NEET Admit Card of 2019 is available to download on 15th April 2019 on the official website of National Testing Agency (NTA) which is nta.ac.in. To download the hall ticket of NEET the candidate should register for this medical entrance exam. For downloading the Admit card of NEET 2019 you will need the security password, your registration number, and your birth date. In 2019, NEET Entrance Exam will be conducted in offline mode. Clearing NEET Medical Entrance exam will get you the admission in many UG Dental and Medical programmes in India. In this article, we will give information about NEET Entrance exam, how to download NEET Admit card, and many other questions related to NEET. Read till the end.
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It must be noted that admit card of NEET 2018 will not be sent by post or courier to candidates under any circumstances. After downloading the admit card, candidates need to check all particulars mentioned in the NEET 2018 admit card/hall ticket to ensure all entries written are correct. If there is any discrepancy, even a simple spelling mistake, candidates have to contact the CBSE office as soon as possible so that the necessary action can be taken against the incorrect information mentioned in the admit card. The candidate will not be allowed to appear for the exam if the invigilator is not satisfied with the NEET 2018 hall ticket.
Candidates who do not have any access to the internet, can visit the Common Service Centre and download NEET admit card by paying the prescribed fee. After downloading the NEET 2018 admit card, the candidates need to paste a passport size photograph on it. Along with the NEET admit card, candidates will also have to bring one passport and postcard size photograph on exam day. For getting complete information on how to download NEET 2018 admit card and related details, read the article below.
What has Changed in NEET 2019 Admit Card?
- No need for Proforma anymore.
- Different Page for Instruction.
- Some more changes in NEET 2019 Admit Card.
No need for Proforma anymore
What is Proforma in NEET Admit Card 2019?
In NEET 2018, the admit card used to include a proforma sheet too. In this proforma sheet, students were requested to attach their photograph. The size of the photograph has to be a postcard. Proforma needed to be filled up and bring along with the admit card on the day of examination.
But, in NEET 2019, candidates do not need to bring the proforma sheet. The NEET 2019 Admit Card will only include the information and important details with the instructions of NEET 2019 for students.
Different Page for Important Instructions of NEET 2019 Admit Card
In NEET 2019 Admit Card, NTA (National Testing Agency) has decided to keep the page of Instructions for Students separate from the Admit Card details. The important instructions will be on the second page of NEET Admit Card 2019.
In 2018, its instructions and admit card details used to be on the one single page, and the proforma sheet was attached with it on another page.
Some more changes in NEET 2019 Admit Card
- Now you can use the latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox to download the NEET 2019 admit card.
- When you will download the admit card, you will receive one Email with the admit card attached to it. The format of the Admit card will be PDF.
- Also, this year you will not get any hard copy of the NEET Admit Card 2019 by post.
- On April 26, 2018, Delhi High Court passed a rule related to the eligibility criteria for NEET 2019. The judgment passed by Delhi High Court was that student who is of upper age limit and also candidates from Open Schools or NIOS are now eligible for NEET 2019.
CBSE NEET UG 2018 Admit Card Download (Tentative dates)
| Event | Tentative dates |
| Application form submission in online mode begins | 8th February 2018 |
| Application form submission in online mode ends | 9th March 2018 |
| Final dates for submitting the application fee | 10th March 2018 |
| Admit Card issue dates | 17th April 2018 |
| NEET UG Exam | 6th May 2018 |
| Result declaration possible dates | 5th June 2018 |
| Counselling starts | After result declaration |
CBSE NEET UG 2018 Admit Card
The Admit Card is available from 17th April 2018. Please note that it will be issued only to the candidates who have registered successfully. In case, you are not able to download the hall ticket, wait for a day or two and check if there is any kind of technical error that has been occurring. If the problem is not resolved within 2 days, report the matter to the authorities without any delay. Admit card is document that is mandatory to appear for the NEET 2018 Exam. Candidates have to download the NEET Hall ticket 2018 at-least 3 weeks before the examination. It’s crucial as in case students fond any mistakes in the hall ticket, the authorities will get time to resolve your queries.
How to Download the NEET Admit Card 2018
Please note that the admit card of NEET 2018 is available only in the online mode. Check below for the step-wise-step procedure to download it correctly.
- Click on this link to download the NEET 2018 admit card.
- After that, candidates will see three boxes asking for the registration number, date of birth and security pin.
- Enter the required details as asked in each box and click on the submit button.
- Once the application is submitted, candidates will be redirected to their NEET admit card 2018 in a pdf format.
- Candidates then have to download it and take printouts for future reference.
