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NEET Application Form 2022 – What to keep ready beforehand

Aspirants are advised to keep the documents required for NEET 2021 application form before applying. Keeping the documents beforehand will help aspirants to fill NEET application form smoothly with minimal chances of mistakes. Aspirants should be aware of the documents and NEET photo requirements 2021 before applying for it. The basic necessity which must be ensured is using the prescribed and compatible Internet browser. The relevant documents things to keep ready before filling neet.nta.nic.in NEET application form 2021 are as follows:

1. Valid Mobile Number

2. Valid Email Address

3. Class 10 details and Class 12 details (Marksheet, certificate, roll number, school address, and other details)

4. Correct spelling of Father and Mother's name

5. Aadhaar number (last 4 digits only)

6. Class 12 Roll number issued by the Board/Election Card (EPIC No.), Passport Number, ration card number, bank account or any other valid Govt. identity number

7. Scanned images of passport-size photograph, signature, left-hand thumb impression, Class 10 pass certificate and postcard size photograph Details are given in the table below

8. Credit/Debit card, Net Banking and UPI payment gateway details (for online payment)

NEET application form requirements - things to keep ready beforehand

Document required for NEET 2021 application form

NEET registration 2021 must be filled in two sets/phases on or before the NEET registration 2021 last date. So, the document required for the NEET application form 2021 changes accordingly. The documents required for NEET application form phase one are passport and postcard size photograph, left-hand thumb impression, signature, and self-declaration certificate for J&K aspirants. The second phase NEET registration documents required are - category certificate, PwBD certificate, Class 10 certificate, and citizenship certificate. The document specifications required in NEET form 2021 can be checked below. Medical aspirants are advised to use an online tool to resize the images to be uploaded in the application form of NEET 2021. Aspirants should be aware of NEET 2021 application form requirements. The dimensions to be followed for creating NEET 2021 photos & documents can be mentioned below.

Document specification for NEET application form

NEET application process can be summed in a few steps:

• NEET Registration 2021

• Filling in the application of NEET 2021

• Uploading of scanned images

• NEET application fee payment

• Printing of confirmation page

How to apply NEET Application Form 2021?

NEET UG 2021 application form step-by-step procedure can be checked below. Aspirants are advised to follow the NEET 2021 registration steps to avoid making any mistakes.

Step 1 – NEET Registration 2021

To fill neet.nta.nic.in 2021 application form, candidates required to click on 'fill application form'. In the new page, click on 'New registration' which will lead to the instructions page which must be read carefully. Then, click on a declaration that instructions have been read.

In the NEET-UG registration process, fill in the details in the below manner. A password must also be created as per the given specifications which will be the password for all future login. A provisional application number will be generated after registration for NEET 2021 login. This will be the user ID that will have to be used to neet.nta.nic.in login 2021.

The following details must be entered during NEET 2021 registration:

• Candidate's Name

• Mother's Name

• Father's Name

• Date of Birth

• Gender

• Nationality

• State of Eligibility

• Category

• Person with Disabilities

• Identification Type

• Identification Number

• Mobile Number

• Email ID

• Security Pin (as displayed on the screen)

Choose Password: The next step would be to choose a password, retype the same, enter a security question and chose the answer. Keep the security question and answer safe as this may be required to retrieve the password in case a candidate forgets it.

To complete the NEET registration, candidates must verify the above details and submit them.

Generation of Provisional Application Number of NEET 2021 – With successful registration for NEET, the provisional application number will be displayed. This must be noted down as it is the NEET 2021 login ID for all future logins.

Particulars checklist to be verified - Candidates need to verify all the details by clicking on each section. No one will be allowed to proceed without ticking on the particulars. Aspirants are advised to verify all the details carefully, as no one will be make changes.

