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The Selection of students to the medical course shall be based solely on the merit of the candidates and for determination of merit the following criteria can be adopted:

• Admissions in MBBS course will be done through National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG).
• A candidate for admission to the medical course must have obtained not less than 50% marks in English and 50 % marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology has taken together, both at qualifying and competitive examinations.
• Provided further that in respect of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes (OBC) the marks obtained shall be read as 40 % instead of 50 %.
• To be eligible for the competitive entrance examination, the candidate must have passed any of the qualifying examinations as enumerated above at II (2).
• Based on the Merit of the student appeared in the Qualifying examination and Entrance examination / Viva voice conducted by this university.

Admission to MBBS Degree Courses shall be based solely on marks obtained in the National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG).

1. To be admitted to the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S) Course the candidate should have completed 17 years on or before the 1st July in the academic year he/she is seeking admission.

2. The candidate shall be admitted to the First Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) Course only after he /she has passed a qualifying examination as under:

a). The Higher Secondary Examination or the Indian School Certificate Examination which is equivalent to 10+2 Higher Secondary Examination after a period of 12 Years of study. The last two years of study should include Physics, Chemistry, and Biology with English at a level not less than the core course for English as prescribed by the National Council for Educational Research and Training after the introduction of the 10+2+3 year’s educational structure as recommended by the National Committee on Education. (Note: where the course content is not as prescribed for 10+2 education structure of the National Committee, the candidates will have to undergo a period of 1-year pre-professional training before admission into the Medical College).

(OR)

b). The Intermediate examination in science of an Indian University/ Board or other recognized examining body with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology which shall include a practical test in these subjects and also English as a compulsory subject.

(OR)

c). The pre-professional / pre-medical examination with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, after passing either the higher secondary school examination or the pre-University or an equivalent examination. The pre-professional / pre-medical examination shall include a practical test in Physics, Chemistry and Biology and also English as a compulsory subject.

(OR)

d). The first year of the three years degree course of a recognized University with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology including a practical test in these subjects provided the examination is a University Examination and candidate has passed 10+2 with English at a level not less than a core subject.

(OR)

e). B.Sc. examination of an Indian University provided that he/she has passed the B.Sc. examination with not less than two of the following subjects, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and further that he/she has passed the earlier qualifying examination with the following subjects Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English.

(OR)

f). Any other examination which in scope and standard is found to be equivalent to the intermediate science examination of an Indian University/Board having Physics, Chemistry, and Biology including a practical test in each of these subjects and English.

Candidates should be citizens of India.

Overseas Citizens of India, who are registered under Section 7A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 (Central Act 57 of 1955), are eligible to apply for MBBS/BDS Degree Courses, subject to the production of proof of such registration.

The Central Board of Secondary Education will prepare an All India Merit List of successful candidates of NEET (UG) – 2018 based on the eligibility criteria provided by the Medical Council of India and Dental Council of India as given in Graduate Medical Education Regulations-1997 issued under India Medical Council Act – 1956 and BDS Course Regulations, 2007 issued under the Dentists Act, 1948. The eligibility criteria are as follows:

Admission to MBBS/BDS Degree Courses shall be based solely on marks obtained in the National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG).

(a) To be eligible for admission to MBBS/BDS Degree Courses for a particular academic year, it shall be necessary for a candidate to obtain a minimum of marks at the 50th percentile in the National eligibility-Cum-Entrance Test to MBBS/BDS Courses held for the said academic year. However, with respect to candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Caste Arunthathiyar, the Scheduled Tribes, and the Other Backward Classes, the minimum marks shall be at the 40th percentile. The percentile shall be determined based on the highest marks secured in the All India common merit list in the National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance Test for admission to MBBS/BDS Degree Courses.

(b) To be eligible for admission to MBBS/BDS Degree Courses, a candidate must have passed the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology, and English individually and must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/Biotechnology at the qualifying Examination. In respect of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Caste Arunthathiythe ar, Scheduled Tribthe es, Backward Classes, Backward Classes (Muslim), and Most Backward Class/Denotified Community, the minimum marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/Biotechnology taken together in the qualifying examination shall be 40% instead of 50%.

(c) Provided when a sufficient number of candidates in the respective categories fail to secure minimum marks as prescribed in National EligibilityCum-Entrance Test held for any academic year for admission to MBBS/BDS Degree Courses, the Central Government in consultation with Medical Council of India and Dental Council of India may at its discretion lower the minimum marks required for admission to MBBS/BDS Degree Courses for candidates belonging to respective categories and marks so lowered by the Central Government shall be applicable for the said academic year only.