Online registration for NEET-II from today

The Central Board of Secondary Education  (CBSE) will start the process for online submission of applications for the second edition of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-II) from Thursday.

“The CBSE will start the process of online application for National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-II (UG), 2016 from May 26 for admission in MBBS/BDS courses,” the board said on Wednesday evening.

Students can submit online application for the test on the official website www.aipmt.nic.in.  The nationwide test will be held for admissions to the All India quota seats, private/ management/NRI quota seats in all private medical and dental colleges, or any other private or deemed university, it said.

The test will also be held for admissions to state government quota seats “where the government of the state concerned so opts,” it added.

The NEET-II will be held on July 24 as per the directives of the Supreme Court and the Ordinances promulgated by the Central government on May 24.

As per the directives of the Supreme Court, candidates who could not register in the All-India Pre Medical and Dental Test/NEET-I, held earlier this year, can apply NEET-II also, the CBSE said.

AIMPT candidates
Candidates who registered for the AIMPT, but did not appear in the nationwide test can also apply for NEET-II.

“Candidates who were registered in AIPMT-2016/NEET-I and had appeared, but have apprehension that they had not prepared well subject to submission of an undertaking to give up their candidature for NEET-I can apply in NEET-II,” it added.

The board said students can access the detailed information on the NEET-II including syllabus and eligibility criteria on website www.aipmt.nic.in.