NEET 2020 Application Form Correction Window has been reopened again by NTA from Sep 23, 2020. The decision has been taken considering the problems faced by candidates during the pandemic to correct their details. As per NTA’s notice, this is the last chance for candidates to edit their details in the application.
The official schedule for NTA NEET Application Form Correction is mentioned below:
Event | Date | Reference Links |
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NEET Application Form Correction | Sep 23 to 30, 2020 (Available) | Correction facility in some personal particulars |
Result Declaration | October 12, 2020 (Tentative) | Check NEET Result online at ntaneet.nic.in |
Candidates often make mistake while filling NEET Application Form either because of inexperience or confusion. Therefore, to ensure that the data of NEET UG is submitted correctly, the authority provides a form correction facility to make edits in the form. Visit the official site i.e. ntaneet.nic.in and make corrections in the information.
Candidates are not allowed to make changes in the registered mobile number and email ID. The correction facility will be provided in the below mentioned particulars only.
Candidates are required to follow the below mentioned steps for making corrections in the NEET 2020 Application Form:
Step 1: Visit the official website of NEET
Step 2: Click on the ‘candidate’s log in’ link
Step 3: Applicants must fill in their registration number and password
Step 4: Candidates can correct the details as per official notice.
Step 5: After successful submission of the application form, candidates will get a self generated correction slip. Students are advised to print the reciept and retain it for future reference.
Correction in the category may invite additional fees to be paid. In such cases, applicants are required to pay the fees online using Internet Banking or credit / debit cards within the correction window schedule.
Note: Students are advised to be careful while editing their mistakes as it is a one time opportunity.
The form correction facility is just a one-time facility so you need to be very careful while making the corrections. Here we are providing you with the list of details that you can make changes in your application form:
Particulars | Who can edit | Who cannot edit |
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Identification Identity | All the candidates who have filled up NEET Application Form with IDs other than Aadhaar Card (i.e. voter id, passport, bank account, driving license etc.) and Registration Number issued by facilitation center. | Candidates who have already filled up their NEET Application Form with Aadhaar Card and candidates with nationality as Foreign, OCI, PIO and NRI. |
Date of Birth | All the candidates who have filled up NEET Application Form with IDs other than Aadhaar Card (i.e. voter id, passport, bank account, driving license etc.) and Registration Number issued by facilitation center. | Candidates who have filled up their NEET Application Form with Aadhaar Card. |
Gender | All the candidates who have filled up NEET Application Form with IDs other than Aadhaar Card and Registration Number issued by facilitation center. | Candidates who have filled up their NEET Application Form with Aadhaar Card. |
State Code of Eligibility | Candidates belonging to the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Jammu & Kashmir can also change the status of Self Declaration submitted by them. Candidates belonging to the states of Assam, Meghalaya and Jammu & Kashmir will be able to change their state code of eligibility if and only if they have obtained their Aadhaar Number. | Not Applicable |
Category |
If change in category involves higher fee, the candidates will pay the difference of the fee. It is allowed as per the central list of categories. |
Not Applicable |
Disability Status | If change in disability status involves higher fee, the candidates will pay the difference of the fee. All candidates can change their disability status. | Not Applicable |
Medium | Those candidates who have given Tripura either in state code of eligibility or of qualifying examination will be able change the Medium as Bengali. All candidates are allowed to make corrections in the question paper medium. | Not Applicable |
Examination Center | NTA has allowed modifications in the exam center choices due to the current situation of the country and hardships faced by candidates in the COVID-19 epidemic. | |
Percentage of Marks obtained in Qualifying Examination | All candidates are allowed to make corrections in the marks that they previously scored. | Not Applicable |
Name of Parents | Candidates are allowed to make corrections in the name of their parents. | Not Applicable |
Correction in any other data is not allowed as this will not affect the candidature and the merit. Candidates should be careful while making corrections as no second chance would be given to them.
After making corrections, candidates have to print correction slip and retain the same for the reference and record. No correspondence will be made by NTA in this regard. Due to correction in category and disability status, if additional fee is payable, the same has to be remitted through Debit/Credit Card or Net Banking during the given period only.
Candidates must be clear with the fact that the correction window is an opportunity for making changes to the form and that no further chance will be provided for the same. Therefore, they are advised to be very careful while making changes to the particulars and the scanned images. The guidelines to be followed while uploading images are:
A brief about Documents Specifications are as follows:
Document | Size | Format |
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Photograph | 10 to 200 kb | JPG/JPEG |
Signature | 4 to 30 kb | JPG/JPEG |
Post Card Size Photograph | 50 to 300 kb (4”X6”) | JPG/JPEG |
Left Thumb Impression | 10 to 50 kb | JPG/JPEG |
Class X Passing Certificate | 100 to 400 kb | JPG/JPEG |
*The article might have information for the previous academic years, please refer the official website of the exam.