NEET 2019 – Admit Card, Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Preparation Tips, Books

NEET 2019 – You can now download NEET UG Admit Card 2019. The admit card has been released on the official website, ntaneet.nic.in. National Eligibility-cum-Eligibility Test (NEE) 2019 will be held on May 5, 2019, between 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Only those candidates shall be allowed to take the exam, who will produce admit card of NEET. Along with the admit card, candidates also need to carry valid photo id and passport size photograph. NTA is holding NEET 2019 at the national level, in 154 cities. The mode of exam is pen and paper and it is of 720 marks, with 180 questions on PCB. Qualifying candidates of NEET get admission in MBBS and BDS course. Know more details on NEET 2019 here.

NEET 2019

A total of 15.19 lakh candidates have applied for the biggest UG medical entrance exam in India. Only AIIMS and JIPMER are exempted from the NEET umbrella, else all the seats are filled as per NEET merit. The 15% All India Quota seats are filled through MCC counselling and remaining seats are allocated in state counselling, on the basis of NEET rank. Check important dates on NEET 2019 from below.

NEET 2019	Important Dates
Publication of NEET 2019 Information Brochure	01 Nov 2018
Online registration for NTA NEET 2019	01 Nov 2018
Last date to submit the application form	30 Nov 2018 07 Dec 2018
Application fee can be paid until	01 Dec 2018 08 Dec 2018
Corrections in application form can be done from	14 to 31 Jan 2019
Issuance of the Admit Card	15 Apr 2019
NEET 2019 exam date	05 May 2019
Declaration of NEET 2019 Result	05 Jun 2019

NEET 2019 Admit Card

NTA issues NEET admit card in the candidate login. It is issued online, through login on ntaneet.nic.in. On the exam day, candidates have to carry a clear print out of NEET 2019 admit card, only then they will be allowed to take the exam. Following details are mentioned on the admit card:

• Roll Number.
• Name.
• Father’s Name.
• Category.
• Sub-Category.
• Photograph.
• Signature.
• Date of Birth.
• Language of Question Paper.
• Name and Address of allotted center.
• Few instructions

NEET 2019 admit card is a mandatory document but with it, candidates also need to carry 1 passport size photograph and 1 authorized photo IDs. The photograph should be the same as that uploaded in the application. ID proof is to be carried in original and can be – PAN card, Voter ID, Driving License, Passport, Ration Card, Aadhaar Card (with photograph), etc. PwD candidates will also have to carry, PwD Certificat issued by a competent authority.

NEET 2019 Exam Pattern

NEET 2019 is a pen and paper examination. It is held in 11 languages and the exam pattern of it is as follows:

• Mode of Exam – Offline i.e. Pen-paper based
• Question Type – Multiple Choice Questions (You will be given four options with a single correct answer)
• Language – The entrance exam will be conducted in 11 languages which are
  -English
  -Hindi
  -Assamese
  -Bengali
  -Gujarati
  -Kannada
  -Marathi
  -Oriya
  -Tamil
  -Telugu
  -Urdu
• Duration – 03 hours
• Number of Questions – 180
• Subjects for NEET 2019 – The students have to prepare subjects such as Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (Botany & Zoology)

The distribution of questions in each of these topics is given in the table below.

Name of the Subject	Number of Questions	Max Marks
Biology	90	360
Physics	45	180
Chemistry	45	180
Total	180	720

Marking Scheme for NEET 2019

• For every correct answer, the candidates will get +4 marks
• There is negative marking of 1 marks for each incorrect answer

NEET 2019 Syllabus

The NTA has mentioned that the exam pattern and syllabus for NEET 2019 will be followed same as last year. Furthermore, the syllabus for NEET as specified by NTA consist of the important topics which one must prepare for the test.