Other formalities that need to be completed after downloading the NEET Admit Card 2018
After the admit card is downloaded or obtained through CSC centre, candidates have to follow the following procedure:
- Paste a postcard size photograph on NEET 2018 admit card/hall ticket in the space provided.
- The postcard size photograph should be 4 X 6 inch in size with a white background.
- The photograph posted will be cross-checked by the invigilator to ensure the candidate’s authenticity.
- Candidates also need to paste a passport size photograph on the attendance sheet during the NEET 2018 exam.
Highlights of NEET Admit Card 2018
- Candidates need to keep in mind that the NEET 2018 admit card will not be sent by post or any other means and needs to be downloaded.
- The admit card includes details like candidate’s name, date of birth, father’s name, examination centre details, examination date and time, etc.
- It is important for the candidates to carefully check all the details mentioned in it. If there’s any discrepancy, then they can contact the examination authority, CBSE as soon as possible.
- Do NOT alter or make any changes in NEET 2018 admit card.
- Candidates have to keep the admit card safely as it will be required at various stages during the admission procedure.
- Candidates cannot carry any item inside the examination hall other than a valid admit card.
- In the examination hall, candidates will have to produce the NEET 2018 admit card whenever asked without any fuss.
- An invalid NEET 2017 admit card will lead to the cancellation of candidature.
Details Included in the NEET 2018 Admit Card
The admit card of NEET 2018 consists of the crucial piece of information about the candidate. The following information is stated in the NEET admit card/hall ticket:
- Candidate’s Name
- Father’s Name
- Date of Birth
- Gender
- Roll Number
- Registration number
- Address of candidate
- Photograph
- Signature
- Category
- Sub Category
- Language opted for the paper
- Time and date of exam
- Venue of the exam
NEET 2019 Dress Codes for Male and Female Candidates
For NEET 2019, candidates have to abide with some rules of dress codes while appearing for the exam.
What you cannot wear while appearing for NEET Exam 2019?
- Clothes with long sleeves are not allowed.
- Candidates are also not allowed to wear shoes.
- Pyjama, Kurta is also not allowed.
What is the Dress Code for Male Candidates for NEET 2019?
Male candidates can wear pants, jeans, half sleeve shirts. Avoid wearing anything which will create obstruction while inspection.
The buttons of the shirt should be small or mid-sized. Big sized buttons are not allowed.
What is the Dress Code for Female Candidate for NEET 2019?
Female candidates can wear Salwar, Trousers with Sandals and slippers. Also, big button sizes are not allowed.
Rectification of Errors in NEET 2018 Admit Card:
If there are any errors in any of the above fields in the NEET 2018 Admit Card, the candidate can get these corrected by getting in touch with the official conducting body. For your convenience, we have listed the contact details below:
| Authority | Contact Number | E-Mail ID | Working Days |
| Help Desk | 011-22041807/22041808 | [email protected] | 9:00 am to 7:00 pm |
| Toll-Free No | 1800118002 | [email protected] | 9:00 am to 7:00 pm |
| AIPMT Branch | 011-22019683/22521081 | [email protected] | 9:00 am to 5:30 pm |
| Special Helpline for AIPMT | 9599590192, 9599590193, 9599590194, 9599590195, 9599590196 | [email protected] | 9:00 am to 5:30 pm |
What are Common Services Centres and Facilitation Centres?
If candidates don’t have an internet connection to download the NEET 2018 admit card, then the exam conducting authority, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), has set up many common services centres/ facilitation centres, in order to help such students. These common services centres are a part of the National e-Governance plan and the program has been set up at every village level panchayat. Students have to visit these services centres to download their NEET 2018 admit card.
Here are the services offered at the common centres along with their fees:
| Serial No. | Facilities | Fee in Rs. |
| 1. | Preparation of e-mail, how to submit the application form, print out | Rs.25 |
| 2. | Payment of application fees | 0.5% transaction fee |
| 3. | Downloading of admit card, OMR and answer key | Rs.10 |
| 4. | Online information for answer key | Rs.25 |
| 5. | Printout per one page | Rs.5 |
NEET 2018 Statistics
The statistics are as follows:
| Category | Registered Candidates | Appeared | Absent | Qualified |
| Male | 497043 | 473305 | 23738 | 266221 |
| Female | 641839 | 616772 | 25067 | 345313 |
| Transgender | 8 | 8 | – | 5 |
| Total | 1138890 | 1090085 | 48805 | 611539 |
Details of candidates Nationality-wise are as follows:
| Nationality | Registered Candidates | Appeared | Absent | Qualified |
| Indian | 1136206 | 1087840 | 48366 | 609820 |
| Foreigner | 613 | 391 | 222 | 245 |
| NRI | 1522 | 1370 | 152 | 1106 |
| OCI | 480 | 426 | 54 | 321 |
| PIO | 69 | 58 | 11 | 47 |
NEET Exam Centres 2018
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) had added 23 new examination cities to the existing 80 examination cities of NEET 2017. The official press release states that “looking into a substantial increase in NEET aspirants this year, Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Government of India has increased 24 examination cities of NEET 2017.” So, candidates can edit the chosen examination city and may add a new city of their choice from the list of total 104 examination centres.
