NEET 2025 Admissions: Understand the Counselling Process, Seat Allocation, Reservation Criteria

New Delhi: The prestigious MBBS entrance exam NEET for this academic year's medical, dental and UG AYUSH admissions will be conducted on May 4, 2025. The National Testing Agency (NTA) has started the registrations for interested candidates and the process will conclude on March 7, 2025.

Admissions to all seats of Undergraduate Medical / Dental Courses will be done through NEET (UG) - 2025 only. The following are the seats available under different quotas:

• All India Quota Seats

• State Government Quota Seats

• Seats available for admission in Central Institutions/Universities/Deemed Universities

• State/Management/NRI Quota Seats in Private Medical / Dental Colleges or any Private University

• Central Pool Quota Seats

• All seats including NRI Quota as well as Management Quota, are in private unaided/aided minority / non-minority medical colleges.

• Seats available for admission in AIIMS Institutes across India/JIPMER.

• The Counselling for successful candidates for Seats under 15% All India Quota and 100% including 85% State quota seats of Central Institutions (ABVIMS & RML Hospital/VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital/ESIC)/ Central Universities (including DU/ BHU /AMU)/ AIIMS/ JIPMER and Deemed Universities, will be conducted by the MCC/DGHS for Undergraduate Medical / Dental Courses. MCC only does the registration for AFMC and forwards the data of registered Candidates to AFMC Authorities for the admission process. DU/BHU and other Universities may use the score for any other relevant courses being offered by them.

The counselling for admission to the seats under the control of State Governments/ UT Administrations / State Universities/ Institutions shall be conducted by the designated authorities of the State Governments as per the notifications issued separately by the authorities concerned.

The Result of NEET (UG) - 2025 may be utilized by other Entities of Central and State Governments, in accordance with their respective eligibility criteria / other norms /applicable regulations/guidelines/rules. The result data will also be utilized for B.Sc. (H) Nursing courses in accordance with their respective eligibility criteria / other norms /applicable regulations/guidelines/ rules. The NEET (UG) - 2025 data will also be used for admissions to BVSc & AH courses under the 15% quota of VCI in recognized Veterinary Colleges. However, the Council has to approach the MCC of DGHS, MoHFW in order to obtain the said data of results.

Note: MNS aspirants seeking admission to BSc Nursing Course being conducted at Armed Forces Medical Service Hospitals for the year 2025 are required to qualify NEET. The NEET score will be used for shortlisting for selection to the four year B.Sc Nursing course.

During counselling, the eligibility criteria, self-declarations, all the uploaded documents, etc. of the eligible candidates shall be verified as per norms specified by the respective authorities and/or Medical / Dental Colleges.

AACCC (All-India Ayush Central Counselling Committee) shall be the counselling authority for AIQ with respect to BAMS, BUMS and BSMS courses under NCISM. AACCC shall also be the Counselling Authority for AIQ with respect to BHMS under NCH.

NTA does not have any responsibility towards the correctness/genuinity of the uploaded information/documents during the application process.

a. Admission in State Medical Colleges / Universities / Institutions / private medical colleges for seats other than 15% All India Quota:

i. Admission under State Quota Seats shall be subject to reservation policy and eligibility criteria prevailing in the State/Union Territory as notified by the respective State/Union Territory from time to time.

ii. The reservation of the seats in medical colleges for respective categories shall be as per applicable laws prevailing in the State/Union Territory concerned.

iii. Admission to Undergraduate Medical Courses in Private Medical Colleges shall be subject to policies of the Government of India/State/Union Territory.

b. Admission to AIIMS / JIPMER / Central Universities (DU/BHU/AMU) / AFMC / GGSIPU / ESIC Medical Colleges / Deemed Universities

i. Counselling for admission to MBBS / BDS, etc. Courses in AIIMS / JIPMER / Central Universities [(including Medical Colleges under DU and Guru Govind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU), BHU Medical College, AMU Medical College], ESIC Medical Colleges, PGIMER and Deemed Universities will be conducted by DGHS and reservation policy will be as per rules/regulations applicable to such Universities / Institutions. Candidates aspiring for admission to MBBS / BDS Courses in such Universities/ Institutions based upon their All India Rank (AIR) in NEET (UG) - 2025, shall have to register on the MCC website after the declaration of NEET (UG) - 2025 Result. The Candidate will have to register on the MCC Website. . The list of registered candidates will be forwarded to AFMC authorities for conducting counselling at their end.