NEET 2019 Syllabus for Biology

Class 11th	Class 12th
Diversity in Living World	Reproduction
Structural Organisation in Animals and Plants	Genetics and Evolution
Cell Structure and Function	Biology and Human Welfare
Plant Physiology	Biotechnology and Its Applications
Human physiology	Ecology and environment

NEET 2019 Syllabus for Physics 

Class 11th	Class 12th
Physical world and measurement	Electrostatics
Kinematics	Current Electricity
Laws of Motion	Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism
Work, Energy and Power	Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents
Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body	Electromagnetic Waves
Gravitation	Optics
Properties of Bulk Matter	Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation
Thermodynamics	Atoms and Nuclei
Behaviour of Perfect Gas and Kinetic Theory	Electronic Devices
Oscillations and Waves

NEET 2019 Syllabus for Chemistry 

Class 11th	Class 12th
Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry	Solid State
Structure of Atom	Solutions
Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties	Electrochemistry
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure	Chemical Kinetics
States of Matter: Gases and Liquids	Surface Chemistry
Thermodynamics	General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements
Equilibrium	p- Block Elements
Redox Reactions	d and f Block Elements
Hydrogen	Coordination Compounds
s-Block Element (Alkali and Alkaline earth metals)	Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
Some p-Block Elements	Alcohols, Phenols, and Ethers
Organic Chemistry- Some Basic Principles and Techniques	Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
Hydrocarbons	Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen
Environmental Chemistry	Biomolecules
–	Polymers
–	Chemistry in Everyday Life

• Click Here for NEET 2019 Syllabus pdf download.

Best Books for NEET Preparation 2019

To prepare for an entrance exam, selection of the right study material is the key to success. No matter how dedicatedly you prepare for the exam, if you don’t have access to the right study material, you can’t achieve your goal. This study material could be anything, it could be a printed study material, videos, e-books or test series. You can take help of your teachers or mentors for this.

First and foremost, the candidate should have a solid grip on NCERT. Furthermore, you can also refer to the below-given books to cover NEET syllabus 2019.

Physics	Chemistry	Biology
Problems in General Physics by I.E. Irodov	Modern Approach to Chemical Calculations – R. C. Mukherjee	Objective NCERT at Your Fingertips for NEET
The Feynman Lectures on Physics Vol. I & Vol. II	Organic Chemistry – MConcise Inorganic Chemistry – J. D. Leeorrison and BoydM.S. Chauhan	Books by T.L Rayar
Concepts of Physics Vol I and II by H.C. Verma	Physical Chemistry for Medical Entrance by OP Tandon	Trueman’s Elementary Biology Volume – I and Volume – II

How to Prepare for NEET 2019?

Here we have given few NEET preparation tips which will not help the candidates to plan an effective strategy for the exam but will also help them to score high marks. NEET is undoubtedly one of the highly competitive medical entrance exam. Every year above 10 lac students apply for NEET and burn the midnight oil to crack the exam. Due to tough competition, candidates applying for the exam have to work hard for NEET preparation. The exam has three sections and in order to crack the exam in the first attempt, candidates need to spend equal time on preparation of all subjects covered in NEET.

Understand in and out of NEET 2019 Exam Pattern and Marking Scheme

The First and the most important preparation tip for NEET is to have a clear understanding of the exam pattern. You must know what the exam is, how many number of questions will there, what will be the mode of the test, what topics are covered, etc. In this way you can strategise your preparation accordingly.

Prepare as per NEET Syllabus only

You must and must only refer to the NEET syllabus only while preparing for it. Go through the complete syllabus for NEET 2019, from the subjects to the topics covered in them. The syllabus for NEET 2019 is vast and to complete it in a limited time, you need to make an effective preparation plan. Having a thorough understanding of NEET syllabus will not just help you make an effective study plan but will also help you save precious time on subjects that can be covered quickly and easily. On the basis of the topics covered in the exam and your command on them, you can decide the areas that need more practice than others and can devote more time to them.

Make a Study Plan for NEET Preparation

Now that you are aware about the exam pattern and syllabus for NEET 2019, the next thing to do is to make an effective and result-oriented study plan. When making a study plan for NEET preparation, make sure that you utilize your time wisely and make an effective timetable. Set your long tern and short term goals, calculate the total time available with you for NEET 2019 preparation, check the resources and then make a schedule to study. Plan your weeks in advance by noting down the chapters you want to cover.

