NEET UG 2024 on 5 May: Here is How To Avoid Negative Marking

NTA is set to conduct the NEET UG 2024 exam on May 5th. NEET national level entrance exam which is a gateway for aspiring medical professionals. Those who are going to take the upcoming medical exam should know about the marking scheme.

While thorough preparation is key to success understanding about marking scheme is equally important. Candidates should note that in NEET negative marking exists, which means one mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer and this will also impact your overall score.

How can you reduce these negative marks to increase your chances of receiving a good rank? This post will provide the information you need to pass the NEET 2024 exam and reduce your chances of negative marking.

Understanding the NEET UG 2024 Marking Scheme

Here we have provided the NEET UG 2024 marking scheme:

• +4 is awarded for every correct answer
• -1 for every wrong answer
• No positive or negative marks are allotted for unattempted questions
• If multiple answers are selected for the one question the answer will be considered incorrect and marks will be deducted.

Read the Question Paper Thoroughly 

Before starting to attempt the NEET paper make sure you go through the question paper carefully. Check which questions are easy to attempt and which are difficult. Reading the question paper before answering will give you confidence about the questions you have prepared in the past weeks. 

Time Management 

Managing time can help you avoid getting negative marks in the examination. The trick to save time during the exam is to start with the less difficult questions and then at last go for the difficult ones, doing so will give you more time for the difficult questions, whereas, if you first start with the difficult questions your time will be wasted and probably you won’t be able to finish the exam on time. 

Postpone Challenging Questions

After reading the question paper make an imaginary list of easy, difficult, and challenging questions and leave the challenging questions for the last in this way if you do not attempt the challenging questions you will be confident about the easy questions and this will avoid negative marks in the NEET UG 2024 examination. 

Avoid Choosing More Than One Option

Choosing two or more options in the NEET paper will lead to negative marks as mentioned in the information bulletin. If you are unsure about the correct answer to the question leave for the last and first attempt the questions you are sure about. This is the most common mistake candidates commit in the exam, leading to negative marks. Make sure you mark/choose only one option of the question.

If you have any queries related to the NEET UG 2024 tips to eliminate negative marks, feel free to ask by leaving a comment in the comment section provided below. 

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