The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) UG for MBBS, AYUSH, nursing and veterinary programmes is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). NEET-UG, India’s single largest undergraduate medical admission test, is a pen-and-paper offline exam. The important dates related to NEET UG exam have been announced. The candidates can get all the details about the NEET-UG examination via NEET notifications.
NEET UG 2022 Important Dates
| NEET UG 2022 Event details | Tentative schedule |
| Application form release date | 06 April 2022 |
| Last date to fill the application form | 20 May 2022 (up to 9:00 PM) |
| Last date to pay the fee amount | 20 May 2022 (up to 11:50 PM) |
| Form correction window | 24 May to 27 May 2022 (up to 09:00 P.M.) |
| NEET UG 2022 Examination schedule | 17 July 2022 (Sunday) |
| NEET UG 2022 Results declaration | June 2022 |
Exam Highlights
Aspirants must be aware of the following details regarding NEET UG exam before appearing for the examination:
- The exam takes place in pen-paper offline mode
- The total duration of the examination is 3 hours 20 minutes
- The test takes place in 13 different languages – Hindi, English, Punjabi, Telugu, Urdu, Odia, Marathi, Tamil, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali and Assamese
- For every correct answer, the candidate will be awarded 4 marks and 1 mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer
NEET UG 2022 application/registration procedure
The NEET 2022 application process will be entirely online. Applicants have to visit the official website neet.nta.nic.in and follow the below mentioned process:
- Check out the official NEET 2022 website
- Select the tab that corresponds to the application form
- Generate login credentials – an application number and password. Then follow the directions and enrol using personal information such as your name, contact information and password
- Log in and fill out the application form with the accurate information and upload scanned copies of the required documents
- Pay the application cost via net banking, credit/debit card, or UPI. Payment can also be made through offline mode
- A confirmation page will appear on the screen. Take a printout for future reference
NEET UG Examination Pattern
The NEET UG test format underwent several changes in 2021. While the overall time, style and marking scheme remained the same, other essential aspects of the exam, such as the maximum series of questions, number of questions to be attempted and the section layout were altered. The new NEET examination pattern is shown in the table below.
| Subject title | Number of questions | Total marks |
| Physics Section A | 35 | 140 |
| Physics Section B | 15 | 40 |
| Chemistry Section A | 35 | 140 |
| Chemistry Section B | 15 | 40 |
| Botany Section A | 35 | 140 |
| Botany Section B | 15 | 40 |
| Zoology Section A | 35 | 140 |
| Zoology Section B | 15 | 40 |
NEET UG 2022 Application fees
Candidates will have to pay the application fees to register for NEET UG 2022 exam. The amount is mentioned below:
| Category | Exam fee |
| General Category | Rs. 1600 |
| General-EWS/ OBC-NCL* | Rs. 1500 |
| SC/ST/PwBD/Third Gender | Rs. 900 |
| Outside India | Rs. 8500 |
