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piyush263001 22nd Aug, 2022

Hello,


If you are a PwD(Person with Disability) candidate then there is certain reservation for candidates with PwD in Medical Colleges through NEET.


• 5% of seats are reserved for Person with Disability PwD. This is a horizontal reservation which means that 5% of all seats reserved for various categories are reserved for candidates with disability from that category


------- Following is the criteria for availing the PwD reservation-


• Minimum degree of disability should 40% or more to avail Pwd quota.


----- PERSON WITH LOCOMOTORY DISABILITY GREATER THAN 80% AREN'T ELIGIBLE FOR ANY COURSE.

As per the NEET 2022 Information Brochure - Both Hands intact, with intact sensations, sufficient strength and range of motions are essential to be considered eligible for medical course.


Kindly refer the NEET Information Brochure for more clarity on various disabilities and Eligibility for courses.


• The degree of disability should be checked or assessed as per the guidelines set by the Govt.

• Must hold a “Certificate of Disability”.

• Disability certificate should be made from the 12 designated centers by NTA.


Here is the list of designated centres-


• Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi

• All India Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (for Locomotor Disability only), Mumbai

• Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata

• Madras Medical College, Chennai

• Grant Government Medical College, J.J. Hospital Compound, Mumbai

• Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

• Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Sector32, Chandigarh

• Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

• SMS Medical College, Jaipur

• AIIMS, Nagpur, Maharashtra

• Goa Medical College, Goa

• Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences & RML Hospital, New Delhi (ABVIMS & RMLH)

• Lady Hardinge Medical College & Associated Hospitals, New Delhi

• Govt. Medical College, Agartala, State Disability Board, Agartala, Tripura


You can confirm the same by clicking on the link below-

http://mcc.nic.in/WebinfoMedical/File/ViewFile?FileId=10&LangId=P


------- Kindly get yourself assessed at any one of the 12 designated centres for PwD certificate, as the disability range will determine if you would be eligible or not.


I hope you find the answer helpful

Thank you

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