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The Medical Council of India has issued guidelines for the Person with Disabilities (PwD) to check their eligibility for Medical/ Dental course in India. The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct NEET (UG) 2019 on 5 May 2019. Here we are explaining eligibility and non-eligibility based on the Disability score (Physically Handicapped/ Lower Limb/ Upper Limb/ Visually impaired, hearing impairment, speed and language disability etc. If you fall under any of the PwD categories. Kindly check the disability percentage and your eligibility to pursue MBBS/ BDS admission 2019.
- Candidates having an extent of disability 40% to 80% only are ELIGIBLE for NEET-UG 2019
- Candidates having more than 80% disability may be declared NOT ELIGIBLE for admission to Medical Courses.
- Candidates having locomotor disability in relation to lower limb(s) may be considered ELIGIBLE .
- Candidates having locomotor disability in relation to the spine may be considered ELIGIBLE .
The candidates with following locomotor disability are NOT ELIGIBLE for consideration for admission to Medical Courses when there is:
- Involvement of the whole body
- Involvement of three limbs in any combination (both lower limbs + one lower limb OR one lower limb + both upper limbs);
- Involvement of both upper limbs
- The extent of locomotor disability more than 80%
- Involvement of both lower limbs of such an extent that the candidate is unable to sit, stand, walk, and/or bend due to significant pain, stiffness, weakness, deformity etc.
- Involvement of a single upper limb which is the dominant UPPER LIMB (which is right upper limb in a majority of persons) to an extent that the candidate has loss of a thumb, cannot hold an object satisfactorily, has significant weakness/ deformity/ stiffness of joints, or the limb is lacking normal sensations.
- Involvement of SPINE with weakness and/or deformity to such an extent that the candidate is unable to sit steadily for long duration, and/or has significant pain, and/or cardio-respiratory compromise etc.
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