Sample of a Time Table for NEET 2019 Preparation

Time	Duration	Description
5:00 am – 5:45 am	45 mins	Get Ready for School
5:45 am – 6:30 am	45 mins	Weekday Study Session 1
6:30 am – 7:00 am	30 mins	Go to School
7:00 am – 1:00 pm	6 hours	At School
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm	30 mins	Return from School
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm	30 mins	Get Fresh and Rest
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm	30 mins	Lunch
2:30 pm – 5:00 pm	2.5 hours	Weekday Study Session 2
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm	2 hours	Leisure/Hobby/Power Nap
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm	2 hours	Weekday Study Session 3
9:30 pm – 10:00 pm	30 mins	Dinner
10:00 pm – 10:30 pm	30 mins	Entertainment
10:30 pm – 11:30 pm	1 hour	Weekday Study Session 4
11:30 pm – 5:00 am	6.5 hours	Sleep

Clear Your Concepts

Many subject experts and toppers have shared that one must have their concepts crystal clear and one of the biggest reason why some students fail in the exam is because their concepts are not clear. It is general that students tend to skip the topics when they are not able to get their doubts cleared. It is like a gamble as you don’t know how many questions can be asked from a topic. Hence, if you have doubt in any section, make sure you go through the topic again and again until you master it. Furthermore, if you still find it difficult to understand it by just reading it, take help of your teachers.

NEET 2019 Test Centers

NTA will be conducting the NEET 2019 in 154 test center all over India. The candidates selected the centre city while filling the form and the exam NEET exam center will be allocated through admit card of NEET 2019.

State	City Code	City
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	1101	Port Blair
Andhra Pradesh	1201	Guntur
	1202	Kurnool
	1203	Nellore
	1204	Tirupati
	1205	Vijayawada
	1206	Visakhapatnam
Arunachal Pradesh	1301	Itanagr / Naharlagun
Assam	1401	Dibrugarh
	1402	Guwahati
	1403	Silchar
	1404	Tezpur
Bihar	1501	Gaya
	1502	Patna
Chhattisgarh	1601	Chandigarh / Mohali/ Panchkula
	1701	Bhilai / Duru / Bhilai Nagar
	1702	Bilaspur
	1703	Raipur
Dadar and Nagar Haveli	1801	Dadar & Nagar Haveli
Daman and Diu	1901	Daman
Delhi / New Delhi	2001	Delhi / New Delhi
Goa	2101	Panaji / Madgaon / Margo
Gujarat	2201	Ahmedabad
	2202	Anand
	2203	Bhavnagar
	2204	Gandhinagar
	2205	Godhara
	2206	Patan
	2207	Rajkot
	2208	Surat
	2209	Vadodra
	2210	Valsad
Haryana	2301	Faridabad
	2302	Gurugram
Himachal Pradesh	2401	Hamirpur
	2402	Shimla
Jammu & Kashmir	2501	Jammu
	2502	Srinagar
Jharkhand	2601	Bokaro
	2602	Jamshedpur
	2603	Ranchi
Karnataka	2701	Belgaum / Belgavi
	2702	Bengaluru
	2703	Davanagere
	2704	Dharwad
	2705	Gulbarga / Kalaburgi
	2706	Hubli
	2707	Mangaluru
	2708	Mysuru
	2709	Udupi
Kerala	2801	Alappuzha
	2802	Angamaly
	2803	Eenakulam
	2804	Kannur
	2805	Kasaragod
	2806	Kollam
	2807	Kottayam
	2808	Kozhikode / Calicut
	2809	Malappuram
	2810	Palakkad
	2811	Thiruvananthapuram
	2812	Thrissur
Lakshadweep	2901	Kavaratti
Madhya Pradesh	3001	Bhopal
	3002	Gwalior
	3003	Indore
	3004	Jabalpur
	3005	Ujjain
Maharashtra	3101	Ahmednagar
	3102	Akola
	3103	Amravati
	3104	Aurangabad (MR)
	3105	Beed
	3106	Buldhana
	3107	Jalgaon
	3108	Kolhapur
	3109	Latur
	3110	Mumbai
	3111	Nagpur
	3112	Nanded
	3113	Nashik
	3114	Navi Mumbai
	3115	Pune
	3116	Satara
	3117	Solapur
	3118	Thane
Manipur	3201	Imphal
Meghalaya	3301	Shillong
Mizoram	3401	Aizawl
Nagaland	3501	Dimapur
	3502	Kohima
Odisha	3601	Angul
	3602	Balasore / Baleswar
	3603	Berhampur
	3604	Bhubaneshwar
	3605	Cuttack
	3606	Rourkela
	3607	Sambalpur
Puducherry	3701	Puducherry
Punjab	3801	Amritsar
	3802	Bathinda
	3803	Jalandhar
	3804	Ludhiana
	3805	Patiala
Rajasthan	3901	Ajmer
	3902	Bikaner
	3903	Jaipur
	3904	Jodhpur
	3905	Kota
	3906	Udaipur
Sikkim	4001	Gangtok
Tamil Nadu	4101	Chennai
	4102	Coimbatore
	4103	Cuddalore
	4104	Kanchipuram
	4105	Karur
	4106	Madurai
	4107	Nagercoil
	4108	Namakkal
	4109	Salem
	4110	Thanjavur
	4111	Thiruvallur
	4112	Tiruchirappali
	4113	Tirunelveli
	4114	Vellore
Telangana	4201	Hydetabad
	4202	Karimnagar
	4203	Khammam
	4204	Rangareddy
	4205	Warangal
Tripura	4301	Agartala
Uttar Pradesh	4401	Agra
	4402	Allagabad / Prayagraj
	4403	Bareilly
	4404	Ghaziabad
	4405	Gorakhpur
	4406	Jhansi
	4407	Kanpur
	4408	Lucknow
	4409	Meerut
	4410	Noida / Greater Noida
	4411	Varanasi
Uttarakhand	4501	Dehradun
	4502	Haldwani
	4503	Roorkee
West Bengal	4601	24 Pargana (North)
	4602	Asansol
	4603	Bardhaman / Burwar
	4604	Durgapur
	4605	Hooghly
	4606	Howrah
	4607	Kharagpur
	4608	Kolkata
	4609	Siliguri

