Medical & Health
NEET UG
The single entrance for MBBS, BDS, AYUSH and most other undergraduate medical courses in India.
Class 12 subjects
Physics, Chemistry and Biology or Biotechnology in Class 12, plus English.
Eligibility
At least 17 years old by 31 December of the admission year. Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology and English, with 50% aggregate in PCB (40% for SC/ST/OBC, 45% for PwD general). No upper age limit at present.
Pattern
Pen-and-paper test of 180 questions over 3 hours: Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology, 4 marks each with 1 mark deducted for a wrong answer.
What this means for Class 11
- Biology (044) is compulsory; Biotechnology (045) is accepted in its place by most states but confirm your state rules.
- Mathematics is not needed for NEET, but PCMB keeps engineering open too if you can carry four heavy subjects.
- English is a required Class 12 subject for NEET, so keep English Core.
Checked against public information bulletins. Rules change every year; the official site listed above is the final authority.