Please note that during the application form procedure, candidates would have to choose at least 3 exam convenient city codes for the entrance test. The exam conducting authority will make every effort to allot an exam centre in one of the places selected by the candidate, but still the CBSE reserves its discretion to allot a centre other than the candidate’s choice if required. It is important to refer to the codes of test cities and write the appropriate code in the space provided in the NEET application form 2017.
Check below for the list of newly added 23 exam cities (As per NEET 2017)
List of NEET Exam Centres 2018 along with the City Codes:
| State | City | City code |
| Andaman and Nicobar | Port blair | 901 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Vijaywada | 902 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Vishakhapatnam | 903 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar | 904 |
| Assam | Dibrugarh | 905 |
| Assam | Guwahati | 906 |
| Bihar | Gaya | 907 |
| Bihar | Patna | 908 |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 909 |
| Chhatisgarh | Raipur | 910 |
| Dadar and Nagar Haveli | Dadar and Nagar Haveli | 911 |
| Daman and Diu | Daman | 912 |
| Delhi | Delhi (Central) | 913 |
| Delhi | Delhi (East) | 914 |
| Delhi | Delhi (North) | 915 |
| Delhi | Delhi (South) | 916 |
| Delhi | Delhi (West) | 917 |
| Goa | Panaji | 918 |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad | 919 |
| Gujarat | Rajkot | 920 |
| Gujarat | Surat | 921 |
| Gujarat | Vadodara | 922 |
| Haryana | Faridabad | 923 |
| Haryana | Gurgaon | 924 |
| Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur | 925 |
| Himachal Pradesh | Shimla | 926 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu | 927 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Srinagar | 928 |
| Jharkhand | Bokaro | 929 |
| Jharkhand | Ranchi | 930 |
| Karnataka | Bangalore | 931 |
| Karnataka | Belgaum | 932 |
| Karnataka | Gulbarga | 933 |
| Karnataka | Mangalore | 934 |
| Kerala | Ernakulam | 935 |
| Kerala | Kozhikode | 936 |
| Kerala | Trivandrum | 937 |
| Lakshadweep | Kavaratti | 938 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | 939 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior | 940 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Indore | 941 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Jabalpur | 942 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Ujjain | 943 |
| Maharashtra | Nanded | |
| Maharashtra | Aurangabad | 944 |
| Maharashtra | Mumbai | 945 |
| Maharashtra | Nagpur | 946 |
| Maharashtra | Nasik | 947 |
| Maharashtra | Pune | 948 |
| Maharashtra | Thane | 949 |
| Manipur | Imphal | 950 |
| Meghalaya | Shillong | 951 |
| Mizoram | Aizwal | 952 |
| Nagaland | Dimapur | 953 |
| Nagaland | Kohima | 954 |
| Orissa | Behrampur | 955 |
| Orissa | Bubhaneswar | 956 |
| Orissa | Rourkela | 957 |
| Puducherry | Puducherry | 958 |
| Punjab | Bhatinda | 959 |
| Punjab | Jalandhar | 960 |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer | 961 |
| Rajasthan | Jaipur | 962 |
| Rajasthan | Kota | 963 |
| Rajasthan | Udaipur | 964 |
| Sikkim | Gangtok | 965 |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai | 966 |
| Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore | 967 |
| Tamil Nadu | Madurai | 968 |
| Tamil Nadu | Salem | 969 |
| Tamil Nadu | Tiruchirrapalli | 970 |
| Telangana | Hyderabad | 971 |
| Telangana | Warangal | 972 |
| Tripura | Agartala | 973 |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun | 974 |
| Uttarakhand | Haldwani | 975 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly | 976 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Ghaziabad | 977 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Jhansi | 978 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | 979 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Noida | 980 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi | 981 |
| West Bengal | Durgapur | 982 |
| West Bengal | Kolkatta | 983 |
| West Bengal | Siliguri | 984 |
NEET 2018 Exam Schedule (Based on last year)
| Sr. No. | NEET 2017 D-Day events | Time |
| 1. | Gates will open | 7:30 AM |
| 2. | NEET admit cards checking process | 7.30 AM to 9.45 AM |
| 3. | Last entry at exam hall | 9.30 AM |
| 4. | NEET 2018 question booklet distribution | 9.45 AM |
| 5. | Seal of the Test Booklet to be broken | 9.55 AM |
| 6. | NEET 2018 test commences | 10.00 AM |
| 7. | NEET 2018 concludes | 1.00 PM |
| 8. | Material to be brought at examination centre | Admit Card, Passport size Photograph and Post Card Size Photograph affixed on proforma |
| 9. | Will rough workspace be provided? | Candidates will have to do rough work in question paper only and no mark will be allowed in answer sheet of NEET 2018 |
The NEET 2018 will be conducted for a duration of three hours beginning from 10:00 am. This pen and paper-based exam will consist of 180 questions from Physics, Botany, Zoology and Chemistry. According to the exam pattern of NEET 2018, candidates will get 4 marks for each correct answer while 1 mark will be deducted for each incorrect response.
