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what is p.m.t. examination and what is eligibility.
The PMT exam was the old exam conducted at a national level for gaining entrance into the medical colleges of India. It was also known as AIPMT.
Presently, it has been replaced by the NEET exam, which stands for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test. It is conducted in the month of May each year. It is usually the first week.
Eligibility criteria:
1. The individual must be 17 years of age or would complete the same by the 31st of December of the year of admission.
2. A minimum of 50% aggregate is required in the field of Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology) in the unreserved category. In the reserved categories, it is 40%.
3. The maximum number of attempts is 3.
4. The upper age limit is none, having been removed recently by the Supreme Court.
For more information, refer to the article below:
http://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet?icn=neet-ug_article&ici=neet-ug_exam_rdmrvp
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PMT is pre medical test, it has been replaced by NEET for admission into medical and dental colleges in india.
http://www.neet2018nic.co.in/
The above is the website where you can have complete details of NEET 2018.
PMT refers to premedical test.It was earlier conducted in the name of AIPMT, by CBSE.But now it is replaced by NEET UG entrance.It is usually conducted in the first sunday in the month of may.Any person who has passed +2 with minimum 50%aggregate in PCB and who has completed 17yrs of age by the 31st of december can write the exam!!Hope this helps u...
IT USUALLY TAKES PLACE IN THE FIRST TO SECOND WEEK OF MAY EVERY YEAR WITH THE RESULTS BEEN DECLARED WITHIN OR JUST AFTER A MONTH.
The major qualifications for appearing for the examination or a minimum of 50% aggregate individually in physics chemistry biology and English along with having passed overall and in each one of them the aggregate may drop to 45 or 40% if it is a physically handicapped candidate.
You must have also completed 17 years by the date of sitting for the examination of 31st December of the year on which year examination is being held.
Hi Priti Sharma,
National Eligibility cum Entrance Test is a medical examination for admissions to MBBS/ BDS courses after class 12. NEET is conducted under the guidance of CBSE. Nearly, 12 lakh candidates compete for approximately 56,000 seats for medical and dental programs. I would like to prefer you to stay connected and tuned with www.careers360.com for getting latest news on the very single platform.
NEET is conducted in the first week of May.
NEET Eligibility 2018
Number of attempts: A candidate can appear for NEET only three times now. No such condition existed earlier.
Educational Qualification -
· It is mandatory for a candidate to have passed Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology and English individually, with an aggregate of 50% marks.
· For candidates from SC-PH/ST-PH/OBC-PH category, they must obtain at least 40% marks in their class XII.
· For persons with locomotor disability of lower limbs, the minimum of 45% marks for General-PH and 40% marks for SC-PH/ST-PH/OBC-PH are required.
· Candidates appearing for Class XII examination in 2018, can also appear for the entrance test provisionally, subject to their fulfilling the conditions later.
Here are Some GOLDEN tips for the preparation of NEET
- Firstly, gather all the details about the officially prescribed syllabus for the examination.
- Make a proper time-table for your preparations.
- Follow the time table strictly and increase your potential day by day.
- Consider the good preparation books and study materials.
- Practice mock test & previous year question papers.
- Make mistakes while practising, and correct them and never repeat them.
- Never give up even at your low time.
- Stay stress free & healthy while preparing for exams.
- Don’t try to include new topics at the end of preparations.
Cut off score of previous year NEET was as follows
Category | Marks Range | Qualifying Criteria | Number of Candidates |
Others | 685-145 | 50th Percentile | 1,71,329 |
OBC | 678-118 | 40th Percentile | 1,75,226 |
SC | 595-118 | 40th Percentile | 47,183 |
ST | 599-118 | 40th Percentile | 15,710 |
UR – PH | 474-131 | 45th Percentile | 437 |
OBC – PH | 510-118 | 40th Percentile | 597 |
SC – PH | 415-118 | 40th Percentile | 143 |
ST – PH | 339-118 | 40th Percentile | 36 |
Hope This Helps
All the Best
This is a national level medical entrance examination that provides admissions for pursuing MBBS and BDS courses in various government as well as private medical colleges of the nation.
This exam is generally conducted on the first Sunday of May every year.
Students who have cleared class 12 with an elective of physics, chemistry and biology along with English as their subjects and have secured 50% aggregate score (GENERAL CATEGORY) or 45% aggregate score (SC CATEGORY) or 40% aggregate score (ST CATEGORY) in their board examination can apply for this examination.
Also the candidate should complete 17 years of age in the year in which he/she intends to appear for NEET-UG entrance examination.
It will be mostly in the first week of May.
Assuming you are asking for NEET UG as earlier it was known as AIPMT exam,which is conducted by CBSE but from 2019 onwards it would be conducted by NTA only and the application forms will be available in the month of December or January and exam will be held in the month of May 2018 and students who have PCB in 12th and get 50% aggregate in these subjects are eligible to sit in this entrance. Also, NEET covers 85% seats of state Govt colleges and 15% seats are reserved under all India quota as for state seats domicile or residential proof of that particular state is required whereas for AIQ there is no need of domicile as students qualified with required score can apply anywhere. Also, students from Telangana,Andhra Pradesh, J & K are not eligible for 15% quota as they can only participate in their state counseling.
To know more about NEET 2018, you can go through the below link and let me know if there is any doubt -
Good Luck!!!
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