FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ

Sl. No. Question

1 What is National Eligibility cum Entrance Test UG (NEET-UG)?

2 What is the responsibility of CBSE for NEET-UG, 2017?

3 When NEET-UG, 2017 will be conducted?
4 What is the minimum qualification for appearing in NEET-UG, 2017 for
candidates of unreserved category?
5 What is the minimum qualification for appearing in NEET-UG, 2017 for
candidates of reserved category?
6 What is the minimum qualification for appearing in NEET-UG, 2017 for
candidates of physically handicapped category?
7 What is the minimum qualification for appearing in NEET-UG, 2017 for
candidates of Foreign Nationals?
8 What are the eligibility criteria for appearing in NEET-UG, 2017?
 9 What are the eligibility criteria for appearing in NEET-UG, 2017 for 15%
All India Quota?

10 Who can appear in NEET-UG, 2017?

11 Who can appear in NEET-UG, 2017 for 15% All India Quota seats?
11 Who can appear in NEET-UG, 2017 for 15% All India Quota seats?

12 If a candidate is opting Oriya as medium of question paper, would he be

eligible for 15% All India Quota?

13 What is the minimum age for appearing in NEET-UG, 2017?

14 What is the maximum age for appearing in NEET-UG, 2017?

15 What are the cut off dates for calculating the age of a candidate?

16 What is the number of attempts for appearing in NEET-UG?

17 Through NEET-UG against which seats admissions will be made?

18 Is there any seat in MBBS/BDS on which admission will be made without
appearing in NEET-UG?

19 Is admission in AIIMS and JIPMER Puducherry will also be through NEET-

UG?

20 In how many languages, NEET-UG, 2017 will be conducted?

21 If I am opting Assamese as language of question paper, can I get the
centre of examination in Delhi?

22 If a candidate is opting English as medium of question paper, in which

language candidate will be provided Test Booklet?
23 If a candidate is opting Hindi as medium of question paper, in which
language candidate will be provided Test Booklet?

24 If a candidate is opting vernacular language as medium of question

paper, in which language candidate will be provided Test Booklet?
25 Can I change the option of language once the form is submitted?

26 Is there any change in the pattern of NEET-UG?

27 Is there any change in the syllabus of NEET-UG?

28 Whether the examination will be offline or online?

29 What is the syllabus for NEET-UG, 2017?

30 What will be the pattern of NEET-UG 2017?

31 What are the duration/timings of NEET-UG 2017?

32 Which are the cities where NEET-UG 2017 will be held?

33 Can CBSE fix the examination centre in any city other than the three
options exercised by the candidates?

34 Is CBSE reserve its discretion not to fix the centre in a city which is given
in the Appendix-II?

35 From which city foreign nationals, OCIs & PIOs can appear in NEET-UG,
2017?
36 Can a candidate opt Imphal as centre city if residing in Delhi?

37 Can a centre be allotted by the CBSE manually?

38 Can a candidate change its centre city after allotment of roll number?
39 How to fill up online application form for NEET-UG 2017? Are there any
guidelines for the students before filling the application form?

40 If any candidate face problem in filling up of form, to whom can he

approach?
41 Whether the service of Common Services Centres is chargeable?

42 How to remit fee for NEET-UG 2017?

43 If any candidate faces any problem in remittance of fee, to whom can
he/she approach?

44 If a candidate for any reason not appearing or appeared in the

examination, is there any provision for fee refund?
45 Is a candidate from Andhra Pradesh/J&K/Telangana studying in
Maharashtra, eligible for 15% All India Quota seats?

46 What are the enclosures that should be attached with the confirmation
page to be sent to the Boards?
47 If mistakenly during filling up of the form, wrong particulars are filled in
the online form, how it will be corrected.

