NEET Eligibility Criteria 2023 (Released) - Upper Age Limit, Qualification Required, Maximum Attempt

NEET Eligibility Criteria 2023 - The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the NEET 2023 eligibility criteria for all medical aspirants in the information brochure on the official website at neet.nta.nic.in. As per the latest update, the authority has released a notice clarifying that no cutoff date is applicable in the SC/ST certificate format at Appendix-XA that needs to be uploaded in the NEET application form 2023.
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Aspirants registering for the medical entrance tests should know each and every detail of the NTA NEET 2023 eligibility criteria. Aspirants failing to fulfill any of the NEET eligibility criteria will not be allowed to appear for the entrance test. The details on NEET's age limit, maximum attempt, and other important details are comprised under NEET 2023 eligibility criteria.

NEET eligibility criteria 2023 specify the required percentile, nationality, age limit, etc. to appear for the exam, which must be fulfilled by every candidate. Any latest announcement on NEET 2023 eligibility criteria will be updated here after release. Aspirants must go through NEET eligibility criteria before filling out the application form for the same. It is to be noted that no aspirant will be allowed to fill the NEET application form 2023 if they fail to meet the prescribed legitimate criteria.

Earlier, there were lots of restrictions on the NEET 2023 UG age limit and subjects as well as the type of school but as per the revised NEET eligibility criteria 2023, all those restrictions are now removed. As per the latest update by the health ministry, there is no upper age limit for NEET exam 2023. The upper age limit in NEET 2023 eligibility criteria has been removed.

NEET 2023 will be conducted for admissions to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH, BSc nursing, and other medical courses. Aspirants seeking more information regarding NEET 2023 eligibility criteria can check the article below to know the details about the conditions of admission, codes, qualifying criteria, NEET age limit, and much more relevant information.

NEET Eligibility 2023 - What is the Upper age limit?

As per the official notification released by the NMC on March 9, 2022, the age limit for NEET eligibility criteria was removed. So, candidates above the age of 17 years can apply for the NEET examination. Earlier, the upper age limit of NEET exam was 25 years for the general category and 30 years for reserved category candidates.

NEET-UG 2023 Eligibility Criteria - Complete Details

Citizens of India, Non-resident Indians (NRIs), Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs), Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs), and foreign nationals are eligible to appear for NEET 2023 exam. Aspirants who fulfill the below-mentioned eligibility criteria of NEET and complete the application process within the stipulated date will be eligible for appearing for the undergraduate medical entrance test. Aspirants who wish to study medicine abroad but wish to come back to India to practice NEET are now mandatory for them also.

NEET Eligibility Criteria By NTA - Latest

NEET Eligibility Criteria 2023 for BSc Nursing Admission

Aspirants can check the latest eligibility criteria for students who want to take nursing admission through NEET scores.

• Minimum age: Students should be 17 years as of December 31, 2023

• Qualifying examination: Candidates should have passed Class 12 with physics, chemistry, biology, and English as compulsory subjects

• Minimum aggregate marks: General category aspirants must have passed the qualifying examination with 45% marks, while for SC/ST/OBC the minimum marks should be 40%

• Reservation policy: 3% of the reservation will be provided to the Person with Disability (PwD) candidates.

NEET Eligibility Criteria 2023 - Know the qualifying examination codes

While filling out the application form, aspirants have to select the NEET 2023 qualification codes for the qualifying examination. Aspirants should be aware of NEET qualifications codes by going through the table below.

NEET Qualifying Examination Codes 2023

Details of Qualifying Examination Codes for NTA NEET 2023

• Code 01: Candidates who will be appearing for their Class 12 board exam in 2023 and waiting for their board’s result have to choose this code. However, till the time of admission, such candidates must have qualified their class 12 as per the specified criterion, failing which they will become ineligible.

• Code 02: Aspirants who are studying from the higher/senior secondary examination or Indian School Certificate Examination (ISCE) which is equivalent to the Class 12 examination and comes after a period of 12 years of study have to choose this code. As per the National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT), the last two years of this study must comprise science subjects namely Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology, and Mathematics or any other elective subjects with English as a core subject. Candidates who have qualified Class 12 in the year 2020 or before and have not pursued any other course after the completion of Class 12 have to choose this code.

• Code 03: Aspirants who have successfully completed their Intermediate/Pre-degree Examination in Science of an Indian University/Board or other recognized body with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology, and also English as a compulsory subject have to choose this code. The course should have a practical test in science subjects. Candidates whose class 12 or its equivalent qualifying examination is completed from a state board must also choose this code.

