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    NEET 2025 PwD Reservation & Admission Process For MBBS

    NEET 2025 PwD Reservation & Admission Process For MBBS

    Manisha TiwariUpdated on 25 Jul 2025, 11:59 AM IST

    The NEET exam serves as the gateway to get into MBBS and other medical courses in India. The exam offers reservation benefits to various categories including Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD). A horizontal reservation of 5% is offered in the NEET admissions. However, NEET 2025 admission process has introduced stricter guidelines for PwD candidates to ensure fair seat allotment.
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    1. NEET 2025 admission for PwD candidates: Eligibility criteria
    2. NMC guidelines for granting admission to MBBS course to PwD candidates
    3. Documents required to obtain a disability certificate for NEET 2025 PwD reservation
    4. PwD certificate for NEET 2025: Important points
    5. Disability covered under NEET 2025 admission for PwD candidates
    6. List of MCC authorized disability centres
    7. NEET 2025 MBBS admission process for PwD candidates
    NEET 2025 PwD Reservation & Admission Process For MBBS
    NEET 2025 PwD Reservation & Admission Process For MBBS

    As per the reservation policy in NEET 2025 for PwD candidates, 5% reservation is applicable in each category for 15% AIQ seats as well as 85% state quota seats. To avail this reservation benefit, a candidate must be classified as having 40% disability as defined under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016. For MBBS 2025 admission, the National Medical Council (NMC) has introduced certain guidelines which need to be fulfilled by the candidates claiming for PwD reservation. Read the full article on NEET 2025 PwD reservation and admission process for MBBS to know the guidelines in detail.

    NEET 2025 admission for PwD candidates: Eligibility criteria

    Candidates claiming for NEET 2025 PwD reservation must fulfill the below mentioned criteria to get admission into medical colleges in India. These eligibility criteria are:

    • Candidates must fulfill the basic NEET eligibility criteria.

    • Candidates must have appeared and qualified in the NEET exam.

    • Aspirants must possess minimum 40% disability as mentioned in the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016.

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    NMC guidelines for granting admission to MBBS course to PwD candidates

    The authority has made a significant change for MBBS admission 2025 for PwD candidates. As per the guidelines, candidates will have to avail the PwD certificate for NEET 2025 from the MCC designated centres only. The authority has released a list of 16 MCC authorized centres who will issue the PwD certificate to the candidates. The NEET 2025 PwD certificate from these centres will only be taken into consideration for AIQ seat allotment.

    Documents required to obtain a disability certificate for NEET 2025 PwD reservation

    Candidates claiming for PwBD certificate will have to visit the MCC designated disability centre with the below mentioned documents:

    • NEET 2025 result (to indicate the eligibility for MBBS course)

    • A valid Unique Disability Identity Card (UDID card- Yellow or above) issued by DEPwD (excluding visual disabilities)

    • Self-certification form in the NMC’s prescribed format

    • Affidavits, specific to the candidate’s disability category

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    PwD certificate for NEET 2025: Important points

    • The centre will issue the PwD certificate based on the documents submitted by the candidates and assessment of the Board.

    • For disabilities other than those mentioned by the authority, candidates will have to submit a UDID card and the self-certified affidavit under the ‘Others’ category.

    • Candidates who obtain a Disability certificate from the centre will be eligible to apply for PwD reservation in NEET 2025 admissions.

    • The disability certificate will be valid for NEET 2025 admissions only.

    • Candidates wishing to apply under 85% state quota seats will have to visit the state designated centres to obtain a disability certificate.

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    Disability covered under NEET 2025 admission for PwD candidates

    S. No.

    Disability type

    Type of Disability

    Specified Disability

    1

    Physical disability

    A. Locomotor Disability*

    B. Visual Impairment*

    C. Hearing Impairment*

    D. Speech & Language Disability

    a. Leprosy cured person, b. Cerebral Palsy, c. Dwarfism, d. Muscular Dystrophy, e. Acid attack Victims, f. other such as Amputation, Poliomyelitis

    a. Blindness

    b. Low Vision

    a. Deaf

    b. Hard of hearing

    a. Organic/Neurological causes

    2

    Intellectual disability


    a. Specific Learning Disabilities (Perceptual disabilities, Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia, Dyspraxia & Development Aphasia

    b. Autism Spectrum Disorders

    3

    Mental Behaviour


    1. Mental Illness

    4

    Disability caused due to

    Chronic Neurological Conditions

    i. Multiple Sclerosis

    ii. Parkinson’s disease

    Blood disorders

    i. Haemophilia, ii. Thalassemia, iii. Sickle Cell Disease

    5

    Multiple Disability including Deaf-Blindness


    More than one of the above-specified disabilities

    List of MCC authorized disability centres

    S. No.

    Name of Disability Certification Centre

    City/State

    Specialities available

    1

    Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjang Hospital (VMMC & SJH)

