Answer (1)
Vivek Kumar 4th Dec, 2021

Hi aspirant, NEET UG 2021 follows the reservation policy, which caters a number of seats to various categories. All admissions to MBBS/BDS courses within the respective categories shall be based solely on marks obtained in the NEET (UG). Candidates must enter their respective category details while filling the application form so that they can be considered for the reservation benefits.

An All India Merit List of the qualified candidates shall be prepared on the basis of All India Rank in the Merit List of the NEET (UG) - 2021 and candidates shall be admitted to MBBS/BDS Courses from the said list only by following the already existing reservation policy.

NTA will provide All India Rank. Admitting Authorities will invite applications for counselling and merit list shall be drawn based on All India Rank by the Admitting Authorities. Admission to MBBS/BDS Courses within the respective categories shall be based solely on All India Rank as per merit list of NEET (UG) - 2021.

Reservation of seats in government medical colleges under 15% All India Quota:

  1. 15% seats are reserved for SC candidates,
  2. 7.5% seats are reserved for ST candidates,
  3. 27% seats in Central Educational Institutions are reserved for OBC candidates only as per Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admissions) Act, 2006.
Candidates under PwD category as per MCI guidelines:

5% seats of the annual sanctioned intake shall be filled by candidates falling under Persons with Bench Mark disabilities as per MCI Guidelines/ Regulations in accordance with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. If the seats reserved for the persons with disabilities in a particular category remain unfilled on account of unavailability of candidates, the seats would be included in the Annual Sanctioned Seats for the respective category.

Thank You.

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