Medicine

The applications for the SSC exams, which are SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) exam applications, would be available from June 24, 2024 to July 27, 2024. The applications can be submitted online only at the official SSC website. The common application form for different posts is available for the SSC CGL exam; however, the application procedure might vary for different SSC exams. The exams will take place between September 9 to 26, 2024. Candidates have to check on their eligibility criteria for participation and should ensure they provide all required information before time lapses over the application period.

Your chance entry in the MBBS class considering a score of 411 in NEET with an AIR of 357612 looks pretty bleak. Considering a cut-off of above 450 scores for most government colleges and a few private colleges which demand around 300 scores, your rank does not leave much hope. Besides, there is a good likelihood that you might get qualified in one or two of the deemed universities with even lower cut-offs, maybe only in management quota. Admission to government colleges is highly competitive, and you may well be advised to look elsewhere if you really want to do MBBS.

The NEET 2024 cut-off marks are categorized. For the General category, the cut-off varies from 720 to 162 marks. General-PH candidates need a range of 161-144 marks. OBC candidates need marks between 163 and 129. For OBC-PH candidates, it is between 145 and 129 marks. SC candidates require between 163 and 129 marks. SC-PH candidates need 145-129 marks. ST candidates require a range between 163 and 129 marks. For ST-PH candidates, it requires 141-129 marks. These marks are qualifying thresholds, but the mark to qualify for admission would differ according to the respective colleges and courses.

With a NEET score around 200, your best chances for admission to a private medical college for MBBS or BDS would likely lie with lesser-known private colleges in less competitive regions, as most reputed private colleges will have significantly higher cut-offs; consider options like Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, and Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai; however, be prepared for high fees at these institutions. 

In Jamia Hamdard, MBBS can be pursued through 5.5 years of study, comprising 4.5 years of academic study followed by 1 year of compulsory rotating internship. This program is well-designed to provide medical education and practical experience, and the students are better equipped for their medical careers after passing out from the university. Admission to colleges is based on qualification through the NEET examination; candidates are eligible only if they have completed higher secondary schooling with the required subjects; therefore, the study span before becoming a practising doctor is 5.5 years.

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Yes, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College (LTM Medical College) in Mumbai offers spot admissions to the MBBS course: 
Eligibility: To be eligible for admission to the MBBS course at LTM Medical College, students must have at least 50% in 12th grade. The tuition fee for the MBBS course is INR 6,21,450, The hostel fee for MBBS students is INR 16,000 and The total cost for the MBBS course is INR 6,21,450 + INR 16,000 = INR 6,37,450. 

For more accurate and the latest information please visit the official website of Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College or by contacting the admission office.

No, you cannot have a direct admission into MBBS course by appearing for COMEDK. The COMEDK UGET is actually available to students for state-level engineering and architecture programme admission. For medical courses, the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, commonly abbreviated as NEET will be the entrance examination for all medical colleges as well, since it is an authorized examination for admission in Indian dental and medical colleges as well. However, to obtain an MBBS degree, you have to appear for the NEET test and satisfy its eligibility standards.