With relaxations being provided and movement towards conducting school exams gaining vigour the news that the School reopening for this year is not far away is doing rounds currently.

The reason behind closure is the outbreak of corona virus which sent the entire nation into lockdown. With scope of normalcy returning back, talk about School reopening seems to be doing rounds, says P. Gopikrishnan, maths teacher for 10th standard.

Union Minister said that they are following the guidelines laid down by Union Home Ministry and Health Ministry.

Their advise will be taken into consideration also when the decision on School reopening is being made, said Union Minister.

As far as Sikkim is concerned the School reopening and starting of colleges will take place on 15 June. Sikkim Education Minister Kunga Nima Lepcha is said to have made this announcement in the past.

However, the Minister has mentioned that the guidelines related to COVID-19 will be followed. There will not be morning assembly in schools and this is done to keep up social distancing.

As far as Karnataka is concerned, the State Government is said to be considering School reopening in July. The talk that did rounds earlier was that the schools would be reopened during June.

School-reopening was supposed to be done in June in Karnataka if the lockdown did not go beyond 17 May.

As the lockdown got extended the plans to restart schools in Karnataka did not go as per the expectations.

On the other hand, sources say that not all parents are said to be taking the idea of Government of Karnataka to go for School reopening in July.

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Starting schools now may not be safe as we are not ensured that problem free with regards to corona virus. The best thing to happen is to go for online education, said T.S. Ramamurthy, a parent.

Sources say, as far as Chandigarh is concerned, the Education Department there is said to have formed a committee to look into the prospects of government School reopening.

The committee is said to submit its report on 4 June. While many parents. As far as Tamil Nadu is concerned,
the private schools are said to have proposed that they would go for School reopening on 1 July. They have also suggested that classes could be conducted on alternative days to maintain social distancing.

The suggestion is while on one day classes could be conducted for LKG to Class 5 after School reopening. The same for Class 6 to Class 12 could be done on the second day.

However things seem to be unclear with regards to School reopening in Tamil Nadu. As for now, best thing one can do is to go for online education, suggests R.S. Muthuraman, physics teacher for class 12.

Many parents also agree that the learning will not be the same once School reopening takes place post lockdown end.

Sources also say Ministry of Home Affairs will take a decision with regards to reopening of schools and colleges in July. Views of all stakeholders will be taken into consideration before Ministry of Home Affairs takes a decision, say sources.

Admission into UG medical courses, popularly known as MBBS would commence with conducting NEET UG for 2025. Candidates who pass the exam have to take part in the counselling for MBBS admission.

A few other sources convey that registration for NEET UG in 2025 may also commence in March 2025.

Schedule

NEET UG 2025 registration schedule will be made known after the announcement about exam’s application submission commences.

The NEET UG 2025 registration would usually be open for a month or more. The application correction facility will be made active after submission comes to an end.

After corrections, the admit cards are made available for download. Those who have completed their NEET UG 2025 application submission process successfully, alone will be able to download the hall ticket.

Candidates have to write the exam and pass it with required qualifying marks to be eligible for taking part in the counselling process for getting admitted into a medical college.

More about the exam

The full name of the exam is National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test  Undergraduate.

The exam is conducted offline in pen-and-paper mode and answers have to be registered on a separate answer sheet.

The questions in NEET UG 2025 would be related to biology, physics and chemistry which are taught in classes 10,11 and 12 in recognized educational institutions across India.

Questions will be in a multiple-choice format where each question has more than one reply and the right one among that has to be chosen to get marks.

Students willing to join BDS in colleges located across India also have to submit NEET UG 2025 application.

Medical colleges abroad also consider scores of NEET UG for providing admission into MBBS courses.

Who can take up NEET UG 2025 application submission?

Candidates who have passed plus-two in the science stream with biology, physics and chemistry as subjects can take up NEET UG 2025 application submission.

Students who have appeared for their final year exams and are waiting for the results or students who are about to appear for the final year exams of their qualifying degree can also take up NEET UG 2025 application submission.

However, these students have to pass their exams and provide proof of it by the time of admission.

1. The above URL has to be typed into the browser and submitted to allow the website to download.

2. Once the webpage is ready, candidates can click the button Click Here for Registration/Login

3. Clicking the above button will open another webpage with URL ‘https://neet.ntaonline.in/frontend/web/’

4. Once the webpage with above URL opens, candidates can click the registration link and create an account with username and password.

5. After obtaining the account, they can come to the same webpage (https://neet.ntaonline.in/frontend/web/) and login and start applying for the exam.

Website for NEET UG 2025 Application is Here

NEET UG 2025 application submission fees

NEET UG 2025 application submission fees is Rs 1700 for General category candidates and NRI applicants. The same is Rs 1600 for General-EWS/OBC-NCL category applicants.

SC/ST/PwBD/Third Gender category applicants have to pay Rs 1000 while taking up NEET UG 2024 registration.

The fee may also change due to various reasons, candidates can read information bulletin related to NEET UG 2025 application when it is released.

How to download hall ticket?

The process to download hall ticket is online and it can be done on the official website ‘https://exams.nta.ac.in/NEET’

1. Candidates have to type the URL mentioned above in the browser and submit it to allow the website to download.

2. Once the website is ready, candidates can click the link for the hall ticket.

3. This will likely open another website and there, they have to enter their application number and other details and submit them to view the admit card.

Point to remember

Once the admit card is visible, applicants can download and take a printout. Only those who have successfully completed NEET UG 2025 application submission will be able to download admit card.

The link to download admit card will be made active on the official website at the appropriate time.

Students can visit the official website as the exam time nears, to find the link for download hall ticket. Link for obtaining admit cards are usually made available about 10 to 15 days before the exam day.

Students who pass NEET UG 2025 application submission with the required qualifying marks can apply for counselling where they choose the college and course. Counselling takes place to fill seats at the All India level and state level.

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Students who wish to study in central government institutions can apply under the All India Quota for which Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) conducts the counselling.

Respective authorities of various states in India conduct counselling at their state level. Candidates can visit the official websites of the respective authorities for more information.

The best thing to do would be to follow the website of NTA for updates on 2025 NEET UG. Registration can be done at the appropriate time.

Candidates who do not get a seat in the institution of their choice in the initial rounds of counselling can apply in the subsequent rounds.

Preparation involves studying all the lessons in the syllabus, students must ensure that they have mastered all the subjects to score marks in NEET UG for 2025.