NEET 2025: Exam Date, Registration, Eligibility, Exam Pattern, Syllabus

NEET 2025: The National Testing Agency conducts NEET UG examination annually for MBBS and BDS courses. Individuals interested in appearing for the examination are required to register themselves at the NEET application portal. NTA has released the NEET UG exam calendar for the 2025 session at the official website. The NEET UG exam is going to be conducted on May 4, 2025. 

Latest Updates:

• NEET UG application window closed on March 7, 2025. Registered candidates can make corrections in their NEET application forms till March 11, 2025. 
• The National Testing Agency has announced the discontinuation of the optional section in NEET UG exam. Candidates taking the NEET UG in 2025 will not get any optional questions and extra time introduced during the Covid period. NEET exam pattern will revert to the pre-covid format now. 
• NTA has also announced the conduction of NEET UG 2025 exam in a single day and single shift. 
• NTA has announced the new website for NEET 2025 as neet.nta.nic.in. 

Before filling the NEET application form, candidates are advised to check the eligibility criteria. The application process is done in online mode at the official website. After registration, candidates will be eligible to receive their NEET admit cards for the exam. Candidates appearing for the exam are advised to go through the NEET syllabus to prepare well. The syllabus is available at the official website as well. 

The NTA will release the NEET result soon after the conclusion of the examination. Qualifying candidates will be eligible to appear for NEET counselling process, which will be conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee.

NEET Exam 2025: Highlights

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test or NEET UG exam is for those students who wish to take admission to MBBS and BDS courses in India. NEET UG Exam takes place once a year in offline mode for a duration of 3 hours. Courses such as MBBS, BDS, BSc Nursing, BAMS, Veterinary, and other medical/paramedical courses are offered through NEET UG. NEET exam is conducted in 13 languages across the country. Last year, more than 24 lakh students appeared for NEET examination. Check highlights below: 

NEET Eligibility 2025

Candidates interested in appearing for the NEET exam must check the eligibility requirements before registering online. The NEET UG eligibility consists of factors including nationality, age limit, and educational qualification. 

Nationality: 

Candidates appearing for NEET exam should belong to the following nationalities to be eligible for the exam:

• Indian Nationals
• Non-Resident Indians (NRIs)
• Overseas Citizen of India (OCI)
• Persons of Indian Origin (PIO)
• Foreign Nationals

Age Limit:

• Candidates appearing for NEET should have a minimum age of as of December 31, 2024, should be 17 years.
• The NMC has removed the upper age  limit of 25 years for General category candidates and 30 years for reserved category candidates.

Minimum qualification:

• Candidates must have passed their class 12 or an equivalent from a recognised institute and Board
• Candidates who are appearing for their class 12 boards or equivalent in 2024 can also apply for NEET
• Candidates who have completed class 12 or equivalent from an open school are also eligible.

Subjects which are mandatory:

• Candidates are required to clear their Class 12 or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.
• Candidates having Biology as an additional subject in their Class 12 or equivalent are also eligible.

Eligibility for MBBS abroad:

Students interested in studying MBBS abroad can check eligibility requirements for various countries. Some of the most popular countries for MBBS include Nepal, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Philippines, Bangladesh and China. To apply for MBBS in these countries, candidates are required to be qualified in NEET UG examination. Candidates are required to have studied physics, chemistry, and biology in their class 12th. They also must have scored a minimum aggregate of 50% in class 12th to be eligible for studying MBBS abroad. Read more: NEET MBBS study abroad eligibility

NEET Registration 2025

The NEET UG application form has been released at the official website. The registration process for NEET 2025 will be done in online mode only. 

NEET Application Fee for UG Exam 2025

Check application fee for NEET UG registration in the table below: 

NEET Admit Card 2025

The NEET admit card will be released by the National Testing Agency on the official website. Only the candidates who register for NEET online will be eligible to download their hall tickets. Candidates are required to carry the hard copy of their NEET UG admit cards along with them to the exam centre. Without the hall tickets, candidates will not be allowed to enter the examination hall. 

NTA will likely release the NEET hall tickets 3 days before the date of exam. The admit cards will be released in online mode only. Candidates are advised to download their hall tickets and check all the details mentioned carefully. In case of any discrepancy or error found, candidates must report it to the NTA authorities immediately.

NEET Syllabus 2025 

NEET syllabus consists of three subjects – Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (Botany and Zoology). Candidates must have good knowledge of these three subjects from class 10 to class 12, as questions in the exam will come from these subjects. Candidates are advised to go through the NEET syllabus thoroughly before starting their preparation.

NEET Exam Pattern 2025

NEET 2025 exam pattern is designed by the National Testing Agency (NTA). As per the NEET exam pattern, the question paper consists of 200 multiple-choice objective-type questions from different subjects including Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (further divided into Botany and Zoology).

Each question carries four marks under the NEET UG test marking structure, and one mark is subtracted for each incorrect response. A total of 720 marks will be awarded for the NEET exam 2025. 

Minimum Marks Required to Qualify for NEET UG

• General category: 50 per cent
• PWD category: 45 per cent
• SC/ST/OBC: 40 per cent

NEET Result 2025 

Result for NEET UG exam will be released after the examination is concluded. Candidates will be able to check the NEET result from the official website. In order to download the scorecard, candidates need to visit the NEET login page and use their credentials to login. 

Along with the results, the NTA also announces names of toppers, marks scored by them and the NEET category-wise cut off marks. Further, the scorecard includes details about the student, such as name, roll number, overall percentile, All India Rank, qualifying status, and cutoff scores.

NEET Cut Off 2025

The cut off for NEET UG 2025 will be prepared based on the performance of the candidates, and number of candidates appearing for the exam. Check the previous year’s NEET UG cut off provided below: 

NEET UG Counselling 2025

NEET counselling is conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee every year. After the completion of the NEET exam, those candidates who qualify will be allowed to participate in the NEET counselling 2025. The counselling process consists of  4 rounds including Round 1, 2, 3 and Stray Vacancy round.

While MCC will conduct the NEET counselling process for the 15 per cent All India Quota (AIQ) seats, the State Counselling Authorities will conduct the NEET counselling for the specific 85% state quota seats.

NEET UG 2025: Courses Offered

Candidates can take a look at the following courses which they can pursue after qualifying the NEET UG exam.

• MBBS
• BDS
• Ayurvedic Medicine
• Homoeopathy Medicine
• Unani Medicine
• Siddha Medicine
• Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry
• BSc (Hons) Nursing
• Bachelor of Physiotherapy
• Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
• Bachelor of Audiology, Speech and Language Pathology
• Bachelor of Prosthetics and Orthotics.

NEET Exam 2025: Foreign Exam Cities

As per the NEET UG notification released by NTA last year, candidates are now able to apply for 14 new foreign exam cities for the exam. A centre change option is available for the candidates who already registered for the examination. The following international cities have been added to the NEET UG examination centre list: