FAQ

Section I (Changes for NEET (UG) – 2023)

S. No.

Parameter

NEET (UG) - 2023

1.

Authentication of Mobile Number and e-mail Address

When Candidates register, they have to enter the OTP received at their registered Mobile Number, and before submitting the fees, they have to enter the OTP received at their registered e-mail address.

‘Mobile Number’ and ‘E-mail ID’ need to be verified through OTP. Please understand that this is a very important step.

Same ‘Mobile Number’ and ‘E-mail ID’ will be utilized for counselling purpose. Students are required to keep it alive and not close it before the counselling process ends.

If the ‘Mobile Number’ is international, then an additional number also needs to be provided.

Mobile number and e-mail address of parent are also being taken and these will be mandatory.

2.

Choice of Cities

While filling up the Online Application Form, candidates should select two Convenient Cities from Appendix-V as their Choice of Cities for the exam Centre in order of their priority.

As far as possible, the exam centres are allotted as per the choice of cities of the candidates made in their online Application form.

Though every effort will be made to allot a Centre in one of the cities selected by the candidate, the NTA reserves the right to allot a centre in a city other than the candidate’s choice.

Allotment of Centres will be done mostly in one of the preferred cities of the candidates and there will be no human intervention.

3.

Use of Scribe

Option is being given to the Candidate for Scribe.

Either NTA may provide or Candidate may bring his/her own Scribe.

Facility of Scribe will also be given to the PwBD candidates with disability less than 40% as per the Section 2(s) of RPwD Act, 2016

4.

Uploading of Address Proof

All candidates will be required to upload address proof (Present and permanent address) during the online Application Form of NEET (UG) – 2023.

The address proof may include AADHAAR Card, Domicile Certificate, Passport, Voter ID card, etc.

Both documents (proof of Permanent and Present address) are to be merged and uploaded in a single pdf file.

If the Present and Permanent addresses are same, then the same document will suffice.

If a candidate is staying in a rented accommodation, he/she can upload Rent agreement for proof of present address.

5.

Application fee

The details of proposed fee for NEET (UG) – 2023 is given below:

*OBC-NCL (Other Backward Classes)-NCL (Non-Creamy Layer) as per the Central List of Other Backward Classes available on the National Commission for Backward Classes. The candidates falling in this list (available on http://www.ncbc.nic.in/) may

mention OBC-NCL in the Category Column

6.

Additional Surveillance and Security Measures

Along with the installation of Jammers and CCTV cameras at all examination

Centres, it is proposed that additional GPS may be used for locking the trunks in order to enhance the security and secrecy.

7.

Policy for Drop question

For Section A (MCQs): If none of the options is found correct or a Question

is found to be wrong or a Question is dropped then full marks will be awarded to all candidates who have appeared irrespective of the fact whether the question has been attempted or not attempted by the candidate.

For Section B (MCQs): If a question is found to be incorrect or the Question is dropped then Four marks (+4) will be awarded to all those who have attempted the question. The reason could be due to human error or technical error.

8.

Medium of the Examination /

Distribution of Question Booklet

Candidates opting for English/Hindi/Regional Languages would be provided

Test Booklet in English + Hindi + selected Regional Language.

For Example: If a candidate opted Tamil (out of 13 anguages), the Test Booklet would be provided in English + Hindi + Tamil.

Medium of Question Paper

Examination Centres

English

All Examination Centres

English, Hindi; Urdu

All Examination Centres in India

English, Hindi and Assamese; Urdu

Examination Centres in Assam

English, Hindi and Bengali; Urdu

Examination Centres in West Bengal, Tripura, and

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

English, Hindi and Gujarati; Urdu

Examination Centres in Gujarat, Daman & Diu,

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

English, Hindi and Kannada; Urdu

Examination Centres in Karnataka

English, Hindi and Malayalam; Urdu

Examination Centres in Kerala and Lakshadweep

English, Hindi and Marathi; Urdu

Examination Centres in Maharashtra

English, Hindi and Odia; Urdu

Examination Centres in Odisha

English, Hindi and Punjabi; Urdu

Examination Centres in Punjab, Chandigarh, and

Delhi/New Delhi (including Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, Meerut, Noida/Greater Noida)

English, Hindi and Tamil; Urdu

Examination Centres in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

English, Hindi and Telugu; Urdu

Examination Centres in Andhra Pradesh and

Telangana

9.

Umang and DigiLocker

NTA is facilitating to all candidates with an additional platform of UMANG and DigiLocker to download their documents like Confirmation Page, Admit Card, Score Cards, etc.

Umang App:

You can download UMANG Mobile Application from Android Play Store or Apple App Store.

Open Mobile Application and search for National Testing Agency (NTA). Select your examination and enter the desired details. Example: Select NEET (UG) 2023 -> Enter Application Number & Date of Birth -> Download Confirmation Page

DigiLocker:

You can download DigiLocker Mobile Application from Android Play Store or Apple App Store.

Open Mobile Application and search for National Testing Agency (NTA). Select your examination and enter the desired details.

The scanned copy of the original OMR Answer Sheet and Score Card of the Candidates of NEET (UG) will be kept in the safe custody of DigiLocker [maintained by the Ministry of Electronics and Information

Technology (MeitY)] for the easy access of the same by the respective candidates at : https://digilocker.gov.in, on the basis of their consent given at the time of submission of online application.

