The NCAHP NEET eligibility includes the eligibility criterias that must be fulfilled by students who want to get admission to several Allied and Healthcare undergraduate courses in India. The NCAHP announced NEET UG will be mandatory for certain allied and healthcare courses from the 2027-28 academic session. Starting from 2027, NEET UG will be mandatory including several other eligibility criterias. Read the full article to know comprehensive details about the NCAHP NEET eligibility.
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Criteria | Requirement |
Entrance Exam | NEET UG 2027 mandatory |
Education | 10+2 with PCB |
Minimum Marks | Gen: 50%, OBC/SC/ST: 40%, PwD: 45% |
Age Limit | Minimum 17 years |
Courses Covered | Physiotherapy, Optometry, Radiology, MLT, Dietetics, etc. |
Session Applicable | 2027-28 onwards |
The National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP) is a statutory body established under the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021.
Its main purpose is to regulate education, training, and professional standards for Allied and Healthcare Professionals in India.
Until now, many allied-health courses admit students through state-level exams or Class 12 merit. However, for the 2027-28 session, NCAHP has made NEET 2027 mandatory for allied courses.
The NCAHP NEET eligibility for admission to Allied and Healthcare courses are as following -
The candidates must appear for the NEET UG 2027 examination, which will be conducted by the NTA. Without appearing for the NEET 2027, candidates will be considered ineligible for admission to Allied and Healthcare Sciences courses. The NCAHP NEET eligibility is only limited to candidates appearing in the exam, there is no provision of qualifying the exam as of now.
To be eligible for NCAHP NEET 2027, candidates must have completed their 10+2 or equivalent from a recognised board with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology as the core subjects. Apart from this, students must have scored the following minimum marks in 10 + 2.
General category: 50% marks
SC/ST/OBC: 40% marks
PwD: 45% marks
The candidates must have attained the minimum age of 17 years as of the date of admission. There is no upper age limit as per the existing guidelines.
S.No | NCAHP Curriculum / Course Name | Course Duration |
1 | Physician Associates | 4 years + 1-year internship |
2 | Health Information Management | 3 years + 6-12 months internship |
3 | Anesthesia and Operation Theatre Technology | 3-4 years + internship |
4 | Medical Radiology and Imaging Technology | 3-4 years + internship |
5 | Radiotherapy Technology | 3-4 years + internship |
6 | Dialysis Therapy Technology & Dialysis Therapy | 3 years + 6-12 months internship |
7 | Nutrition and Dietetics | 3 years + internship |
8 | Optometry | 4 years (including internship) |
9 | Applied Psychology and Behavioural Health | 3 years + internship |
10 | Physiotherapy (BPT) | 4.5 years + 6 months internship |
11 | Medical Laboratory Sciences | 3 years + internship |
12 | Occupational Therapy | 4 years + 6 months internship |
13 | Emergency Medical Technologist (Paramedic), Burn Care Technologist & Advance Care Paramedic | 3-4 years + internship |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
No, NEET UG for BPT course admissions will be effective from the academic session 2027-28 as per the NCAHP guidelines.
Admission to BPT courses through NEET UG have been deferred to academic session 2027-28.
Currently there are only 13 courses for which NEET 2026 is required. However, more courses of Allied Health can be added by NCAHP.
Students without Biology are not eligible for admission under NCAHP NEET eligibility.
Yes, the NEET 2026 cutoff for allied courses will be lower than MBBS and BDS. This is because qualifying NEET is not mandatory for allied health sciences admission, whereas MBBS and BDS requires students to qualify the exam.
On Question asked by student community
For preparing NEET entrance exam in three months, you can check the link attached below:
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-for-neet-in-3-months
Hi! As per the NEET eligibility criteria , you must be 17 years of age as on December 31 of the year of admission. As you will complete the age criteria, you can definitely appear for NEET 2027. Do check the other eligibility criteria and apply for the NEET 2027
Hi Vishwajeet Nagare,
To get the best marks in the NEET 2026 exam, you need to be perfect in the fundamentals, basics, syllabus topics. However you can still have time to score good marks. Follow the below link to reach high rank in NEET 2026.
Link: https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-preparation-tips
The NEET qualifying cutoff for ST category was 143-113. For ST (PWD) , the cut off marks 2025 was 126-113. As you have not mentioned the closing rank for a particular college. Here, we have provided the college wise 2025 MBBS closing rank for ST category.
Regards.
With 400-500 score in NEET, securing MBBS admission at CMC Vellore is highly challenging for students. With such score, you can apply for allied health science courses offered by the institute.
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