am i eligible for neet 2026 when i was born on 15 may 2009?

Hello aspirant,

A candidate must be at least 17 years old and no older than 25 in order to be eligible for the NEET exam. You are therefore unquestionably qualified to take the NEET exam in 2026 since you will be 17 years old by then.

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Hello student,

No, you will not be eligible for NEET 2026 if you were born on 15th May 2009 . According to the NEET eligibility criteria , candidates must be at least 17 years old by 31st December of the admission year.

For NEET 2026, you would need to be 17 by December 31, 2026 , but you will only turn 17 in May 2026 . Hence, you will be eligible for NEET in 2027 , not 2026.

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Hello,

To be eligible for NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) in 2026, candidates must meet the age criteria set by the National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts the exam. As per the current guidelines, the minimum age requirement is that candidates must be at least 17 years old by December 31 of the year of admission.

Let's calculate your eligibility for NEET 2026:

• Your Date of Birth : May 15, 2009
• You will turn 17 years old : May 15, 2026
• You will be 17 years old before December 31, 2026 .

Thus, you will meet the minimum age criteria for NEET 2026 and are eligible to apply for the exam.

Fore more details, you can visit : https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-2026#:~:text=NEET%202026%20eligibility%20criteria&text=The%20student%20must%20have%20passed,Chemistry%2C%20and%20Biology%20taken%20together.

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Hello,

To determine eligibility for NEET 2026, let's check the age criteria.

As per the National Testing Agency (NTA) guidelines, the minimum age requirement for NEET is:

- 17 years as on December 31, 2026

Considering your birthdate (May 15, 2009), you'll be:

- 17 years and 7 months old by December 31, 2026

You meet the minimum age requirement!

Hello,

The age of the candidate should be at least 17 years on December 31st of the year of admission. Since you were born on May 15, 2009, you will attain 17 years as on May 15, 2026. Therefore, you will be eligible for NEET 2026 since you would have completed the minimum number of years by the end of the year of admission.

You must have qualified 10+2 education (or equivalent) with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology, and English at least with 50% aggregate in PCB for general category candidates and 40% aggregate for the reserved categories.

Don't fail to note any updates the eligibility criteria entail because it does change. So, based on the birthdate and current rules, you would qualify to apply for NEET in 2026.