• Code 04: Aspirants who have completed a Pre-professional/Pre-medical Examination after passing either the Higher Secondary Examination or the Pre-University or an equivalent examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology & English must have to choose this code while applying. The Pre-professional/Pre-medical examination shall include practical tests in these subjects and also English as a compulsory subject.

• Code 05: With Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/Biotechnology as mandatory subjects, candidates who are pursuing the three years’ degree course from a recognized University and have qualified the first year including practical tests in each of the aforementioned subjects have to choose this code. Candidates must note that the qualifying exam here must be a University Examination and candidates should have passed the earlier qualifying examination namely 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology with English as a core course.

• Code 06: With not less than two of the subjects Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Botany, Zoology)/Bio-technology, candidates who have qualified the BSc Examination from an Indian recognized University must choose this code during the filling process of application. Further, they must have passed the earlier qualifying examination (10+2) with English, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.

• Code 07: Aspirants who have qualified any other examination which in scope and standard (Last two years of 10+2 Study comprising of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/Biotechnology; which shall include practical test in these subjects) is found to be equivalent to the Intermediate Science Examination of an Indian University/Board, have to choose this code. Aspirants who have completed the qualifying examination from a foreign country are also required to fill in this code.

NEET Eligibility Criteria 2023 - Minimum Age Limit

The main concern of every aspirant regarding the NEET eligibility criteria 2023 is the age limit for appearing for the medical entrance test. Candidates must have completed 17 years of age either at the time of admission or else on or before December 31, 2023, as per the NEET 2023 eligibility criteria.

Category-wise age criteria for NEET 2023

Qualifying Marks for NEET 2023

• Candidates have to be qualified in Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology, and English individually in the qualifying examination which is 10+2 or equivalent, as per NEET 2023 eligibility criteria.

• Candidates belonging to the Unreserved category must have scored a minimum required percentage of 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/Biotechnology in their Class 12 or HSC examination.

• Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes or Other Backward Classes (OBC) candidates should have scored 40% of passing marks in Class 12 in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/Biotechnology in aggregate in the qualifying examination.

• Medical aspirants with locomotor disability of lower limbs must have secured a minimum of 45% marks for General-PH and 40% marks for SC-PH/ST-PH/OBC-PH in aggregate in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/Biotechnology.

NEET Eligibility Criteria - Minimum Required Percentage

NEET 2023 Eligibility Criteria for NRI/Foreign students

Candidates who have completed their education from outside the country must fulfill the NEET eligibility criteria. The last examination which has to pass by NRI/Foreign students should be equivalent to Class 12 qualification in their respective country. Candidates should have studied Physics, Chemistry, and Biology and must have passed the theory and practical test in each of these subjects as well as English in the qualifying examination.

NEET Eligibility Criteria 2023– Number of Attempts

With amendments in 2018 for NEET UG 2023 eligibility criteria, the restrictions on the number of attempts for NEET was removed. Therefore there is no restriction on the number of attempts for NEET 2023. So, as per the NEET 2023 eligibility criteria, candidates will be allowed to appear for the entrance exam as many times as they would like to only if they are eligible.

NEET Eligibility Criteria 2023 - 15% All India Quota seats/Deemed Universities/Central Universities/ESIC and AFMC Colleges

• Aspirants who qualify for NEET UG 2023 exam can apply for the 15% All India Quota seats, 100% of the seats in Deemed universities as well as Central Universities, ESIC, and AFMC as well. This counselling for NEET will be conducted at an All India level by MCI.

• J&K candidates are not eligible for 15% All India Quota seats unless they have filled a self-declaration form to be submitted along with the NEET application form 2023. The self-declaration for NEET 2023 application form denotes that the candidate wishes to participate in the counselling for 15% All India Quota seats and would forgo the home state counselling in return. As per the NEET eligibility criteria, such candidates will be eligible for the seats of Deemed Universities, ESIC, and AFMC colleges.

• The allotment for 85% seats of DU will be open to candidates who have completed Class 10 and 12 from Delhi while the Institutional Quota seats of AMU will be exclusively for AMU students only.

NEET Eligibility Criteria 2023 - 85% State Quota seats

• The 85% state quota seats mean seats in all government colleges of the states/union territories respectively. Counselling for such seats will be conducted by the respective state authorities. To apply for state quota seats, candidates must fulfill the NEET 2023 eligibility criteria laid down by each state or union territory authority and include domicile, conditions too

• Admission to private medical and dental colleges through NEET will also be subject to the policies of the State/ Union Territory.