Applying for NEET SS 2024- Know Eligibility Criteria

NBE has released the information bulletin on its official website. The NEET SS 2024 information bulletin contains complete eligibility criteria as mentioned below:

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

The applicant must meet/fulfil the following criteria-

1 Candidates who have a recognized postgraduate medical Degree/Provisional Pass Certificate (MD/MS/DNB) or equivalent recognized qualification or are likely to have the same by 30th April 2025 by eligible feeder speciality qualifications for super speciality courses as mentioned in Annexure B of this Information Bulletin can apply for NEET-SS 2024.

2 Candidates found to be ineligible at any stage of NEET-SS 2024 will not be permitted to appear in the examination. In the unlikely event of any ineligible candidate appearing and/or being successful in NEET-SS 2024, the result/ candidature of such candidate shall be cancelled and/or is deemed to be cancelled as and when the ineligibility is detected.

3 The cutoff date for qualifying MD/MS/DNB Broad Specialty/ eligible feeder qualification towards determination of eligibility for appearing in NEET-SS 2024 shall be 30th April 2025.

4 Requests for appearing in NEET-SS 2024 from candidates who are qualifying and/or getting the results of their MD/MS/DNB qualifications/eligible feeder qualifications after 30th April 2025 shall be summarily rejected.

5 Registration with NMC/State Medical Council is mandatory and its documentary proof should be furnished at the test Centre on the examination day.

6 Foreign Nationals including Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders can appear in NEET-SS 2024 without registration with the National Medical Commission (NMC). The NMC may, on payment of the prescribed fee for registration, grant temporary registration for the duration of the post-doctoral course limited to the medical college/institution to which he/she is admitted for the time being exclusively for pursuing postdoctoral studies. Provided further that temporary registration to such foreign national shall be subject to the condition that such person is duly registered with appropriate registering authority in his/her own country where he has obtained his PG Medical qualification and is duly recognised by the corresponding Medical Council or concerned authority.

7 Candidates already pursuing or have joined a Doctoral Course (DM/MCh/DrNB) through NEET-SS are not eligible for admission to DrNB Superspecialty courses through NEET-SS 2024 for the entire duration prescribed for the course already joined by them earlier. This shall be irrespective of their resignation or discontinuation from the said course due to any reason.

8 The FCPS qualifications awarded by the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Mumbai are not equivalent to either MD or MS courses. Accordingly, candidates possessing FCPS qualifications awarded by the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Mumbai are not eligible to apply for NEET-SS, solely based on their FCPS qualifications.

9 Eligibility of candidates issued admit card for the examination shall be purely provisional. Appearing in NEET-SS 2024 does not confer any automatic rights upon the candidate for admission to DM/MCh/DrNB Super Specialty courses.

Meanwhile, NBEMS will be conducting the NEET-SS 2024 in two slots in 2 days on a computer-based platform at various exam centres across the country. Interested candidates can start submitting the application form for the NEET-SS 2024. Below is the complete schedule-

SCHEDULE