The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has notified about the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) Under-Graduate 2017 through their website cbseneet.nic.in. Medical aspirants interested in MBBS/BDS courses across the country will have to take NEET UG 2017, as this will be the only medical entrance examination this year.

Classification of Seats

Over 50,000 MBBS/BDS seats are offered by different medical/dental colleges across the country, sanctioned by Medical Council of India (MCI). The classification of seats are done accordingly:

· All India Quota Seats

· State Government Quota Seats

· State / Management / NRI Quota Seats in private medical / dental colleges or any private / deemed university

· Central Pool Quota Seats

Pattern of the test

The NEET UG examination will contain 180 questions from Physics, Chemistry, and Biology from class 12 level. The questions will be multiple choice, each of which will contain four options. The total time allotted to students to solve the questions is 3 hours. The examination will take place in 8 regional languages apart from Hindi and English namely: Gujarati, Marathi, Odia, Bengali, Assamese, Telegu, Tamil, Kannada.

· Physics: 45 Questions

· Chemistry: 45 Questions

· Biology: 90 Questions

Age criteria and NEET attempts cap

· Candidates need to be of minimum age of 17 and maximum age of 25 to take the examination. There will be reservation of 5 years for reserved candidates.

· Candidates having already taken the examination (AIPMT/NEET) thrice will not be eligible to apply for the examination.

Educational Eligibility

Candidates having passed the higher secondary examination with at least 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology (taken together), can apply for the examination.

How to Apply

Candidates need to apply online through the official website www.cbseneet.nic.in. They need to pay the examination fees of Rs. 1,400/- (for General/OBC candidates) and Rs. 750/- (for SC/ST candidates) to complete their application. It should be noted that students are required to have an Aadhaar card to apply for NEET UG 2017.

Important Dates

Beginning of online submission of application forms: January 31, 2017

Last date of applying online: March 01, 2017

Last date for payment of fees online: March 01, 2017

Date of Examination: May 07, 2017

Declaration of results: June 08, 2017