ii. Admission to AFMC, Pune shall be subject to the norms prescribed by the Directorate General of Armed Forces Medical Services, Ministry of Defence, Government of India. Candidates who apply for NEET (UG) - 2025 and/or for seeking admission in AFMC also need to apply to AFMC on AFMC Website. The shortlisted candidates will be required to appear for a second-stage Screening Test conducted by AFMC. Candidates are advised to contact AFMC for further and exact details. MCC of DGHS will do only the registration part of the counselling. Further, allotment process will be done by AFMS authorities.

iii. Admission to Medical Colleges under Central Universities (DU / BHU /AMU) /ESIC Medical Colleges /AFMC, shall be as per the provisions of the Statutory Regulations of NMC/ DCI, Deemed Universities relevant judgments of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, and the procedure prescribed by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) under the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

iv. Further, the common counselling for admission to MBBS /BDS Courses in the concerned INIs shall be conducted by the DGHS as per the time schedule specified in the relevant Graduate Medical Education Regulation (1997) as amended from time to time.

For all institutions, wherein Counselling is conducted by MCC under the DGHS, the candidates may refer to the Counselling scheme uploaded on the MCC website, so as to determine their eligibility to appear in Counselling for subsequent rounds, including in respect of ineligibility on account of allotment of seats in the previous rounds of Counselling in terms of Regulation 5A(4) of the Regulations on Graduate Medical Education, 1997 which provides for preventing seat blocking in common Counselling for admission to MBBS course.

For all institutions, wherein Counselling is conducted by the State/Union Govt. or its designated authority, the candidates may refer to the Counselling Notifications issued by the State/Union Govt. or its designated authority, so as to determine their eligibility to appear in Counselling for subsequent rounds, including in respect of ineligibility on account of allotment of seats in the previous rounds of Counselling in terms of Regulation 5A(4) of the Regulations on Graduate Medical Education, 1997 which provides for preventing seat blocking in common Counselling for admission to MBBS.

The Security Deposit of candidates who DO NOT join the seats allotted to them by MCC in Round-2 or subsequent rounds will be forfeited.

MCC does not change/ edit /modify/alter any information (name, DoB, category, caste, contact details etc.) entered by the candidates at the time of online submission of application/registration form for Counselling under any circumstances. The data entered by the candidate at the time of registration on NTA portal will be prepopulated and will be used for counselling purposes.

Reservation Policy for Admission to MBBS and BDS Course Indian nationals belonging to certain categories are admitted under the seats reserved for them in accordance with the rules prescribed by the Government of India. The categories and the extent of reservation are as follows:

➢ General category belonging to Economically Weaker Section (GENEWS) – 10% of seats in every course. The benefit of reservation will be given only to those General category candidates who satisfy the conditions given in the OM No. 20013/01/2018-BCII dated 17 January 2019, issued by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. The criteria for GEN-EWS will be as per the prevailing norms and/or notifications of the Government of India.

➢ Other Backward Classes belonging to the Non-Creamy Layer (OBC- NCL) – 27% of seats in every course.

i. OBC-NCL should be listed in the current updated central list of OBC-NCL (http://www.ncbc.nic.in).

ii. OBC-NCL present in the State list but not covered in the central list of OBC-NCL are NOT eligible to claim the reservation.

iii. The criteria for OBC-NCL will be as per the notification of the Government of India.

iv. Candidates belonging to the creamy layer of OBC are NOT entitled to reservation. Such candidates are treated as belonging to the general (GEN), i.e. unreserved category, and they will be eligible only for the GEN seats – the seats for which all candidates are eligible.

➢ Scheduled Caste (SC) – 15% of seats in every course.

➢ Scheduled Tribe (ST) – 7.5% of seats in every course.

➢ Persons with Disability (PwBD) – 5% seats in each of GEN, GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, and ST category seats (Horizontal reservation).

i. Candidates who want to avail the benefits of PwBD reservation in admission to Undergraduate Courses, it will be governed as per NMC guidelines (Appendix-VI) and subsequent amendments from time to time.

For Candidates claiming the GEN-EWS category Candidate should possess valid GEN-EWS certificate (who satisfy the conditions given in the OM No. 20013/01/2018-BC-II dated 17 January 2019, issued by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment) in consonance with the latest guidelines of the Government of India for claiming seats under GEN-EWS category.

For Candidates claiming the OBC-NCL category Candidate should possess valid OBC-NCL certificate in consonance with the latest guidelines of the Government of India for claiming seats under OBC-NCL category. Visit http://www.ncbc.nic.in for the latest guidelines and updates on the Central List of State-wise OBCs.

For Candidates claiming the SC or ST category Candidate should possess valid SC/ST certificate in consonance with the latest guidelines of the Government of India for claiming seats under SC/ST category.

