no as a NRI he will be considered

Hellow Sir,

As per the concern of NEET criteria, it seeks for the study place of class 10th and 12th. So, even if your son was in local till class 8, but as he passed out his 12th boards from unlocal,so he will be considered unlocal, based on his 12th pass out certificate.

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