NEET UG 2024: NMC Releases Updated Syllabus

NEET UG 2024 : The National Medical Commission (NMC) has revised the syllabus of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG) 2024. The detailed syllabus can now be accessed on the official website of NMC at nmc.org as well as on the official portal of the National Testing Agency (NTA) at nta.ac.in.

“It is notified to all the stakeholders especially to the aspiring candidates that the Under Graduate Medical Education Board, an autonomous body under National Medical Commission has finalized the NEET (UG) – 2025 Syllabus,” Shambhu Sharan Singh, Director, UGMEB, said in an official notice.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the NEET UG 2024 on May 5. The online registration dates are yet to be announced. The exam is usually held in pen-and-paper test covering Physics, Chemistry, and Biology curricula from Class 11 and 12 textbooks, administered in 13 languages.

However, for 2025, the education and health ministries are currently deciding whether to conduct the NEET-UG medical entrance exam in pen-and-paper mode or shift it to online mode. “The administrative ministry of NEET is the Health Ministry, and we are in talks with them to decide whether NEET should be conducted in pen-and-paper mode or online mode. We have already conducted two rounds of talks with the Health Ministry led by JP Nadda. Whatever option is deemed best for conducting the exam, the NTA is prepared to implement it,” Pradhan told reporters.

NEET UG Eligibility Criteria

Candidates who have studied physics, chemistry, biology, or biotechnology as additional subjects in class 12 appear for the medical entrance exam. Furthermore, candidates whose applications for eligibility certificates were rejected earlier are also eligible to appear for the exam. Those who will be appearing for the exam next year are also eligible to register for the exam.

NEET UG Passing Marks

In the qualifying exam, candidates must obtain at least 50 per cent in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. In addition, the minimum mark criterion for applicants from the SC, ST, and OBC-NCL categories is 40 per cent. Candidates who clear NEET UG are eligible for admission to undergraduate medical programmes across medical colleges in the country.

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