NEET UG 2021 registration has begun and students can submit applications till 11:50 pm of 6 August

Registration fee for the exam can be paid till 11:50 pm of 7 August.

NEET UG 2021: Great registration on till 6 August

The test for medical entrance was to take place on 1 August for this year.

Now NEET UG 2021 will be held on September 12, said Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

The suspense prevailed over the date for conducting this exam for medical admission.

But that has now been answered with the announcement from newly appointed Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

Minister Pradhan said NEET UG 2021 will be held on 12 September 2021 across the country following COVID-19 protocols.

The application process for NEET UG 2021 will begin from 5 pm tomorrow (13 July) through websites of NTA websites.

Union Education Minister further said the test for undergraduate medical examination will be held amidst strict adherence to social distance norms.

Cities for conducting NEET UG 2021 will be increased to 198 from 155. The number of exam centres be enhanced from the 3862 centers used in 2020.

Facemask
Student attending the exam at the test centers will also be provided with face mask. Staggered time slots during entry and exit, contactless registration, proper sanitization, seating with social distancing will also be ensured, said Union Minister for Education.

Notice earlier
The notification for NEET UG 2021 was released on 12 March this year and it mentioned that the exam would be conducted on 1 August.

The exam would be held in 11 languages including Hindi and English in pen and paper mode, said the notification.

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However, the exam could not be conducted owing to COVID-19 situation. Many other exams in the academic world were also postponed.

The websites
Websites candidates can visit to register for NEET UG 2021 are ‘https://ntaneet.nic.in’ or ‘https://nta.ac.in’

Medical education aspirants can approach any one of these two websites to have updates regarding NEET UG 2021 and also for submitting application.

Registration
Registration for NEET UG 2021 is an online process and applicants have to visit the official website ‘https://neet.nta.nic.in/webinfo/Page/Page?PageId=8&LangId=P’

And soon after the webpage downloads, they can scroll down the page and click the link ‘Fill Registration Form’ and start the registration to obtain username and password.

Post obtaining username and password, applicant can login and start applying for NEET UG 2021.

Process
Candidates have login after completing the registration and start filling the form, upload required documents, pay the registration fee and submit the form.

The brochure
Notification has also been issued and is available on the official website of NEET UG 2021.

The link to access the notification is ‘https://ntaneet.nic.in/webinfo/File/GetFile?FileId=1&LangId=P’

Point to remember
In order to ensure that the candidate data is submitted fast, the Application Form for NEET UG 2021 has been divided into Two Sets/Phases.

The first set of information needs to be filled up before the last date of submission of the Application Form online.

The second set of information needs to be filled up by the candidates before the declaration of the Result/downloading of Score Card during the period that would be notified
separately through NEET (UG) Portal in due course.

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The exam pattern
The NEET UG 2021 shall consist of one Question Paper containing 180 Multiple Choice Questions from Physics, Chemistry, and Biology
(Botany and Zoology).

The questions in the exam will be related to physics, chemistry, biology (botany & zoology) taught at 10th, 11th and 12th classes in recognized educational institutions across the country.

The duration of the exam is for three hours and the test will be held from 2 pm to 5 pm.

Important dates
The registration for NEET UG 2021 commenced on 13 July by 5 pm and the last date to submit applications for the same is 11:50 pm of 6 August.

The last date to pay the fee is 11:50 pm of 7 August.

The corrections with regards to information on the application forms of NEET UG 2021 can be taken up from 8 to 12 August.

Announcement of city of examination will be done on 20 August. The hall tickets for NEET UG 2021 examination will be made available for download three days before the exam.

The exam will be conducted on 12 September 2021 which is a Sunday.

The date for display of OMR sheets, responses and answer keys to the candidates would be announced later.

The result declaration date will also be announced later on the official website.

Information booklet
Information brochure in connection with NEET UG 2021 is accessible through url ‘https://ntaneet.nic.in/webinfo/File/GetFile?FileId=2&LangId=P’

The link for that is found on the official website of the exam also.

Applicants can find the link for information booklet on left side of the website right below the banner of the exam.

Contact
For further clarification related to NEET UG 2021, the candidates can also contact 011-40759000 or email at ‘neet@nta.ac.in’

Documents
Documents to be submitted while filling the application form for NEET UG 2021 are:

#10th class marksheets

#12th class marksheets

#Photo of the candidate

#Scanned image of the candidate’s signature

#Community certificate (if applicable) in case the candidate wishes to claim privileges like reservation

Registration fee

In India
Candidates from General Category have to pay Rs 1500 as registration fee for NEET UG 2021.

The same for candidates from General-EWS and OBC-NCL categories is Rs 1400. Registration fee for SC/ST/PwBD/Third Gender is Rs 800.

Outside India
The amount to be paid as registration for NEET UG 2021 outside India is Rs 7500.

The official websites
Official websites for NEET UG are ‘https://neet.nta.nic.in/’ and ‘www.nta.ac.in’

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