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I will be 21 years old on 2021and I want to give neet exam on 2021 and I belong to S.T category. can I give NEET exam for admission on MBBS ?


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Swapan Debbarma 14th Mar, 2020
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Shiksha 14th Mar, 2020

Hello!

NEET UG exam is conducted by the NTA board for providing admission to various courses such as BDS as well as MBBS. The exam is held every year in may.

The eligibility criteria for neet ug exam is:

  • Those who are Indian or OCI can apply for the examination with the min age limit for the applicant be 17 yrs as on 31 Dec of the year of admission and there is no upper age limit until SC pass a judgement.
  • Cleared class 12th with 50% in Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology, Physics. English is also compulsory. (40% for sc/st/obc).

So, yes you can appear for neet ug 2021 entrance exam being a SC candidate.

I hope this helps.

Awanya Dabas 14th Mar, 2020

Hey!

To appear for NEET Exam, the candidate must be more than 17 years of age by Decemeber, 2020. There is no upper age limit to be eligible to appear for the exam. So, you can definitely appear for the exam.

Hope this answer helps!

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Manidipa Kundu Student Expert 14th Mar, 2020

hi,

see there is no upper age limit applied for neet ug exam, so you can apply irrespective of your age if you have the qualified marks criteria.

for general candidates, candidates need to secure 50% marks aggregate  in physics chemistry biology in 10+2 course, for reserve category, sc/st/obc marks criteria is 40%.

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