NEET-UG Eligibility Criteria: The decision has been taken considering the NEP which permits flexibility in the study of subjects in Class 12, NMC said.
Students who have pursued physics, chemistry, biology, or biotechnology along with English even as an additional subject after passing class 12 from duly recognized boards will be eligible to appear in the NEET UG test.
NEET-UG Eligibility Criteria Relaxed
In a public notice issued on Wednesday, the National Medical Commission (NMC) said that this decision will be applicable even to those students whose applications were previously rejected. The erstwhile Medical Council of India (MCI) through the provisions of the Regulations on Graduate Medical Education, 1997 including the various amendments, under Chapter II had regulated the admission and selection to MBBS courses.
Candidates Must Undergo Two Years Of Regular Class
It then had mentioned that candidates must have undergone two years of regular or continuous study of the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Biotechnology, in Class 11 and 12 with practical, along with English, the Undergraduate Medical Education Board of the NMC said in the public notice.The two-year study was required to be completed from regular schools and not from open schools or as private candidates.
Applicable On Those Candidates Whose Certificates Have Been Rejected
The present decision shall be applicable retrospectively also on candidates whose applications for grant of eligibility certificate have been rejected on the grounds contemplated in the present public notice. However, for the purpose of appearing in NEET-UG, candidates who become eligible after the date of the present public notice, shall be permitted to appear in NEET-UG-2024.