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All admissions shall be based on the merit of the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG).

Prospective students have to qualify for the NEET-UG and be selected through the All India Medical Counselling or Tamil Nadu Medical Counselling.

Eligibility and qualifications to appear in the entrance examination general:

A candidate seeking admission to the MBBS course is eligible to take the entrance examination if he/she fulfills the following criteria:

1. A candidate should be a citizen of India or be a subject of Nepal or Bhutan or a person of Indian origin migrated from Pakistan or any other foreign country with the intention of permanently settling in India.

2. Must be unmarried. Marrying during the course is not permitted.

3. Should be medically fit as per prescribed standards by the Govt. of India, Ministry of Defence.

4. Must have attained the age of 17yrs on 31st Dec of the year of application, but must not have attained the age of 22 years on that date(Not more than 24 years in case of candidates who have passed or are appearing in final B Sc examinations).

Academic Qualifications:

Candidate must have passed all the subjects opted for in the first attempt of the qualifying examinations as a regular candidate with English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken simultaneously and securing not less than 60% of the aggregate marks in these 3 science subjects taken together and not less than 50% marks in English and 50% marks in each of the science subjects. They must have also passed an examination in Mathematics of the 10th standard.

Eligibility Criteria:

Age: Prospective students shall complete the age of 17 years on or before 31st December of the year of admission. The upper age limit for candidates appearing for NEET-UG shall be 25 years as of the date of examination, with a relaxation of 5 years for candidates belonging to the SC/ST/OBC category and persons entitled to reservation under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

Qualifying Exam: Prospective students have to qualify for the higher secondary examination or the Indian School Certificate Examination, which is equivalent to 10+2 Higher Secondary Examination after 12 years of study, the last two years of study comprising Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics / any other elective subject, and English as a core course