Provisions relating to Persons with Disability (PwD)/ Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) (For the purpose of appearing in the NEET Examination):

The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016: The Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part-II Section 1, Ministry of Law And Justice (Legislative Department) New Delhi dated 28 December 2016 on “The Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016. The relevant paragraphs of the above Gazette Notification for consideration are as under:

“person with benchmark disability” means a person with not less than forty percent of a specified disability where specified disability has not been defined in measurable terms and includes a person with disability where specified disability has been defined in measurable terms, as certified by the certifying authority;

“person with disability” means a person with long term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairment which, in interaction with barriers, hinders his full and effective participation in society equally with others;

Office Memorandum dated 29 August 2018: Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India, Office Memorandum No. F. No. 34- 02/2015-DD-III dated 29 August 2018 for conducting written examination for persons with specified disabilities covered under the definition of Section 2(r) of the RPwD Act, 2016. The relevant paragraphs of the above Office Memorandum for consideration are as under : -

Para IV. The facility of Scribe/Reader/Lab Assistant should be allowed to any person with benchmark disability as defined under section 2(r) of the RPwD Act, 2016 and has limitation in writing including that of speed if so desired by him/her.

In case of persons with benchmark disabilities in the category of blindness, locomotor disability (both arm affected-BA) and cerebral palsy, the facility of scribe/reader/lab assistant shall be given, if so desired by the person.

In case of other category of persons with benchmark disabilities, the provision of scribe/reader/lab assistant can be allowed on production of a certificate to the effect that person concerned has physical limitation to write, and scribe is essential to write examination on his behalf, from the Chief Medical Officer/Civil Surgeon/Medical Superintendent of a Government health care institution as per proforma at Annexure - II.

In case the candidate is allowed to bring his own scribe, the qualification of the scribe should be one step below the qualification of the candidate taking examination. The person opting for own scribe should submit details of the own scribe as per proforma at Annexure III.

Instructions for Counselling by the MCC for MBBS and BDS Admission

i. Online counselling would be conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) of the Directorate General of Health Services for Undergraduate Medical Courses. Information for online counselling would only be available on the MCC website for Undergraduate Medical/Dental Courses. Qualified candidates are advised to read the counselling-related information carefully and understand the course of action to be taken by them for appearing in the Counselling.

ii. MCC is conducting Counselling for:

A. 15% All India Quota seats MBBS/ BDS Seats of States (as per the information provided by Jammu & Kashmir authorities, they will participate in the counselling from 2025-25)

B. 100% MBBS/ BDS Seats of BHU OPEN

C. AIIMS Open seats- 100% MBBS Seats of AIIMS across India

D. JIPMER Open (Puducherry/ Karaikal) & Internal seats (Domicile)

E. AMU Open & Internal seats

F. 85% Internal quota/domicile seats of DU/ I.P University (VMMC/ ABVIMS/ESIC Dental)

G. Jamia Open seats- Faculty of Dentistry (Jamia Milia Islamia) & Internal seats

H. 15% All India Quota Seats of ESIC & Insured Persons quota seats

I. AFMC – Only registration

J. 100% B.Sc (Nursing) of selected Central B.Sc. Nursing Institutes

iii. Any query related to Counselling for admission to seats under 15% All India Quota and in Central Institutions / Universities, including AIIMS/JIPMER/AFMC/ESIC/DU/BHU/ AMU, and Deemed Universities, may be referred to the following address: For MBBS/BDS Courses: Office of MCC, Directorate General of Health Services, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi- 110108, E-mail: aipmt-mcc@nic.in,

iv. Reservation policy for 15% AIQ, Central Institutes (ABVIMS & RML and VMMC & SJH, ESIC) Universities (DU, AMU, BHU)/AIIMS/JIPMER is as follows: Reservation Policy of the Central Government for the NEET (UG) Counselling in All India Quota/Central Institutes (ABVIMS & RML and VMMC & SJH, ESIC) Universities (DU, AMU, BHU)/AIIMS/JIPMER is as follows:

➢ S.C- 15 %

➢ S.T- 7.5 %

➢ PwBD- 5 % Horizontal Reservation

➢ OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)- 27% as per Central List of OBC

➢ EWS- 10 % as per Central Government Norms (who satisfy the conditions given in the OM No. 20013/01/2018-BC-II dated 17 January 2019, issued by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment)

Reservation Policy for Deemed University is as follows:

➢ NRI Quota

➢ Jain & Muslim Minority

v. Candidates from the creamy layer and those who do not come under the Central List of OBC are advised to mention their category as Unreserved/General.

vi. The disability centres in the MCC chapter that “for participating in the MCC counselling, the disability certificate uploaded in MCC Information Bulletin may be referred which must be issued by one of the 15 designated disability issuing certificate boards”.