MBBS Eligibility

According to the new rules declared by the MCI, all Indian students who wish to study medicine abroad must apply for an MCI Eligibility Certificate. The eligibility Certificate is the legal proof given by the MCI that the medical university that the student attends to study MBBS abroad is authorised by the MCI. According to the notice, a citizen of India or an Indian national who wishes to pursue medicine outside of India must obtain an eligibility Certificate from the MCI before leaving the country and will not be able to appear for the screening test without first obtaining this Certificate from the MCI. The eligibility Certificate was mandatory earlier as well, but it was discontinued in October 2013. The allotment of eligibility certificates was stopped, the reason being that there was too much of a backlog of issuance of these certificates. The application form for the issue of the eligibility Certificate may be obtained from the council office. The application form, along with the details required therein, may be submitted to the Council along with a demand draught in favour of the Secretary, MCI, New Delhi, for the prescribed sum. It may be understood that an eligibility Certificate will be issued by the Council only to such candidates who fulfil the criteria of the age of admission to the medical course and pass the qualifying examination (10+2 or equivalent or higher qualification) with the required percentage of marks as prescribed in the Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 1997, copies of which are available in the Council office on payment of Rs.100/-. The relevant extracts from these regulations are also available on the Council's website. A candidate belonging to SC/ST/OBC has to produce a caste Certificate from the competent authority. Only after necessary verification, if the candidate fulfils the eligibility criteria, the Council shall issue an Eligibility Certificate to the candidate certifying that he/she is eligible to join a medical institution outside India to obtain a primary medical qualification. No candidate who has obtained admission into a foreign medical institution on or after March 15, 2002, shall be permitted to sit for the screening test for the purpose of registration in India unless he produces the Eligibility Certificate issued by the MCI.

There are different criteria in different states for example in Karnataka in 2021 it was like:
Karnataka MBBS Eligibility Criteria 2021
All the candidates who wish to take admission in Karnataka state medical and dental college have to meet the below-mentioned eligibility criteria of Karnataka MBBS 2021.
Karnataka MBBS Eligibility Criteria Nationality
Candidates must be an Indian/Overseas citizen of India/Non-Residents of India/person of Indian origin.
Also, only citizens of India will be eligible for all types of seats except for NRI quota seats.
Karnataka MBBS Eligibility Criteria 2021 Age
Candidates must be of 17 years of age as on the prescribed date. Also, the authorities have not prescribed any upper age limit.
Karnataka MBBS Eligibility Criteria 2021 Educational Qualification
For admission to Karnataka MBBS 2020, it is essential for the candidates to qualify in the NEET entrance exam.
Apart from that, candidates with Physics, Chemistry and Biology in class 12th are eligible to apply for admission to Karnataka MBBS/BDS state colleges.
Karnataka MBBS Eligibility Criteria 2021 Minimum Marks
Candidates willing to take admission in Karnataka MBBS colleges are required to secure a minimum of 50 per cent marks aggregate in Physics, Chemistry, Biology.
Apart from this, the Karnataka examination authority (KEA), Bangalore prescribes certain clauses for the candidates and they must fulfill the requirements.