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Pankaj Kirdat 21st Dec, 2017

Yes of course you must have been completing the prescribed age that is of 17 years prescribed by the Government of India regarding the eligibility criteria required for appearing in the NEET examination so just relax and continue study hard to appear for the upcoming NEET examination and stop worrying for the eligibility.

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Gautam Manohar 21st Dec, 2017

Hi kishor,ofcourse you can appear because the candidates of NEET 2018 should have completed at least 17 years of age at the time of admission or should complete 17 years as on or before December 31, 2018.There is no upper age limit for NEET 2018.NEET 2018 Examination is most likely to be held on 10th May (Thursday) 2018NEET 2018 Application Form will be released in the month of January 2018.CBSE conducts NEET for admission across all medical colleges in india except aiims,and jipmer. hope this helps, good luck 

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sapna katyal 15th Dec, 2017
All candidates born before jan 1 , 2002 can appear in neet 2018

Eligibility criteria for neet 2018 is ---


Qualification Criteria

Qualifying Exam: Candidates must have passed the higher/senior secondary examination or ISCE which is equivalent to 10+2 examination after a period of 12 years study.
Subjects: Candidates must pass the above qualifying examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology & Mathematics or any other elective subjects with English.
Minimum Marks: Candidates must secure minimum 50% marks (GEN), 40% marks (SC/ST/OBC), 45% marks (GEN PH) & 40% marks (SC/ST/OBC-PH) taken together in PCB subjects.
Appearing Candidates: Candidates who are in the 12th standard can also apply. They must have to show the passing certificates complying with the percentage criteria at the time of first round of counselling.
Jatin Prajapati 14th Dec, 2017

Hi S. Kishore

Yes, you will be definately eligible for NEET 2018 as you will complete 17 years of age by then.

According to CBSE, the conducting authority of NEET exam,

Admission seeker should be at least 17 years old as on admission or as on 31st December of year of MBBS/BDS admission. Only 17 years or older students should apply.

Hope this information might helps you.

Wish you all the very best for your future.

Dr Parmanand Agarwal 13th Dec, 2017
Hello As per your query i would like to tell you, As your year of birth is 2001, by the end of the year 2018 you will be 17 years old.Yes, definitely u can appear for NEET 2018 because as per CBSE guidelines u should have completed 17years of age on or before 31December 2018.

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