NEET Eligibility Criteria 2025 (Out) By NTA - Age Limit, Number of Attempt & Qualification

NEET UG eligibility criteria 2025

The NTA has announced the NEET exam date and released the eligibility criteria in the information bulletin of NEET 2025. Aspirants who fulfil the below-mentioned eligibility criteria of NEET 2025 and complete the application process within the stipulated date are eligible to appear for the undergraduate medical entrance test. The eligibility criteria for appearing in the NEET UG exam are:

NEET age limit

As per the NEET 2025 age limit, a candidate should be 17 years of age at the time of admission or by December 31, 2025 to be eligible for NEET 2025.

Age limit for NEET

There is no age restrictions in NEET 2025. There is no upper NEET exam age limit. Any candidate of any age can appear for the NEET 2025 exam.

NEET eligibility criteria

A candidate must have passed class 12th to be eligible for NEET 2025 exam by the date of admission. Candidates should pass their class 12 or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology, and English as core subjects from a recognised board.

NEET eligibility marks in 12th

The 12th percentage required for NEET 2025 is separate for each category. Candidates need to score an aggregate percentage marks in class 12 to be eligible for the NEET 2025 exam.

How many percentage required for NEET?

The percentage required for NEET for the general category is 50%, 40% for SC/ ST/ OBC category, and 40% for PwBD candidates.

Citizenship NEET eligibility criteria 2025

Indian citizens, Overseas Citizens of India (OCI), and foreign nationals are eligible to appear in the exam.

Eligibility criteria for NEET 2025: Qualifying exam requirements

NEET 2025 eligibility criteria: NRI/Foreign students

Candidates who have completed their education from outside the country must fulfil the NEET eligibility criteria. The last examination that NRI/Foreign students should be equivalent to Class 12 qualification in their respective country. Candidates should have studied Physics, Chemistry, and Biology and must have passed the theory and practical test in each of these subjects as well as English in the qualifying examination.

• Non-resident Indians (NRIs), Overseas Citizens of India (OCI), and Foreign Nationals are eligible for admission in Medical /Dental Colleges subject to rules and regulations framed by the respective State Governments, Institutions, and the Government of India, as the case may be.

• NRI and OCI Applicants/Candidates have to upload a certificate from the concerned Indian Diplomatic Mission in the country of their residence in support of their claim as an NRI/OCI Candidate, along with their online NEET UG 2025 application form.

• Similarly, a foreign applicant for NEET 2025 shall also upload Documentary Proof (e.g. relevant pages of a valid passport or a Certificate from the Competent Authority in the country of his/her nationality regarding his/her citizenship status) in support of his/her Nationality, along with online NEET application form.

Also Check:

• Document required for NEET application form
• NEET information bulletin 2025
  
• NEET exam pattern 2025
• NEET 2025 exam centres list

NEET exam age limit

Earlier, there were lots of restrictions on the NEET UG age limit. All those restrictions are now removed. As per the latest update by the health ministry, there is no cap on NEET exam maximum age limit. The upper age limit in NEET 2025 eligibility criteria has been removed.

As per the official notification released by the NMC on March 9, 2022, the age limit for NEET eligibility criteria was removed. So, candidates above the age of 17 years can apply for the NEET examination. Earlier, the upper age limit of the NEET exam was 25 years for the general category and 30 years for reserved category candidates.

12th percentage required for NEET

Class 12th marks are required for NEET. To be eligible for NEET 2025, aspirants must have secured a minimum required pass percentage in 12th to appear for NEET. The conducting authority has set 50% for unreserved category, 40% for OBC/SC/ST and PWD categories in Physics, Chemistry and Biology together in NEET eligibility marks in 12th. The minimum pass percentage is set by NTA. A candidate must have attained the age of 17 as on December 31, 2025.

Also, check:

• NEET Syllabus 2025
• NEET 2024 Question Paper
• NEET Question Paper

NEET attempt limit

With amendments in 2018 for NEET UG eligibility criteria, the restrictions on the number of attempts for NEET were removed. Therefore there is no restriction on the number of attempts for NEET 2025. So, as per the NEET 2025 eligibility criteria, candidates will be allowed to appear for the entrance exam as many times as they would like to, only if they are eligible.

Can PCM students give NEET?

Yes, as per the new National Medical Commission, NMC norm, aspirants who have a physics, chemistry, and mathematics or PCM stream can now take the NEET UG 2025 exam to get admission to MBBS and BDS programmes.

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• Minimum age: Students should be 17 years as of December 31, 2025.

• Qualifying examination: Candidates should have passed Class 12 with physics, chemistry, biology, and English as compulsory subjects. Candidates studying Biology as an additional subject after passing class 12 are also eligible.

• Minimum aggregate marks: General category aspirants must have passed the qualifying examination with 45% marks, while for SC/ST/OBC the minimum marks should be 40%

• Reservation policy: 3% of the reservation will be provided to the Person with Disability (PwD) candidates.

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NEET qualification code 2025

The 12th pass percentage required for NEET is 50% marks for candidates belonging to the general category. 40% marks are required for reserved categories. While filling out the application form, aspirants have to select the NEET qualification codes for the qualifying examination. Aspirants should be aware of NEET qualification codes along with the NEET UG 2025 exam mode syllabus by going through the table below.

NEET qualifying examination codes 2025

Details of qualifying examination codes for NTA NEET 2025

• Code 01: Candidates who will be appearing for their Class 12 board exam in 2025 and waiting for their board’s result have to choose this code. However, till the time of admission, such candidates must have qualified their class 12 as per the specified criterion, failing which they will become ineligible.

• Code 02: Aspirants who are studying for the higher/senior secondary examination or Indian School Certificate Examination (ISCE) which is equivalent to the Class 12 examination and comes after 12 years of study have to choose this code. As per the National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT), the last two years of this study must comprise science subjects namely Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology, and Mathematics or any other elective subjects with English as a core subject. It should also be noted that the qualifying examination code for NEET 2025 for droppers will also be the same. For instance, if a candidate has passed the qualifying examination from CBSE/ICSE or any state board in the year 2020, but wishes to appear for NEET 2025, he/she can apply for the exam with Code 2.

• Code 03: Aspirants who have completed their Intermediate/Pre-degree Examination in Science of an Indian University/Board or other recognized body with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology, and also English as a compulsory subject have to choose this code. The course should have a practical test in science subjects. Candidates whose class 12 or its equivalent qualifying examination is completed from a state board must also choose this code.

• Code 04: Aspirants who have completed a Pre-professional/Pre-medical Examination after passing either the Higher Secondary Examination or the Pre-University or an equivalent examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology & English must choose this code while applying. The Pre-professional/Pre-medical examination shall include practical tests in these subjects and also English as a compulsory subject.

• Code 05: With Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/Biotechnology as mandatory subjects, candidates who are pursuing the three years’ degree course from a recognized University and have qualified the first year including practical tests in each of the aforementioned subjects have to choose this code. Candidates must note that the qualifying exam here must be a University Examination and candidates should have passed the earlier qualifying examination namely 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology with English as a core course.

• Code 06: With not less than two of the subjects Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Botany, Zoology)/Bio-technology, candidates who have qualified the BSc Examination from an Indian recognized University must choose this code during the filling process of application. Further, they must have passed the earlier qualifying examination (10+2) with English, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.

• Code 07: Aspirants who have qualified for any other examination in scope and standard (Last two years of 10+2 Study comprising of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/Biotechnology; which shall include practical test in these subjects) is found to be equivalent to the Intermediate Science Examination of an Indian University/Board, have to choose this code. Aspirants who have completed the qualifying examination from a foreign country are also required to fill in this code.