NEET UG Eligibility Criteria 2024: NEET UG 2024 is an offline test conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for all eligible candidates. NEET UG Exam Pattern 2024 latest update according to NTA the duration of the exam will be 200 minutes and shall be uniform for all candidates. In the offline test of the NEET UG examination, there will be 200 MCQs, and candidates should attempt 180 out of these MCQs. Each question contains four marks and the exam mode will be pen and paper, Candidates also get a rough booklet for their rough work.
The details about the pattern of the NEET UG examination 2024 about the type of exam, mode of paper, language, duration, question type, marking scheme and many more details provided for the preparation of the NEET UG exam.
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Quick Facts
The important information on the NEET Exam Pattern 2024 is mentioned below in the table:
| Name of Examination | National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) |
| Conducted by | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| Level of NEET UG Examination | National-level |
| Category | Undergraduate |
| Mode of Exam | Offline Mode (Pen, Paper) |
| Duration of Examination | 3 hours |
| Courses in which admission is through NEET UG | MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BSMS, BUMS, and BHMS, Nursing |
| Colleges in which admission is through NEET UG | All Medical Colleges in India |
| Total Number of Questions | 200 Multiple Choice Questions |
| Languages available for the Examination | English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Odia, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Punjabi |
NEET Exam Pattern 2024
NEET UG Exam Pattern 2024 has been specified by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for all eligible candidates who want to participate this year. As per the latest update of the exam pattern, the duration of the exam will be extended to 200 minutes and shall be uniform for all candidates who want to participate in the NEET UG exam 2024. Candidates should answer 180 questions out of 200 in the examination. Detailed information about the Exam pattern for NEET UG is listed below:
| Particulars | Details |
| Mode of Examination | Offline Mode (Pen, Paper) |
| The medium of Examination | English, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Oriya, Kannada, Punjabi, Malayalam and Urdu |
| Duration of Examination | 3 Hours 20 minutes |
| Type of Examination | Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) |
| Total No. of Questions and Marks in Examination | Total no. of Questions – 200. Total Marks – 720 |
| Marking Scheme | For each correct answer, 4 marks will be awarded, whereas 1 Mark will be deducted for every wrong answer. |
NEET 2024 Question Paper Pattern
The Questions in the NEET UG exam pattern will be divided into two different sections – Section A and Section B. There will be 35 questions in section A, and all these questions are compulsory. While 15 questions are included in section B, Candidates need to answer any 10 questions out of these. Candidates who want to pursue MBBS or other medical courses must be prepared for the NEET UG 2024 exam.
| Subjects | Sections | No. of questions | Section-wise Marks |
| Physics | Section A | 35 | 140 |
| Section B | 15 | 40 | |
| Chemistry | Section A | 35 | 140 |
| Section B | 15 | 40 | |
| Botany | Section A | 35 | 140 |
| Section B | 15 | 40 | |
| Zoology | Section A | 35 | 140 |
| Section B | 15 | 40 | |
| Total Marks | 720 | ||
NEET Marking Scheme
The important points to note:
I. Each question carries 04 (four) marks and, for each correct answer candidate will get 04 (four) marks.
II. For each incorrect answer, 01(one) mark will be deducted from the total score.
III. To answer a question, the candidate has to find, for each question, the correct answer/ best option.
IV. However, after the process of the challenge of key, if more than one option is found to be correct, then all/any one of the multiple correct/best options marked will be given four marks (+4).
If a question is dropped/ ignored, all candidates will be given four marks (+4) irrespective of whether the question has been attempted or not attempted by the candidate.
* Any incorrect option marked will be given minus one mark (-1).
* Unanswered/Unattempted questions will be given no marks.
Check out the marking scheme given below for a better idea of NEET Marks distribution.
| Particulars | Marks Allotted |
| Correct Answer | +4 |
| Incorrect answer | -1 |
| No answer/ Multiple answers | 0 |
Guidelines for choosing the language
It has to be remembered that candidates’ regional language choices will depend upon the NEET UG exam centre’s location in 2024. The details of the availability and choice of regional languages the in NEET UG exam are as follows. Candidates can opt for a Question Paper in any one of the following 13 languages:
- The option of the medium of Question Paper should be carefully chosen while filling in the Application Form. The option once chosen cannot be changed.
- Candidates opting for English would be provided a Test Booklet in English only.
- Candidates opting for Hindi would be provided with a Bilingual Test Booklet in English and Hindi.
- Candidates opting for regional languages would also be provided with a Bilingual Test Booklet in selected Regional languages and English.
- In case of any ambiguity in the translation of a question in the test, its English version shall be treated as final and the decision of NTA shall be final in this regard.
Regional Languages available for NEET UG 2024
Candidates qualifying for NEET (UG) – 2024 would be eligible for All India Quota and other quotas under the State Governments/Institutes, irrespective of the medium of the examination, subject to other eligibility criteria.
| S.No | Medium of Question Paper | Examination Centres |
| 1. | English | All Examination Centres |
| 2. | English and Hindi | All Examination Centres in India |
| 3. | English and Assamese | Examination Centres in Assam |
| 4. | English and Bengali | Examination Centres in West Bengal, Tripura and Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
| 5. | English and Gujarati | Examination Centres in Gujarat, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
| 6. | English and Kannada | Examination Centres in Karnataka |
| 7. | English and Malayalam | Examination Centres in Kerala and Lakshadweep |
| 8. | English and Marathi | Examination Centres in Maharashtra |
| 9. | English and Odisha | Examination Centres in Odisha |
| 10. | English and Punjabi | Examination Centres in Punjab, Chandigarh and Delhi |
| 11. | English and Tamil | Examination Centres in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
| 12. | English and Telugu | Examination Centres in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana |
| 13. | English and Urdu | All Examination Centres in India |
How to calculate the NEET UG 2024 score after the exam?
Applicants can use the below-mentioned formula and calculate their expected score, as per their attempt in the examination after the NEET UG answer key 2024. According to the NEET 2024 marking scheme, candidates can calculate the expected score even before releasing the result and predicting their medical college.
Formula to calculate NEET score:
NEET Score 2024 = (Correct answers X 4) – (Incorrect answers X 1)
Note: Candidates must note that the above exam pattern of NEET UG has been written from the previous paper pattern. Any update in the NEET UG 2024 exam pattern will be updated on this page soon if there are any.
Language-wise registrations in NEET 2023
| Language | Number of candidates |
| ENGLISH | 1476024 |
| HINDI | 258827 |
| ASSAMESE | 4063 |
| BENGALI | 42663 |
| GUJARATI | 49638 |
| KANNADA | 1193 |
| MARATHI | 2368 |
| MALAYALAM | 1510 |
| ODIA | 822 |
| PUNJABI | 96 |
| TAMIL | 31965 |
| TELUGU | 1264 |
| URDU | 1910 |
| ENGLISH & HINDI | 1734851 |
| Regional Languages | 137492 |
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