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{{short description|Entrance exam for medical institutes in India}}
{{Distinguish|National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Postgraduate)}}

{{Use Indian English|date=September 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox examination
|name=National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate)
|acronym=NEET (UG)
|image=
|title=Currently, the exam is conducted by National Testing Agency.
|type=Pen and paper based
|test_admin= [[National Testing Agency]]
*[[Central Board of Secondary Education]] (2013–2018)
*[[National Testing Agency]] (2019-present)
|purpose=Admission to undergraduate Medical courses in government and private colleges. Qualification mandatory for pursuing the same abroad.
|skills_tested=[[Zoology]], [[Botany]], [[Chemistry]] and [[Physics]]
|year_started=*{{Start date|2013|df=y|except 2014 and 2015}} (except 2014 & 2015, when [[All India Pre Medical Test|AIPMT]] was conducted instead.)
*Preceded by [[All India Pre Medical Test|AIPMT]]
|duration=3 hours 20 minutes
|score_range=-180 to +720
|offered=Once a year
|attempt_restriction=
|regions=India
|language= [[Assamese language|Assamese]] [[Bengali language|Bengali]] [[English language|English]] [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] [[Hindi language|Hindi]] [[Kannada language|Kannada]] [[Marathi language|Marathi]] [[Oriya language|Oriya]] [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[Telugu language|Telugu]] [[Urdu language|Urdu]]
|website={{URL|https://neet.nta.nic.in}}
|footnotes=As per 2023 information bulletin<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s37bc1ec1d9c3426357e69acd5bf320061/uploads/2023/03/2023030924.pdf | title=Information Bulletin(English) 2023|publisher=[[National Testing Agency]]|access-date=12 March 2023}}</ref>|qualification_rate=56.21% (2023)|fee=₹1,700 for General candidates ₹1,600 for General-EWS/OBC-NCL(CENTRAL LIST) candidates ₹1,000 for SC/ST/PwD/Third Gender candidates|test_takers={{Increase}} 2,038,596 (2023)}}

The '''National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate)''' or '''NEET (UG)''', formerly the [[All India Pre Medical Test|All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT)]], is an [[Educational entrance examination|all India pre-medical entrance test]] for students who wish to pursue undergraduate medical ([[MBBS]]), dental ([[Bachelor of Dental Surgery|BDS]]) and [[Ministry of AYUSH|AYUSH]] ([[Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery|BAMS]], [[BUMS]], [[Central Council of Homeopathy|BHMS]], etc.) courses in government and private institutions in India and also, for those intending to pursue primary medical qualification abroad.<ref>{{Cite press release|title=Medical Council of India Notification|date=1 March 2018|publisher=[[National Medical Commission|Medical Council of India]]|url=https://www.nmc.org.in/ActivitiWebClient/open/getDocument?path=/Documents/Public/Portal/Gazette/Eligibility-01.03.2018.pdf}}</ref>

The exam is conducted by [[National Testing Agency]] (NTA), which provides the results to the Directorate General of Health Services under [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare]] and State Counselling Authorities for seat allocation.<ref name="nta">{{Cite web|url=https://ntaneet.nic.in/Ntaneet/ShowPdf.aspx?Type=50C9E8D5FC98727B4BBC93CF5D64A68DB647F04F&ID=77DE68DAECD823BABBB58EDB1C8E14D7106E83BB|title=NEET-FAQ|website=[[National Testing Agency|National Testing Agency (NTA)]]}}</ref>

NEET-UG replaced the [[All India Pre Medical Test]] (AIPMT) and many other pre-medical exams conducted by states and various medical colleges. However, due to lawsuits being filed against the exam, it could not be held in 2014 and 2015.

NEET-UG is a single entrance test for admissions to MBBS and BDS colleges across India.<ref name="bdsneedt">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/one-from-tamil-nadu-in-top-50-in-neet/articleshow/64457692.cms|title=One from Tamil Nadu in top 50 in NEET|website=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=6 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180606141635/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/one-from-tamil-nadu-in-top-50-in-neet/articleshow/64457692.cms|archive-date=6 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> NEET UG is one of the largest exam in India in terms of registered applicants.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CUET now 2nd biggest entrance exam in India |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/india/cuet-now-2nd-biggest-entrance-exam-in-india/amp_articleshow/91753324.cms |website=The Times of India}}</ref>