NEET 2019 Answer Key

Once the entrance exam is conducted successfully at all the test centers, the exam conducting body will publish the Answer Key. It shall be available for download a week or two after the test. However, NTA publishes the Answer Key, various coaching institutes will release the answer key. Along with it, the aspirants will also get the question paper and their OMR answer sheet. The candidates can use all these to cross-check their answers and calculate their probable score. This will help them to estimate their chances of qualifying the entrance examination.

To calculate the marks you will have to add and deduct marks using the marking scheme for the entrance exam. When the official answer key releases, the aspirants shall also get the opportunity to submit the objection in the NEET 2019 Answer Key. On the basis of the objection raised, corrections shall be done in the provisional key and a final answer key may be released.

NEET 2019 Result

The candidates will be able to check their result for NEET 2019 online at the NTA website. To check the result, you need to log in by entering the necessary information. To qualify the test, the candidates need to obtain minimum percentile. The responsibility of NTA is like CBSE, it is limited to conduct the entrance test, publishing the result and submitting the result of the candidate to the Counselling authorities. The exam conducting body shall not provide the facility for re-checking/ re-evaluation of NEET Result. The result of the NEET may be utilized by other entities of Central/State Governments for admission purpose in accordance with their rules.

NTA shall also prepare a merit list of the candidates who qualify in the entrance exam. The list will consist of the name of the candidates in order of All India Rank based on the score obtained in NEET 2019. Those whose name is included in the merit list will then eligible to appear for the counselling.

NEET 2019 Cut Off

In order to be eligible for admission in the medical programmes for the academic session 2019, it is important for the candidates to obtain a minimum percentile. NTA will determine the percentile on the basis of highest marks secured in the All India common merit list in National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test for admission to MBBS/BDS courses. The cut off percentile for NEET is as follows:

Category	Cut Off percentile
General	50th percentile
OBC	50th percentile
SC/ST	45th percentile
PWD	45th percentile

NEET 2019 Counselling

The counselling for the eligible candidates will be conducted by Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India for
counselling of 15% All India Quota Seats, Deemed Universities/Central Universities/Seats of ESIC & AFMC including BHU & AMU and the State Counselling Authorities and Admitting Institutions. At the time of NEET 2019 Counselling, eligibility criteria, self-declaration, etc of the shortlisted candidates will be verified. The Admitting Authorities will then invite
applications for counselling and merit list shall be drawn based on All India Rank by the Admitting Authorities.

The DGHS shall conduct an online counselling for 15% All India Quota Seats, whereas, the 85% seats will be filled for admission in State Medical Colleges/ Universities/ Institution/ Private Medical College.

