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NTA NEET 2020 registration date: The application process for the National Testing Agency (NTA) National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET 2020) will be closed on Monday, January 6, 2020. The candidates can apply through the website- ntaneet.nic.in.
This year, more applications are expected to be filled for NEET as the JIPMER and AIIMS will also enrol through the same exam; the two had their individual entrance tests earlier.
Further, candidates can make payment for the NEET registration until January 7, 2020. The date of correction in particulars in the online application form remains the same from January 15 to January 31, 2020. NEET will be conducted on May 3, 2020 from 2 pm to 5 pm. Students will be able to download admit cards from March 27, 2020. The result is expected to be released by June 4, 2020.
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Step 1: Visit the official website, ntaneet.nic.in
Step 2: Click on the ‘fill application form’ button
Step 3: Chose the mode you wish to log-in through
Step 4: Log-in using credentials
Step 5: Fill the form, make payment
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General/Unreserved category candidates have to pay an application fee of Rs 1500 while General-EWS/ OBC-NCL category candidates have to pay an application fee of Rs 1400. The SC/ST/PwD/ transgender candidates will have to shell out Rs 800 as application fee.
While the exam will be valid for more number of colleges than before, the paper pattern of NEET (UG) 2020 has not changed as compared to the previous years. NEET 2020 question paper will consist of 180 multiple-choice questions (MCQ), each question will have four options with the single correct answer. It will cover physics, chemistry and biology — botany and zoology.
While each question will have four marks, however, after the process of the challenge of the answer key, if more than one option is found to be correct then all/any one of the multiple correct/best options marked will be given four marks (+4). For every incorrect answer, one mark will be deducted.
With dozens of impersonation cases being found in the NEET 2019, the NTA has tightened the security arrangements for the NEET 2020. Candidates need to upload a passport-sized and a postcard-sized picture. Further technology will be used to curb on impersonation cases.
In case of any query with respect to the online application and fee payment, the applicants can contact the helpline at NTA Helpdesk 0120-6895200.