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    CAP Quota in NEET 2025 Exam- Eligibity Criteria, Certificate Requirement

    CAP Quota in NEET 2025 Exam- Eligibity Criteria, Certificate Requirement

    Deep PathakUpdated on 07 Jan 2025, 04:57 PM IST

    The NEET UG exam is the single largest medical entrance exam in India. Every year lakhs of candidates appear in this undergraduate medical entrance exam in order to get admission to top medical and dental colleges of India. There are several reservation criteria in the NEET UG exam through which certain seats are reserved for candidates. Among these, there is a CAP quota in NEET. CAP stands for the Children of Armed Forces Personnel. Through the CAP quota in NEET, children of the Armed Forces Personnel (Army, Navy, and Air Force) are given reservations during the counselling of seats.

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    1. Who is applicable for CAP quota in NEET?
    2. Domicile criteria for CAP quota in NEET UG exam
    3. How to get CAP quota certificate for NEET?
    4. Reservation under CAP quota in NEET
    CAP Quota in NEET 2025 Exam- Eligibity Criteria, Certificate Requirement
    CAP Quota in NEET 2025

    This CAP quota in NEET is given to students who are domiciled in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Under the CAP quota in NEET UG counselling, 1% of seats in each course and category of the private and government medical colleges are reserved for eligible candidates under horizontal reservation. It must be noted that this CAP quota is applicable to 85% of state counselling seats only and doesn’t apply to the 15% AIQ seats. Read the full article to know comprehensively about the CAP quota in NEET exam including the eligibility criteria, reservation, and many more.

    Who is applicable for CAP quota in NEET?

    This CAP quota is a reservation quota which applies to the children of parents working in the Army, Air Force and Navy. Only the students from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh fall under this CAP quota in NEET UG exam. To be eligible for this CAP quota, candidates need to submit their CAP quota certificate while registering for online state counselling. This certificate is issued only to the children of Armed personnel who are either currently serving or whose parents have already served and retired.

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    Domicile criteria for CAP quota in NEET UG exam

    To be eligible for the NEET UG CAP quota, candidates must follow some domicile criteria set by the authority. These domicile criteria for CAP quota in NEET are as follows -

    • The student must have studied in a school or college within the local area of Telangana or Andhra Pradesh for a minimum continuous period of 4 years immediately preceding the year they appear for the relevant qualifying examination.

    • The candidate must have resided within the local area for a minimum continuous period of 4 years immediately preceding the year they appear for the relevant qualifying examination.

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    For candidates who do not meet the above criteria but have studied in educational institutions within the state for a minimum of 7 consecutive academic years, ending with the year of NEET application, the following conditions apply -

    • They are considered local in relation to the local area where they have studied for the maximum number of years out of the said 7 years.

    • If the period of study in two local areas is equal, they may choose either for local status.

    • If they have not studied in any educational institutions in the state but have resided in any local area or two local areas (for an equal period) for a minimum continuous period of 7 years, they may be considered local.

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    How to get CAP quota certificate for NEET?

    Students who fulfil the domicile criteria can get the CAP quota certificate by submitting their application to the concerned authorities. Candidates need to download the offline application form from the NEET state counselling website of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and duly fill the application form for the CAP certificate along with the documents asked for.

    Reservation under CAP quota in NEET

    Candidates who are domiciled in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are eligible to apply under this NEET CAP quota. Under this CAP quota in NEET UG, students are given a horizontal reservation of 1% in each course and category of private and government colleges.

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