NEET 2019 Reservation Policy

The exam conducting body shall also reserve the following number of seats for different categories as mentioned in the table below.

Category	Reservation of Seats
SC	15%
ST	15%
ST	7.5%
OBC-NCL	27%
Differently Abled candidates	05%

NEET 2019 Application Form

The application process for NEET is over now. The application form for NEET 2019 was available at ntaneet.nic.in. To fill the application, the candidates had to register by submitting the following details:

• Name
• Mother’s Name
• Father’s Name
• Category
• Person with Disabilities
• Date of Birth
• Gender
• Nationality
• State of Eligibility (for 15% All India Quota)
• Select Identification Type
• As per selected Identification Type
• Mobile Number
• Email ID

Then the candidates had to fill the application form of NEET 2019 with personal, education, and contact details.

Photograph and Signature: During form filling, candidates also have to upload photograph and signature. These are to be submitted in the prescribed format. The specification for both are as follows:

• The photo should be of 10 kb to 200 kb, in jpg / jpeg format.
• The signature should be of 4 kb to 300 kb, jpg / jpeg format.

Application Fee: Candidates could pay application fee via Net Banking, Debit Card, Credit Card, E-Challan, and UPI. The amount of application fee is as follows:

Category	Application Fee
General/ OBC	Rs. 1400
SC/ ST/ PH	Rs. 750
Transgender	Rs. 750

NEET 2019 Application Form Correction

NTA has closed NEET application form correction window. The window was open for a period of 18 days. Candidates were allowed to make corrections in the application form by logging into their respective accounts. NTA informed the candidates about the errors in the images uploaded and details via SMS and e-mail.

Only those candidates who have applied successfully for the NEET exam were eligible to make corrections in their form if any. The candidates were not allowed to edit the following details:

1. State Eligibility (15% AIQ seats)
2. PWD status
3. Gender
4. Category
5. Nationality

NEET 2019 Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for NEET 2019 is as follows:

Nationality: The candidates should be Indian National / Non-Resident (NRIs) / Overseas Citizen of India (OCIs) / Persons with Indian Origin (PIOs) & Foreign Nationals.

Age Limit Criteria for NEET 2019: There is a new upper age limit now:

New Age Limit of NEET

• SC has allowed candidates above 25 years of age to apply for NEET 2018.
• The lower age limit is as it was before.

Old Age Limit

• Student must be 17 years old at the time of admission, on or before December 31 of admission year.
• The upper age limit for NEET 2019 is 25 years, as on the date of the examination. SC/ST/OBC and PWD get relaxation of 05 years.

Academic Qualification Details: The education qualification for NEET 2019 is as follows:

• The students should have passed Class 12th or its equivalent examination, from a recognized board.
• The candidate must have passed in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology and English individually and must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Biotechnology at the qualifying examination.

Here is a list of other qualifying examinations which are also considered valid for applying for NEET 2019.

• The Intermediate/Pre-degree Examination in Science of an Indian University/Board or other recognized examining body with Physics, Chemistry, Biology /Biotechnology (which shall include the practical test in these subjects) and also English as a compulsory subject can apply for NEET 2019
• The Pre-professional/Pre-medical Examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology & English after passing either the Higher Secondary Examination or the Pre-University or an equivalent examination. The Pre-professional/Pre-medical examination shall include the practical test in these subjects and also English as a compulsory subject
• The first year of the three years degree course of a recognized University with Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Biotechnology including practical tests in these subjects provided the examination is a University Examination and candidate has passed the earlier qualifying examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/ Biotechnology with English at a level not less than a core course
• Those who have studied the B.Sc. Examination from an Indian University provided that he/she has passed the B.Sc. Examination with not less than two of the subjects Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Botany, Zoology)/Bio-technology and further that he/ she has passed the earlier qualifying examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English.
• Students with any other examination which in scope and standard (Last 02 years of 10+2 Study comprising of Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Biotechnology; Which shall include practical test in these subjects) is found to be equivalent to the Intermediate Science Examination of an Indian University/Board, taking Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Biotechnology including practical tests in each of these subjects and English.

If you have any questions for NEET 2019, then do let us know in the comment section below.  

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