Hello aspirant,

Yes, you are eligible for NEET, even with 45% disability. However, you may want to get a disability certificate made in advance.

According to the MCC' brochure, Candidates who consider themselves eligible for this category are advised to ensure their eligibility by getting themselves examined at any Government Medical College/District/Hospital. Hence, to avail the 5% Pwd quota, you will be required to present your disability certificate.

You can check out more information regarding the same, through this brochure- https://neet.nta.nic.in/webinfo/File/GetFile/?FileId=83&LangId=P

Hello,

------- Person with Disability can pursue MBBS course provided they appear for the NEET Examination and qualify the Examination.

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

• verification or the assessment of the disability will be done in the verification process if you disability is legit and if you qualify for reservation.

• 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.

• 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

The complete details for the NEET 2022 will be released in the official information bulletin released by National Testing Agency NTA soon.

Following is the academic criteria a candidate has to fulfill to be eligible to write the NEET examination.

• Aspirant Must have passed 10+2 or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology and English as core subjects from a recognized board. Class 12 or equivalent appearing aspirants are also eligible to apply for NEET.

• The class 12 percentage required for NEET 2022 exam is separate for each category and can be listed as under. NEET eligibility marks in class 12 to be considered are aggregate marks only for PCB subjects

• UR - 50%,

• OBC/SC/ST - 40%,

• PWD - 45%

• AGE WISE eligibility criteria is candidates must have completed 17 years as on December 31, 2022.

There is no upper age limit till the Supreme Court passes its judgment on it.

For complete details about NEET 2022, eligibility criterias, and other relevant information, kindly check out the link given below-

https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-eligibility-criteria-2022

For more important information about tips and strategies for preparation, important chapters, syllabus, books you should follow and other important details, kindly check out the link given below-

https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-preparation-tips

You can also download previous year question papers and sample papers provided by Careers 360 by clicking on the link given below-

https://medicine.careers360.com/download/neet-sample-papers-previous-years?icn=neet-sample-papers&ici=neet-text-mapping

I hope you find the answer helpful.

Thank you.