List of Medical Entrance Exams 2024: Medical career includes nurses, doctors, and other specialists, including diagnosis, and treatment of various diseases. It’s all about the health and the healing process, a profession which promotes humankind and their well-being. The journey to becoming a doctor begins by clearing the entrance exam and pursuing the dream of MBBS/BDS from India’s one excellent college. NEET is one of the biggest medical entrance exams, besides it, students can also appear for B.Sc nursing entrance exams and state-level veterinary exams.
Medical Entrance Exams
The government organized various state and national level as well as university level exams, which is the beginning step, chosen by many candidates, for their better future ahead. These all competitive exams are only a parameter, by clearly it, a candidate can stand up with confidence.
List of National Level Medical Entrance Exams
Apart from NEET, many other exams are also conducted by NBE, i.e. AIAPGET, DNB PDCET, FMGE and FET.
NEET UG Exam
Also known as the National Eligibility cum Entrance Exam, is conducted by NTA (National Testing Agency), to set some standards for undergraduates, so that deserving candidates will not lose the opportunity. The exam is of 180 minutes, scheduled every year, and per year lakh of students sit to seek admission in different fields of medicine, around 1500+ medical colleges accept the NEET exam. For all the necessary updates of NEET and for registration, the official website https://ntaneet.nic.in/Ntaneet/Welcome.aspxthe is useful. As it’s a competitive exam, admission depends on the All India Merit List, which offers MBBS, BDS, AYUSH, and veterinary courses. NEET tentatively will be held at 150+ test centres in India for aspirants.
NEET information, the application form will be released soon, and the online form can be submitted through above mention website. NEET Admit card can be downloaded through the registered account, it may be available in the second week of September. NEET will be held on a prescribed schedule, it comprises, 180 objective-type questions.
Eligibility Criteria for NEET:
Age limit:
- Age shouldn’t be less than 17
- No age barrier, candidates above 25 years can also apply for it, as per the rules of the Court Authority.
Essential Qualification:
- Candidates who completed their twelve-class examination
- Aspirants are appearing for class 10+2 can also eligible
- Candidates who cleared class 12 is also eligible for the exam.
Subjects:
- Candidate must belong to the Science Stream, biology is the main subject for the Medical Entrance Examination.
- If candidates pass out the 10+2 examination having other subjects like computer science, maths, environmental science, physical education etc. with biology, are also allowed to participate in the medical entrance examination.
Lowest percentile required as per the different classes of the society:
- The general class required half of the 100-percentile.
- PWD class need less than that of the general category to qualify the Exam
- SC/ST/OBC not less than 41 percent is needed
Application Fees
General class 1500
Gen EWS/ OBC 1400
SC/ST/PW 800
As the data for 2020 shows, NEET examination cut-off marks for unreserved, unreserved PWD, reserved, and reserved PWD was in this manner 300+, 130+, 114+, and 129+ respectively. For post-graduation NEET-PG and NEET MDS, conducted by the National Board of Examination (NBE). NEET-PG for MD/ MS/ PG Diploma/ DNB post- MBBS whereas NEET MDS for MDS/PG Diploma (Dental). And NEET SS for DM, MCH, also conducted by NBE.
AIAPGET
All India AYUSH postgraduate Entrance test, also conducted by NBE, every year, for admission in Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, and homeopathy. It is CBT. It has a language medium, for The medium used for studying the various fields are:- Hindi, English, Urdu and Tamil.
Basically, Urdu is mainly used in Unani, Tamil in Siddha, and both commonly used languages Hindi and English used in Ayurveda, the preferred language for Homeopathy is English.
Eligibility Criteria: The aspirants must meet the following requirements:
- The candidate either has provisional passing certificates or must possess BAMS/BUMS/BSMS/BHMS/ Graded BHS degree.
- A complete single-year internship or likely complete internship certificate.
- No Age barrier, anyone can give the exam.
FMGE
Also known as the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination, it’s a licensing exam, for those Indian citizens or OCI (Overseas Citizens of India), who want to practice their medical studies in India. NBE organized this exam twice time in a year, aspirant has 3 attempts to qualify for the exam.
DNB PDCET
Diplomate of National Board Post Diploma Centralized Entrance Test, after clearing the entrance examination, complete two years practical training required under any NBE accredited medical college/institution/ hospital, after 2-year training program, one should have to appear for DNB final examination.
University Level Medical Entrance Exams
The eligibility for any university exam is, the candidate must appear in the NEET exams, and some of the examples are mentioned below: –
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi (AIIMS New Delhi)
- Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh
- Christian Medical College, Vellore
- National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalore
- Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
- Amrita Vishwa Vidtapeetham, Coimbatore
- King George’s Medical University, Lucknow
- Madras Medical College, Chennai
- St. Johns Medical College, Bangalore
- Christian Medical College, Ludhiana
- University College of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi, Delhi
- Kasturba Medical College Manipal
Process For Admission: Apply for the counselling process, there are two counselling authorities DGHS and State counselling Authority.
In DGHS (Directorate General of Health Services) seat type availability is as per AIQ and central and deemed universities.
- AIQ (All India Quota), covers 15% BDS/MBBS seats in all government medical colleges except Jammu & Kashmir state. AIQ application forms organised by MCC, represented by DGHS.
*MCC (Medical Counselling Committee)
- Central and Deemed University: The candidates, qualified for NEET exams, having two rounds of counselling.
Authorities of State Counseling: there are two types of counselling type,
- State Quota Counseling: less than 86% of seats are available in the respective state.
- Non- Government colleges counselling: depends on the availability of the seats, consisting of 3-4 rounds
Documents required for counselling process: –
- Any Government ID proof
- NEET permission letter
- Qualifying letter
- All qualifications certificates
- Copy of State Proof applicable for a state quota seat
In medical courses, collecting funds for the study is the most challenging aspect for anyone. So various institutes and governments provide scholarships as per the cut-off, scholarships are:
- AIPMST (The All India Pre-Medical Scholarship Test) for the study in Govt. Medical Colleges IN India and can make a career in MBBS/BDS/BAMS/BHMS/BUMS.
- Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students.
- Nationwide Education and Scholarship Test (NEST Senior)
- All India Youth Scholarship Entrance Examination (AIYSEE)