48 Is a candidate passed class XII with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and

English subjects from NIOS, eligible to appear for NEET-UG?
49 If a student studied up to class 11th from CBSE Board from KSA/abroad
and class XII from CBSE School in India, will he/she be eligible to appear
in NEET-UG?
50 Is it compulsory to take Maths if I want to appear in NEET-UG, 2017?

51 Is there any provision to challenge the response(s) against the OMR

grading?

52 Can a candidate, appearing in Class XII in the year 2017, is eligible to

appear in NEET-UG, 2017?
53 Is the availability of forms will be online or can it be purchased from any
bank or institution.

54 How to send confirmation Page of Application Form of NEET-UG, 2017?

55 Can one send confirmation page of online application through courier?

56 If a candidate born in USA and studied in India and holding OCI Card
wants to apply for NEET-UG, 2017 is he/she is eligible for NEET-UG, 2017?

57 What is the mean by PH-1 & PH-2 category?

58 What is the reservation criteria for seats falling under the jurisdiction of
States?

59 What are the reservation criteria for 15% All India Quota seats?
60 What is the scheduled date for web hosting of Admit Cards for NEET-UG,
2017?
61 What are the qualifying criteria of NEET-UG for preparing a merit list?
63 How the CBSE will declare the result?

64 What is the meaning of percentile rank?

65 How the merit list will be prepared by the States?

66 How the merit list will be prepared for 15% All India Quota seats?

67 When will be the result of NEET-UG, 2017 declared?

68 How does one know the complete guidelines/instructions for NEET-UG,

2017?
69 What do you mean by All-India quota seats?

70 Will there be negative marking in NEET-UG, 2017?

71 How long the result of NEET-UG, 2017 is valid?

72 Is there any helpline for NEET-UG, 2017 examination for the aspirants?
73 Can anyone cancel the application submitted for NEET-UG, 2017?

74 What do the candidates need to bring to the exam centre?

75 Can the candidate bring anything other than that mentioned in S.No.41
above to the examination centre?

76 Will any candidate be able to leave early if he finishes the test before the
allocated test time?

77 If one does not get Admit Card, whom should he contact?

78 How will one know the result of the NEET-UG, 2017?

79 Who will conduct Counselling after NEET-UG, 2017?

80 Can one see images of OMR sheets and Responses on website?

81 Is there any provision for re-checking of answer sheet?

82 Is there any provision to challenge the response(s) against the OMR

grading?
83 What is the Entry time at the Examination Hall?
UESTIONS (FAQ'S) ON NEET(UG)
Reply
As per regulations framed under the Indian Medical Council Act-1956 as amended
in 2016 and the Dentists Act-1948 as amended in 2016, admissions in 100%
seats of MBBS/BDS will be done through NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY CUM ENTRANCE
TEST (UG) 2017 (NEET-UG, 2017) in Medical/Dental Colleges run with the
approval of Medical Council of India/Dental Council of India under the Union
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India except for the
institutions established through an Act of Parliament i.e. AIIMS and JIPMER
Puducherry.

The responsibility of the CBSE is limited to the conduct of the entrance test,
declaration of result
NEET-UG, 2017 and
will be providingon
conducted All7India Rank
th May, to the
2017 Directorate General of
(Sunday).
 Any examination which in scope and standard (Last 02 years of 10+2 Study
comprising of Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Bio-technology; 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/Bio-technology including practical tests in each of these subjects and
English.

Provided that to be eligible for competitive entrance examination, candidate

must have passed any of the qualifying examinations as enumerated in Bulletin
or appearing in the qualifying examination in 2017.
 Provided also that to be eligible for competitive Entrance Test the candidate
must have passed in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Bio-technology
and English individually and must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks taken
together in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Bio-technology at the qualifying
examination as mentioned in clause (2) of regulation 4 on Graduate Medical
Education Regulations 1997.
 Any examination which in scope and standard (Last 02 years of 10+2 Study
comprising of Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Bio-technology; 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/Bio-technology including practical tests in each of these subjects and
English.

