NEET Exam Guidelines: Information for Parents and Guardians
Hello dear parents. NTA expects that parents/guardians will have to guide and tell their wards (children) the following before leaving home for appearing in the NEET (UG) – 2024. The following exam day guidelines will have to be followed by the NEET takers and must be told to them by their guardians.
The students are very anxious before the exam and so the parents must make sure that they know all the rules. We also have a blog for the students, but it would be better if the parents read and communicate the rules to their children.
You, as parents, are one of the only people that can help your kid deal with exam anxiety. By explaining these rules, you are making their task very easy for them.
NEET exam overview:
Exam Name | National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) |
Conducting Body | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
Exam Level | Undergraduate (UG) Exam at the National Level |
Exam Mode | Offline or Paper pen/ OMR Based Test |
Exam Frequency | Once a year |
Total Registrations | 20,87,000 (NEET 2023) |
Courses Offered Through NEET UG | MBBS, BDS, BSc Nursing, BAMS, BVSC & AH |
Exam Fees | INR 1,700 (General), 1,600 (OBC), 1,000 (Reserved category candidates), 9,500 (Foreign nationals) |
Exam Duration | 3 hours and 20 minutes |
Expected Date | 5th May, 2024 |
Timing | 2 PM to 5.20 PM (IST) |
Number of Subjects and Total Marks | Physics (180 marks), Chemistry (180 marks), Biology (360 marks): Total Marks – 720 |
Total Questions | Total Questions |
Marking Scheme | +4 for each correct answer-1 for each incorrect answer |
Number of Exam Cities | 485 (India)14 (Abroad) |
Language/Medium of Paper | 13 Languages – English, Hindi, Bengali, Urdu, Assamese, Gujarati, Marathi, Odia, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Punjabi and Telugu |
Total Number of Seats | MBBS – 1,08,890 BDS – 27,868 BAMS – 52,720 BVSc & AH – 603 |
NEET Helpline Numbers | 011-40759000 |
NEET Official Website | www.neet.nta.nic.in |
NEET 2024 Exam Day Guidelines: Instructions
The rules to be explained to your children are:
- Candidate’s last entry into the examination hall will be at 1:30 pm. No candidate will be allowed to enter the examination hall after 1:30 pm. So, candidate should leave home well in advance after considering all factors such as traffic, location of the Centre and weather conditions, etc.
- Candidate must carry the NEET 2024 admit card—duly signed by a parent/guardian and a postcard-sized photograph must be affixed on it—along with a valid photo ID proof and a passport-sized photograph on the exam day.
- He/she must produce the admit card of NEET 2024 on demand.
- It is mandatory to undergo security procedures, such as body scanners and frisking. Candidates are thus advised to cooperate with the security personnel present at the exam centre.
- Candidates who intend to use their own scribe must carry a ‘Letter of Undertaking’ to the exam centre.
- Candidates will not be allowed to leave the examination hall before 5:20 pm
- Candidates cannot bring any barred items at the Centre.
- Candidates must cooperate with the staff at the Examination Centre during Frisking.
- Candidates should report at the allotted Examination Centre well in advance to make themselves available for compulsory physical frisking.
- Candidates must follow the dress code for appearing in NEET (UG) – 2024 Examination.
- If candidates are wearing a customary dress, then they need to report at the allotted Examination center latest by 12:30 pm on the day of the examination.
- All those appearing for the examination must note that the attendance sheet has to be signed twice, the first time right after the examination begins and the second time while handing over the answer sheet. Any candidate who fails to sign twice will be considered absent.
- Candidates will have to follow all the instructions given and will have to maintain discipline in the Examination Hall.
- Candidates cannot breach any examination rule.
- Candidates cannot use or promote any Unfair Means activity during the examination.
- If the candidate finds another candidate using Unfair Means in the examination, you must immediately inform the Invigilators on duty.
- It is mandatory to provide the Mobile Number and e-mail of the Parent or Guardian during the submission of the online Application Form of NEET (UG) – 2024 as a copy of the Confirmation Page, Final Score Card will also be sent to them.
- In case, any candidate is found breaching any of the above, he/she will not be permitted to enter in the Examination Centre and will not be allowed to appear in the examination.
- If the candidate indulges in any unwanted activities, he/she shall be debarred from taking this examination as per rules and shall also be liable for criminal action and/or any other action deemed fit by the NTA.
Other tips:
Regularly visit the website (https://neet.nta.nic.in//) and also check registered email/SMS for any updates regarding the Examination.
Visit the Centre a day before the examination to confirm the location, distance, etc. to avoid any problem of reaching late at the centre and then not being allowed to appear in the examination.
That’s all that you have to guide your aspirant about. Also read the other guidelines to follow during the exam, to make sure that there is no anxiety or nervousness in the NEET exam process.
NEET Exam Guidelines: | |
The admit card: Dos and Don’ts | |
The Exam Schedule and Exam Pattern | |
What to Carry and What Not to Carry? | |
The Dress Code | |
Information for Parents and Guardians | |
General Instructions and Rules to Follow Before, During and After the Exam | |
What is considered as Cheating or Unfair Means in NEET exam? |