NEET 2025: Beginner’s Guide to Becoming a Doctor What is NEET? Hello, future doctor! NEET stands for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, and it’s the exam you need to take if you want to become a doctor in India. It helps you get into medical colleges for courses like MBBS (to become a general doctor) or BDS (to become a dentist). You can even get into top colleges like AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) with NEET. The National Testing Agency (NTA) runs this exam, and over 20 lakh students take it every year. It’s the only way to get into most medical colleges in India, so let’s learn all about it! A Little History of NEET NEET started in 2013, but it wasn’t always the only medical exam. Before 2013, there were many exams like AIPMT (All India Pre-Medical Test) and state-level tests, which made things confusing for students. In 2013, NEET was introduced to create one exam for everyone, but some states resisted. By 2016, the Supreme Court made NEET mandatory for all med
