NEET SS 2025 Applications open till November 25th, check eligibility criteria

According to the official Information Bulletin, only those who meet the prescribed medical qualifications and registration requirements are eligible to appear for the exam scheduled on December 26 and 27, 2025.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

The applicant must meet/fulfil the following criteria-

1 Candidates who are in possession of recognised post graduate medical Degree/Provisional Pass Certificate (MD/MS/DNB) or an equivalent recognized qualification or likely to be in possession of the same by 31.01.2026 in accordance with eligible feeder specialty qualifications for super specialty courses can apply for NEET-SS 2025.

2 Candidates found to be ineligible at any stage of NEET-SS 2025 will not be permitted to appear in the examination. In an unlikely event of any ineligible candidate appearing and/or being successful in NEET-SS 2025, 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 2025 shall be 31.01.2026.

4 Requests for appearing in NEET-SS 2025 from candidates who are qualifying and/or getting the results of their MD/MS/DNB qualifications/eligible feeder qualifications after 31.01.2026 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 2025 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 from he has obtained his PG Medical qualification, and is duly recognized 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 Super Specialty courses through NEET-SS 2025 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 As per the MoHFW letter, 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 on the basis of their FCPS qualifications.

9 Eligibility of candidates issued admit card for the examination shall be purely provisional. Appearing in NEET-SS 2025 does not confer any automatic rights upon the candidate for admission to DM / MCh / DrNB Super Specialty courses.

Meanwhile, according to the schedule, the online application submission window will remain open from November 5, 2025, 3:00 PM to November 25, 2025, till 11:55 PM. The admit cards for eligible candidates will be issued on December 20, 2025. The result declaration is expected to take place by January 15, 2026. Below is the detailed schedule-

SCHEDULE