- National Eligibility and Entrance Test
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National Eligibility and Entrance Test or NEET (since 2011) is the national level common entrance examination held in India, conducted by the Medical Council of India for students of Medical Science, who wish to qualify for admission to MBBS and MD/MS.[1][2]
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History
The test was announced by the Government of India and would be held for the first time in May 2012 across India for students seeking admission into medicine, both Undergraduate and Postgraduate.[3]
NEET UG
NEET for Under Graduate exam would be conducted by the CBSE, to be held for the first time in May 2012. Negative marking would not be used in next year's proposed MBBS entrance examination to reduce the marks but resorted to only to break a tie between candidates securing the same marks. [4]
The core syllabus for NEET UG is out and is available on MCI website.
NEET PG
The common entrance test (CET) for admission to Medical Post-graduate Courses across the country i.e. NEET PG for Postgraduate Courses such as MD/MS/Diploma shall be held in Jan-Feb 2012 for admissions in the academic year 2012-2013.
Syllabus
The syllabus is that of MBBS described in the MCI Regulations on Graduate Medical Education, 1997. The multiple choice questions (MCQs) would be based on the MBBS syllabus as well as the knowledge that needs to be acquired during internship which is also described in the said Regulations. The distribution of questions, model questions and method of tie breaking for ranking would be placed on the website in the due course.
References
- ^ "Now NEET, not Eamcet for medical admissions". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Now-NEET-not-Eamcet-for-medical-admissions/articleshow/10146657.cms. Retrieved ber 28, 2011.
- ^ "Health Ministry declares common entrance test notifications "invalid"". thehindu.com. January 4, 2011. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article1030667.ece. Retrieved september 30, 2011.
- ^ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-17/bhubaneswar/30288994_1_mci-boss-neet-undergraduate-medical-courses
- ^ "Negative Marking Only as Tie-Breaker in MBBS Entrance". Outlook India. October 10, 2011. http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=737794. Retrieved November 08, 2011.
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