Provided that to be eligible for competitive entrance examination, candidate

must have passed any of the qualifying examinations as enumerated in Bulletin
or appearing in the qualifying examination in 2017.

In respect of the candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes

or Other Backward Classes, the marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry and
 Any examination which in scope and standard (Last 02 years of 10+2 Study
comprising of Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Bio-technology; 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/Bio-technology including practical tests in each of these subjects and
English.

Provided that to be eligible for competitive entrance examination, candidate

must have passed any of the qualifying examinations as enumerated in Bulletin
Further, for persons with locomotor disability of lower limbs, minimum of 45%
marks for Gen-PH and 40% marks for SC-PH/ST-PH/OBC-PH are required.
 Any examination which in scope and standard (Last 02 years of 10+2 Study
comprising of Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Bio-technology; 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/Bio-technology including practical tests in each of these subjects and
English.

Provided that to be eligible for competitive entrance examination, candidate

must have passed any of the qualifying examinations as enumerated in Bulletin
or appearing in the qualifying examination in 2017.

Provided further that the students educated abroad seeking admission into
medical colleges in India must have passed in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry,
 He/she has completed age of 17 years at the time of admission or will complete
the age on or before 31st December of the year of his/her admission to the
1styear MBBS/BDS Course.

The upper age limit for NEET-UG is 25 years as on the date of examination with
relaxation of 5 years for the candidates belonging to SC/ST/ OBC category.

For
Candidate
s of
Unreserve
d
Category
(UR) born on or between 08.05.1992 and 01.01.2001

For
Candidate
s of
SC/ST/OB
C
Category born on or between 08.05.1987 and 01.01.2001
 Indian Nationals, Non Resident Indians (NRIs), Oversees Citizen of India (OCIs),
Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) & Foreign Nationals are eligible to appear in NEET
(UG)-2017.

The number of attempts which a candidate can avail at NEET-UG examination

shall be limited to 3 (three) uniformly to all the candidates. The candidates who
have already appeared in AIPMT/NEET on three occasions are not allowed to take
this examination.
In addition to the eligibility criteria, as mentioned above in Point 18, following is
also required for 15% All India Quota: Students from the States of Andhra
Pradesh, Telangana and J & K are NOT ELIGIBLE for 15% all India quota seats as
these States had opted out of All India Scheme since its inception. If they claim
eligibility, they must submit online Self Declaration which will be generated and
printed automatically alongwith confirmation page for the record and to present
during counselling.

Indian Nationals

Non Resident Indians (NRIs)

Oversees Citizen of India (OCIs)

Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs)

Foreign Nationals are eligible to appear in NEET (UG)-2017.

Indian Nationals
 Non Resident Indians (NRIs)

Oversees Citizen of India (OCIs)

Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs)

Foreign Nationals are eligible to appear in NEET (UG)-2017 for 15% All India
Quota Seats.

Candidates qualifying NEET would be eligible for All India Quota and other quotas
under the State Governments/Institutes, irrespective of the medium in which the
examination is taken by a candidate, subject to other eligibility criteria.

He/she has completed age of 17 years at the time of admission or will complete
the age on or before 31st December of the year of his/her admission to the 1st
year MBBS/BDS Course.
The upper age limit for NEET-UG is 25 years as on the date of examination with
relaxation of 5 years for the candidates belonging to SC/ST/ OBC category.

For
Candidate
s of
Unreserve
d
Category
(UR) born on or between 08.05.1992 and 01.01.2001

For
Candidate
s of
SC/ST/OB
C
Category born on or between 08.05.1987 and 01.01.2001
The number of attempts which a candidate can avail at NEET-UG examination
shall be limited to 3 (three) uniformly to all the candidates. The candidates who
have already appeared in AIPMT/NEET on three occasions are not allowed to take
this examination.

(i) All India Quota Seats.