After the enactment of NMC Act 2019 in September 2019, NEET-UG became the sole entrance test for admissions to medical colleges in India including the [[All India Institutes of Medical Sciences]] (AIIMS) and [[Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research|Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research]] (JIPMER) which until then conducted separate exams.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sharma|first=Neetu Chandra|date=4 October 2019|title=Common NEET under graduate exam from 2020-21 as per NMC Act: Centre|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/common-neet-under-graduate-exam-from-2020-21-as-per-nmc-act-centre-11570173347395.html|access-date=28 July 2020|website=Livemint|language=en}}</ref>

==History==
Before NEET (UG) was implemented nationwide, states conducted their own entrance tests and some prestigious medical colleges like [[All India Institutes of Medical Sciences|AIIMS]], [[Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research|JIPMER]], [[Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University|IMS-BHU]], [[Kasturba Medical College|KMC Manipal & Mangalore]] and [[Christian Medical College Vellore|CMC Vellore]] conducted their own entrance exams.

NEET was initially proposed to take place from 2012 onwards.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://blog.careermitra.com/2011/09/neet-ug-held-2012/ | work=careermitra.com | title=NEET UG Likely to be Held in May 2012 | date=26 September 2011 | access-date=9 September 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915161728/http://blog.careermitra.com/2011/09/neet-ug-held-2012/ | archive-date=15 September 2012 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref> However, for several reasons, the [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]] and [[Medical Council of India]] deferred NEET by a year.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://blog.careermitra.com/2011/12/neet-ug-2012-cancelled/ | work=careermitra.com | title=NEET UG 2012 Cancelled – It's Official | date=12 December 2011 | access-date=9 September 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925103302/http://blog.careermitra.com/2011/12/neet-ug-2012-cancelled/ | archive-date=25 September 2012 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref> The test was announced by the [[Government of India]] and was held for the first time on 5 May 2013 across India for students seeking admission for both undergraduate and postgraduate [[medicine]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-17/bhubaneswar/30288994_1_mci-boss-neet-undergraduate-medical-courses | title=MCI rules out vernacular language medium for NEET | date=17 October 2011 | access-date=28 October 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202210634/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-17/bhubaneswar/30288994_1_mci-boss-neet-undergraduate-medical-courses | archive-date=2 February 2014 | url-status=dead | work=[[The Times of India]] | df=dmy-all }}</ref> On 18 July 2013, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of 115 petitions and cancelled the NEET exam and announced that the MCI could not interfere with the admission process done by colleges.

Following the announcement from the Medical Council of India that it would introduce the NEET-UG exam in 2012, several states including Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu strongly opposed the change, stating that there was a huge variation in the syllabus proposed by the MCI and their state syllabi.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://blog.careermitra.com/2011/11/ap-west-bengal-maharashtra-gujarat-strongly-oppose-neet-ug/ | work=careermitra.com | title=AP, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Gujarat Strongly Oppose NEET UG | date=1 November 2011 | access-date=9 September 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925101450/http://blog.careermitra.com/2011/11/ap-west-bengal-maharashtra-gujarat-strongly-oppose-neet-ug/ | archive-date=25 September 2012 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref> Even though NEET 2016 is conducted in English and Hindi, it was announced that students can write exams in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Assamese language|Assamese]] and [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] languages from 2017 onwards.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/neet-2017-352054-2016-11-15|title=Now NEET 2017 in Gujarati language too!|agency=Ist|newspaper=India Today|access-date=19 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219090227/https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/news/story/neet-2017-352054-2016-11-15|archive-date=19 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kannada language|Kannada]] and [[Odia language|Odia]] languages are added to the list so that students can write the exams in nine Indian languages and English.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asianage.com/india/all-india/210117/odia-kannada-added-to-neet-list-after-furore.html|title=Odia, Kannada added to NEET list after furore|first=Teena|last=Thacker|date=21 January 2017|website=The Asian Age|access-date=19 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218210629/http://www.asianage.com/india/all-india/210117/odia-kannada-added-to-neet-list-after-furore.html|archive-date=18 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
The Supreme Court of India quashed the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admissions into all medical and dental colleges on 18 July 2013. The apex court ruled that the Medical Council of India cannot conduct a unified examination.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sc-quashes-common-entrance-test-for-admission-in-medical-colleges/407514-3.html|title=News18.com: CNN-News18 Breaking News India, Latest News Headlines, Live News Updates|website=News18|access-date=19 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721154538/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sc-quashes-common-entrance-test-for-admission-in-medical-colleges/407514-3.html|archive-date=21 July 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

