A Complete Guide to NEET-UG Exam 2020 [Updated]

1. TEXILAAMERICANUNIVERSITY UGNEET2020 ACompleteGuide

2. INTRODUCTION NationalEligibilitycumEntranceTest (NEET) isan all-Indialevelmedicalentranceexamconducted bytheNationalTestingAgency (NTA). Qualifyingfor NEETisthefirststepforaspirantstoamedical careerinIndia. Theexamisathree-partMultiple-ChoiceQuestion (MCQ) based, whichtakesaroundthreehoursto complete. ItisconductedinIndiaacross154 examinationcenterseveryyear. TONEETUG

3. DECEMBER2, 2019 TheapplicationwindowopensforNEET 2020. DECEMBER31, 2019 NEETUG Important Dates2020 ThisisthelastdatetoapplyforNEET2020. JANUARY01, 2020 LastdateforthepaymentoftheNEET registrationfees. JANUARY15, 2020 Correctionswindowopenstocorrectany mistakesmadeintheNEETapplicationform.

4. JANUARY31, 2020 Thisisthelastdatetosubmitcorrectionsin theNEETapplicationform. MARCH27, 2020 ReleaseofNEET2020candidateadmission NEETUG Important Dates2020 card MAY03, 2020 NEETUG2020examdate LASTWEEKOFMAY* ReleaseofNEET-UGProvisionalanswerkey online JUNE04, 2020 ResultdateforNEETPaper2020 *Subject to change

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7. Typeof College/University NumberofMBBS Seats Numberof Colleges/Universities 99% 272 260 532 41,388 35,940 77,428 GOVERNMENT COLLEGES PRIVATECOLLEGES TOTAL MBBSSEATALLOCATIONACROSSINDIA

8. NameoftheInstitution - SethGordhandasSunderdasMedical College – Mumbai - ArmedForcesMedicalCollege – Pune - KingGeorgeMedicalCollege – Lucknow - MaulanaAzadMedicalCollege – NewDelhi - GrantMedicalCollege – Mumbai - ByramjeeJeejeebhoyMedicalCollege – TopMedical Colleges AcrossIndia Ahmedabad - LadyHardingeMedicalCollege – NewDelhi - KolkataMedicalCollege – Kolkata - PatnaMedicalCollege – Patna - InstituteofMedicalSciencesBanaras HinduUniversity – Varanasi

9. AgeLimit Thecandidatemustbe17yearsofagetobeeligiblefor registration. Theupperlimitforgeneralquotais25, whileOBC-NCL (Non-CreamyLayer)/ SC/ ST/ PwD, are givenafive-yearrelaxationbringingtheupperlimitto 30years. Eligibility AcademicQualification NEET-UG Criteria Candidatemusthavesuccessfullycompletedtheir12th standardexamwithBiology, Chemistry, Physics, and Englishwithatleast50% ofmarkswhileOBC-NCL (Non-CreamyLayer)/SC/STrequires40% andPwD candidatesrequire45% foradmission.

10. Passportsizephotograph (colorphotograph withthewhitebackground). Itmustbetaken on/afterSeptember1, 2019 (10–200KB) Postcardsizephotograph, i.e., 4” x6” (color photographwiththewhitebackground) (50–300KB) Documents Requiredto Applyfor NEET-UG Candidate’ssignature (4–30KB) Left-handthumb (ideally) orright-hand thumbimpressionofthecandidate (10–50KB) Class10thpassingcertificate (100–400KB)

11. NOTE: IFTHECANDIDATEISASTUDENT FROMJAMMUANDKASHMIRANDLADAKH ANDOPTINGFOR15% ALLINDIAQUOTA, THE NTASYSTEMAUTOMATICALLYGENERATESA SELF-DECLARATIONONCETHENEET APPLICATIONISSUBMITTED. ITIS RECOMMENDEDTOKEEPTHISCOPYOF SUCHSELF-DECLARATIONFORTHERECORD. SOURCE: COLLEGEDUNIA

12. PLAN Nothingiseverpossiblewithoutplanning. Yourfirstpointofactionshould betoset-upastudyplanthatisinlinewithyourlearningcapacityand goals.Thereisnoonesizefitsallapproachtothismatter. Youknow yourselfbest, sitdownwithapieceofpaper, andstartcraftingastudy routinethatisbalanced, efficient, andwon’tburnyouout. BREAK-DOWNTHESYLLABUS NEET2020 Preparation Unlikeschool, youonlyhavefoursubjectstocover. Gothroughallthe topicsandlistthemoutinanorderlymanner, whichyouwillfeel comfortablecovering. Also, checkouttheconceptsin-depthtogauge yourunderstandingofit.Finally, prioritizetopicsthatyouareunfamiliar withfirstandtherestlater. PleaseKeeptheminsizablechunkssothat youwillbeabletocompleteitinduetime. Tips MAKENOTES Oneofthemostcommonadvicethatsuccessfulaspirantsandmentors preachismakingnotes. Makingnoteswillhelpyoumemorizefasterand allowyoutorecallalltheconceptsjustbyglancingatthem.Mind mapping, learningincode, andchartingconceptsisagreatwayto condensecomplextopicsintoin-depthyetstraightforwardcontent. While tryingtounderstandcomplicatedsubjects, youcanusetheFeynman techniquetograspthematerialquickly.

