MBBS Admission in India

MBBS Admission in India: Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) is considered one of the most predominant professional courses across India. Many students start preparing at a rather early age to become a medical practitioner. Passion for the profession is common for such candidates, however, it is crucial to get the right information to get MBBS admission in India. Getting an MBBS seat might be a herculean task but with correct information at hand, it is not impossible.
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From 2020, the medical aspirants after Class 12 who wish to get MBBS admission must start preparing for only one entrance examination. For admission to MBBS courses in India, it is mandatory to appear for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). Other entrance exams at the undergraduate entrance test which are All India Institute of Medical Sciences for MBBS (AIIMS MBBS) and Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER MBBS) entrance exams have been merged with the NEET.

As per the directives of the Supreme Court of India, NEET is the only entrance examination which is conducted for MBBS admission in India. Admission to all government, private, central and deemed universities will be done on the basis of NEET scores. The MBBS seats to all the colleges/institutes/universities are granted through counselling on the basis of merit rank, preferences of courses as well as colleges and availability of seats.

There are about 76,928 MBBS seats which are available across more than 532 medical colleges in India. Besides this, AIIMS offers around 1205 seats in its 15 campuses including its main campus in the national capital, New Delhi. JIPMER also offers 200 MBBS seats through its own entrance test for the JIPMER Puducherry and Karaikal campuses. MBBS admission to all these seats will be filled on the basis of NEET scores.

However, it is the NEET exam which is taken by almost every aspirant for MBBS admissions in India. In 2020, In 2019, 15,19,375 candidates appeared for the examination in contrast to the year 2018 where nearly 13 lakh candidates registered for NEET. As many as 14,10,754 candidates qualified NEET in 2019 who were eligible for the counselling process.

The counselling for NEET is conducted for three rounds including mop-up round. Through NEET, 15% of the total seats in government colleges (except Jammu and Kashmir) are reserved for All India Quota seats, which is filled by Medical Counselling Committee (MCC). While the MBBS admission to 85% state quota seats is granted by respective state counselling authorities. Admissions for Deemed University MBBS programmes is done at an all India level by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on behalf of the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC).

MBBS exams in India

Candidates can apply for MBBS courses in India through only one MBBS entrance exams. However, candidates can check the details of merged with NEET in the table below. These are NEET, AIIMS MBBS and JIPMER MBBS.

MBBS admissions in India (State-wise)

For state-wise counselling procedure for MBBS admissions in India through NEET, you can refer to the links below:

MBBS State Admission

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