The medical aspirants after Class 12 who wish to get MBBS admission must start preparing for three most competitive entrance examination. For admission to MBBS courses in India, it is mandatory to appear for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), All India Institute of Medical Sciences for MBBS (AIIMS MBBS) and Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER MBBS) entrance exams.
As per the directives of the Supreme Court of India, NEET is the only entrance examination to conducted for MBBS admission in India. Admission to all government, private, central and deemed universities will be done on the basis of NEET scores. However, AIIMS, New Delhi and JIPMER, Puducherry conducts their own entrance examination for MBBS admission. The MBBS seats to all the colleges/institutes/universities are granted through counselling on the basis of merit rank, preferences of courses as well as colleges and availability of seats.
There are about 66,620 MBBS seats which are available across more than 470 medical colleges in India. Besides this, AIIMS offers around 807 seats in its 8 campuses including its main campus in the national capital, New Delhi. JIPMER also offers 200 MBBS seats through its own entrance test for the JIPMER Puducherry and Karaikal campuses.
However, it is the NEET exam which is taken by almost every MBBS aspirant for MBBS admissions in India. In the year 2018, more than 13 lakh candidates registered for NEET. The counselling for NEET is conducted for three rounds including mop-up round. Through NEET, 15% of the total seats in government colleges (except Jammu and Kashmir) are reserved for All India Quota seats, which is filled by Medical Counselling Committee (MCC). While the MBBS admission to 85% state quota seats are granted by respective state counselling authorities. Admissions for Deemed University MBBS programmes is done at an all India level by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on behalf of the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC).
The counselling for MBBS admissions through NEET begins in the second week of June and generally ends by the first week of September. You can get more information here for admission timeline for MBBS admission in 2019.
MBBS/BDS Admission 2019
MBBS/BDS Admission 2019 will be done on the basis of NEET 2019 scores. Check here NEET 2019 complete details.
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Admission Procedure
The admissions in the medial colleges and universities of India are offered only through national level entrance exams. Through national level entrance exams, candidates can get admission in any state medical and dental college in medical courses.
The admission into postgraduate medical courses is offered through NEET PG.
Entrance Exams
Central Board of Secondary Education conducts the national level NEET entrance exam for offering admission in medical & dental courses. In order to get admission in MBBS and BDS programmes, almost every state accept NEET score card.
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However, candidates can also appear in AIIMS and JIPMER national level exams. There is no state level or university level entrance exam is conducted by any university or state authority.
Top Medical Colleges in India
India is home for various medical and dental colleges/universities/institutions. Candidates can pursue their studies from top colleges in India.
Some of the top medical colleges in India are AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences), AFMC (Armed Forces Medical College), Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi and many others.
India MBBS Admission 2019
The admission in MBBS/BDS programmes are offered through NEET national level entrance exam. The NEET is widely used by the all indian medical schools for MBBS/BDS admission.
AIIMS and JIPMER score is used only for the related institutions. Candidates those who fulfill the given eligibility criteria can apply for NEET 2019.
- Candidate must be an Indian citizen.
- OCI candidates can also apply.
- The minimum age of the candidate should be 17 years as on 31st December of the year of admission.
- The maximum age is 25 years and 30 years for reserved categories.
- Candidates should pass the 12th class with a PCB subject combination along with English as a compulsory subject.
- Candidates those studying in 12th class can also apply.
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Uttarakhand MBBS/BDS Admission
Maharashtra MBBS/BDS Admission
Selection Procedure
The candidates will be selected for the seat allotment on the basis of rank. The seats will be allotted at the time of counselling. After declaration of the NEET result, the authority will release the merit list of the candidates as per their ranks.
Candidates have to appear in the online counselling where they have to fill the preferences of colleges. For participating in the counselling it is necessary to first register on the respective counselling website.
Candidates have to undergo documents verrification for the allotment of seats. Candidates can download the admission letter and report to the allotted colleges for final admission.
Documents Required
The candidates those will be eligible for the counselling should bring the documents which are given below.
- Matric Mark Sheet & Passing Certificate
- Intermediate Mark Sheet & Passing Certificate
- NEET 2019 Admit Card
- NEET 2019 Rank Card
- Category Certificate (if applicable)
- Character Certificate
- Migration Certificate
- Passport-size Photographsu have any other queries about