As per the NEET 2019 eligibility criteria, a candidate is required to complete 17 years of age either at the time of admission or else on or before December 31, 2019. The candidates belonging to unreserved category must not be more than 25 years of age to fulfil the NEET 2019 eligibility criteria for February session. The reserved category and PwD candidates must not be more than 30 years of age. The upper age limit norm of NEET has been challenged in the Supreme Court but no final decision has been taken on the same. CBSE, the conducting body of NEET 2018, had reintroduced the upper age limit criteria of 25 years for the unreserved candidates and 30 years for reserved category candidates but this was later temporarily removed as per the Delhi High Court's verdict on April 26, 2018. As a result, the unreserved category candidates with age more than 25 years were allowed to take the test. However, the age criteria was upheld by the Delhi High Court in the judgement passed on May 11, 2018.
Qualifying Marks for NEET 2019
To fulfil the NEET eligibility criteria 2019, candidate must have passed in Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Bio-technology and English individually in the qualifying examination
Candidates belonging to the unreserved category should score a minimum required percentage of 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Bio-technology in their Class 12 or HSC examination.
Candidates who belong to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes or Other Backward Classes (OBC) should score a minimum of 40% in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Bio-technology in aggregate in the qualifying examination.
For persons with locomotor disability of lower limbs, a minimum of 45% marks for General-PH and 40% marks for SC-PH/ST-PH/OBC-PH are required in aggregate across Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Bio-technology.
As per MCI, candidates who have studied Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as core subjects and Biology/Biotechnology as an additional subject were declared ineligible for NEET 2018 but the Delhi High Court verdict removed this clause for 2018.
National Testing Agency announces NEET 2019 Exam Dates. National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) will be organized by the NTA (National Testing Agency) twice in a year. It is the only national level medical entrance exam.It is organized for providing admission in MBBS, BDS & AyushCourses offered by all Indian Medical Colleges.
NEET 2019 Dates
For Feb 2019 Exam
Release of Application Form: 01st October 2018
Application Submission Last Date: 31st October 2018
Last Date to Pay the Fee: Last week of October 2018
Correction Window Open: 1st week of November 2018
Admit Card Available: 1st week of January 2019
Date of Exam: 03rd February to 17th February 2019
Answer Key & OMR Release: Within a week after exam
Announcement of Result: 01st week of March 2019
Counselling begins: 2nd week of June 2019
For May 2019 Exam
Online Submission of Application Forms: 02nd week of March 2019
Application Submission Last Date: 2nd week of April 2019
Last date to pay the fee: 02nd week of April 2019
Correction Window Open: 03rd week of April 2019
Admit Card Available: 01st week of May 2019
Date of Exam: 12th May to 25th May 2019
Announcement of Result: 01st week of June 2019
Counselling begins: 02nd week of June 2019