The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is the sole entrance test for admission to MBBS and BDS courses in India. The exam is conducted once a year in offline mode for a duration of three hours and 20 minutes. The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts the medical entrance exam for admission to MBBS, BDS, BSc Nursing, AYUSH, Veterinary, and other medical/paramedical courses in India. Over 15 lakh candidates appear for the NEET UG exam every year. The exam is conducted in 13 languages.

There are certain changes in NEET 2022 which are listed below:

• The duration of NEET has been increased by 20 minutes. Instead of three hours, the exam will now be conducted for three hours and 20 minutes.
• The application fee across candidate categories has been increased by INR 100.
• The registration process will not be conducted over two phases.
• The tie-breaking formula has been revised and six other factors have been added to the existing three factors
• The number of exam cities has increased to 543 in India and 14 abroad.

NEET 2022 Admit Card

The admit card of NEET 2022 is expected to be released in the second week of June in online mode. To download the NEET admit card 2022, registered candidates will have to log in to the official website with their NEET 2022 application number and password and download the hall ticket in PDF format. After downloading the admit card, candidates have to take a printout of the same and paste a recent postcard-sized photograph (preferably the same as the one uploaded with the application form) in the space provided in 4"x6" dimensions. Also, candidates have to get it signed by a parent/guardian before entering the exam hall. They may leave the candidate signature section blank and sign it in front of the invigilator. Along with the personal details, candidates will be able to check the instructions and guidelines on the NEET 2022 admit card. The admit card will be a mandatory document to be carried at the exam centre without which they will not be allowed entry.

NEET 2022 Application Form

NEET 2022 application process was completely online wherein applicants had to visit the NEET 2022 official website and complete the procedure given in the following steps:

• Visit the NEET 2022 official website

• Click on the tab indicating the application form

• Read all the instructions and register with personal details such as name, contact details, password, etc. to generate the application number and password

• After the credentials are generated, log in and fill the application form with personal and educational details, exam medium and exam city preference and photograph and signature upload

• Pay the application fee in online mode through credit/debit card, net banking, Paytm and UPI

NEET Application Fee

The category-wise application fees are given in the below table:

Category	NEET 2022 Application Fee (in INR)
General	1,600
General EWS and OBC	1,500
SC, ST, PwD	900
Outside India	8,500

The NEET 2022 application correction window was open from May 24 to May 27, till 9 pm. Only those candidates who had completed the application process by paying the application fee could avail the correction facility provided by NTA. They had to login to the NTA NEET 2022 website with their registration credentials and carry out the changes in the editable fields. Fields such as mobile number, email address and nationality were not editable. In case of a change of category, the impact may have caused a change in the application fee, which had to be paid by the candidates during the correction process. 

NEET 2022 Eligibility Criteria

NEET UG 2022 aspirants who wish to apply for the entrance test are advised to check if they fit into the criteria specified by NTA. Candidates who fulfil the following parameters are eligible for the exam.

Nationality:

Citizens or applicants belonging to the following nationalities are eligible to apply for NEET:

• Indian Nationals

• Non-Resident Indians (NRIs)

• Overseas Citizen of India (OCI)

• Persons with Indian Origin (PIO)

• Foreign Nationals

Age Limit:

• The minimum age of a candidate as of December 31, 2022, should be 17 years.

• The upper age limit of 25 years for General category candidates and 30 years for reserved category candidates have been removed by NMC.

NEET 2022 Exam Dates 

The following table brings the NEET 2022 exam dates for each event.

Events	Dates
NEET UG 2022 date announcement	06-Apr-2022
NEET 2022 application process	06-Apr-2022
Last date to pay application fee	20-May-2022 (11.50 pm)
NEET 2022 application correction window	24-May-2022 to 27-May-2022 (9 pm)
NEET 2022 admit card	Second week of June 2022
NEET 2022 exam date	17-Jul-2022
NEET 2022 provisional answer keys	Third week of August 2022
NEET 2022 final answer keys and result	First week of September 2022

NEET 2022 Syllabus

The NEET 2022 syllabus comprises three subjects, namely Physics, Chemistry and Biology. The syllabus is the same as that of CBSE Class 11 and Class 12. However, a few topics of the syllabus are not taught in these classes. Candidates are advised to go through the syllabus before they start preparing for the entrance test. It is expected that the NEET syllabus 2022 will remain the same as that of last year.