NEET..........What is this so rumoured thing?

NEET, the acronym of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, conducted by the Medical Council of India in collaboration with the Central Board of Secondary Education, is an all India entrance test for around 36000 medical seats all over India (including private medical colleges), excepting a few like JIPMER, AIIMS etc. With a few discrepancies obviously, regarding examination formalities like photo size, language of paper, the test this year has been quite a success in terms of response in the very year of incorporation. In fact, medical aspirants all over India have no other alternative than NEET as most of the states have stopped conducting separate entrance examinations. With a very clearly defined syllabus, NEET has made accessibility of seats of medical education to deserving candidates easier compared to the previous system of separate entrance examinations for most institutions. The examination is basically composed of three parts of questions, totaling up to a sum of 720 marks for 180 questions, 90 from biology and 45 each from Physics and Chemistry. With a negative marking of -1 for each wrong answer and +4 marks for each right answer, the competition is tough. The examination this year was conducted all over India on 5th May. A total of 717127 candidates were eligible to appear in the out of which 658040 candidates appeared in the test and 366317 candidates have qualified the test. The test was conducted at 1251 examination centres located in 85 cities all over India and abroad. The result of candidates appeared in the NEET-UG indicates marks obtained in each subject, percentile score, NEET All India Rank, Rank for All India Quota Seats, AFMC and State Quota seats.
The cut off score for qualifying in NEET-UG is also provided in the Result Sheet. The counseling is conducted by the respective Counseling Authorities through personal appearance/online counseling subject to rules and norms for admission in Medical Colleges/Dental Colleges under their ambit.