Source : INDIA TODAY NEWS
NEET UG 2025 is going to be held in the traditional pen and paper mode after the declaration by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The exam will be held in a single day and single shift amid the fear of any malpractice, for which last year students held protests, and the NEET UG 2024 exam for 1,500 students was organised again after errors were found in the same.
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This decision follows the guidelines set by the National Medical Commission (NMC). Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan himself gave hints in the past when he attended Agenda Aajtak in December 2024, for the conduct of the NEET UG 2025 exam in the traditional pen and paper (OMR-based) mode.
The Health Ministry and Education Ministry previously held discussions regarding the format of the NEET-UG examination. Despite considering a shift to a computer-based format, it was decided after two rounds of talks led by JP Nadda that the examination would continue in the pen-and-paper mode.
NEET UG 2025: ADDITIONAL UPDATES
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has confirmed that NEET-UG 2025 will serve as the standard entrance examination for courses such as BAMS, BUMS, BSMS, and BHMS under the Indian System of Medicine and Homeopathy.
Additionally, aspirants for the Military Nursing Service (MNS) seeking admission to BSc Nursing courses in Armed Forces Medical Service Hospitals will be required to qualify for NEET-UG.
The updated syllabus for NEET-UG 2025 has been made available on the National Medical Commission (NMC) website (nmc.org) and the NTA portal (nta.ac.in). The examination will cover subjects including Physics, Chemistry, and Biology from Class 11 and 12 curricula.
It will have a duration of 3 hours and 20 minutes.
The exam will comprise 200 questions, out of which candidates will need to attempt 180. Each correct response will earn four marks, while one mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer. The examination will be conducted in 13 different languages.
Registration dates for NEET-UG 2025 have not yet been announced. Candidates are advised to check the NTA website for the latest updates
SOURCE :- TIMES OF INDIA