(ii) State Government Quota Seats

(iii) State/Private/Management/NRI Quota Seats in all Private Medical / Dental
Colleges or any Private/ Deemed University

(iv) Central Pool Quota Seats

No. Admissions in 100% MBBS/BDS seats will be done through the NEET-UG only..

No.

NEET-UG, 2017 will be conducted in the following languages:

HINDI ENGLISH
ASSAMES
E BENGALI
GUJARATI KANNADA

MARATHI ORIYA
TAMIL TELUGU
No. If any candidate is opting vernacular language as medium of question paper,
he will be allotted centre only in respective States of particular vernacular
language. In the present case, examination centre could be only in Assam.

Candidates opting for English would be provided Test Booklet in English only.
Candidates opting for Hindi would be provided Bilingual Test Booklet i.e. in Hindi
and in English. In case of any ambiguity in translation of any of the questions, its
English version shall be treated as final.

Candidates opting for vernacular languages would be provided Bilingual Test

Booklet i.e. in selected language and in English. In case of any ambiguity in
translation of any of the questions, its English version shall be treated as final.
Option once exercised, cannot be changed after submission of application form.
As centres will be allotted based on medium of question paper, candidates need
to be very careful in choosing of medium of question paper.

No. NEET-UG-2017 will be on the similar pattern which was in 2016.

No. Syllabus of NEET-UG, 2017 will be similar to the syllabus of 2016.

NEET-UG, 2017 will be an offline pen and paper test.

The Question Paper of NEET-UG, 2017 shall be based on the syllabus as notified
by the Medical council of India which is at Appendix-I of the Information Bulletin
of NEET-UG, 2017 available on the website www.cbseneet.nic.in.

The NEET-UG 2017 consists of one paper containing 180 objective type questions
(four options with single correct answer) from the subjects Physics, Chemistry
and Biology (Botany & Zoology) to be answered on the specially designed
machine-gradable sheet using Ball Point Pen only.

TThe duration of NEET-UG 2017 will be 03 hours from 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.
However, no entry will be allowed after 9.30 a.m.

A list of examination centre cities is provided at Appendix-II in the Information

Bulletin of NEET-UG 2017.
Yes. Board reserves its discretion to fix the centre in other city than that of
options exercised by the candidate.

Yes.

They can choose any three cities as given in Appendix-II.

Candidates are advised to select the centre city in their State of residence or in
neighbouring city only.

No. Centre allocation is made through computer with no human intervention.

In no case, centre city can be changed.

Application form for NEET-UG can be submitted only online through website
www.cbseneet.nic.in. Details are available under Chapter-4 Mode of
submission of Application Form and fee details as provided in the
Information Bulletin of NEET-UG 2017. Keep the correct details ready before
submission of form after carefully reading of Information Bulletin.

1. Common Services Centres will act as the Facilitation Centres this time and will
provide the services against the fee prescribed.

2. They are advised to make themselves acquaint with the application form given
in Information Bulletin and also on website.
3. They can go through the Replica of NEET-UG, 2017 application.

Yes. For submission of application form only. Details are given in Chapter-12 of
Information Bulletin.

The examination fee for NEET-UG 2017 can be remitted in the following manner:

Through any Debit/Credit Card using on-line gateway payment facility or

Net Banking/UPI

e-wallet of various service providers For details, please refer to Chapter-4 of

Information Bulletin.
Candidates can approach the concerned Banks on contact numbers which are
available on the website of the NEET-UG, 2017.

No. Once the online application form is submitted successfully by the candidate,
it cannot be withdrawn. Claims for refund of application fee will not be
entertained under any circumstances.
In case, the candidate is not eligible to seek admission to MBBS/BDS seats in
Medical/Dental Colleges in the State of Andhra Pradesh, J&K and Telangana, he
will be eligible for 15% All India Quota seats. The candidate is also required to
submit a self-declaration to this effect. Format is at Appendix-III of Information
Bulletin.