    New Delhi

    All Disabilities as mentioned in Disability Certificate except Visual disabilities category and Intellectual Disabilities & Behavioural disabilities.

    2

    All India Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AIIPMR)

    Mumbai

    For Locomotor Disability only

    3

    Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research (IPGMER)

    Kolkata

    All Disabilities as mentioned in Disability Certificate

    4

    Madras Medical College (MMC)

    Chennai

    All Disabilities as mentioned in Disability Certificate

    5

    Grant Government Medical College,

    J.J. Hospital Compound

    Mumbai,

    Maharashtra

    All Disabilities as mentioned in Disability Certificate

    6

    Goa Medical College

    Goa

    All Disabilities as mentioned in Disability Certificate except Speech Disability.

    7

    Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram

    Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

    All Disabilities as mentioned in the Disability Certificate. Ophthalmology Tests to be conducted at Regional Institute of Ophtalmology, Thiruvananthapuram under GMC Thiruvananthapuram

    8

    SMS Medical College

    Jaipur, Rajasthan

    All Disabilities as mentioned in Disability Certificate except:

    1. Neurology- Genetic Testing

    2. ENT- Speech & Language Disability Testing

    Orthopaedics/ PMR- Gonitometer Adult. Plumb Line, Hand Dynomometer, Laser

    9

    Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Sector32

    Chandigarh

    All Disabilities as mentioned in Disability Certificate

    10

    Govt. Medical College, Agartala, State Disability Board

    Agartala/Tripura

    All Disabilities as mentioned in Disability Certificate

    11

    Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University,

    Varanasi/ Uttar Pradesh

    All Disabilities as mentioned in Disability Certificate except Intellectual Disability.

    12

    Ali Yavar Jung National Institute of Speech and Hearing Disabilities, Bandra, Mumbai

    Mumbai,

    Maharashtra

    For Hearing Disabilities only

    13

    AIIMS, Nagpur

    Nagpur, Maharashtra

    All Disabilities as mentioned in Disability Certificate

    14

    Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences & RML Hospital, New Delhi. (ABVIMS & RMLH)

    New Delhi

    All Disabilities as mentioned in Disability Certificate except ENT

    For Visual Disability: Candidates who use LVAs may bring their own LVAs

    which can be checked.

    15

    Lady Hardinge Medical College & Associated Hospitals (LHMC)

    New Delhi

    All Disabilities as mentioned in Disability Certificate

    16

    All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), Mysuru

    Mysuru, Karnataka

    For Speech & Hearing Disabilities only

    NEET 2025 MBBS admission process for PwD candidates

    NEET 2025 PwD admission process for MBBS course can be understood from the steps mentioned below.

    Step 1: Appear and qualify for the NEET 2025 exam

    PwD candidates must have appeared and qualified for the NEET UG 2025 exam. Such candidates must have applied under PwD category during the NEET 2025 registration.

    Step 2: Apply for the Disability certificate from MCC designated centre

    Qualified candidates claiming for PwD reservation in NEET 2025 must visit an MCC designated centre to undergo the assessment and obtain a PwD certificate.

    Step 3: Register for AIQ counselling

    Candidates wishing to get admission under 15% All India Quota seats must apply for the NEET counselling at the MCC’s portal. Candidates must upload the PwD certificate while registering for the NEET UG counselling 2025.

    Step 4: Choice filling and seat allotment

    Once registration is done, candidates can fill in their preferences for medical colleges. Seat are granted based on the NEET rank, reservation criteria and preferences filled.

    Step 5: Reporting to the allotted college

    Candidates who are allotted a seat must report to the college within the stipulated time. Candidates must carry original documents including PwD certificate for verification. Candidates must pay the admission fee to lock the allotted seat.

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