Eligibility Criteria for NEET 2021

NEET (National Eligibility and Entrance Test) is a national entrance exam administered by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for candidates interested in undergraduate medical and dental programmes such as BDS & MBBS at government & private colleges across the country.

This is a one-tier exam that is administered once a year, generally in the month of May. The AIPMT (All India Pre-Medical Test) has been superseded by the NEET Exam since 2016.

Candidates should read the application form carefully before applying for NEET in order to ensure that they meet the eligibility requirements. The exam criteria will differ depending on whether the exam is conducted in a state or throughout the country.

 

Eligibility Criteria for NEET
Age Criteria	For students in all categories, the minimum age requirement is 17 years old as of December 31 of the year of admission. As a result, candidates must have been born on or before December 31, 2004, to be eligible for the lower age restriction.   As & since the decision is still pending, there is no upper age limit for candidates seeking to take the NEET exam. As a result, students beyond the age of 25 can take part in NEET on a provisional basis, with a 5-year age relaxation for SC/OBC/ST/NCL applicants and PwBD candidates until further notice.
Aggregate Marks	50 per cent for the General Category (Physically Handicapped, PH – 45 per cent) and 40 per cent for OBC/SC/ST (PH – 40 per cent). Note that the scores earned in Math will not be included in this exam.
Number of Subjects	Physics, Biology & Chemistry will make up a total of three disciplines.
Number of attempts	In NEET 2021, there really is no such attempt restriction.
Year of Passing	• Eligible candidates are those who will be taking their board exams in the year 2021.       • Candidates who have taken the Class 12 exam and are taking the improvement exam - they are eligible.       • Students who took an improvement exam in 2021 after taking the Class 12 exam in 2020 might indicate the year of the exam with a higher score.

 

NEET State Quota Eligibility Criteria

 

It should be noted that around 85% of MBBS/BDS seats would be reserved for NEET states quota counselling.

The remaining 15% of seats for All India Counselling would be allocated at the central level.

As a matter of fact, candidates are required to meet the following requirements:

• Applicants must indeed be permanent residents of state in which they are submitting their application.

• Applicants, they must provide proof of residency

• Applicants must have completed (or be in the process of completing) their secondary education (Class 12th) in the particular state

NEET All India Quota Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants must be Indian citizens.

• The aforementioned age conditions must be met.   

• Candidates over the age of 25 can take NEET on a provisional basis while the case is still in court and a judgement is pending.

 

Candidates can get a good sense of the eligibility requirements for NEET 2021 by looking at these details.

Aspirants should visit the NEET official website for more information on eligibility requirements for J&K applicants under AIQ, where entire information is available, answering all questions.