According to a 2013 announcement by CBSE,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cbse.nic.in/attach/Press%20Release_jammu_neet_2013.pdf |title=CBSE - Central Board of Secondary Education |access-date=2 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004234254/http://cbse.nic.in/attach/Press%20Release_jammu_neet_2013.pdf |archive-date=4 October 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> CBSE planned to conduct AIPMT on 4 May 2014.<ref>{{cite news|work=careermitra.com|title=CBSE to conduct All India Pre Medical Entrance Test (AIPMT) on 04, May 2014*|url=http://blog.careermitra.com/2013/10/cbse-to-conduct-all-india-pre-medical-entrance-test-aipmt-on-04-may-2014/|access-date=2 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005002012/http://blog.careermitra.com/2013/10/cbse-to-conduct-all-india-pre-medical-entrance-test-aipmt-on-04-may-2014/|archive-date=5 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> The final decision on NEET UG was planned to be taken after the verdict of the Supreme Court of India.

The Central Board of Secondary Education announces the results and the All India Merit List for NEET-UG. The merit list and the waiting list are prepared as per the directives of the [[Supreme Court of India]], DGHS, MCI and DCI. The results for 2013 were announced on 5 June.<ref name="NEET">{{cite web|title=National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - NEET UG, 2013 Results|url=http://cbseresults.nic.in/|work=Central Board of Secondary Education|access-date=9 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607070017/http://www.cbseresults.nic.in/|archive-date=7 June 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

NEET was declared illegal and unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of India in 2013. However, it was restored on 11 April 2016, after a five-judge Constitution bench recalled the earlier verdict and allowed the Central Government and the Medical Council of India (MCI) to implement the common entrance test until the court decides afresh on its validity.

===Phase One Test (2016)===
The All India Pre Medical Test, also known as AIPMT, held on 1 May 2016, was considered as the first phase of the NEET. Students who registered for Phase One were given a chance to appear for the next phase of NEET held on 24 July 2016, but with a condition that candidates have to give up their NEET Phase 1 score.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://medicine.careers360.com/news/sc-opens-neet-2016-phase-2-for-all-question-paper-be-in-regional-languages-also-173382|title=SC opens NEET 2016 phase 2 for all; scraps state level medical entrance exams|website=medicine.careers360.com|access-date=19 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709012533/https://medicine.careers360.com/news/sc-opens-neet-2016-phase-2-for-all-question-paper-be-in-regional-languages-also-173382|archive-date=9 July 2018|url-status=live|date=9 May 2016}}</ref> The above dates are as per the order of the Supreme Court.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Supreme-Court-orders-common-entrance-test-for-MBBS-BDS-and-PG-courses-through-NEET/articleshow/52025449.cms|title=Supreme Court orders common entrance test for MBBS, BDS and PG courses through NEET - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=19 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905132632/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Supreme-Court-orders-common-entrance-test-for-MBBS-BDS-and-PG-courses-through-NEET/articleshow/52025449.cms|archive-date=5 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Exam pattern and structure ==
There are a total of 180 questions asked in the exam, 45 questions each from [[Physics]], [[Chemistry]], [[Botany]] and [[Zoology]]. Each correct response fetches 4 marks and each incorrect response gets -1 negative marking. The exam duration is 3 hours 20 minutes (200 min). The exam is of 720 marks (maximum marks).

Since 2021, there has been a significant alteration in the format of the question paper. The latest structure includes two sections, i.e. A and B, in all four subjects, namely Physics, Chemistry, Botany, and Zoology. Section A comprises 35 mandatory questions, while Section B contains 15 questions, out of which 10 questions are to be answered, leading to a total of 200 questions, with 180 questions that can be answered.<ref name="nta" />

==Syllabus==
NEET (UG) syllabus consists of the core concepts of Physics, Chemistry and Biology taught in classes 11 and 12 as prescribed by the [[National Council of Educational Research and Training|NCERT]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mciindia.org/CMS/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/FinalCoreSyllabus_NEET-UG.pdf|title=Final Syllabus for NEET UG Entrance Examination for admission to MBBS|publisher=Medical Council of India|access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref>

