NEET 2018 Eligibility Criteria – Are You Updated on This?

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NEET 2018 Eligibility Criteria

• Are You Eligible to Enter NEET Exam Hall?

Introduction Holding an MBBS degree is a great
feat for any medical student. It is the certified
gateway to serve the nation as well as accumulate
a humungous amount of money. And the secondary
thing is, your parents cant be happier.
Agree? But before you jump into the ocean of
vast medical course and find an ideal college to
get enrolled in, ensure that you are an eligible
contender. So, what should you do to check that?
The answer is simple. Check the next slide.
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Academic Qualifications

• Whether you have completed Class XII or are
  pursuing it, you stand eligible to enter the
  examination hall.
• Check that you have secured more than 50 marks
  in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Bio-technology
  for General category. For OBC/SC/ST, SC/ST/OBC-PH
  and GEN PH, the minimum percentile must be 40,
  40 and 45 respectively.
• As per Graduate Medical Education
  Regulations-1997 and BDS Course Regulations,
  2007, admission to MBBS/BDS courses requires a
  candidate to pass in all three subjects of PCM
  and English.

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Age Limit Number of Attempts

• How old are you?
• Are you below 17 years or above 25 years? If you
  answer in the affirmative, that means you are not
  eligible for NEET exam 2018.
• The minimum age to sit in the exam is 17 years.
• The upper age limit is 25 years.
• For OBC/SC/ST category, students get 5 years
  relaxation.
• CBSE, NEET exam conducting body, keeps a close
  look at the age limit of the candidates.
• Maximum Attempt-One can attempt as many times
  within the above mentioned age limit which
  further clarifies that a general category
  candidate can appear 9 times, while other
  category students can avail 14 attempts.

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Who Can Appear in NEET-UG, 2018?

• Residential Status
• Indian Citizens
• NRIs (Non Residential Indians)
• OCI (Oversees Citizen of India)
• PIO (Persons of Indian Origin)

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Who Can Appear in NEET-UG

• 2018 for 15 All India Quota seats?

Aspirants from Andhra Pradesh, Jammu Kashmir
and Telangana are not entitled 15 AI quota
seats. They had already opted out of the AI
scheme from the beginning. Those who claim for AI
quota must submit self-declaration online. This
can further be printed for the record for future
use (counselling).