NIOS Students Eligible for NEET UG 2025, Responds NMC to RTI Query
NMC clarifies in an RTI response that students who studied biology as an additional subject through NIOS are eligible for the NEET UG 2025 exam for MBBS/ BDS admission across India.
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued clarification against the Right to Information (RTI) application submission concerning the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) UG 2025. The RTI urging response by NMC over the NIOS NEET Eligibility 2025 was submitted, to which NMC has shared clarification on the official website nmc.org.in. The commission announced that they have released the response to the NEET 2025 applicant seeking clarification regarding the NEET UG eligibility criteria 2025.
Can Open School Students Appear in NEET UG 2025?
NMC clarification on RTI clarified that candidates who studied from the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) are eligible to apply for NEET UG 2025.
“It has come to the notice that a confusion has been created stating that the National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued NEET-UG Bulletin 2025, which is not as per NMC Regulations. In this regard, it is to clarify that the reply has been furnished to the applicant who seeks a reply in regard to studying through National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)/ State Open Schools or Private candidate,” the official notification mentioned.
NIOS NEET UG 2025 Eligibility: Response to RTI Query
The NMC has shared their clarification for NEET UG 2025 eligibility criteria for NIOS students as tabulated below:
| Query |
Clarification/Reply |
|---|---|
| Can I pursue MBBS if I only studied Biology as an additional subject through NIOS? |
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| Is the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) Board recognized for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)? |
According to GMER-23 regulations, studying through NIOS is allowed for NEET UG. Students can take an additional subject through NIOS as long as it's done through an authorized institution. |
| Under the New Policy/Guidelines 2023, will candidates who have completed 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and English be eligible for NEET UG? |
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| Under the revised NMC policies, are NIOS students eligible to take the NEET exam and pursue an MBBS degree? |
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| Can students who didn't study Biology in 12th but took Physics, Chemistry, Math, and Biology as an additional subject from NIOS appear for the NEET UG exam? |
The Commission also clarified that students can study an additional subject through the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), as long as the course is taken at an authorized institution.
It is possible to get admission to a private medical college with a score of 300 in NEET. For a government medical college, one should ideally obtain a score above 600. The NEET cutoff for the Government medical colleges varies as per the institute rank and round of counselling. Hence, it can be said that a score of 300 in NEET may not be sufficient for admission to Government medical colleges. As per past years' trends, a score between 500 to 700 or above is in the cutoff marks for NEET.
According to last year's NEET cutoff marks, a General or OBC category candidate should secure at least 500 marks to get an MBBS seat at a standard medical college in India. However, for a reserved category candidate, a score of 300 to 400 may get them an MBBS seat. Students must note that the minimum NEET score mentioned here is indicatie and not absolute. The minimum marks or the NEET cutoff marks will vary based on the qualifying cutoff, number of seats, number of aplications, andother factors. Candidates with a relatively low score must be patient and participate in multiple rounds of counselling untill they get the seat of their choice. Candidates may also participate in both national as well as state-level counsellings to expand their chances of admission.
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If you belong to SC /ST category, you can get a MBBS seat with 350. for OBC and general category, cut-off score is much more higher than 350. So, prepare well. All the best.