The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India (GOI) has established the National Testing Agency (NTA) as an independent autonomous and self-sustained premier testing organization for conducting efficient, transparent and international standard tests to assess the competency of candidates for admission to premier higher education institutions.

NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY CUM ENTRANCE TEST (UG) 2024 (NEET (UG) – 2024) will be conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to MBBS/BDS Courses and other undergraduate medical courses in approved/recognized Medical/Dental & other Colleges/ Institutes in India.

Section 14 of the National Medical Commission Act 2019 provides for holding a common and uniform National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to undergraduate medical courses in all medical institutions, including those governed under any other law. Thus, admission to MBBS courses in AIIMS, New Delhi, JIPMER and all AIIMS-like Institutions will be made through NEET. The eligibility criteria applicable to appear in NEET (UG) shall also apply to the candidates desirous of taking admission to INIs like AIIMS.

Similarly, the criteria for minimum qualifying marks to be eligible for admission to the MBBS course shall also apply to INIs. Further, the common counseling for admission to the MBBS course in these INIs shall be conducted by the DGHS as per the Time Schedule specified in the MCI’s regulations.

The NEET (UG) – 2024 will be conducted Soon. The responsibility of the NTA is limited to the conduct of the entrance examination, declaration of results and providing an “All India Rank Merit List” to the Directorate General Health Service, Government of India, for the conduct of counseling for 15% All India Quota Seats and for providing the result to States/other Counselling Authorities.