According to a public notice issued by NMC on November 22, candidates who have passed 10+2 or its equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology, and English will be eligible to appear in NEET-2024. Candidates who have completed their 10+2 examinations with physics, chemistry, mathematics or computer science, and other subjects are also eligible to take NEET-UG without studying Biology/Biotechnology subject.
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has decided to allow non-biology students to take NEET-UG, which is the gateway for undergraduate medical courses like MBBS and BDS
According to the order, the erstwhile Medical Council of India (MCI), through the provisions of the regulations on Graduate Medical Education-1997, including the various amendments, under chapter II had regulated the admission and selection to MBBS course, including the necessity for candidates having undergone two years of regular/continuous/coterminous study of Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology in class 11 and 12 with practical, along with English.
This 10+2 years study was required to be completed from regular schools and not from open schools or as private candidates. Further, the study of Biology/Biotechnology or any other requisite subject could not be completed as an additional subject after passing class 12.