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

Must have Qualified NEET-UG (NATIONAL Eligibility cum Entrance Test) for admission in MBBS Course.

• General Category: 50Th Percentile or above
• Physically Handicapped: 45th Percentile or above
• Reserved (ST/ST/OBC) : 40th Percentile or above

All admission have to be made through common counseling as prescribed in the Regulations on Graduate Medical Education. 1997.

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.

He/she shall complete the age of 17 years on or before 31st December, of the year of admission to the MBBS course;

He/she must have passed the Qualifying Examination i.e. 10+2.

• General category: Must have passed in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology and English individually and must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks.
• Physically Handicapped: Must have passed in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology and English individually and must have obtained a minimum of 45% marks. 
• Reserved [SC/ST/OBC]: Must have passed in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology and English individually and must have obtained a minimum of 40% or above.