NEET 2021 Application Form Date Extended

# Aug 04, 2021 by Harshita Nandal

News Image

NEET 2021 Application Form Date Extended to 10th August

On the recommendation of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare regarding utilization of NEET (UG)-2021 Result by the admitting Colleges / Institutions regarding B.Sc (Hons.) Nursing Course, a general provision relating to the subject matter was made in the the NEET 2021 Information Bulletin (Clause 5.1.4), as follows : -

“The Result of NEET 2021 may be utilized by other Entities of Central and State Governments, in accordance with their respective eligibility criteria / other norms /applicable regulations/guidelines/ rules. The result data will also be utilized for B.Sc. (H) Nursing courses in accordance with their respective eligibility criteria / other norms /applicable regulations/guidelines/ rules”.

Now, specific requests have been received from the Nursing Colleges affiliated to University of Delhi (DU) for including them in the List of Participating Institutions of NEET (UG) 2021 (on the recommendations of DU so as to enable them to utilizing the NEET (UG) Score for the students seeking admission in B.Sc (Hons.) Course.

Therefore, it has been decided to extend the application period for NEET-2021 upto 10th August 2021 (05:00 PM) and payment of application fee upto 10th August 2021 (11:50 PM), to enable the aspiring candidates [including the students seeking admission to B.Sc (Hons.) Nursing Course], to apply for NEET (UG) 2021.

The correction window will be opened from 11.08.2021 to 14.08.2021 (02:00 PM), to enable the Candidates to make corrections in the permissible fields in their respective online application form.

For other relevant information, the Public Notice dated 13 July 2021 and Information Bulletin for NEET (UG)-2021, may be referred to on the NEET (UG) Portal at: https://neet.nta.nic.in/

The NEET Exam Pattern 2021 details are as follows:

NEET is a National Level Exam conducted by NTA (National Testing Agency) for those candidates who are interested in the medical field. In early stage of preparation, candidate should know about each and every point of exam pattern. With the help of this exam pattern student will get idea about duration of exam, marking scheme, no. of question, etc.

NEET 2021 Exam Pattern Overview:

Particulars

Details

Mode of Exam

Pen and Paper based

Duration of Exam

3 hours

Subjects

  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Biology (Botany and Zoology)

Type of Questions

MCQ’s

Total Question

180

Total Marks

720

Negative Marking

-1 will deducted for wrong answer marking

Language of Exam

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

 

 

NEET 2021 Exam Pattern in Detail:

Subjects

No. of Questions

Marks per Question

Distribution of Marks

Physics

45

4

45*4 = 180

Chemistry

45

4

45*4 = 180

Biology (Botany and Zoology)

90

4

90*4 = 360

Total

180 Question

 

720 Marks

 

 

 

NEET 2021 Marking Criteria:

Marking Criteria

Correct Answer

         +4

Incorrect Answer

          -1

Unanswered

           0

 

Note: Candidates are advised not to attempt the multiple answers during the NEET exam as it will cost them negative marking.

 

Regional Languages Available for NEET 2021:

Language of Examination

Examination Centre’s

English

All Examination Centre’s

Hindi

All Examination Centre’s

English and Assamese

Examination Centre’s in Assam

English and Bengali

Examination Centre’s in West Bengal and Tripura

English and Gujarati

Examination Centre’s in Gujarat, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli

English and Kannada

Examination Centre’s in Karnataka

English and Marathi

Examination Centre’s in Maharashtra

English and Odia

Examination Centre’s in Odisha

English and Tamil

Examination Centre’s in Tamil Nadu

English and Telugu

Examination Centre’s in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

English and Urdu

All Examination Centre’s

 

 

 

About Author

Harshita Nandal
Harshita Nandal

Harshita Nandal has worked as a Creative head in Mitrakshar, University of Delhi. She has done her Graduation from the University of Delhi in English Honours. In her free time, she prefers to play the guitar, take short walks in between work and loves to watch Korean dramas. Currently, she is an author at Educere India to fulfil the desire of her passion for writing.