Step 2 – Filling up the NEET 2021 application form

After completing the registration process. candidates have to click on 'Complete Application Form' as shown in the image below. Login using the provisional registration number and password. It is mandatory to fill remaining details in the application form of NEET 2021. The other details to be filled in the NEET 2021 application form are:

Section 1. Personal Details – Some details from Registration will be auto displayed and these cannot be changed. However, many other details are to be filled in the NEET application form as follows

• Candidate’s Name – auto-generated from registration

• Mother’s and Father’s Name - auto-generated from registration

• Gender - auto-generated from registration and cannot be changed during the application correction

• Category - auto-generated from registration and cannot be changed during correction

• Date of Birth - auto-generated from registration

• Nationality - auto-generated from registration and cannot be changed during correction

• Persons with disability - auto-generated from registration and cannot be changed during correction

• Do you belong to Minority Category?

• Are you suffering from Diabetes Type I?

• Identification Type

• Identification Number

Section 2. Apply for - The entrance exam - NEET - will be filled in by default. Then, aspirants need to provide the following details:

• Medium of NEET question paper - The exam paper will be conducted in 13 languages - English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannda, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
• Selection of NEET 2021 exam city - Candidates need to choose four preferences of exam cities where the test will be conducted - To know the list of NEET 2021 exam centres - Click here

Section 3. Academic details (Class 12 or equivalent) - Enter the following 10+2 qualifying details:

• Pass status
• Year of passing/appearing
• Qualifying exam code - To know about NEET qualification code
• Place of schooling
• Type of school/college
• Qualifying examination state
• Qualifying examination district
• School board
• Result mode
• Roll number
• School/college name and address
• School/college pin code
• Enter the security pin

Particulars checklist to be verified - After filling all the details, the pop-up notification to review all the details carefully. Then, candidates need to click on the following particulars to confirm that the details are filled carefully.

• My name
• Father name
• Mother name
• Date of birth
• Gender
• Category
• Question paper medium
• Examination cities
• Educational details
• Click on 'I Agree'

Step 3 – Uploading of scanned documents and images

After filling out the details in the application form of NEET 2021, the next step is to upload scanned copies of the photograph and signature as specified. Candidates need to click on 'upload documents'

• Passport Photograph: It must be passport size with a white background having the name of the candidate and date of photograph underneath the image. Size of the file can be 10 kb to 200 kb in JPEG format.

• Signature: This must be done with a black ink pen on a white paper and should be scanned to a file with size 4 kb to 30 kb in JPG format.

• Left-hand thumb impression: Candidates must upload a digital image of the left-hand thumb impression on white paper with blue ink in JPG format and the size should be between 10 kb to 200 kb.

• Postcard size photo: Apart from the passport size photo, candidates are required to upload postcard size photograph in JPG format with size between 10 kb to 200 kb.

Step 4 – Payment of NEET Application Fee

NEET 2021 application fee can be paid in online mode only:

After the uploading of documents as per the specifications, the option to pay NEET application fee 2021 will appear on the screen. Click on 'pay examination fee'. The application fee of NEET UG-2021 must be paid in online mode. NEET registration fee varies for general, OBC/ST/SC and EWS categories. Candidates must ensure that the Credit/Debit card used for payment is within the validity period. For net banking, it is advisable to check the balance of the account and keep all the credentials ready before logging on to submit the application form.

To pay the application fee, aspirants need to select the mode of payment and payment provider. Check the image below.

Online Payment: Through Debit/Credit/ Net Banking and Unified Payment Interface (UPI) using State Bank of India/Syndicate Bank/ICICI Bank/HDFC Bank/Paytm service provider.

Note: Keep the proof of payment in the form of transaction ID/ receipt in case of online payment safe till admission is complete.

Application fee for NEET 2021

Processing charges & Goods and Services Tax (GST) are to be paid by the candidate, as applicable

Step 5 – Printing the NEET Acknowledgement receipt

• Once the application fee is paid, a confirmation page or acknowledgement receipt will be generated. This means that the application of NEET 2021 has been successfully submitted.

• A copy of the NEET acknowledgement or confirmation page will also be sent to the registered email as well the mobile number of the candidates.

• Candidates are advised to save this acknowledgement receipt for future reference. They are also advised to take a printout of the same for reference.

Important Documents to be retained till admission:

1. Printout of NEET 2021 confirmation page

2. Proof of payment of application fee

3. 6 to 8 copies of photograph uploaded

4. Copy of system generated Self-Declaration in respect of candidate from J&K who have opted for seats under 15% All India Quota

How to retrieve password for NEET application form 2021?

