Maharashtra

With a NEET score of 390 and 82 percentile under the OBC category, you can expect to have a possibility of admission into a BAMS (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery) course in Maharashtra, either in private medical colleges or under the management quota. The cut-off for admissions into BAMS in government colleges is generally higher, so it might be difficult to get admission into a government college. However, the private institutions of Maharashtra conducting BAMS could look into your score, and it is wise to consult with the concerned institutions individually regarding their cutoff information as well as admissions procedure under OBC.

To apply for St. Xavier College in Mumbai for the Bachelor of Arts in Economics program:

Eligibility: Verify that you passed the 10+2 exam or an equivalent test administered by an approved board.
Application Form: Get the form from the office of the college. Complete it and the include a passport-sized photo and an authenticated copy of your Class XII marksheet.
Submission: Within the allotted admission time turn in filled out form and necessary paperwork to the college office.
Provisional Eligibility Certificate: At the time of admission seek for Provisional Eligibility Certificate from the college if you finished your Class XII coursework from a board other than the Maharashtra State Board.

Some of the private BAMS colleges around Nagpur are listed below. Shri Ayurved Mahavidyalaya in Nagpur is a government-aided college that teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Ayurveda. Jupiter Ayurved Medical College, which is also in Nagpur, teaches a BAMS course with an annual first-year fee of INR 90,000 and is certified by the CCIM. Bhausaheb Mulak Ayurved Mahavidyalaya and Hospital teaches a BAMS course with an annual fee of INR 1,11,470. Shri K.R. Pandav Ayurved College & Hospital has a strong faculty and infrastructure. Bhausaheb Mulak Ayurved College and Research Hospital, Butibori, provides a BAMS course with a fee of INR 1,85,000. Admission usually involves qualification through NEET.

At Nagpur, various colleges provide B.Tech in Biotechnology such as Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur, and Nagpur University (RTMNU). Other institutes are G.H. Raisoni College of Engineering, Priyadarshini College of Engineering, and Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Technology is another option. These colleges can take up students belonging to the PCB group for the Biotechnology course, but one must ascertain the exact eligibility standards and the admissions procedures. With a NEET score of 190, you can go in for both merit-based and entrance exam-based admissions.

In Maharashtra, some government medical colleges provide MBBS courses with total fees significantly less than INR 40 lakh. Some of them are Government Medical College, Nagpur (INR 4.47 lakh), BJ Government Medical College, Pune (INR 6.21 lakh), and Government Medical College, Aurangabad (INR 4.85 lakh). These colleges offer good education at reasonable prices. Other best colleges are Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune (INR 65,000), Grant Government Medical College, Mumbai (INR 95,000), and Lokmanya Tilak Medical College, Sion, Mumbai (INR 95,000). Entrance into these colleges is very competitive and is subject to NEET scores. To obtain the current fee schedules and admission information, applicants may consult respective college official websites or DMER Maharashtra.