NEET 2017 Examination: Eligibility Criteria for 85 percent State Quota Seats

National Eligibility cum Entrance Test or NEET is expected to be conducted in the month of May 2017. The examination is the only examination apart from AIIMS MBBS examination for admission into MBBS and BDS degree courses across the country. Leaving the states of Jammu Kashmir, Andhara Pradesh and Telangana, all other states would be participating in the test conducted by CBSE. The examination would be the only qualifying examination for all the seats in State run Medical Colleges as well as Private Medical Colleges operating in India. NEET 2017 would be used for filling both the 15 percent All India Quota and the State Quota. We look a the Eligibility Criteria for the 85 percent State Quota Seats for NEET 2017.

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Students should note that the states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir did not participate in NEET 2016 as they had opted out of the same earlier. Whether or not the states be participating in NEET 2017 is still to be clarified and would be released as and when the NEET 2017 Notification is released. In the meanwhile, here are the general rules and guidelines that clarify the eligibility criteria for the 85 percent seats under the State Quotas. Also, while the 15% All India Quota Seats are open only to Indian Nationals, the Overseas candidates can apply for the State Quota.

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Eligibility Criteria for Seats under the State Medical Colleges other than the All India Quota are to be as per the rules and regulations set by the participating state. Students applying for the state quotas would have to provide the domicile/ proof of origin of that state at the time of filling the NEET Application Form. Also, students must understand that state of origin gets precedence over state of domicile while filling the application form. What it means is that if a student is originally from Andhra Pradesh but is a domicile of Gujarat, then in the column of state, the student is supposed to fill Andhra Pradesh.

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Apart from the above-mentioned criteria, the students have to conform to the age criteria. As per the same, students should have completed the age of 17 years on or before December 31 of the year of his/her admission or at the time of admission. The upper age limit for students applying under the state quota is governed by the respective state’s rules and regulations. Students must note that for the All India Quota, there is an upper age limit of 25 years for general category students.

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SOURCE: http://www.india.com/education/neet-2017-examination-eligibility-criteria-for-85-percent-state-quota-seats-1742084/ [/read]