Latest News: MHRD has postponed NEET 2020. The exam will now be held on September 13, 2020.
NEET 2020 Exam Date – Parents and students were asking for delay of NEET exam date for a long time and now finally HRD and NTA has postponed the exam. The exam was earlier due to be held on 26, 2020. However, now it will be held on September 13, 2020.
NEET 2020 – Details of Meeting Here
The meeting was conducted by zee news, in its show DNA. Ramesh Pokhriyal has also provided the link for it in his twitter account.
Key takeaways of the meeting:
- Though CBSE exams have been postponed but the exam date for NEET 2020 remains the same for now.
- Even JEE Main exam date is the same for now, i.e. from July 18 to 23, 2020.
- The minister said that when dates were announced for both the national level exams, the students were satisfied that they got a fixed date. The only concern was how to prepare without coaching. Hence, for that NTA releases Abhyaas app.
- The app is available in Hindi and English.
- The minister has hinted that the dates will only be changed if COVID-19 situation in the country gets too bad.
NEET 2020 to be Held Only in India
On Tuesday, National Testing Agency and Medical Council of India (MCI) informed High Court that it will not be able to allocated NEET centers abroad, including the Gulf countries. It explained that unlike JEE Main, NEET is an offline examination and given the situation it is not easy to transport the question paper and other material to the exam centers abroad. It further added that doing so needs meticulous planning and now there is no time or feasibility for it.
Sometime back, Indian students who are living abroad, esp. in Gulf countries, filed a petition requesting Centre and NTA to allot centres for NEET in Qatar and other Gulf countries. In response to this, NTA and MCI made the above statement and explained why it is difficulty to conduct NEET 2020 abroad. For now, the exam shall be held in 150+ centers in India.
Student Reaction to NEET 2020 Not Postponed
Students across the nation are happy with the decision. Same is with parents as well. Everyone is concerned about their safety. Following the meet, there has been a wave of tweet and comments in social media where students display strong disagreement.
Why NEET 2020 Should be Postponed?
The number of corona virus cases are escalating. There are 5 lakh plus cases in India now and these are expected to increase further. Since there is no medicine for COVID, the only solution is social distancing. However, for NEET 2020 more than 15 lakh students have applied. With such a huge number of students, it is not easy to maintain social distancing and the risk involved in too high. Hence, the exam should be postponed.
Why MHRD is Not Postponing NEET 2020?
NEET 2020 is the only entrance exam for UG medical admission in India. 100% seats in MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BSMS, BUMS, and BHMS courses are filled on the basis of it. The timeline for the exam has been distorted, leading to delay in the admission process. Postponing the NEET 2020 exam date further will result is more delay in the admission process and beginning of the session.
Possibility of NEET 2020 Cancelled?
The possibility of cancelling NEET 2020 is very unlikely. The application forms have been filled and all the medical colleges take admission on the basis of NEET rank. Hence, there are very less chances that the exam will be cancelled.
Also, the criteria for admission in medical colleges is very high. Only the best of best qualify NEET. Hence, granting admission in medical colleges on the basis of class 12th scores is also not feasible or fair.
Round up of NEET 2020:
1. NEET 2020 registration is over. Also, the NEET 2020 application form correction facility ended on May 31, 2020. This time candidates were allowed to make changes in exam center choices too.
2. Admit card release date: The date will be announced 15 days before the exam date. However, it is subjected to change as per the changes in the exam date.
NEET 2020 Exam Date Timeline So Far
Lets us check below the changes in NEET 2020 dates so far:
NEET 2020 was initially to be held on May 3, 2020.
27 March 2020: NTA postponed NEET 2020 and announced the same via an official notice. NEET was initially to be held on May 3, 2020. However, this notice announced the exam stands postponed until the situation is assessed. Read here.
22 May 2020: New exam dates of NEET 2020 was announced. This notice state that NEET 2020 will be now held on July 26, 2020. Read here.
Beware of Fake Notices on NEET 2020 Exam Date Changes
On June 17, 2020, NTA has to issue a circular clarifying about the fake notices being circulated about NEET 2020 exam date postponement over social media. The notice can be checked below:
Therefore note the following:
Only trust official notice for NEET 2020 exam date changes.
NEET 2020 is expected to get postponed due to the high level of protests from the students.
The decision to postpone NEET 2020 is yet not finalized.
MHRD /NTA will be announcing the official dates for NEET 2020, if any changes are made.
NEET 2020
National Eligibility cum Entrance Test is the single entry examination for MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BSMS, BUMS, and BHMS admission in India. So far, the exam is due to be held on July 26, 2020. As always, the exam will be held in offline (pen and paper) mode. Candidates will get 180 questions of 720 marks and will have 3 hours to solve it.
NEET 2020 Syllabus
The aspirants preparing for the exam can have a quick look on the syllabus of NEET 2020:
Biology Syllabus:
| Class 11th Syllabus | Class 12th Syllabus |
| Diversity in the Living World | Reproduction |
| Structural Organisation – Plants and Animals | Genetics and Evolution |
| Cell Structure and Function | Biology and Human welfare |
| Plant Physiology | Biotechnology and its applications |
| Human physiology | Ecology and environment |
Physics syllabus:
| Class 11th Syllabus | Class 12th Syllabus |
|---|---|
| Physical world and measurement | Electro statistics |
| Kinematics | Current Electricity |
| Laws of Motion | Magnetic effects of Current and Magnetism |
| Work, Energy, and Power | Electromagnetic induction and alternating currents |
| Motion of systems of particles and rigid body | Electromagnetic waves |
| Gravitation | Optics |
| Properties of Bulk Matter | Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation |
| Thermodynamics | Atoms and Nuclei |
| Behavior of Perfect Gas and Kinetic theory | Electronic Devices |
| Oscillations and wave |
Chemistry Syllabus:
| Class 11th Syllabus | Class 12th Syllabus |
| 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 elements (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 and Chemistry in everyday life |
Recommended preparation resources for NEET 2020:
Sample Paper
Previous Year Question Papers
Notes
NEET Preparation
NEET 2020 Exam Pattern
NEET is the only NTA held examination that is held in offline mode. The exam is held for 3 hours and the students have to answers 180 MCQ type questions. NEET is one of the exams that are held in various languages, 11 to be exact. These languages are English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Odia, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu.
The question and marks distribution in NEET 2020 is given below:
| Subject | Total Questions | Total Marks |
| Physics | 45 | 180 |
| Chemistry | 45 | 180 |
| Biology | 90 | 360 |
| Total | 180 | 720 |
Official website: ntaneet.nic.in
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