New Delhi: MBBS, BDS and UG AYUSH aspirants who are going for this year's National Eligibility cum Entrance Test- NEET 2020, are hereby informed that the test is going to be conducted in 11 languages. The objective of the test prepared in these separate languages is to conduct it with utmost transparency.
The effect was announced in the information bulletin of NEET 2020 published by its examination authority, National Testing Agency (NTA). The languages in which the NEET 2020 will take place are English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Odia, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
For this purpose, the NTA has released the NEET 2020 information bulletin for the concerned candidates in 8 different languages till date. To view, click here
Candidates have to carefully choose the option of the medium of Question Paper while filling in the Application Form since the option once chosen cannot be changed.
The application process for NEET 2020 has already started and the window is set to close on 31st December 2019. So the candidates are requested to apply till then.
The NTA has issued the following instructions regarding the selection of the preferred language for NEET 2020:
The Option of Regional languages will be available as per the following table only:
Candidates qualifying NEET (UG) – 2020 would be eligible for All India Quota and other quotas under the State Governments /Institutes, irrespective of the medium of the examination, subject to other eligibility criteria.
Last year, controversy had erupted over the erroneous translation of 49 questions in Tamil medium of NEET 2018. While the High Court awarded 196 grace marks to the NEET 2018 candidates, the Supreme Court nullified the same.
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Date of NEET 2020
NEET 2020 will be conducted on 3 May 2020 (Sunday) from 02:00 p.m. to 05:00 p.m.
IMPORTANT DATES FOR NEET 2020
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The effect was announced in the information bulletin of NEET 2020 published by its examination authority, National Testing Agency (NTA). The languages in which the NEET 2020 will take place are English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Odia, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
For this purpose, the NTA has released the NEET 2020 information bulletin for the concerned candidates in 8 different languages till date. To view, click here
Candidates have to carefully choose the option of the medium of Question Paper while filling in the Application Form since the option once chosen cannot be changed.
The application process for NEET 2020 has already started and the window is set to close on 31st December 2019. So the candidates are requested to apply till then.
The NTA has issued the following instructions regarding the selection of the preferred language for NEET 2020:
- Candidates opting for English would be provided Test Booklet in English only.
- Candidates opting for Hindi would be provided Bilingual Test Booklet in English and Hindi.
- Candidates opting for Regional languages would also be provided Bilingual Test Booklet in selected Regional language and English.
- In case of any ambiguity in translation of a question in the test, its English version shall be treated as final and the decision of NTA shall be final in this regard.
The Option of Regional languages will be available as per the following table only:
| Medium of Question Paper | Examination Centres |
| English | All Examination Centres |
| Hindi | All Examination Centres |
| English and Assamese | Examination Centres in Assam |
| English and Bengali | Examination Centres in West Bengal and Tripura |
| English and Gujarati | Examination Centres in Gujarat, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
| English and Kannada | Examination Centres in Karnataka |
| English and Marathi | Examination Centres in Maharashtra |
| English and Odia | Examination Centres in Odisha |
| English and Tamil | Examination Centres in Tamil Nadu |
| English and Telugu | Examination Centres in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana |
| English and Urdu | All Examination Centres |
Candidates qualifying NEET (UG) – 2020 would be eligible for All India Quota and other quotas under the State Governments /Institutes, irrespective of the medium of the examination, subject to other eligibility criteria.
Last year, controversy had erupted over the erroneous translation of 49 questions in Tamil medium of NEET 2018. While the High Court awarded 196 grace marks to the NEET 2018 candidates, the Supreme Court nullified the same.
Read Also: No Extra 196 marks to MBBS aspirants who wrote NEET in Tamil: Supreme Court sets aside HC order
NEET 2020
Date of NEET 2020
NEET 2020 will be conducted on 3 May 2020 (Sunday) from 02:00 p.m. to 05:00 p.m.
IMPORTANT DATES FOR NEET 2020
| Application: 02 December 2019 – 31 December 2019 (upto 11:50 pm) | ||
| Last date of successful transaction of fee through Credit/Debit Card/Net-banking/UPI | 02 December 2019 to 01 January 2020 (upto 11:50 pm) | |
| Fee Payable by Candidate | General | Rs. 1500/- |
| General-EWS/ OBC-NCL* | Rs. 1400/- | |
| SC/ST/PwD/Transgender | Rs. 800/- | |
| Processing charges & Goods and Services Tax (GST) are to be paid by the candidate, as applicable | ||
| Correction in Particulars of Application Form on website only | 15 January 2020 to 31 January 2020 | |
| Downloading of Admit Cards from NTA website | 27.03.2020 | |
| Date of Examination | 03.05.2020 | |
| Duration of Examination | 180 minutes (03 hours) | |
| Timing of Examination | 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm | |
| Centre of NEET(UG)-2020 Examination | As indicated on Admit Card | |
| Display of Recorded Responses and Answer Keys | To be announced later on website | |
| Website(s) | www.nta.ac.in, ntaneet.nic.in | |
| Declaration of Result on NTA website by | 04 June, 2020 | |
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