NEET 2 admit cards to be made available on Friday

The examination has been scheduled for July 24, 2016, results will be declared on August 17, 2016

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will be conducting the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) undergraduate (UG) - Phase 2 examination on July 24, 2016, for admission to MBBS/BDS courses in the academic session 2016-17. Candidates, who have applied, can download the admit card on Friday, July 8, 2016 from the official website of the AIPMT. The admit cards will not be mailed by post. 

A common examination held to shortlist candidates for the MBBS, BDS, MD and/or MS programmes, NEET is being conducted in two phases this year. Reportedly, more than 4 lakh candidates are scheduled to appear for the examination this year.

How to download NEET admit card 

1. Log on to the official website www.aipmt.nic.in

2. Click on the link 'Download Admit Card'

3. Submit the roll number and other details required for verification

4. Check the admit card displayed on the screen 

5. Take a print out 

NEET 2

On May 24, 2016, following the directives issued by the Supreme Court of India, online applications were invited for NEET 2 (UG) to be conducted by the CBSE for admission to MBBS/BDS courses in India. The judgment is uploaded on the NEET website. 

The responsibility of the CBSE is limited to the conduct of the entrance examination, declaration of result and providing All India Rank to the Counseling Authorities and Admitting Institutions.

The application form of NEET 2016 phase 2 exam were released by the examination authority Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on May 26, 2016. The form was to be filled in online mode only. 

The phase 2 exam is held for: 
 

1. Left out candidates, who could not register for AIPMT-2016/NEET 1

2. Candidates registered for AIPMT-2016 but could not appear for NEET 1

3. Candidates who appeared for AIPMT-2016/NEET-I but have apprehension about their results, provided the submission of an undertaking to give up their candidature for NEET 1

Candidates who have already registered for AIPMT 2016/NEET 1 did not have to fill the application form as a new applicant. They could use their AIPMT 2016 registration number to apply for NEET 2016 Phase 2. 

But if candidates, already registered for AIPMT 2016, do fill application form as a fresh applicant then their candidature will be cancelled. They will not be allowed to appear in NEET 2 and their NEET 1 candidature will also become invalid. 

Pattern of the test 

The NEET 2 comprises one paper containing 180 objective, multi-option, based on Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany & Zoology). The duration of the paper is three hours and the exam is scheduled to be held from 10:00 a.m to 01:00 p.m on July 24, 2016.   

A background on NEET

An entrance examination for students who wish to study any graduate medical course (MBBS), dental course (BDS) in government or private medical colleges in India, NEET-UG (Undergraduate) was formerly the All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT). It was declared illegal and unconstitutional by Supreme Court of India in 2013. However, it was restored on April 11 2016, after a five-judge Constitution bench recalled the earlier verdict and allowed the Central government and the Medical Council of India (MCI) to implement the common entrance test till the court decides afresh on its validity.

Undergraduate courses at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, Postgraduate Institute for Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research JIPMER are outside the NEET’s purview, as these institutes were set up by separate laws.