NEET 2017 - National Eligibility cum Entrance Test
It has been made mandatory by Union HRD Ministry that there will be only “one
nation-one test” i.e. one common entrance test National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) which will be conducted
by CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) in association with MCI (Medical
Council of India) for admission to under-graduate courses such as MBBS and BDS
in Medical Colleges. So,
NEET will be replacing all other entrance tests, which were held at state-level
till now for admission to under-graduate medical courses in India.
The idea of
conducting the common National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) on all-India
basis for admission to all undergraduate medical colleges was first proposed by
the Medical Council
of India (MCI). To begin with, this proposal faced some opposition
from some states and private colleges which argued that such a test would put
rural students at a disadvantage. Also, there might be a mismatch in the
syllabi of the state and Central Boards (CBSE). Some states wanted the students
should also have options to appear NEET in their own languages. So after considering
all the issues from various sections across the country, the government has
finally come out with a solution where the students will be allowed to take
NEET in at least 10 languages from 2017 onwards.
The CBSE (Central Board of Secondary
Education) will conduct NEET 2017 in 80 cities on 7th May.
The maximum number of attempts allowed
for NEET will be 3 with the May 2017 counted as the first attempt. An upper age
limit of 25 years on the date of the exam has been fixed however; students belonging
to the reserved categories will have an age relaxation of 5 years.
Application
can be made Online only. If you are applying for the first time then you
have to register first before applying.
To Register
and Apply online click NEET 2017 Application
(this will take you to the official window of NEET registration by CBSE)
Medical Colleges Entrance
Exams or Admission Tests FACT FILE
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·
Total number of Medical Colleges
under MCI: 462
·
Number Government Medical Colleges:
141
·
PG Medical Colleges teaching MD, MS: 75
·
Medical Colleges teaching PG Diploma
courses: 55
·
Medical Colleges teaching super
specialty courses (DM, M.Ch): 34
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Approximate number of MBBS & BDS seats: 63000 & 27000
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Approximate number of PG seats: 35000
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Approximate number of students
appear MBBS entrance exams: 750,000
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Approx. number of MBBS entrance
exams a student has to take in a year now (prior to NEET): 17 - 30
(Data as on 03-03-17)
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(# Updated: The Medical Council of India (MCI) has justified in the Supreme Court its recent decision to fix the upper age limit for appearing NEET at 25 yrs, saying "sharp young minds" are required to study medicine. The MCI told that many students fail to get admission in medical colleges despite several attempts at the entrance exam and the absence of an upper age limit could cause such students waste time and resources while loosing opportunities to pursue careers in alternative professions.)
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