The candidates are NOT REQUIRED TO SEND the print out of the Confirmation
Page or any document (s) to the NEET-UG Unit, CBSE.
Candidates are requested to read the Information Bulletin carefully before
submission of application. They should keep the entire information ready as per
Replica of NEET-UG, 2017. An opportunity after a week of last date will be given
to the candidates for such corrections, if any. No correction will be allowed
thereafter. All the information (especially category) which is correct on the date
of submission of form will be considered valid and no change is allowed later.

Yes, candidate passed class XII examination with an aggregate of 50% marks in
the subjects of Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Bio-Technology and also passed
English in the Qualifying Examination from any recognized Board/University can
appear in the NEET-UG subject to fulfilling other conditions.
For seats under the control of participating States/Universities/Institutions, their
respective authorities. Details are available at Annexure-VIII of Information
Bulletin.

Yes.
Mathematics is not required for NEET-UG, 2017.

No. Any examination equivalent to class XII examination of a recognized

Board/University comprising of Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Bio-technology
including practical test in these subjects and English is only eligible to appear in
NEET-UG, 2017. Candidates are required to acquire eligibility in one go.

Yes.
The application forms are available online only. A candidate can apply by logging
into website www.cbseneet.nic.in. Forms are not available in any bank or
institution.

The candidates are NOT REQUIRED TO SEND the the Confirmation Page of the
online application form or any document (s) to NEET-UG Unit.

No. Form is not required to be sent to CBSE. It is 100% Online procedure for
submission of NEET-UG application form.
Yes. Indian Nationals and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) are Eligible for
appearing in the NEET-UG, 2017 and also eligible for seats under 15% All India
Quota. Eligibility of OCI candidates for admission under seats in the control of
States/Universities/Institutions shall be ascertained before applying for NEET-UG,
2017.

Differently abled candidates as per MCI guidelines are:

PH-1 Candidates with locomotor disability of lower limbs from 50% to 70%

Candidates with locomotor disability of lower limbs from 40% to less

PH-2 than 50%
It is as per State Reservation Policy.

(i) 15% seats are reserved for SC candidates,

(ii) 7.5% seats are reserved for ST candidates,

(iii) 27% seats as per Central Act are reserved for non-creamy layer OBC
candidates only in Central Educational Institutions. Reservation would be
applicable to the castes mentioned in the Central list of OBC. Thus, the
candidates falling in this list may mention OBC-NCL in the Category Column in
application form. Candidates from creamy layer and those who do not come
under Central List of OBC are advised to mention their category as Unreserved
(UR).

(iv) 3% seats are reserved on horizontal basis for Physically Handicapped

candidates.

The tentative schedule of hosting of Admit Cards is 15.04.2017.