There are two methods to retrieving it. However, before going to that, there are a few steps they must follow.

Click on, “Forgot password” link in the candidate’s login.

Two options will come on the screen

• Using security question and its answer: Candidates have to enter the following details:
  NEET 2021 Application Number
  Security question
  Security answer
  Enter security pin which is case sensitive
  
  

• Using the verification text: For this option, aspirants need to enter the following details:
  Application number
  Date of Birth
  Enter security pin which is case sensitive
  
  

• Using the reset link sent at email ID: Students need to enter the following details:
  NEET application number
  Date of birth
  Enter the security pin which is case sensitive
  
  

Correction of image discrepancy in NEET 2021 application form

NTA will intimate all registered students about the image discrepancy which must be corrected before the last date. Any modifications or corrections to the photograph/signature could be done using the login facility given by NTA or even with the correction window. Candidates must follow the steps below to correct any discrepancies in their photograph or signature uploaded with the NEET application form 2021:

Steps to correct image discrepancies

• Click on the 'NEET candidate login' link provided here

• Enter the NEET application number and password

• The option to upload the photograph/signature will be displayed on the screen.

• Upload the correct images as per the given specifications.

• Verify once before submitting it.

• After submission, an OTP number will be sent to the registered email ID and mobile number of the candidates

• After the given OTP number is entered, the NEET correction slip will be displayed on the screen.

• It is advised to safe keep this printout for future reference.

NEET correction window 2021 - Available

The correction window for NEET application form 2021 was available only for registered candidates. Aspirants could edit any details and exam cities choices in the NEET application form 2021. Candidates can use the NEET application form correction guide to edit the mistakes made or incorrect details entered in the application form as well as the exam centres by the specified date. To make the changes and use the NEET 2021 correction window, candidates will be required to NEET login by entering their NEET application number and password. The following details could be corrected in the NEET 2021 application form.

Details that can be corrected in NEET application form

1. Personal details

2. Place of birth

3. Medium of question paper

4. Choice of exam city

5. Academic details of Class 10, 11 and 12

6. Permanent and correspondence address

7. Details of parents/guardians

8. Dress code

Details which cannot be edited in NEET correction window:

1. Registered mobile number
2. Email ID registered

How to edit NEET application form 2021?

• Candidates were required to click on the link provided on this page

• Enter the NEET 2021 application number and password

• Click here for correction in NEET (UG) 2021 Application Form

• Once the application form of NEET 2021 is displayed, candidates can edit the fields mentioned above

• After making the relevant corrections in the NEET application form 2021, click on 'Preview and Submit'

• An OTP will be sent to the registered mobile number of the candidates.

• Enter the OTP number and click on 'Final Submit'

• A warning message will pop-up on the screen, which asks, 'This is the one-time correction facility, no correction will be allowed after final submission. Do you wish to submit the corrected application form finally?'

• Click on 'Please do' to submit the corrections or else click on 'oops no' to go back and make some other corrections.

• After submitting the corrections, the NEET application correction slip will be displayed on the screen with the corrected information.

• It is advised to take three to four printouts of correction slip.

NEET applicant statistics over the years

The medical eligibility cum entrance exam, NEET, witness more than 15 lakh aspirants registering for the exam every year. Last year NEET exam saw 15.97 lakh candidates registering with 14 lakh plus students actually appearing for the exam. The number of applicants filling NEET application form has been steadily increasing to bring the competition levels up for the 83,075 MBBS, 26,949 BDS, 52,720 AYUSH, 525 BVSc and AH seats that are at stake in this national level undergraduate examination for medical courses across the country. The NEET application statistics for the past years can be checked below.

NEET application form statistics

NEET registrations over the years

NEET admit card 2021

NEET 2021 admit card has been released on September 6 at neet.nta.nic.in. It is mandatory for aspirants to download NEET 2021 admit card and carry it at the exam centre with relevant documents. Only the successfully registered candidates can download the admit card of NEET 2021 which mentions personal, exam details, date and time, exam centre name and address, photograph, signature, and other information.