NEET Eligibility

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test NEET is an entrance exam for admission to medical and dental courses in India. The eligibility criteria for NEET 2021 state that candidates must have passed class 12 or equivalent with Physics Chemistry Biology/Biotechnology, and English as core subjects. As you have completed your Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy, you are not eligible to appear for NEET 2021, as the exam is for undergraduate courses in medicine and dentistry. However, if you are interested in pursuing a postgraduate course in medical or dental fields, you may need to appear for other entrance exams such as NEET PG AIIMS PG JIPMER PG etc. These exams are for admission to postgraduate medical and dental courses.

The Medical Council of India has issued guidelines for the Person with Disabilities (PwD) to check their eligibility for Medical/ Dental course in India. The National Testing Agency NTA will conduct NEET (UG) 2019 on 5 May 2019. Here we are explaining eligibility and non-eligibility based on the Disability score (Physically Handicapped/ Lower Limb/ Upper Limb/ Visually impaired, hearing impairment, speed and language disability etc. If you fall under any of the PwD categories. Kindly check the disability percentage and your eligibility to pursue MBBS/ BDS admission 2019. Candidates having an extent of disability 40% to 80% only are ELIGIBLE for NEET-UG 2019
Candidates having more than 80% disability may be declared NOT ELIGIBLE for admission to Medical Courses. Candidates having locomotor disability in relation to lower limb (s) may be considered ELIGIBLE. Candidates having locomotor disability in relation to the spine may be considered ELIGIBLE. The candidates with following locomotor disability are NOT ELIGIBLE for consideration for admission to Medical Courses when there is:
Involvement of the whole body
Involvement of three limbs in any combination (both lower limbs + one lower limb or one lower limb + both upper limbs);
Involvement of both upper limbs
The extent of locomotor disability more than 80%
Involvement of both lower limbs of such an extent that the candidate is unable to sit, stand, walk, and/or bend due to significant pain, stiffness, weakness, deformity etc. Involvement of a single upper limb which is the dominant UPPER LIMB (which is right upper limb in a majority of persons) to an extent that the candidate has loss of a thumb, cannot hold an object satisfactorily, has significant weakness/ deformity/ stiffness of joints, or the limb is lacking normal sensations. Involvement of SPINE with weakness and/or deformity to such an extent that the candidate is unable to sit steadily for long duration, and/or has significant pain, and/or cardio-respiratory compromise etc.