The Central Board of Secondary Education will prepare an All India Merit List of
successful candidates of NEET 2017 on the basis of the eligibility criteria
provided by the Medical Council of India and Dental Council of India as given in
Graduate Medical Education Regulations-1997 issued under Indian Medical
Council Act-1956 and BDS Course Regulations, 2007 under the Dentists Act,
1948. The eligibility criteria are as follows:
(a) In order to be eligible for admission to MBBS/BDS Courses for a particular
academic year, it shall be necessary for a candidate to obtain minimum of marks
at 50th percentile in National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test to MBBS/BDS Courses
held for the said academic year. However, in respect of candidates belonging to
Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, the minimum
marks shall be at 40th percentile. In respect of candidates with locomotor
disability of lower limbs terms of Clause 4(a) iv (of regulations), the minimum
marks shall be at 45th percentile for UR-PH and 40th percentile for SC-PH, ST-PH
& OBC-PH candidates. The percentile shall be determined 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.
(b) Provided when sufficient number of candidates in the respective categories
fail to secure minimum marks as prescribed in National Eligibility Cum Entrance
Test held for any academic year for admission to MBBS/BDS Courses, the Central
Government in consultation with Medical Council of India and Dental Council of
India may at its discretion lower the minimum marks required for admission to
MBBS/BDS Courses for candidates belonging to respective categories and marks
so lowered by the Central Government shall be applicable for the said academic
year only.
(c) To be eligible for the admission to MBBS/BDS Courses, a candidate must have
passed in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Bio-technology and English
individually and must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks taken together in
Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Bio-technology at the Qualifying Examination as
mentioned in Graduate Medical Education Regulations-1997 and BDS Course
Regulations, 2007 and in addition must have come in the merit list of National
Eligibility Cum Entrance Test for admission to MBBS/BDS Courses. In respect of
the candidates belonging to the SC, ST and OBC category the marks obtained in
Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Bio-technology taken in qualifying examination and
competitive examination (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) be 40% marks instead of
50%. In respect of candidates with locomotor disability of lower limbs, the
minimum of 45% marks for Gen-PH and 40% marks for SC-PH/ST-PH/OBC-PH are
required. Provided that a candidate who has appeared in the qualifying
examination the result of which has not been declared, he may be provisionally
permitted to take up the competitive entrance examination and in case of
selection for admission to the MBBS/BDS courses, he shall not be admitted to
that course until he fulfils the eligibility criteria as specified above. A list of the
successful candidates in order of All India Rank based on the score obtained in
the examination will be prepared by the Board.

CBSE will declare the result based on the qualifying criteria provided by
Medical/Dental Council of India wherein All India Rank will be given to the
candidates in percentile rank.

A percentile rank is the percentage of score that fall below a given score in a
group.
States will prepare their own merit list based on All India Rank keeping in view
the category of candidates.

Based on All India Rank and the reservation roster provided by DGHS, merit list
for All India quota will be prepared.

Expected date is 8th June, 2017.

The Guidelines for NEET-UG, 2017 are available in the Information Bulletin of
NEET-UG, 2017 which is available on the website www.cbseneet.nic.in.
15% seats surrendered by Government Medical/Dental Colleges run as per the
approval of MCI/DCI filled through the counseling conducted by DGHS is known as
All India Quota seats.

Yes. Each correct answer will get 04 marks and for each incorrect response, 01
mark will be deducted from the total score.

The result of successful candidates of NEET-UG, 2017 is valid for the academic
session 2017-18 only.

Yes. Details are available on website.

Online Application forms once submitted successfully cannot be cancelled/
withdrawn.

The candidate is required to bring following at the examination centre:-

Admit Card along with passport size photograph affixed on it;

One Post Card Size Photograph affixed on the proforma and

One passport size photograph to be affixed on attendance sheet. Candidates

are advised not to bring any other item at the examination centres. There will not
be any arrangement for safe keeping of any material at the centre. Neither CBSE
nor centre will be responsible for any loss, delay etc.
No other article will be allowed at the examination centre. Hence, candidate
should not carry any other things.

No candidate will be allowed to leave the examination hall/room before the test
concludes.

Admit cards will not be sent to candidates. These will be uploaded on website.
Candidates need to download the Admit Card from the website only.

The result of NEET-UG, 2017 will be uploaded on the website

www.cbseneet.nic.in, www.cbseresults.nic.in as per schedule.
 For 15% All India Quota seats, counseling will be conducted by the DGHS.

For seats under the control of States/Universities/Institutions, their respective

authorities will conduct the counseling.

The images of OMR Sheet and Responses captured by the machine will be
displayed on the website www.cbseneet.nic.in. For exact date of hosting,
candidates may remain in touch with website.

No.

1. Candidates will be given an opportunity to submit representation against the

OMR grading on payment of Rs.1000/- per response challenged.
2. Rs.1000/- per response will be refunded to candidate if his/her challenge is
accepted by the Board.

Entry will be allowed from 7.30 A.M. However, no one is allowed to enter in the
centre after 9.30 A.M.