NEET 2016 Counseling: Everything You Need To Know

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced the NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test ) results on the official website on August 16 (Tuesday). The counseling of NEET 2016 will be conducted in two rounds and it will be in online mode. The counseling will be start from August 22 to August 25, 2016 by Medical Counseling Committee (MCC). NEET 2016 counseling will be conducted for approximately 3500 MBBS and BDS seats.

The Minimum Qualifying Criteria Of NEET-UG 2016 for All Categories Are As Follows:

Others: Marks Range 685-145 / Qualifying Criteria - 50th / Percentile No. of Candidates - 5171329

OBC: Marks Range 678-118 / Qualifying Criteria - 40th Percentile / Percentile No. of Candidates 175226

Scheduled Castes: Marks Range 595-118 / Qualifying Criteria: 40th Percentile / Percentile No. of Candidates: 47183

Scheduled Tribes: Marks Range 599-118 / Qualifying Criteria: 40th Percentile / Percentile No. of Candidates: 15710

UR & PH: Marks Range: 474-131 / Qualifying Criteria: 45th Percentile / Percentile No. of Candidates: 437

OBC & PH: Marks Range:510-118 / Qualifying Criteria: 40th Percentile / Percentile No. of Candidates: 597

SC & PH: Marks Range: 415-118 / Qualifying Criteria: 40th Percentile / Percentile No. of Candidates: 143

ST & PH: Marks Range: 339-118 / Qualifying Criteria: 40th Percentile / Percentile No. of Candidates: 36

Counseling Procedure:

The candidates have to register themselves to the NEET 2016 on the counselling portal.

After registering yourself, fill the choices. The candidate can fill as many options as they wish during online choice filling. However, choices should be in order of candidates’ preference.

Once choice is filled in, it can be modified before locking it.

During the choice locking period, it is necessary to lock the choices to get a print of your submitted options. If candidate does not lock the choice submitted by him/her, it will be automatically locked at 5 pm of last date of choice locking.

Documents Required At The Time Of Joining:

Admit cards of exam issued by the CBSE

Result/ rank letter issued by CBSE

Date of birth certificate (if Metric certificate does not bear the same)

Class 10th Certificate

Class 10+2 Certificate

Class 10+2 Marks Sheet

Provisional allotment letter generated on-line.

Proof of identity

Eight (8) Passport size photograph same as affixed on the application

form

The candidate should also bring the following certificate, if applicable:

(a) SC/ST, OBC, orthopedic physical disability certificate issued by the competent authority.

NEET Exam 2016 : CBSE has Released Phase I and Phase II OMR Sheets Three Days Before The Earlier Announcement

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) released the NEET 2016 OMR (Optical Mark Recognition) Answer sheet of Phase I and Phase II on 4 August 2016 before the earlier announcement. NEET Phase 1, earlier known as AIPMT 2016, was conducted on May 1, 2016 and the NEET Phase II was held on July 24, 2016.

Earlier, as per the official CBSE notification, the OMR sheet was supposed to be released on August 7. All those who had appeared for the same, may check it at the official website, www.aipmt.nic.in

The NEET exam was conducted for admission into MBBS/BDS courses in the prestigious medical/dental colleges of India run with the approval of Medical Council of India/Dental Council of India under the observation of Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. This year, approximately 4.7 lakh candidates registered to appear for the examination at various centres.

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The candidates who want to check the NEET Phase I and Phase II OMR sheets can consider following the steps mentioned here and do it faster than possible otherwise.

Long on the official website www.aipmt.nic.in

Click on the Tab flashing ‘OMR Challenge’ option on the left-hand side of the homepage.

Enter all the required details such as Registration number and Password

Click to login

Candidates can download, save and take the printout of the same for future reference.

Candidates who want to challenge the OMR grading of their OMR sheet may do so by paying INR 1000 per response challenged. However, the execution of NEET Exam as a single entrance for MBBS and BDS courses throughout the country for government and privately owned as well as run medical and dental colleges throughout was deferred for one year after President Pranab Mukherjee signed an ordinance put forth by Modi government.

As per the recent reports, the question paper for the NEET Exam for Phase II was held on July 24, 2016 was leaked, which CBSE later categorically denied. Reports also have it that a petition has also been filed in the Supreme Court regarding the re-test for the NEET Exam for the second phase.