== Organizing body ==
The [[National Testing Agency]] (NTA) has been made the nodal agency for conduct of all India competitive exams and conducts NEET (UG) from 2019. The [[Central Board of Secondary Education]] conducted NEET between 2013 and 2018 before the setting of NTA.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/National-Eligibility-cum-Entrance-Test-to-roll-out-from-2013/articleshow/11237847.cms|title=National Eligibility cum-Entrance Test to roll out from 2013 - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=19 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225080148/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/National-Eligibility-cum-Entrance-Test-to-roll-out-from-2013/articleshow/11237847.cms|archive-date=25 December 2011|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mciindia.org/NEET/NEETUG.aspx|title=National Eligibility and Entrance Test-UG - Medical Council of India|website=mciindia.org|access-date=19 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629013639/http://www.mciindia.org/NEET/NEETUG.aspx|archive-date=29 June 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Opposition ==
The introduction of NEET has received opposition from some entities, most notably the state of Tamil Nadu. The bulk of the major political parties represented in the state, including the [[AIADMK]] and the ruling [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] have expressed resistance to the test on multiple grounds.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://theprint.in/india/why-tamil-nadu-is-not-the-first-state-to-oppose-neet-since-implementation/736029/ |title=Why Tamil Nadu is not the first state to oppose NEET since implementation |date=19 September 2021 |work=[[ThePrint]] |author=Soniya Agrawal}}</ref>

== Number of applicants by year ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Date of
Examination
!No. of candidates
Registered
!No. of candidates
Appeared
!Reference
Report
|-
|2013
|5 May 2013
|717,127
|658,040
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-08-10 |title=NEET(UG) 2013 Press Release |url=http://cbse.gov.in/Press%20Note-NEET%202013.pdf |access-date=2022-08-28 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810153917/http://cbse.gov.in/Press%20Note-NEET%202013.pdf |archive-date=10 August 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|2014
| colspan="3" rowspan="2" |'''Exam not held (AIPMT held instead)'''
| rowspan="2" |
|-
|2015
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016
|1 May 2016 (Phase I)
| rowspan="2" |802,594
| rowspan="2" |731,233
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-27 |title=NEET(UG) 2016 Press Release |url=https://www.education.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/Press%20Note-NEET%202016.pdf |access-date=2022-09-03 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627114327/https://www.education.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/Press%20Note-NEET%202016.pdf |archive-date=27 June 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|24 July 2021 (Phase II)
|-
|2017
|7 May 2017
|1,138,890
|1,090,085
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-27 |title=NEET(UG) 2017 Press Release |url=https://www.cbse.gov.in/cbsenew/Press_Notes/2017/PRESS%20RELEASE%20-%20NEET%20(UG)%202017%20RESULT.pdf |access-date=2022-08-28 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627113807/https://www.cbse.gov.in/cbsenew/Press_Notes/2017/PRESS%20RELEASE%20-%20NEET%20(UG)%202017%20RESULT.pdf |archive-date=27 June 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|2018
|6 May 2018
|1,326,725
|1,269,922
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-05 |title=NEET 2018(UG) Press Release |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/static/ht2018/6/cbseneet2018.pdf |access-date=2022-08-28 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180605052849/https://www.hindustantimes.com/static/ht2018/6/cbseneet2018.pdf |archive-date=5 June 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|2019
|5 May 2019
|1,519,375
|1,410,755
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-19 |title=NEET(UG) 2019 Press Release |url=https://nta.ac.in/Download/Notice/20190605081506.pdf |access-date=2022-08-28 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619221309/https://nta.ac.in/Download/Notice/20190605081506.pdf |archive-date=19 June 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|13 September 2020*
|1,597,435
|1,366,945
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-15 |title=NEET(UG) 2020 Press Release |url=https://nta.ac.in/Download/Notice/Notice_20201017063259.pdf |access-date=2022-08-28 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215213231/https://nta.ac.in/Download/Notice/Notice_20201017063259.pdf |archive-date=15 February 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|12 September 2021*
|1,614,777
|1,544,275
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-02 |title=NEET(UG) 2021 Press Release |url=https://www.nta.ac.in/Download/Notice/Notice_20211101224556.pdf |access-date=2022-08-28 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102110255/https://www.nta.ac.in/Download/Notice/Notice_20211101224556.pdf |archive-date=2 November 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|17 July 2022*
|1,872,343
|1,764,571
|<ref>{{Cite web |author=Manash Pratim Gohain|date=May 27, 2022 |title=NEET-UG registrations up 2.6 lakh this year, cross 18 lakh {{!}} India News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/neet-ug-registrations-up-2-6-lakh-this-year-cross-18-lakh/articleshow/91821436.cms |access-date=2022-08-28 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-08 |title=NEET(UG) 2022 Press Release |url=https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s37bc1ec1d9c3426357e69acd5bf320061/uploads/2022/09/2022090722.pdf |access-date=2022-09-08 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908002744/https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s37bc1ec1d9c3426357e69acd5bf320061/uploads/2022/09/2022090722.pdf |archive-date=8 September 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|2023
|7 May 2023
|2,087,462
|2,038,596
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-04-20 |title=At 20 lakh+, NEET-UG records all-time high registration |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/at-20-lakh-neet-ug-records-all-time-high-registration/articleshow/99622482.cms |access-date=2023-04-21 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-13 |title=NTA Declares the Result/NTA Scores/Rank of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (UG) – 2023 |url=https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s37bc1ec1d9c3426357e69acd5bf320061/uploads/2023/06/2023061375.pdf |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=[[National Testing Agency]]}}</ref>
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Postponed and delayed in 2020/21/22 because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].

