NEET UG 2023 Registration Begins: Application fee revised; major highlights

NEW DELHI: The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) UG 2023 application fee has been revised and there is an increase of Rs 100 for all categories and Rs 1,000 for candidates outside India. The National Testing Agency (NTA) has commenced the NEET UG 2023 registration and released the NEET UG 2023 information bulletin today. Eligible candidates will be able to apply for the medical entrance exam on the official website – neet.nta.nic.in. The last date to register for NEET 2023 and payment of application fee is April 6. NEET UG 2023 will be held on May 7.

According to the revised application fee, general category candidates will have to pay Rs 1,700, general-Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and Other Backward Classes (OBC) category applicants will have to pay Rs 1,600. Whereas, Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) and third gender category candidates will have to deposit Rs 1,000. The application fee for candidates belonging to the Non-Residential Indian (NRI) category is Rs 9,500.

Earlier, the application fee was Rs 1,600 for general category, Rs 1,500 for general-EWS and OBC, Rs 900 for SC, ST, PwBD and third gender, and Rs 8,500 for NRI candidates.

NTA has also instructed candidates to upload the address proof while filling the NEET UG 2023 application form. “All candidates are required to upload address proof (Present and permanent address) during the online Application Form of NEET (UG) – 2023. The address proof may include AADHAAR Card, Domicile Certificate, Passport, Voter ID card, etc. Both documents (if applicable) are to be merged and uploaded in a single pdf file. If the Present and Permanent addresses are same, then the same document will suffice,” the testing agency added.

NTA has also notified that NEET score will be used to shortlist candidates for admission to BSc nursing courses. “MNS (Military Nursing Service) aspirants seeking admission to BSc Nursing Course being conducted at Armed Forces Medical Service Hospitals for the year 2023 are required to qualify NEET. The NEET score will be used for shortlisting for selection to the four year BSc Nursing course,” NTA said in an official notification.

NTA will notify NEET UG 2023 correction window and NEET UG 2023 admit card dates soon on the official website.