NEET 2025: Syllabus, Eligibility Criteria, Application Form, Exam Pattern, Result

NEET 2025 application form will release in the 2nd week of July 2025 in online mode. NEET stands for National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test 2025. It is the most popular medical entrance exam in India. The aim of this test is to select eligible candidates for admission to medical courses such as  MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BSMS, BUMS, and BHMS. Most of the top medical colleges in India will select candidates on the basis of the NEET 2025 exam. NTA (National Testing Agency) is the authority that going to conduct this test. In today’s post, we are going to share the complete information related to the NEET 2025 exam.

NEET 2025 Overview

Name of the exam NEET 2025
Full Form of the exam National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test 2025
Mode of application Online
Authority Conducting the exam National Testing Agency (NTA)
Courses Offered MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BSMS, BUMS, and BHMS
Official website https://neet.nta.nic.in/

NEET 2025 Important Dates

Main Events Tentative Dates
Beginning of application form submission through NTA website 2nd week of April 2025
Last date to submit the application form 2nd week of April 2025
Last date for the payment of application fee 2nd week of May 2025
Availability of the correction window 2nd week of May 2025
Downloading of the admit card To be released 3 days before the examination
Date of examination 2nd week of June 2025
Display of Recorded Responses and Answer Keys 1st week of July 2025
Declaration of Result 2nd week of August 2025

NEET Eligibility Criteria 2025

Candidates meeting the following eligibility criteria are eligible to apply for NEET 2025 examination.

Age Limit

  • Lower Age Limit – A candidate must have completed 17 years of age at the time of admission or will complete that age on or before 31 December of the year of his/her admission to the UG Medical Course.
  • Upper Age Limit – The upper age limit is 25 years as on the date of examination with a relaxation of up to 5 years for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC-NCL category and PwBD Candidates.

Educational Qualification

  • Candidates must have passed the 10+2 or an equivalent exam Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English, and Mathematics/ another elective subject.
  • Aspirants should be passed in Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology and English individually and must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Biotechnology at the qualifying examination. 40% for SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD candidates.
  • Those students who are going to appear for the class 12th or equivalent examination in the year 2025 are also eligible.

NEET 2025 Application Form

The NEET Application Process 2025 is completely online. Given below are the steps that you may follow in order to apply for the NEET Exam easily.

  • To start the process of application, you are required to register on the NTA website using your Parents/Guardians or your own unique Email Id and Mobile No.
  • After that, you will receive your login credentials on the Email ID and Mobile Number registered.
  • In the next step, you should sign-in using credentials received in the last step.
  • After signing in, you need to provide all the required educational and personal details such as name, date of birth, name of the school, marks in class 12th, etc.
  • Along with the details, you must upload the scanned images of the following details.
    • Candidate’s latest passport size photograph (jpg file size: 10 kb to 200 kb)
    • Post card size photograph of the candidate (4”x6”) (jpg file size: 10 kb – 200 kb)
    • Signature of the candidate – (jpg file size: 4 kb – 30 kb)
    • Left hand thumb impression (jpg file size: 10 kb-200 kb)
    • Class 10th Pass s certificate (pdf file size: 50 kb to 300 kb)
    • Category certificate (SC/ST/OBC/EWS etc.) – pdf file size: 50 kb to300 kb
    • PwBD certificate (pdf file size – 50 kb to 300 kb)
    • Citizenship certificate/ Embassy certificate or any Documentary proof of Citizenship certificate in PDF format ((file size: 50 kb to 300 kb)

Note: For photograph, the focus needs to be on the face (80% face coverage, ears clearly visible, on white background)

  • After submitting the application form, you will have to pay the application fee as per your category.
  • Finally, you should take a printout of the confirmation page along with a fee receipt.

Application Fee

The application fees are different for candidates from various categories

Category of the student Application Fees for an examination center in India Application fees for an examination center outside India
General Rs. 1500/- Rs. 7500/-
General EWS/ OBC NCL Rs. 1400/-
SC/ ST/ PwD/ Third Gender Rs. 800/-

Mode of payment – Candidates can pay the application fee online using a Debit/ Credit Card/ Net-banking/ UPI / Paytm of Service Provider.

NEET 2025 Admit Card

  • The admit cards will be released only for those candidates who will submit the application form and fees before the last date.
  • The candidate has to download the Admit Card from the NTA website and appear for the Examination at the given Centre on Date and timing as mentioned on the admit card.
  • 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.
  • Along with the admit card, candidates must bring a photo ID proof in original at the time of the examination.
  • In case a candidate is found to fill in more than one application, the Admit Card will be cancelled or withheld and his/her candidature will be forfeited for this and future examination.

NEET Exam pattern 2025

The examination pattern of NEET 2025 is explained below.

  • Mode of examination – Offline (OMR Sheet Based Test)
  • Type of questions – Objective type multiple choice questions
  • Number of questions – 180 questions
  • Duration of exam – 3 hours
  • Maximum Marks – 720 marks
  • Marking Pattern – Each question will carry 4 marks
  • Negative Marking – 1 mark will be deducted in case of an incorrect answer
  • Language of questions – It depends upon the examination centre.
    • English – All Examination Centres
    • English and Hindi – All Examination Centres in India
    • English and Assamese – Examination Centres in Assam
    • English and Bengali – Examination Centres in West Bengal, Tripura and Andaman & Nicobar Islands
    • English and Gujarati – Examination Centres in Gujarat, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli
    • English and Kannada – Examination Centres in Karnataka.
    • English and Malayalam – Examination Centres in Kerala and Lakshadweep
    • English and Marathi – Examination Centres in Maharashtra
    • English and Odia – Examination Centres in Odisha
    • English and Punjabi – Examination Centres in Punjab, Chandigarh and Delhi
    • English and Tamil – Examination Centres in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andaman & Nicobar Islands
    • English and Telugu – Examination Centres in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
    • English and Urdu – All Examination Centres in India
Subjects Number of Questions Maximum Marks
Physics 45 180
Chemistry 45 180
Zoology 45 180
Biology 45 180
Total 180 questions 720 marks

NEET 2025 Syllabus

NEET is the top medical entrance exam in India. So, you need to prepare well in order to crack the exam. Given below is the subject-wise syllabus that you should follow for NEET 2025 Preparation.

