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The National Testing Agency has released the exam schedule for NEET 2020. The registration process will begin on December 2 at the official website of the exam, ntaneet.nic.in. The last date of registration is December 19. The exam will be conducted on May 3. Check the dates for the application, admit card and result here.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the exam schedule for NEET 2020. Application forms of NEET 2020 will be available online on the official website from December 2, and the examination will be held on May 3.

The National Testing Agency has released the exam schedule for NEET 2020. Official admission notification for NEET 2020 will be released on December 2. The application form of NEET will be available online from December 2, and candidates will have to register themselves on the official website of ntaneet.nic.in to fill it. All those who wish to appear for NEET 2020 are advised to make a note of the NEET exam dates for future reference. Read the complete article to know the exam date, application date, result date and more.

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Table of contents
  • NEET exam dates 2020
  • NEET exam pattern 2020
  • More about NEET

NEET exam dates 2020

Events

Dates

Registration starts

December 2, 2019

Deadline for registration

December 31, 2019

Admit card of NEET 2020

March 27, 2020

NEET exam

May 3, 2020

NEET result 2020

June 4, 2019

NEET exam pattern 2020

Parameters

Details

Mode

Pen and Paper mode

Medium

English, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Oriya, Assamese, and Urdu

Duration

3 hours

Type of questions

Objective questions

Total questions

180

Total marks

720

Marking scheme

+4 for a correct answer

 -1 for an incorrect answer

Total sections in the question paper

Physics, Chemistry and Biology

More about NEET

National Eligibility cum Entrance Test is the examination conducted by the NTA for admission to MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BUMS, BSMS, BHMS, B.V.Sc, BYNS and AH. Admissions to all the medical or dental colleges in India is through the NEET score, except AIIMS and JIPMER. The examination is conducted across 154 test cities and at approximately 2,500 test centres in India. NEET 2020 is expected to see more than 15 lakh test-takers.

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The NEET 2026 re-exam will be held on June 21. The difficulty level of the paper will be known after the conduct of the exam. 

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No, there's no backdoor here. Candidates willing to get admitted to undergraduate dental courses need to qualify the NEET exam, which is the national entrance test for BDS admission. Whether you're applying to a government or a top private college, NEET is non-negotiable.

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Yes, candidates can easily get into the BPharm programme without clearing the NEET exam. The Admission Committee for Professional Courses (ACPC) in Gujarat mainly uses the state-level entrance exam, GUJCET, to prepare the merit list. While candidates can use their NEET scores as an alternative optio

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No, NEET is not an important requirement for BPT at Dr. D.Y. Patil College of Physiotherapy. You just need to score the required marks in Class 12 and in AIAHCET. However, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English are compulsory subjects. If any student who has a NEET score card, still needs to give A

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Tasbiya Khan

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Answered 3 days ago

Have a look at the list of clothes allowed and prohibited in NEET UG exam-

Clothes Allowed

Clothes Prohibited

Full Sleeves or short sleeves tops, tshirts, shirts or woollens

Heavy clothing and accessories

Customary outfits or articles of faith

Metallic zippers, decorative buttons or embroidery.

Plain jeans, trousers, leggings 

Caps, hats, stoles, and scarves

Simple and lightweight outfit

Jewellery and watches

Open slippers and sandals, Low heels

Boots, shoes, high heels

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Vikram Shukla

Contributor-Level 6

Answered 3 days ago

Have a look at the NEET dress code for male and female candidates below-

NEET Dress Code for FemaleNEET Dress Code for Male
  • Simple t-shirts, kurta
  • Long-sleeved clothes or Woollen clothes
  • No heavy dress or fancy-sleeves
  • No elaborate embroidery, buttons, frills, etc.
  • No Metallic/ non-metallic jewellery
  • No closed shoes.
  • Long-sleeved or Woollen clothes allowed
  • No zips, pockets, huge buttons, etc.
  • Simple shirt, t-shirt, trousers pants without pockets
  • No kurta pyjamas or layers of clothing
  • No covered footwear like shoes and boots. 

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Upasana Hazarika

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