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Piyush 11th Feb, 2022

Hello aspirant,

I hope that you are doing absolutely great,

With reference to your above mentioned query, I would liek to tell you that yes, you are still eligible for NEET examination even with a gap of 2-3 years after your class 12th. The basic eligibility criteria is that you should be at least 17 years of age to give NEET exam.

For your information, the NEET Eligibility criteria is given below :

  • Candidates must have passed 10+2 or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology and English as core subjects from a recognized board.

  • Class 12 or equivalent appearing aspirants are also eligible to apply for NEET.

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  • Candidates must have completed 17 years as on December 31, 2022.

  • The class 12 percentage required for NEET 2022 exam is separate for each category and can be listed as under. NEET eligibility marks in class 12 to be considered are aggregate marks only for PCB subjects

    • UR - 50%,

    • OBC/SC/ST - 40%,

    • PWD - 45%

Further, you can follow the below link to know more :

https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-eligibility-criteria

I hope that this will help.


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