NEET UG 2021: Check the New Exam Date and Procedure to Register

After disturbing the routine of several activities in 2020, second wave of Covid-19 pandemic again disrupted the events including various entrance exams in India. NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test), country’s foremost entrance test for admission in medical courses in top institutes, has got a new date too. As the cases of Covid are surging in the country, the already postponed exams which were set to be scheduled in the upcoming days are once again getting postponed. Similarly, the NEET exam which was earlier scheduled to be held on 1 August is rescheduled by the Education Ministry. Newly appointed education minister Dharmendra Pradhan has released some of the stress of students by announcing the new exam date of NEET UG 2021. The exam will be conducted on 12^th September and the NTA has opened the portal for registration from 13^th July after 5 pm. Candidates can check the National Testing Agency (NTA) website neet.nta.nic.in for details regarding the registration and application form.

How to Register for NEET UG 2021?

To apply for any exam, a candidate has to register himself/herself first. Similarly, to attempt the NEET UG 2021, students have to go through the registration process. Candidates can easily register themselves by visiting the official website of NTA ntaneet.nic.in. Duration of registration process will be from 13 July to 6 August.  Last date to pay application fee is 7 August. Students, by following the given below steps, can register themselves for the NEET UG 2021:

Step 1: Visit the official website of NTA https://neet.nta.nic.in/.  

Step 2: Navigate to the bottom of the page and click on ‘Fill Registration Form’.

Step 3: On the next page, click on ‘New Registration’. Accept the acknowledgement and click on proceed for next step.

Step 4: After proceeding, candidates have to fill their basic details and press ‘submit’ for registering themselves.

Step 5: Once you submit the form you will get a registration number and password and with these details you can easily login to fill the application form.

Step 6: After filling the application form, upload the required documents like sign and photograph, marksheets, ID cards, etc. and click on final submit to complete the process.

Step 7: The last step is to pay the fee and take printout of the application form for future reference.

Correction window will open from August 8 to August 12. Candidates will be able to make corrections in their application form during this period.

Documents Required for NEET 2021 Application Form

Identity card: Some proof of identity such as aadhaar card, ration card, bank account passbook, passport, or any other government photo ID card is required while filling the NEET UG 2021 exam form.

Personal details: Candidates have to fill their personal and communication details such as their full name, parents name, date of birth, permanent and corresponding address, active email Id and mobile number.

Images: After filling out the application form, candidates have to upload the scanned images of their recent passport size photograph, signature, etc to complete the process.

Mode of the Exam

As per the former notice, the NEET UG exam that was scheduled to be held on 1 August was going to be conducted in offline mode.Now, NTA has changed the date for the exam but did not release any official notice regarding the change in the mode of examination. This means the students have to give NEET UG 2021 exam in pen and paper mode. Moreover, NEET 2021 will be conducted in 13 languages, including Hindi and English.

Admit cards and result for NEET Undergraduate Exam 2021

NEET UG Admit Card 2021 is a very important document that a candidate must be carrying at the time of the examination. NTA will release the admit cards three days before the exam on its official website. Candidates must check the details printed on the admit cards and in case of any discrepancy candidate should reach to the NTA helpline or write an email to report the issue. No candidate will be allowed to appear at the Examination Centre, on the Date and Timing other than that allotted to him/her in his / her Admit Card. Candidates are required to log in on the official site by filling the details to download the admit cards.

The NTA will release the NEET UG result after a few weeks of the exam. To check NEET UG 2021 exam results, a candidate needs to visit the official website of NTA. Candidates have to enter their roll number and date of birth for login to check the results and they can save and download it for future reference.

Syllabus for NEET UG 2021 Exam

The National Medical Commission of India (NMC) recommends syllabus for NEET. In the past few months, things in education sector have been changed due to the pandemic. Many educational institutions including CBSE, CISCE and some state boards have made changes in the exam dates as well as syllabus keeping the pandemic situation in mind. Similarly, as per the need of the situation, amends have been initiated in the syllabus of some competitive and entrance tests. But this year, the union education minister has confirmed that NEET 2021 syllabus will remain unchanged. The syllabus for NEET 2021 is based on class 11 and 12 course curriculum and includes 3 subjects – Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (Botany and Zoology).

NEET UG 2021 Exam Centres

The newly appointed education minister has shared the news of new exam date of NEET UG 2021 on Twitter. He also informed that in order to ensure social distancing norms, the number of cities where the examination will be conducted has been increased from 155 to 198. Consequently, the number of examination centres have also been increased which were around 3862 in 2020.

Precautionary Steps/ Guidelines for NEET UG 2021

To ensure adherence to Covid protocols, some guidelines have also been released by the education ministry. In the guidelines, it is clearly stated that face masks will be given to the candidates who are going to attempt NEET 2021 exam at the centres. Examinees have to enter the exam centres in a staggered manner. The management of the centres will ensure the safety of the candidates by arranging facilities like proper sanitisation, sitting arrangement with social distancing, etc. The education minister also asked the candidates to get vaccinated before the exam in order to reduce the chance of getting infected.

Reason for Postponement of NEET UG 2021

Few months ago, after the outbreak of second wave of Covid, NEET 2021 was delayed to organize on August 1. However, there were doubts to schedule the test on the said date due to the pandemic situation in mind. On the other hand, NTA has also announced the date for the remaining April and May sessions of JEE Mains to be held between July and August. The date of JEE Mains 2021 and NEET UG 2021 were clashing and students demanded proper gap between these two exams. Students took social media to request education minister to postpone the NEET exam. So, keeping all these factors in view, the Education Ministry postponed the exam of NEET and declared a new date for the same on 12 September.  

NEET UG

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) (or NEET (UG)) is an all India entrance test for admissions to the medical colleges that opens the gate for MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BSMS, BUMS and BHMS courses. The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts the NEET exam and provides the results to the Directorate General of Health Services for seat allocation. NEET-UG replaced the All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT) and many other pre-medical exams and became a single pre-medical entrance test across the country. From September 2019 onwards, it became common entrance test for admissions to medical colleges in India including the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), which were earlier used to conduct separate entrance exams.

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