to replicate later. Use only easy to remember signatures.

Application Fee:

The application fee payable for different categories is:

• General Category: Rs.1500/-
• General-EWS/ OBC-NCL*: Rs. 1400/-





• SC/ST/PWD/Transgender Category: Rs.800/-
• Candidates will have to also pay additional charges & GST.

Mode of Payment: Candidates are able to pay the Application Fee through online mode. Credit Card/Debit Card/Net-banking/UPI/Paytm is available as online mode.

Please note: No offline mode is available for fee payment.

Who is an OBC-NCL: 

Other Backward Classes-Non Creamy Layer. It is a certificate issued by central government to people that fall under the category central OBC list and whose income is within Rs 6 lakhs per year, for the purpose of reservation to educational institutions and jobs.

NEET 2020 Eligibility Criteria:

Please check the following NEET eligibility criteria before your filling application forms:

Nationality: Indian Nationals, Non Resident Indians (NRIs), Overseas Citizen of India (OCI), Persons with Indian origin (PIO) and Foreign Nationals candidates are eligible to apply for NEET (UG).

Also, India citizens and Indians citizens residing overseas, intending to pursue UG medical course from foreign institutions are also need to qualify NEET UG.

Eligibility for 15% All India Quota Seats: Candidates belonging to Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh are eligible to apply under 15% All India Quotas only on the basis of self-declaration. If they claim eligibility, they must submit online Self- Declaration, which will be generated and printed automatically along with confirmation page for record and to present the same during counseling/admission. 

Other candidates can fill in any state/UT against this choice.

Age limit: Candidates must have completed minimum 17 years of age on or before 31stDecember 2020. The upper age limit is 25 years as on the date of examination (5 year relaxation is given to SC, ST, OBC-NCL & PwD candidates).

Candidates above 25 years are provisionally permitted to appear and their candidature is subject to the outcome of pending Petitions before the Supreme Court of India. 






Qualification: Candidates must have completed 12th level or equivalent examination.

Mandatory Subjects: Students in their 12th level must have Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/Biotechnology with English as mandatory subject.

Score: Candidates in the 12th level must have secured minimum 50% marks for General & General-EWS categories; 45% marks for Physically Handicapped  & 40% marks for SC/ST/OBC category candidates in Physics Chemistry and Biology group.

Eligibility for 85% State Quota Seats

All Indian states participating in the NEET 2020 shall be able to fill their 85% seats of MBBS/BDS though state counseling, while the remaining 15% of the seats will be filled through All India centralized counseling (mentioned above).

The eligibility for the 85% quota seats of the states are as below:

• Candidates must have completed/appearing his/her 10th and 12th from the same state,
• Candidate must possess a valid domicile in the state,
• Candidate should possess a residency proof of the state.

Please find the eligibility criteria for seats under the control of states/ deemed universities/central universities /AIIMS/JIPMER/Seats Of ESIC & AFMC including BHU and AMU/Central pool quota. Meanwhile, if you have any other queries regarding admission in both private and government colleges, please contact us immediately.

For new states like Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, below are the guidelines from 2018:

• Andhra Pradesh & Telangana state joins and contribute to the 15% All India Quota seats starting 2018.

• Candidates from these states are now eligible for 15% AIQ seats without any self-declaration.

Read carefully:

• Indian Nationals, NRIs, OCIs, PIOs & Foreign Nationals are eligible for admission in Medical/Dental Colleges subject to rules and regulations framed by the respective State Governments, Institution and the Government of India,

• Foreign nationals can confirm their eligibility from the concerned Medical/Dental College/State.

Following are the eligibility guidelines for seats in participating universities:

• There are many other institutes/universities that will be participating in the NEET 2020, some of them include Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Jamia Hamdard University, University of Delhi,

• The OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) may also appear the exam subject to the rules of government of India,

• The upper age limit shall be considered as per the rules of states/ universities/ institutions for those candidates, seeking admission under the control of participating Institutions/ Universities/ States.

General guidelines for Identity (ID) proofs while filling the forms:

• Aadhaar Card is mandatory for all candidates except those who belong to Assam, Meghalaya and Kashmir Valley, Leh and Kargil. Candidates from the states/UTs mentioned here can apply providing their Passport Number, Ration Card Number, Bank Account Number or any other valid ID number issues by the government of India.

• NRI students must use Aadhar number and Passport Number

• Foreigner/PIO/OCI candidates can use only Passport Number

For any confusion, do not hesitate to reach out to us.

NEET 2020 Examination Format:

For the benefits of the students appearing for NEET 2020, we have highlighted primary points down mentioning the format of the examination:

• Mode of examination: As we mentioned earlier, the examination will be conducted through offline (pen-paper based) mode.

• Type of questions: Only objective type with Negative Marking

• Medium of answering and question paper: The question paper will be available in English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Oriya, Assamese, Telugu, Tamil, Urdu and Kannada Languages.

• Please note: Candidates who have chosen English language will only receive question paper in English. However, candidates who have chosen any of the regional languages mentioned above will get question paper in both English as well as the regional language chosen.

• No of questions: There will be total 180 questions in the paper.

• Total Marks: The paper will be total of 720 marks.

• Duration: NEET exam duration is 3 hours.

• Marking Scheme: Each correct answer will award 4 marks.

• Negative Marking: One (1) mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.

• Kind of pen to be used: Use only blue/black ballpoint pen to mark answers.

Check below distribution of no. of questions & marks for each subject:

NEET 2020 preparation:

NEET Syllabus for UG courses is common syllabus prescribed by MCI (Medical Council of India). Candidates can prepare from the syllabus of Class 11th& 12th (Science) topics studied in each subject. Check the detailed syllabus of NEET UG 2020 online. However, textbooks/supplementary study material used for CBSE is more useful than the books of the other contemporary boards. 

Again, we would love to hear back from all candidates, or parents of students waiting to appear for NEET 2020. Good luck!