Hello sumithra

No,  any candidate who have not completed 17 years can not appear for Neet.

Eligibility criteria for neet 2024

The candidate must be 17 years of age by 31st December 2023.

The candidate must have passed class xii with minimum 50 % marks with physics, chemistry and biology as main subjects along with English as a language subject.

Only those students who will fill the neet applicationform will be allowed to appear for Neet 2024.

Neet registration process 2024 will start in March 2024.

Neet exam will be conducted by nta on 5th may 2024.

For more detail you can refer the following link.

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