13. TIMEISOFTHEESSENCE Itisbesttochartyourtimebeforehandandutilizeitefficientlytoavoid burningyourselfoutatthelastmoment. Dividethepreparationperiod intothreestages; focusallyoureffortonthefirststageonunderstanding majortopicswhilesimultaneouslynotingdownalltheareasyoustruggle with.Inthesecondstageofpreparation, utilizethetimetabletoget guidanceonsubjectsyoustrugglewith. Inthefinalstage, dedicateallyour timetorevisionandtestingyourknowledge. Thisallowsyoutobe confidentaboutyourpreparationandletsyoucoverallthetopicsata morerelaxedphase. NEET2020 Preparation PRACTICE Signupforanonlinetestseriespracticeeverydayafterthesecondstage ofpreparation; thiswillhelpyougaugeyourunderstandingofthetopics andidentifyweakerareasthatneedattention.Also, practicewiththe previousyearquestionpapersandtimeyourselftomeasureyourcapacity; anidealtimeframeforeachquestionshouldnotexceed35–50seconds thisway, youwillhaveampletimetocheckyouranswersattheend. Tips

14. CONCENTRATEONWEAKER SECTIONSEARLIER Onceyouhavegonethroughtheentiretyofthesyllabus, youwillbeable toassessyourstrongandweakareas. Makesuretoconcentrateonmore vulnerableareasattheearliest, asyouwillnothavetimeorthepatience totacklethemdowntheroad. NEET2020 Preparation PARTAKEINSTUDYGROUPS Joinastudygrouponlineandoffline, ifpossible. Thiswillhelpyouconnect withlike-mindedindividualswhoarealsoonthesameboatasyou. Involvingyourselfindiscussionswillhelpyoulearnfaster, shareresources, anddiscovervariousperspectivesonasubjectmatter. Tips STAYMOTIVATED Eventhebesthavetheirdowndays. Itisvitaltokeepyourheadinthe gameifyouwishtosucceed. Becarefulnottooverwhelmyourselfwith studies. Thisiswhereproperplanningcomestoplay.

15. PRIORITIZEHEALTH Successisnothingifyouaretradingitforyourhealth. Takecareof yourself, getsomesleep, relaxfromtimetotime, andeathealthily. SELECTINGTHERIGHTSTUDY MATERIAL NEET2020 Preparation Choosingtherightstudymaterialiscrucialforsuccess. Youshouldnot overwhelmyourselfwithtoomuch, norshouldyouleaveanythingto chance. DIGITALTOOLS Tips Topper, Darwin, Byjusarethemajormobileappswhichcanbeveryuseful forthosewhowishtosharpentheirminds Embible, CareerOrbits, Simplylearnt, UnacademyNEEToffershighquality andwellstructuredfreeandpaidstudymaterialsforyourNEET preparation.

16. AcopyoftheNEETadmissioncardwiththesame passportsizephotowhichwasusedatthetimeof registrationontheNEETportal Acopyofthesamepassportsizephotographused whileregisteringandonthehallticket Acopyofproformawithapostcard-sizedphotograph affixedtoit EXAM-DAY CHECKLIST AnoriginalphotoIDforIdentification (itcanbea DrivingLicense/AadhaarCard (withaphoto)/Voter ID/PANCard/Passport/RationCard)

17. Candidateswhochoosetoweartraditionalor customarydressesarerequiredtoarriveanhourin advanceforproperinspectionbytheofficials. Ornamentssuchasearrings, rings, nosepin, necklace, chain, pendantswillnotbepermittedtobeworn insidetheexamhall. Socandidatesareadvisedto removethembeforeinspectionandentry. DRESS CODETO BE FOLLOWED Candidatesareadvisedtowearlight-coloredclothes withhalfsleevespairedwithsalwar/trousers. Clothesshouldbedevoidofbigbuttons, badge/brooch, flower, andprint. Candidatesareadvisedtowearslippers, sandalswith lowheels, andnotshoesorhightopboots.

18. ELECTRONICDEVICES Thisincludesmobilephones, cameras, calculators, smartwatchesPDAs, andother suchelectronicdevicesarebanned. ANYTYPEOFPAPER Banned Itemsin theNEET ExamHall candidateswillbeprovidedwithrough sheetsforcalculationandotherroughwork, soanyotherpapercarriedbythecandidateis banned. WALLETORPURSE Walletsandpursesarealsobannedinsidethe exampremises. ORNAMENTS Candidatesareprohibitedfromwearingany embellishmentssuchasnoserings, chains, bracelets, anklets, andbangles.

19. STATIONARY Attendeeswillbeprovidedwithablueor blackballpointpenandarenotadvisedto bringanystationerywiththemtotheexam hall. Banned Itemsin theNEET ExamHall EDIBLES Waterandfoodopenedorunopenedare restrictedunlessthecandidateisamedically certifiedandpre-informeddiabetic.

20. Inconclusion, preparingfortheNEETexamisnoordinarytask. A candidateneedstofactorinvariouselementsforthepreparation andexecutionoftheexamsuccessfully.However, withtheright attitudeandplan, itispossibletocleartheexamwithflying colors. Hopefully, thisguidehashelpedyouinyourpreparation fortheNEET-UGexams.Workhard, andgoodluck! PARTINGTHOUGHTS

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