  • Physics – Physical-world and measurement, Electrostatics, Kinematics, Current Electricity, Laws of Motion, Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism Work, Energy and Power, Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents, Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body, Electromagnetic Waves, Gravitation, Optics, Properties of Bulk Matter, Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation, Thermodynamics, Atoms and Nuclei, Behaviour of Perfect Gas and Kinetic Theory, Electronic Devices, Oscillations and Waves.
  • Chemistry – Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry, Solid State, Structure of Atom, Solutions, Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties, Electrochemistry, Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure, Chemical Kinetics, States of Matter: Gases and Liquids, Surface Chemistry, Thermodynamics, General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements, Equilibrium, p- Block Elements, Redox Reactions, d and f Block Elements, Hydrogen, Coordination Compounds, s-Block Element (Alkali and Alkaline earth metals), Haloalkanes and Haloarenes, Some p-Block Elements, Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers, Organic Chemistry- Some Basic Principles and Techniques, Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
  • Biology – Diversity in Living World, Reproduction, Structural Organization in Animals and Plants, Genetics and Evolution, Cell Structure and Function, Biology and Human Welfare, Plant Physiology, Biotechnology and Its Applications, Human physiology, Ecology and environment.

Check here Complete Syllabus for NEET 

NEET 2025 Answer key

  • The NTA will display the Provisional Answer Key of the questions a few days of the examination.
  • Authorities will also provide opportunities to the candidates to challenge, in case of any doubt in the answer key published on the website.
  • To challenge the answer key, you will have to pay a processing fee of Rs. 1000/- per answer challenged, within a specified period.
  • NTA will verify the challenges submitted by the candidates with the help of a panel of subject experts. If found correct, the answer key will be revised accordingly. Based on the revised Final Answer Key, the result will be prepared and declared.
  • No individual candidate will be informed about the acceptance/non-acceptance of his/her challenge.
  • The key finalized after the challenges will be treated as final. You will not be allowed to challenge the same.

Result

  • The National testing agency will declare the result online through the official website of the university.
  • The students will be able to download their respective Score Cards by entering their registration details.
  • Apart from the score cards, NTA will also prepare the Merit List/ All India Rank (AIR) as per Qualifying Criteria
  • Each candidate will get a unique rank as per the marks secured by him in the entrance test.
  • Please note that there is no provision for rechecking. No request regarding the same will be accepted.
  • In case of a tie, Candidate obtaining higher marks/percentile score in Biology (Botany & Zoology) in the Test will be preferred.
  • If the tie continues, Candidate obtaining higher marks/percentile score in Chemistry in the Test will get a better rank.

Counselling

  • The counselling for successful candidates for 15% All India seats will be conducted by Medical Counselling Committee (MCC).
  • On the other hand, the counselling for the rest 85% of the seats will be done by the state counselling authorities.
  • During the counselling process, candidates will have to provide the choice of colleges in which they are looking to study.
  • Please note that NTA will not conduct the counselling, Candidates will have to register separately on the website of the authority managing the couselling process.
  • At the time of counselling, the seats will be allotted to candidates based on marks secured by them in the NEET exam.
  • The admission will get confirmed only after the payment of admission fee and verification of documents.

Frequently Asked Questions

 Question – 1: Can I apply for rechecking if i am not satisfied with by NEET 2025 result?

Answer: No, it is not possible to apply for rechecking or re-evaluation.

Question – 2: What documents should I keep with myself after submitting the NEET 2025 application form online?

Answer: You must keep the following documents safely after submitting the application form online.

  • Printouts of the Confirmation Page of Online Application.
  • Proof of fee paid (i.e. Bank transaction details supported by confirmation page).
  • At least 4-6 copies of identical passport size and 4-6 postcard size Photographs that were scanned and uploaded on the Online Application.
  • Copy of the system generated Self Declaration in respect of candidates from U.T of J&K who have opted for seats under 15% All India Quota

Question – 3: Is it possible to submit the application fee offline by cash?

Answer: No, all candidates need to pay the application online using a method such as a credit card, debit card, internet banking, PayTM, etc.

Question – 4: Which are the top medical colleges in India going to accept NEET 2025 scores for admission?

Answer: The following top medical colleges in India will accept the NEET 2025 scores to offer admission.

  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences – New Delhi
  • Christian Medical College – Vellore
  • Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research – Chandigarh
  • National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences – Bengaluru
  • Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences – Lucknow
  • Banaras Hindu University – Varanasi
  • Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research – Puducherry
  • Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham – Coimbatore
  • King George`s Medical University – Lucknow
  • Kasturba Medical College, Manipal – Manipal
  • Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences – New Delhi
  • Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology – Thiruvananthapuram
  • Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research – Chennai
  • St. John’s Medical College – Bengaluru
  • Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences – New Delhi
  • Aligarh Muslim University – Aligarh
  • Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital, Chennai – Chennai
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    please remind about registration in dec 2020

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