== Exam cutoff ==
{| class="wikitable"
!'''Category'''
!'''Minimum Qualifying Percentile'''
|-
! colspan="2" |As of 2019
|-
|Unreserved (UR)
|50th Percentile
|-
|Unreserved PH (UR-PH)
|45th Percentile
|-
|Scheduled Caste (SC)
|40th Percentile
|-
|Scheduled Tribe (ST)
|40th Percentile
|-
|Other Backward Classes (OBC)
|40th Percentile
|-
|SC-PH
|40th Percentile
|-
|ST-PH
|40th Percentile
|-
|OBC-PH
|40th Percentile
|}

== Colleges ==
As per the orders of the Supreme Court and the [[National Medical Commission|NMC Act 2019]], a single medical entrance exam is conducted all over India for admission into medical and dental colleges, colleges and universities will not be able to conduct their own medical entrance exam and will accept students based on the All India Rank obtained in NEET (UG). After the declaration of the results, an All India Rank (AIR) is allotted to each candidate and a merit list is released. The [[National Medical Commission]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-25 |title=Medical education in India: MCI dissolved, new regulator from today |url=https://www.livemint.com/education/news/medical-education-in-india-mci-dissolved-new-regulator-from-today-11601012884532.html |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref> conducts counselling (allotment of seats according to merit and candidate choice) for 15% state seats, central institutes and deemed universities. The counselling for remaining 85% state quota seats and private colleges is done by the medical boards of respective states. States prepare their separate merit list on basis of NEET-UG results. The total number of seats offered under NEET as of 2022 are 177,126 (1,06,333 for [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|MBBS]], 27,868 for [[Dental degree|BDS]], 50,720 for [[Ministry of Ayush|AYUSH]] and 525 for [[Bachelor of Veterinary Science|BVSc]]).<ref>{{Cite web |author=Manash Pratim Gohain|date=May 27, 2022 |title=NEET-UG registrations up 2.6 lakh this year, cross 18 lakh {{!}} India News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/neet-ug-registrations-up-2-6-lakh-this-year-cross-18-lakh/articleshow/91821436.cms |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!College
!No. of seats offered
|-
|MBBS colleges
|1,06,333<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of College Teaching MBBS {{!}} NMC |url=https://www.nmc.org.in/information-desk/for-students-to-study-in-india/list-of-college-teaching-mbbs/ |access-date=2022-09-21 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|BDS colleges
|27,868<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dental Council of India |url=https://dciindia.gov.in/ |access-date=2022-09-21 |website=dciindia.gov.in}}</ref>
|-
|AYUSH colleges
|50,720
|-
|BVSc colleges
|525
|-
|All colleges
|177,076
|}

==See also==

*[[Capitation fee]]
*[[Compulsory Rotating Medical Internship]]
*[[Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates]]
*[[Joint Entrance Examination – Main|JEE – Main]]
*[[Junior Science Talent Search Examination]]
*[[Medical Council of India]]
*[[Medical Council of India Screening Test]]
*[[Suicide of S. Anitha]]
*[[The National Council for Human Resource in Health in India]]

== References ==
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