Is it possible to appear for NEET and other medical entrance exams without opting biology in 12th(if we can prepare bio at home ourself )?

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Is it possible to appear for NEET and other medical entrance exams without opting biology in 12th(if we can prepare bio at home ourself )?

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Radhakant Panda 26th Apr, 2019

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Nilanjan Banerjee 26th Apr, 2019

Hi Radhakant!! I am sorry to inform you that without biology in class 12 boards you cannot appear for NEET as the eligibility criteria of NEET goes like that the students must have studied Physics,Chemistry and Biology from a recognised board and has obtained 50% aggregate in the same. For more details on eligibility criteria of NEET you can visit : https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-eligibility-criteria

Hope that helped.Thank you

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