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I did my 12th PCM in 2017. Due to some personal reasons I wish to give NEET 2022. What options do I have to make myself eligible for the same? If I take Biology as an additional subject from NIOS would I fill the eligibility criteria ?


Ecah 7th Aug, 2021
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ADITYA KUMAR Student Expert 7th Aug, 2021
Hi

Yes, yes you are eligible for NEET 2022 even if you study Biology as an additional subject from NIOS.

This is because,

The eligibility of students with Biology as an additional / optional subject is in the supreme court but until it gives its judgement students, these students are eligible for neet

Here's the eligibility criteria for NEET :-

-----------)Qualification required:-As per Neet eligibility to be eligible you must be either appearing for 12th board examination or should have passed 12th board examinationwith physics, chemistry ,biology/biotechnology and English as core subject.

Important Note :- Students who have passed Biology as an additional subject are also provisionally eligible for neet until Supreme Court gives its judgement. It's 1 year left for neet 2022 , So if Supreme Court gives its judgement meanwhile then eligibility will depend upon the outcome of the judgement.

-----------)Percentage required:- You must get

  • at least 50 % in aggregate of PCB i.e Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Biotechnology in 12th examination if belongs to general category

  • at least 40% in aggregate of PCB if belongs to st/Obc/ Sc

  • at least 45 % in aggregate of PCB in case of pwd candidates to be eligible.

-----------)Age limit:-to be eligible for neet one has to be at least 17 years old or more by 31st December in the year of appearing for the examination i. e 31st December 2021 in case of neet 2021, no upperage limit as of now.



For detailed information about neet examination eligibility go through our page for which link is provided below; -

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


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8th Aug, 2021
Thank you for your answer, I just needed to know, if should I just study biology from NIOS or PCB as a whole?
Also, May I get your number to get in further contact with you, as I have some doubts of mine.
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Student Expert 8th Aug, 2021
Ecah Just biology as an additional will suffice. But you can also go for complete 5 subjects i. e PCB and English and for 5th subject you can choose any subject of your choice to avoid carrying 2 marksheets everywhere.
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