NEET RE EXAM

FEW MORE DETAILS ABOUT NEET EXAM - 

Pattern + Marking - what’s different

Total Qs: 200 → attempt 180

Sections: Physics 50, Chemistry 50, Botany 50, Zoology 50. In each, Section A = 35 compulsory, Section B = 15 but attempt 10

Marking: +4 correct, -1 wrong, 0 unattempted

Duration: 3 hr 15 min now. Extra 15 min added for security procedures

Languages: 13 languages including English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali, etc.

 Rough work relief for left-handers

Big complaint earlier: lefties struggled because rough sheets were only at the end of booklet. New fix: NTA added 2 extra rough pages at the beginning too. Total 4 pages now.

Cutoff trends + seats at stake

NEET is the only gateway for:

1,09,170 MBBS seats - 55,648 govt + 53,522 private

28,088 BDS seats

AYUSH: ∼52,000 seats

BSc Nursing, BVSc, BPT also use NEET scores now. 

2025 cutoff for reference:

General: 50th percentile ∼720-137 marks

OBC/SC/ST: 40th percentile ∼136-107 marks

General-PwD: 45th percentile ∼136-121 marks  

Expect 2026 to be similar, but re-exam may shift it slightly.

Common blunders to avoid in hall

NTA reported these from May 3 exam:

Wrong booklet code on OMR - leads to zero

Signature mismatch vs admit card

Wearing ornaments - mangalsutra, earrings = not allowed

Reach late: 1:30 PM gate closure is absolute. 

 After today - what next?

Provisional key: 1st week July on neet.nta.nic.in

Challenge window: 2-3 days, ₹200 per question

Result: 3rd week July 2026

Counselling: MCC for AIQ + state counselling from August. 

For parents: NTA helpline 011-40759000 active. Don’t panic if site crashes - 22 lakh logins at once.