NEET 2020 Application Correction (Started), Exam Dates, Syllabus, Pattern

The National Testing Agency conducts NEET for admission to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH, veterinary and other medical/paramedical courses in India. The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is conducted annually and is held across 154 test centres. With approximately 15,00,000 test-takers, NEET is the most important medical entrance examination in India.

NEET 2020 Highlights

Exam NameNational Eligibility Cum Entrance Test
Exam FrequencyOnce a year
Exam ModeOffline
Exam Duration3 hours
Accepting Colleges120 colleges
Official Websitehttps://ntaneet.nic.in/Ntaneet/Welcome.aspx

NEET 2020 Some Facts and Figures

  • 15,19,375 candidates registered for NEET 2019
  • 14,10,755 candidates appeared for the examination that year.

NEET 2020 Important dates and events

EventsDatesSalient Features
NEET 2020 Information brochure and application forms 02-Dec-2019Information brochure and application forms were released at ntaneet.nic.inThe application form had to be filled online (offline applications were available for residents of Kashmir valley, Leh and Kargil)
Deadline to submit the application form06-Jan-2020NEET 2020 applications could be submitted online onlyApplications sent by post will not be accepted
Correction window for the application form15-Jan-2020 to 30-Jan-2020It is a one-time facility onlyCandidates are advised to save the correction slip of NEET 2020 application for future use
Admit card available for download27-Mar-2020Can be downloaded by logging into the registered accountsWill not be sent by post
Exam date03-May-2020NEET 2020 will be conducted in an offline modeDuration of the examination will be 3 hours and the test will comprise of 180 objective type questions
Provisional answer keyLast week of May 2020*Will be released onlineCandidates will be able to challenge this answer key provided they have sufficient evidence to support the claim
Result will be announced04-Jun-2020Has to be downloaded from ntaneet.nic.inNEET 2020 scorecards can also be downloaded online by looging into the registered accounts