All You Need to Know about NEET Eligibility Criteria

As we all know that from this year the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) will be conducted by the National Testing Agency i.e. NTA. The NEET 2019 eligibility criteria have already been released by NTA and according to it, there is no age limit to apply for NEET.  Candidates who wish to seek admission to MCI approved Medical and Dental colleges across India are advised to check the eligibility criteria of NEET before applying for the same in order to avoid rejection at any stage. NEET eligibility criteria comprise information about the age limit, educational qualifications, nationality and other necessary requirements that candidates need to fulfill in order to appear for NEET exam 2019. For further details on NEET eligibility criteria, read the article given below.

NEET Eligibility Criteria

Indian candidates, NRIs, PIOs, OCIs and foreign nationals are eligible to appear for NEET 2019. Candidates can check the eligibility criteria of NEET 2019 including age requirement, NEET qualification marks and number of attempts provided below.

NEET Eligibility Criteria - Age Criteria

According to the eligibility criteria of NEET, candidate applying for NEET must have completed 17 years of age either at the time of admission or on or before December 31, 2019, however, there is no maximum age limit to appear in NEET.

NEET Eligibility Criteria – Minimum Qualifying Percentage

The minimum qualifying marks that candidates need to score in their Class 12 or equivalent examination is provided in the table given below:

Category of Candidate	Aggregate marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology in the qualifying examination
General Category	50%
SC/ ST/ OBC/ Reserved - PH	40%
Unreserved - PH	45%

NEET Eligibility Criteria for NRI and Foreign Students

In order to fulfill the eligibility criteria of NEET, candidates need to have passed Class 12 or equivalent examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English as compulsory subjects. Candidates who have completed their education from Abroad must have passed any examination which is equivalent to CBSE Class 12 qualification.

NEET Eligibility Criteria 2019 – Maximum Number of Attempts

There is no limit on maximum number of attempts i.e. you can apply for NEET as many times as you want. According to the eligibility criteria of NEET, candidates can appear for this entrance examination as many times as they want to provided they fulfill the eligibility criteria of NEET. Candidates can appear for this examination twice in a year.

NEET Eligibility Criteria - 15% All India Quota seats/Deemed Universities/Central Universities/ESIC and AFMC Colleges

• Candidates qualifying NEET will be considered eligible to appear for 15% All India Quota seats.
• Candidates who are from the state of J&K are not eligible for 15% AIQ seats except for those students who fill a self declaration form.
• The 85% seats of DU and Institutional Quota seats of AMU are reserved for those students who have passed Class 10 and Class 12 from Delhi and AMU.

NEET Eligibility Criteria - 85% State Quota seats

• The 85% State Quota seats consists of seats from the Govt. colleges of the States/ Union Territories. To be considered eligible for State Quota seats, candidates are required to fulfill the NEET eligibility criteria laid down by the admission authority.

Well, before applying for NEET, candidates are advised to go through the eligibility criteria of NEET in detail. In order to prepare well for this exam, candidates are advised to go through the NEET Syllabus in detail and prepare a time table based on the same and follow it strictly.