NEET 2018 exam schedule released

14-Jan-2018

Online registration for NEET 2018 is likely to be started from January 31^st. However the official notification is yet to be released by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

This year, the NEET entrance test 2018 will be held on May 10.

Paper Pattern

With no major change announced in the paper pattern, it is expected that the exam will consist of 180 objective type questions from Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany and Zoology). The duration of the test would be of three hours.

The recent changes announced in NEET 2018 are:

• The NEET-UG will be conducted in six additional languages from the commencing academic session 2017-18, a statement released by the Union Health Ministry
• The six languages in which the exams will be conducted are Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Telugu and Tamil, apart from conventional English, Hindi.
• Last year, NEET was held on May 7 in 10 languages at 1,921 exam centres in 103 cities. Further, a total of 11,38,890 students registered for the NEET 2017 including 1,522 NRIs, 480 OCIs, 70 PIOs and 613 Foreigners.

About NEET UG Exam:

CBSE conducts the test as per the Indian Medical Council Act 1956 (amended in 2016) and the Dentists Act 1948 (also amended in 2016).

The examination is held for admission to MBBS/BDS courses in India in medical/dental colleges run with the approval of Medical Council of India/Dental Council of India under the ministry of health and family welfare, except for the institutions established through an Act of Parliament ie AIIMS and JIPMER Puducherry.