KEA Releases Schedule of Document Verification For NEET candidates

Schedule –

Offline verification at KEA, 18 Cross, Malleshwaram, Bangalore

Karnataka candidates — (Freshly registered, edited/changed any reservation, claimed Linguistic Minority, Religious Minority, NRI Ward, OCI /PIO, Category-2 to Category-8 of St. John Medical College.

Non-Karnataka Candidates eligible to claim - Only Religious Minority and NRI Ward, OCl/P10, NRI, and Category-2 to Category-8 of St. John Medical College and Foreign Nationals.

Submission of Special Category Certificates (only by Karnataka candidates - NCC, Sports, Defence, Ex-defense, Scouts & Guides, CAPF, Ex-CAPF, AGL) Only at KEA, Bangalore. (Those who have already submitted for UGCET-2023 need not submit once again) - 27-07-2023 or 28-07-2023 or 31-07-2023.

Candidates, who have assigned ranks in UGCET-2023 and completed their document verification as per CET-2006 Admission Rules, and those who are not claiming any additional reservation need not appear for verification of documents once again for Medical / Dental / Ayurveda / Unani / Homoeopathy courses. The following types of Karnataka candidates have to appear for document verification.

Karnataka Candidates who have modified/changed the reservation claims should appear for document verification. However, if any such Karnataka candidate is eligible to claim reservation as per Government of Karnataka norms or Linguistic Minority or Religious Minority or NRI ward seats or candidates eligible to claim seats under Category-2 to Category-8 in St. John Medical College, Bangalore, then they have to claim such reservations in the online application form, and they have to appear for document verification with all the relevant original certificates/documents.

Karnataka candidates who have registered afresh should appear for verification with all the relevant original certificates/documents. No separate document verification is required for Category-1 (All India Open Merit) and Category-9 (Karnataka State Open Merit) of St. John Medical College, Bangalore.

Non-Karnataka candidates - Non-Karnataka candidates who have qualified in UGNEET 2023 and registered with KEA need NOT appear to verify documents. However, if any non-Karnataka candidates are eligible to claim NRI Ward, Religious Minority or eligible to claim seat under Category-2 to Category-8 in St. John Medical College, Bangalore, then they have to appear for verification of documents with all the original necessary documents at KEA, Bangalore as per the following schedule.

Non-Karnataka candidates will not be eligible for reservation. Hence, in the UGNEET-2023 examination, if they have scored the required minimum 50th percentile or above, fixed for the 'GENERAL (UR)' category as per the qualifying criteria, then only they are eligible to register for admissions through KEA or for any other seats in the State of Karnataka. Please note that SC/ST/OBC eligibility criteria apply to Karnataka SC/ST/OK candidates only.

KEA has further announced that UGNEET 2023 candidates, who have paid lesser fees than the prescribed fees towards UGNEET 2023 application, should pay the balance fees in the form of a Demand Draft drawn in favor of the Executive Director, KEA, payable at Bangalore. Candidates have to bring the Demand Draft at the time of verification of documents. Refer to the schedule for document verification published on the KEA website. For other details, kindly refer to the information bulletin 2023.

To view the notices, click on the links below –

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/20230721164802kannada-214728.pdf

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/20230720033523kannada-214727.pdf