NEET 2023-24 Rules and Regulations

By Saurav MishraJune 03, 2022

What Is NEET?

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, which is the full form of NEET, is an entrance examination for students who are interested in studying undergraduate and postgraduate medical courses (MBBS, MD, MS) and dental courses (BDS, MDS) in government or private medical colleges and dental colleges in India. NEET is the most sought-after medical entrance examination. This article is exclusively for the NEET Undergraduate Students' programme.

The National Testing Agency, which is known in short as NTA, conducts NEET once a year to provide admission to the eligible candidates in MBBS/BDS Courses. NTA offers around 91415 MBBS seats, 26,949 BDS seats, 50,720 AYUSH seats, and 525 B.VSC & AH seats through the medical entrance examination.

Candidates must remember that they can apply for only 15% of seats in each college through the NEET entrance examination. This process is known as the All India Quota seats. The other 85% of the seats will be distributed according to the state government and the college policy. The NEET 2022 exam is conducted online and in 13 different languages including English, Hindi, Odia, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Telugu, Kannada, Assamese, and Bengali. A NEET aspirant must attempt 200 questions in 3 hours and 20 min. The exam paper is divided into three sections: biology, chemistry, and Physics.

Latest Update of NEET 2022

The NTA NEET 2022 UG exam will take place on Sunday, July 17th, 2022.
Each subject will be divided into two sections, with 35 questions in Section A and 15 questions in Section B (of which 10 are optional), according to the new exam pattern.
There will be a total of 200 multiple-choice questions (with 20 of them being optional).
The NEET 2022 Exam will take 3 hours and 20 minutes (200 minutes) to complete.
As per the latest update, there is no upper age limit to appear for NEET 2022 Exam.

Strictly Barred Items

There are certain items that are strictly barred from the examination centre and candidates must not carry them along with themselves to the same. These items are banned for safety and fair examination point of view. The NTA has listed out these items, possession of the same will be seen as the adoption of unfair means and malpractice. Candidates can refer to the table below for the barred items list mentioned below:

NEET 2022 Rules and Regulations - Barred Items List Includes the Following Items

Particulars	Items
Ornaments	Bracelets, earrings, nose pins, chains, necklaces, pendants, badges, brooches, rings, etc.
Stationery Items	Text material which is printed or written, paper bits, calculator, pen, scale, pen drive, writing pad, eraser, log table, electronic pens, etc.
Communication Devices	wristwatch/watch, camera, etc.
Eatables	Any eatable item, packet or open, water bottle also.
Others	Wallet, goggles, hair band or pin, belts, amulets, scarf, cap.

Eligibility Criteria for NEET 2022

There are a total of three types of seats available at any medical college across India. Of those three types, one is admission through NEET and these are called NEET All India Quota Seats, which includes the three categories. A total of 15% of the seats will be reserved in this quota which we follow. Candidates who are interested in taking the NEET Exam will be competing for this 15% of seats in all the medical colleges across India. That is why the competition is said to be extremely high in the NEET examination.

Apart from all these things, all applicants' eligibility criteria are to apply for AIIMS and JIPMER using a valid NEET Score.

In this 15% of the seats, NTA has set details and reservation criteria which is in the following table. This whole thing further reduces the number of seats available for General Category students all over India. It is understood that the available 15% All India Quota Seats is a race to the finish and competition for all applicants.

Category	Reservation
SC	15% seat is reserved
ST	7.5% of seats are there for them.
OBC	27% of seats are there.
PH	5% of seats are there for them.

NEET 2022 Counselling

Counselling for the NEET 2022 examination will begin shortly after the exam. However, seat allotment will be based on the availability of the present scenario seats. Other things to keep in mind are listed below:

All India Quota Counselling is conducted by MCC whose full form is the Medical Counselling Committee, while counselling of state will be conducted by the respective state exam authority.
Candidates are required to be present at the mentioned location on the specified date for the offline or online process of counselling.
All candidates which are intended to appear in the exam must carry the required documents for the counselling process like 10th and 12th marks card, photo, valid ID, etc.

Conclusion

Students who are going to take the NEET examination this year must be aware of all the rules and regulations. The latest updates, strictly barred from the examination centre and eligibility criteria for NEET 2022 are discussed here.

FAQs on NEET 2023-24 Rules and Regulations

1. How many times will the NEET exam occur in 2022?

NEET 2022 is supposed to be conducted once only in July. However, the students have requested the NTA that the examination should be conducted twice in the year, so NTA is thinking about it and it may be implemented in the upcoming years.

2. In the NEET form, can the category be corrected?

If there is a mistake from our side in filling the form, we can correct it now and not later. The candidates who have registered for NTA NEET UG 2022 and paid their fees can do the corrections in both cases no matter whether the NTA has sent us a mistake in the form or not.

3. Can an 11th grader attempt NEET 2022?

At this age, one can not do the course. The minimum age to attempt the exam is 17 years and as per the NEET eligibility criteria. However, there shall be no maximum age for attempting the entrance exam.