Hello.

NEET (National Eligibility Entrance Test) is an entrance test for the admissions to MBBS, BDS, and various groups of medicine. The cut off marks and percentage varies based on the state and category. It also varies based on the difficulty level of question paper, top marks and students appeared for the exam across the country. From the past years cut off marks for physiotherapy are mentioned below.

Cut off percentage & marks:
- General category: 50%, 685 - 145
- OBC category: 40%, 678 - 118
- SC category: 40%, 595 - 118
- ST category: 40%, 599 - 118
- PwD category: 45%, 474 - 131

The admission are given 85% for the state quota, 15% for all over India quota.

Eligibility for admission: Candidates over 17 years of age are eligible to apply. The candidate must have passed 10+2, A Level, IB, American 12th Grade or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, English and Biology with a minimum of 50% marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

For the admission to physiotherapy programme, the candidate should have qualified the examination conducted by the individual institutions/universities. In order to get admission you have to follow the following criterion:

• Should have completed the 17 years of age

• Should have completed the 10+2 examination with at least 50% marks

• Should have physics, chemistry and biology in plus two examination

The Merit List is drawn based on the marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry, Biology at 10+2

Some of the Colleges Offering Physiotherapy Courses are:

• Government Medical College, Nagpur

• Indian Association of Physiotherapists (IAP), MP

• National Institute of Management & Technology, Greater Noida

• Apollo College of Physiotherapy, Hyderabad

• Indian Institute of Health Education & Research, Patna

• Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh

• Guru Gobind Indraprastha University, New Delhi etc

Once you have completed your degree in Physiotherapy, you can work in the following specializations:

• Pediatrics Physiotherapy

• Obstetrics Physiotherapy

• Sports Physiotherapy

• Neurology Physiotherapy

• Orthopedic Physiotherapy

• Geriatrics Physiotherapy

• Post Operative Physiotherapy

• Cardiovascular Physiotherapy

Hope this is helpful.

Good luck.