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NEET Eligibility Criteria

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NEET Eligibility Criteria

NEET Eligibility Criteria - Introduction

NEET Exam 2025 is one of the most competitive examinations in India. It is the first choice for students who want to study medicine and dentistry courses in colleges and universities in India.

In order to appear in NEET 2025, you need to meet certain eligibility criteria set by the NTA. Eligibility of neet criteria are very important as they guarantee a uniform selection process for candidates.

We will go through the eligibility in neetcriteria in detail for 2025, covering the essential requirements for both Indian nationals and foreign candidates.

NEET Eligibility: Highlights 

The NEET Exam 2025 is one of the most important medical entrance exam in India. It's a great place to start if you want to study MBBS or BDS medicine in a government or private college. To be eligible for the exam, you need to meet certain requirements, like being over the age limit, having a certain educational qualification, knowing the right subjects, and being a certain nationality.

NEET UG 2025 eligibility criteria are as follows: 

Age Requirement: Candidates must have reached the age of 17 by December 31, 2025. For NEET UG 2025, Candidate should be born on or before December 31, 2007.

Maximum Age Limit: There is no upper age limit for the examination. Candidates of any age can attempt the examination. 

Citizenship Eligibility: Indian citizens, overseas citizens of India (OCIs), and foreign nationals can take the exam. 

NEET Eligibility 2025 - What is the Upper age limit?

  • There is no upper age limit for NEET UG examination for any category of candidates. 

  • Earlier there was an upper age limit of 25 years in NEET UG examination, which was removed in 2018 as per the decision of the Supreme Court of India.

NEET Eligibility Criteria 2025 - Minimum Age Limit

  • Candidates must be 17 years of age on or before December 31, 2007

  • Minimum limit age criteria of NEET UG examination is applicable for candidates from all categories.

Category-wise age criteria for NEET 2025

Category

DOB for minimum age

For candidates of unreserved category (UR)

Born on or before December 31, 2007

For candidates of SC/ST/OBC Category

How much percentage is required in 12th for NEET?

To be eligibility neet 2025, candidates have to have a minimum passing percentage in their 12th grade. The NEET organising authority has set the minimum aggregate score for Physics, Chemistry and Biology as 50 % for unreserved category, 40 % for OBC/ SC/ ST category, and for PwD category. 

NEET Qualifying Examination Codes 2025

S.No.

Code number

1

Code 01

2

Code 02

3

Code 03

4

Code 04

5

Code 05

6

Code 06

7

Code 07

Details of Qualifying Examination Codes for NTA NEET 2025

Code Number

Details

Code 01

If you are sitting for your class 10+2 examination and waiting for your board’s result, you have to select this code. However, you have to have cleared your Class 12 exam by the given date by which you will be eligible for admission.

Code 02

Candidates studying for the Higher/senior secondary examination (HSE) or ICSE (Class 12) and who have completed 12 years of studies should select code 02. According to NCERT, the last 2 years of this course of study must cover science subjects like Chemistry, Physics, Biology or Biotechnology pawith English as the core subject.

Code 03

Students who have passed the pre-degree science exam from an Indian university/board including Physics, chemistry, Biology, English, and practical tests in these three science subjects.

Code 04

Students who have cleared class 12 from the state board.

Code 05

Students who cleared class 12 after passing any pre professional/ pre-medical exam including practical tests.

Code 06

Students who completed their bachelors in science with at least 2 subjects Physics, chemistry, and Biology

Code 07

Students who have taken any other exam other than class 12 (like Pre-University college) where practical tests were conducted. NEET aspirants in foreign countries who have cleared the qualifying exam can also select this code.

What are the Qualifying Marks for NEET 2025?

NEET qualifying marks refers to the minimum score minimum score that a candidate must achieve in the NEET exam to be eligible for admission to medical and dental courses in various government, private and public private medical colleges of india.

Qualifying marks for NEET exam is based on factors like the difficulty of the exam and the number of candidates who appeared for it in that particular year. 

National Testing Agency, which conducts the NEET exam has set the minimum percentile score requirement for different category to qualify the NEET exam.

Minimum qualifying percentile

Category

Qualifying percentile

UR/EWS

50th Percentile

OBC

40th Percentile

SC

40th Percentile

ST

40th Percentile

UR / EWS & PH

45th Percentile

OBC & PH

40th Percentile

SC & PH

40th Percentile

ST & PH

40th Percentile

NEET Eligibility Criteria 2025 – Number of Attempts

In 2018, changes were made in the NEET UG eligibility rules to remove the upper limit for NEET attempts. As a result, there are no upper limits for NEET attempts in 2025. According to NEET eligibility rules, NEET candidates who fulfill the NEET criteria will be able to sit for NEET multiple times.

NEET Eligibility Criteria 2025 for BSc Nursing Admission

Students who are interested in getting admission in nursing through NEET scores, can check the latest NEET eligibility criteria for BSc nursing admission.

NEET eligibility criteria are as follows:

  • Candidates must be at least 17 years of age as on December 31, 2025

  • Candidates must have completed Class 12 with Biology, Physics, Chemistry, and English as mandatory subjects

  • General category candidates must pass the qualifying exam with a minimum aggregate of 45% marks

  • Minimum marks required for ST, SC, and OBC candidates are 40%, 

NEET 2025 Eligibility Criteria for NRI/Foreign Students

  • Candidates who studied abroad must meet NEET eligibility criteria equivalent to class 12 in their respective country. Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and passing theory and practical tests in these subjects, along with English must be included in class 12 or equivalent to class 12

  • There has been rules set by State Governments, Institutions and the government of india for the NRIs, OCIs and foreign nationals who want to seek admission in Medical/Dental colleges.

  • Certificate from the Indian diplomatic mission in their residence country need to be provided by NRI/OCI candidates.

  • Proof of nationality such as passport pages or a certificate from country’s competent authority need to be uploaded by foreign applicants with their NEET 2025 application.

Frequently Asked Questions

Question 1: Who is eligible to appear for NEET 2025 exam?

Answer 1: candidates who will appear in 2025 or have completed their 12th grade or an equivalent examination with physics, chemistry, biology/biotechnology and english as core subjects are eligible to appear for NEET 2025 exam

Question 2: What is the age limit for NEET 2025 eligibility criteria?

Answer 2: Candidates must be 17 years of age on or before December 31, 2007 to be eligible for NEET 2025 exam and there is no upper age limit for NEET UG examination for any category of candidates.

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