Compare ACS Medical College and Hospital, Chennai vs Sri Lalithambigai Medical College and Hospital, Chennai

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.

On the basis of NEET Score and the rank, the candidates will be invited

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 who have been selected for the academic year 2025-26 MBBS course and received Allotment letter given by MCC for admission is subject to fulfilment of all the following eligibility criteria, As per Medical Council of India Regulations on Graduate Medical Education, 1997, (Amended May, 2018) Chapter II, Section 4: No candidate shall be allowed to be admitted to the Medical Curriculum proper of first Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery course until.

• He/she shall complete the age of 17 years on or before 31st December of the year of admission to the MBBS.
• Provided further that in order to be eligible, the upper age limit for candidates appearing for National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) and seeking admission to MBBS programme shall be 25 years as on the date of examination with a relaxation of 5 years for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC category and persons entitled for reservation under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
• A candidate for admission to medical course must have obtained not less 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Bio-technology and English.
• Provided further that in respect of candidates belong to Scheduled castes/Scheduled Tribes and other backward classes (OBC), PwD the marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/ Bio-technology and English should be 40% at the qualifying examination as mentioned in the regulations of NMC.
• The candidate, who have received education from abroad must have passed in Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology and English with 50% marks in class 12 and their equivalency determined by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
• A Candidate should be NEET (UG) – 2025 exam qualified.