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CBSE to conduct NEET UG on May 7, 2017

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By
Jan 31, 2017 07:41 PM IST

Candidates can submit applications online till March 1, 2017

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced the date for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) Undergraduate (UG) 2017. The board will conduct the test as per the Indian Medical Council Act 1956 (amended in 2016) and the Dentists Act 1948 (also amended in 2016).

The upper age limit of the candidates appearing for NEET UG has been fixed 25 years.(Getty Images)
The upper age limit of the candidates appearing for NEET UG has been fixed 25 years.(Getty Images)

The test will be conducted across 80 cities on May 7, 2017 for admission to MBBS/BDS courses in India in medical/dental colleges run with the approval of Medical Council of India/Dental Council of India under the ministry of health and family welfare, except for the institutions established through an Act of Parliament ie AIIMS and JIPMER Puducherry.

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Candidates have been given an opportunity to submit the online application for a month from January 31, 2017 to March 1, 2017.

This year in all the seats of MBBS/BDS courses, admission will be done through NEET (UG) 2017. Accordingly, admissions will be done in all-India quota seats, state government quota seats, state/management/NRI quota seats in private medical/dental colleges or any private/ deemed university and Central pool quota seats. Indian citizens, non-resident Indians, overseas citizens of India, persons of Indian origin and foreign nationals are eligible to appear in NEET (UG) 2017 and will also be eligible for 15% all-India quota seats.

The upper age limit of the candidates has been fixed at 25 years on the date of conduct of the test. Reserved category candidates will get a five-year relaxation. Candidates will be allowed to appear for three attempts.

Candidates need their Aadhaar number to fill up the online application of NEET 2017, except those from J&K, Assam and Meghalaya. After conducting the test, the CBSE will prepare an all-India rank list based on the instructions of the Medical Council of India.

The test will be held at 1,500 examination centres across the country and more than 10 lakh candidates are expected to appear. Last year, in both NEET-I and NEET-II, 8,02,594 candidates were registered.

For more information on NEET UG, click here

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