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A student, who went to school for 11 and 12 but failed in 1 exam in 12th, appeared for compartment in the next year and cleared it. With 60% pcb. But the marksheet reads private candidate. Again, she went to school. Is she eligible for neet or not... Please help. Clearly.


Aarushi 1st Jun, 2021
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ADITYA KUMAR Student Expert 1st Jun, 2021

Hi

Yes, you can appear in NEET 2021 examination even if you are a private candidate ( private candidates are those who fail in their board exam and then pass the supplementary exam and thus pass 12th)

This is because,

The case of eligibility of private candidates for Neet examination is in Supreme Court but until the supreme court gives its judgement, private candidates are  eligible for Neet examination, so one is eligible for neet as a private candidate in 12th provided they must have got:-

  • at least  50  % in aggregate of PCB  i.e Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Biotechnology  in 12th examination  if belongs to general category

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  • at least  40%  in aggregate of PCB if belongs to  Obc/ Sc /st category

  • at least 45 % in aggregate of PCB in case of pwd candidates to be eligible.

Now,

Your aggregate in PCB is 60 % i. e more than 50% and so you are definitely eligible for Neet 2021 examination

Also,

* to be eligible for neet 2021 one has to be at least 17 years old or more by 31st December 2021

* There is no upper age limit for Neet 2021

* There's no limit for the maximum number of attempts/times one can appear in NEET.

For detailed information about neet examination eligibility go through our page for which link is provided below; -

https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-eligibility-criteria

Now that , you  have limited time left for your neet examination I'll suggest you to focus on your preparation and revision,  go through mock test paper sample papers and previous year question papers as it will let you know your preparation level and and weak areas so that you can work on them and perform well in your examination.

If you have any other doubt then you can always reach us to clear them :) we are always available to help you out and guide you

Thank you

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1st Jun, 2021
Thanks for the answer sir, so, private candidates are ones who appeared for compartment and not the ones who studied at home? Also, only eligible for 2021?
And the Supreme Court case, has the court ordered that private are eligible and the appeal is to hit let them sit?
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Student Expert 2nd Jun, 2021
Aarushi Hi

Basically private Candidate means those who give exam but are not enrolled in any school due to some reasons like have failed in 12th and again appearing in the exam to pass it. So, even if one fails this year and seat at home and then give the exam next year and pass it, he will be a private candidate and on his result private candidate is written.

As of now private students are eligible for Neet examination until the supreme court give its judgement , so you are eligible for neet 2021 , but the same is difficult to say for Neet 2022 and onwards because Supreme Court may give its judgement in the meantime and then the eligibility will completely the depend on the outcome of the judgement
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