Important Instructions for Candidates
- The exam center will open sharp before approximately 2½ hours of the examination. So, students need to reach the examination center on time.
- Post 9:30 AM, candidates will be allowed to enter the examination center.
- Candidates have to carry along their admit card, passport size photograph & Post Card Size Photograph affixed on proforma at the exam venue.
- If you fail to show a valid admit, you will not be permitted to enter the examination hall.
- Candidates have to quickly find out and sit on their allotted seats. If they sit in another seat or room by mistake, then their candidature will be cancelled.
- Candidates are not allowed to carry any banned items except the NEET 2018 hall ticket and photographs inside the examination hall.
- Candidates cannot leave their seat or exam hall till the time the exam concludes as per schedule.
- Students need to sign twice on the attendance sheet: first after starting of examination & second while handling over the answer sheet to the examiner.
- Remember, that you also need to put your finger impression in space given on the attendance sheet.
CBSE NEET UG 2018 Roll Number Schedule
CBSE NEET 2018 for UG courses is scheduled to be organised in the first week of May 2018. The application form needs to be filled from the fourth week of December 2017 to the fourth week of January 2018. Candidates need to ensure that they fill up the application before the due date. The roll number slip will be provided in the online mode before one month of the examination day. Please note that the roll number slip will only be provided in the first week of April.
Documents Required on the Exam Day
Candidates, who have successfully downloaded their NEET Admit Card 2018, need to carry along the following documents at the exam center.
One Postcard size photograph:
- One postcard size photograph (Size – 4 x 6 inch) that has a white background.
- A photograph needs to include the candidate’s name and date of taking photographs.
- A photograph must be taken on or after January 1, 2018.
- Candidates have to mention their name, application form number, roll number of examination on the back side of the photograph.
- This postcard size photograph will be affixed on the Performa.
Passport size photograph:
- One passport size photograph with a white background.
- A photograph should clearly indicate the name of the candidate along with the date of taking photographs.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) of NEET 2017 Admit Card
Question: If I am not able to log in or see login failed page on the screen, what should I do?
Answer: In such a situation, candidates will have to recheck all the entries made on the login page. The registration number and password must be carefully entered with proper lower and upper case selection.
Question: What’s the process to obtain the NEET admit card 2018?
Answer: In order to obtain the NEET 2018 admit card, candidates will have to log in through their accounts and download the admit card in a pdf format.
Question: When and how will the NEET 2018 admit card be available?
Answer: NEET 2018 admit card is available from the 1st week of April 2018 tentatively in online mode.
Question: I don’t have access to the internet, so how can I download the NEET 2018 admit card?
Answer: You can go to a nearest common service centre and download it by paying a minimal amount of Rs.10.
Question: What does the NEET admit card comprise of?
Answer: NEET 2018 admit card includes details such as candidate’s name, date of birth, date of examination, the timing of examination, instructions to be followed during the examination, category and examination centre.
Question: Do I need to paste a photograph on the NEET admit card?
Answer: Yes, after downloading NEET 2018 admit card, candidates will have to paste a postcard size admit card in the space provided. Also, the exam invigilator will cross-check the particulars mentioned in it.
Question: What to do if the NEET admit card page is slow and I’m not able to fill the details on time?
Answer: This can happen due to many reasons such as slow internet speed and a large number of candidates trying to download NEET 2018 admit card at the same time. So, if you come across such problems, you must retry after some time or during the night time when the internet speed is comparatively better.
