• Candidates must be a citizen of India.

• Aspirants must have to complete their studies in Karnataka Government or Recognized institutions for a minimum period of seven years from class I to class XII.

• At least one of the parent of the aspiring candidate must have to complete their studies in Karnataka state for a minimum period of seven years.

• Applicants mother tongue should be Kannada, Tulu, Kodava and should be the resident of Kannada speaking area in India.

• Hence, candidates who worked as Ward of defence personnel for a minimum period of one year in Karnataka during the two years period of H.S are also eligible.

Hi Priya!

The tie-breaker criteria for NEET 2019 are as follows:

The below mentioned steps in the order of preference are followed to break the tie:

• Marks in Biology in NEET 2019: Candidate who obtains more marks in the Biology (Botany and Zoology) section will be given preference over the one who has scored lesser marks.

• Marks in Chemistry in NEET 2019: If the above criterion fails, then the candidate obtaining more marks in the Chemistry will be placed above those with lesser marks.

• The number of Wrong Answers: In case the tie remains after considering the above-mentioned criteria, then the candidate who has given least number of wrong answers will be preferred over the ones with more number of an incorrect number of responses.

• Age: If the tie still persists, then the candidate who is older in age will be preferred over the younger ones.

The minimum qualifying percentile for NEET 2019 is as follows:

•  50th percentile for unreserved category (UR)
• 45th percentile for unreserved physically handicapped category (UR-PH)
• 40th percentile for SC, ST, OBC, SC-PH, ST-PH, OBC-PH

For more information, you can refer to the following website:

https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-cut-off

All the best for your future!