<p>The&nbsp;<strong>National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate)</strong>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<strong>NEET (UG)</strong>, formerly the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_India_Pre_Medical_Test">All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT)</a>, is an&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_entrance_examination">all India pre-medical entrance test</a>&nbsp;for students who wish to pursue undergraduate medical (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MBBS">MBBS</a>), dental (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor_of_Dental_Surgery">BDS</a>) and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_AYUSH">AYUSH</a>&nbsp;(<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bachelor_of_Ayurveda,_Medicine_and_Surgery">BAMS</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BUMS">BUMS</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Council_of_Homeopathy">BHMS</a>, etc.) courses in government and private institutions in India and also, for those intending to pursue primary medical qualification abroad.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Eligibility_cum_Entrance_Test_(Undergraduate)#cite_note-2">[2]</a></p>

<p>The exam is conducted by&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Testing_Agency">National Testing Agency</a>&nbsp;(NTA), which provides the results to the Directorate General of Health Services under&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Health_and_Family_Welfare">Ministry of Health and Family Welfare</a>&nbsp;and State Counselling Authorities for seat allocation.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Eligibility_cum_Entrance_Test_(Undergraduate)#cite_note-nta-3">[3]</a></p>

<p>NEET-UG replaced the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_India_Pre_Medical_Test">All India Pre Medical Test</a>&nbsp;(AIPMT) and many other pre-medical exams conducted by states and various medical colleges. However, due to lawsuits being filed against the exam, it could not be held in 2014 and 2015.</p>

<p>NEET-UG is a single entrance test for admissions to MBBS and BDS colleges across India.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Eligibility_cum_Entrance_Test_(Undergraduate)#cite_note-bdsneedt-4">[4]</a>&nbsp;NEET UG is one of the largest exam in India in terms of registered applicants.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Eligibility_cum_Entrance_Test_(Undergraduate)#cite_note-5">[5]</a></p>

<p>After the enactment of NMC Act 2019 in September 2019, NEET-UG became the sole entrance test for admissions to medical colleges in India including the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_India_Institutes_of_Medical_Sciences">All India Institutes of Medical Sciences</a>&nbsp;(AIIMS) and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jawaharlal_Institute_of_Postgraduate_Medical_Education_and_Research">Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education &amp; Research</a>&nbsp;(JIPMER) which until then conducted separate exams.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Eligibility_cum_Entrance_Test_(Undergraduate)#cite_note-6">[6]</a></p>