The benefits of DigiLocker includes the following:

1. Candidates can access their documents, such as, Confirmation page of the online Application Form, Admit Card, OMR Answer Sheet, Score Card etc. anytime and anywhere from their respective DigiLocker. This is convenient and time saving.
2. In case a Candidate forgets his User ID or Password to access required information / data from NEET (UG) Portal, he/ she can easily retrieve his/ her Application No. / Registered Mobile No. from his / her DigiLocker account and access the portal.
3. DigiLocker makes it easier for the Candidates to validate the authenticity of their documents as they are issued directly by the registered issuers.

Self-uploaded documents can be digitally signed using the eSign facility (which is similar to the process of self-attestation).

Section-II (General Queries)

S.No

Question

Reply

1.

What is NEET (UG)?

The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) (UG) is being conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) since 2019 with the approval of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Ministry of Human Resource Development (which is now known as the Ministry of Education), in pursuance of the direction of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India vide Judgement dated 22.11. 2018 in C.A. No. 11230 of 2018 in the matter of CBSE Vs. T.K. Rangarajan & Ors.

(Para 22).

2.

What is the responsibility of NTA for NEET (UG) - 2023?

The NEET (UG) - 2023 is going to be conducted by NTA as per the Schedule given in the Information at a Glance for admission to MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BSMS, BUMS, and BHMS Courses as per the relevant norms/guidelines/regulations notified by the concerned Regulatory Bodies of the Indian System of Medicine in all Medical Institutions governed under this Act.

The responsibility of NTA is limited to inviting online applications, the conduct of the entrance test, declaration of the result, and providing All India Rank (AIR) to the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health

and Family Welfare, Government of India.

3.

When will the Online Application form for NEET (UG) – 2023 be

available on the website?

The Online Application Form for NEET (UG) - 2023 is available from 06.03.2023 to 06.04.2023 (up to 09:00 PM)

on the website https://neet.nta.nic.in/.

4.

When will NEET (UG) - 2023 Examination be conducted?

Date of Examination: 07 May 2023 (Sunday)

Duration of Examination: 02:00 PM to 05:20 PM (Indian Standard Time)

5.

Whether the examination will be

offline or online?

NEET (UG) – 2023 is a Pen & Paper-based Test, that needs

to be answered on the specially designed machine gradable

OMR sheet using Ball Point Pen.

6.

How to fill up the ‘Online’ Application Form for NEET(UG)-2023?

Are there any guidelines for the

students before filling out the application form?

Yes, instructions to apply online for NEET (UG) - 2023 are available in the Information Bulletin under the heading ‘Important Information at Glance’.

7.

Parents/Guardian Income details

Family Annual Income (inclusive of Father’s/ Guardian’s Gross

Annual Income, Mother’s/ Guardian’s Gross Annual Income, and Annual Income of Father’s/ Mother’s/ Guardian’s from other sources, if any) is a mandatory field.

8.

E-mailing the Confirmation page, Scanned copy of OMR and

Scorecard

A copy of the Confirmation Page, Scanned copy of OMR and

a copy of the Score Card will be sent to the registered e-mail address of the candidates.

9.

Online Application Form

For ease of the candidates, Application Form has been upgraded

so that candidates can fill the Application Form in small sections. The updated process is as below -

• Step 1 - Registration Form
• Step 2 - Application Form

And this includes filling of personal details, applying for examination cities, qualification details, additional details (if any), and document upload

Step 3 - Fee Payment.

10.

Photograph of the Candidate

A provision has been explored for cross-checking of the

photograph in real-time during filling in the Online Application Form.

11.

AADHAAR Number

A column/field has been added in the Online Application Form

for capturing the AADHAAR number of the candidates and it will be on a voluntary basis.

12.

Negative Marking

There will be Negative Marking for both Sections i.e. Section

A and Section B.

13.

Timing/Duration of Examination

Duration of Examination will be 200 minutes (03:20 hours)

from 02:00 PM to 05:20 PM (Indian Standard Time) and shall be uniform for all candidates.

14.

Tie-Breaking rules

In case of two or more candidates obtaining equal marks/percentile scores in the NEET (UG) - 2023, the inter-se- merit shall be determined as follows:

1. Candidate obtaining higher marks/percentile score in Biology (Botany & Zoology) in the Test, followed by,
2. Candidate obtaining higher marks/percentile score in Chemistry in the Test, followed by,
3. Candidate obtaining higher marks/percentile score in Physics in the Test, followed by,
4. Candidate with less proportion of the number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in all the subjects in the Test,
5. Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Biology (Botany & Zoology) in the Test, followed by
6. Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Chemistry in the Test, followed by
7. Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Physics in the Test, followed by
8. Candidate Older in Age, followed by
1. Application Number in ascending order

15.

Left and Right-Hands Impression

Candidates need to upload their both Left and Right hands

impression of Fingers and thumbs as per Appendix-XIX.

16.

Is Thumb Impression mandatory

while filling NEET (UG)-2023 Application?

Candidates need to upload their both Left and Right hands

impression of Fingers and thumbs as per Appendix-XIX in the online Application Form of NEET (UG) - 2023.