NEET 2024- National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, 2024

Eligibility Criterion for NEET (UG) 2024

• Candidates must have attained the age of 17 years at the time of admission or will attain the same by December 31, 2023. Accordingly, the applicants should be born by December 31, 2007.

• Indian nationals/ Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) who wish to pursue MBBS/ BDS from a foreign university also have to qualify for NEET (UG) 2024.

• There is no upper age limit for applying to NEET (UG) 2024. 

• Applicants should meet the educational qualification, i.e. candidates must pass Class 12 or equivalent from a recognised institute and Board. Although candidates who are appearing for Class 12 or equivalent in 2023 can also apply for NEET 2024. But the passing marks remain the same, which they should achieve before getting admission into a college.

• Candidates who have completed Class 12 or equivalent from an open school are also eligible.

Mandatory subjects:

• ​​​​​​Candidates must have cleared Class 12 or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry and Biology. 

• Candidates who have passed Class 12 or equivalent with Biology as an additional subject are also eligible.

As mentioned in the Regulations of NMC and DCI, candidates must have passed Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology, and English individually and must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/Biotechnology at the qualifying examination. In addition, one must have secured a rank in the merit list of NEET (UG) – 2024 for admission to Undergraduate Medical Courses